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Two retail/restaurant updates for the area: <b>National Jean Company to Open in Short North</b> By Melanie McIntyre | March 4, 2010 <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/nationaljeancompany1.jpg"> It’s official: the space formerly home to Dr. Mojoe has a new retail tenant. National Jean Company is scheduled to open at 761 N. High St. in early April. The store −a partnership between local investors and National Jean Company President and Founder Jimmy Gurrieri− will be the chain’s 12th location and its first in the Midwest. READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/national-jean-company-to-open-in-short-north <b>Victorian’s Transforms into The Shrunken Head</b> By Walker | March 2, 2010 <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/shrunkenhead.jpg"> The venue formerly known as Victorian’s Midnight Cafe is undergoing a transformation, and will soon be known as The Shrunken Head. The new bar will feature all-new decor and a new unique identity. The main room will continue to host live music and entertainment, while the back patio now features an enclosed Tiki bar. READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/victorians-transforms-into-the-shrunken-head

More on that angle here: http://xingcolumbus.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/clintonville-area-commission-seeks-lower-speed-limit/

<b>Report: Penn National near deal for Beulah Park</b> Business First of Columbus Friday, March 5, 2010 <i>The developer of a casino planned for Columbus reportedly is close to a deal to buy Beulah Park and resolve a breach-of-contract lawsuit the Grove City horse track’s owner filed last year.</i> READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2010/03/01/daily39.html

Heads up! We're doing some gift card giveaways this weekend via twitter & facebook: http://twitter.com/dineoriginals http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dine-Originals-Columbus/10150122092095145

During the week of March 8th - March 14th, Dine Originals restaurants will feature a special fixed price menu for either $10.10, $20.10 or $30.10. This is a great opportunity to enjoy a new restaurant or revisit a favorite! <img src="http://www.dineoriginalscolumbus.com/dowsplash.png"> More details (and mouth-watering menus) can be found here: http://www.dineoriginalscolumbus.com/dine-originals-columbus-week/

<b>Yagoot Yogurt Store Opens at Easton Today</b> By Anne | March 1, 2010 8:30am <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/yagoot.jpg"> A new family-owned yogurt store is opening at Easton - Yagoot. Yagoot is based out of Cincinnati and this is their fourth location, and the first in Columbus. For anyone familiar with Pinkberry or Red Mango, they will find that this yogurt has a taste very similar, because it is real yogurt. READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/yagoot-yogurt-store-opens-at-easton-today

<b>Columbus Chamber Looks to 2020 and Beyond</b> By Walker | March 2, 2010 8:00am <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/featured/images/chamber2010.jpg"> The Columbus Chamber’s Annual Meeting took place last week, and over 1,100 business and community leaders were in attendance. The focus of this year’s event was on the rollout of the new Columbus 2020 project, and how the Columbus Chamber will continue to support our existing business base. Columbus 2020 is a new collaborative economic development strategy for the region, spearheaded by the Columbus Partnership. The program will place a new focus on attracting businesses to Central Ohio, while the Columbus Chamber will continue to work with growing existing businesses. We recently sat down with Ty Marsh, President and CEO of the Columbus Chamber, to find out more about various economic development efforts throughout the Columbus region. READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-chamber-looks-to-2020-and-beyond

<b>More on Columbus Curbside Recycling, Other Green Initiatives</b> By Walker | February 26, 2010 11:00am <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/get-green-columbus.jpg"> One of the biggest announcements to come out of Wednesday’s <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/coleman-delivers-2010-state-of-the-city-address">2010 State of the City Address</a> was Mayor Coleman’s proposal for a comprehensive curbside recycling program targeted at single-family homes throughout Columbus. Coleman stated that the recycling program would be created through a public input process this year and is currently proposing a system that would combine recycling and yard waste on a rotation schedule. READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/more-on-curbside-recycling-other-green-initiatives

<b>San Francisco Oven Closing and Transforming</b> By Patient Zero | February 24, 2010 9:45am <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/sanfranoven.jpg"> San Francisco Oven in the Capital Square Building at 65 E. State Street, has abruptly closed after a 6 1/2 year run, to become another undisclosed restaurant. A sign was posted on the window by General Manager Joey Jerome thanking the public for their patronage. This location was a popular lunch spot for downtown workers, particularly among the Capital Square crowd. Joey has left the door open for a new restaurant as he wrote on his posting. “Watch for a new, delicious restaurant to open here soon.” READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/san-francisco-oven-closing-and-transforming

<b>Spending a Year With City Year Columbus</b> By Walker | February 23, 2010 <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/cityyear1.jpg"> If you’ve spend much time Downtown in the past few years, you’ve probably noticed groups of young people walking around in red jackets from time to time. Those folks are volunteers at an organization called City Year, who dedicate an entire year of their lives to serving their community. We recently sat down with City Year Columbus Executive Director Lourdes Barroso De Padilla and External Affairs Project Leader Anthony Geraci to find out more. Walker Evans: I’m sure you get asked “So, what’s City Year?” quite often. Do you have a quick summary you can give for someone unfamiliar with the organization? Lourdes Barroso De Padilla: City Year is an organization that unites servers 17-24 years old for full time service. We work in schools K-12th grade helping kids who have gotten off track to successfully completing their schooling back on track so that they can successfully complete high school. READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/spending-a-year-with-city-year-columbus

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. I was really excited to talk to him, especially about the potential that lies in the land surrounding Franklinton. "The Plains of Franklinton" as they're sometimes called. ;)

Ha! Sorry about that. I had no idea! ;) Ha! It was actually Alana's food in those boxes, so I think the food was fancier than the drinks! The photo was from the DIFFA <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/dining-by-design-fundraiser-returns-to-columbus">Dining by Design</a> cocktail party last fall. Really awesome event!

I have a new profile photo. It's a cropped version from this one with the wife: <img src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs172.snc3/19947_329775762616_502607616_3967356_7820324_n.jpg"> :D

The BDK has a pretty decent selection of prepared food items. Head in there around Noon on a weekday and you'll see plenty of office types sitting at the cafe area eating lunch, sitting at the sushi counter, and occasionally listening to live music too. It's practically a restaurant.

<b>Planning Downtown for the Future with Mike Brown</b> By Walker | February 15, 2010 8:00am <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/msb.jpg"> The 2002 Strategic Business Plan set the stage for a lot of the urban development we see taking shape today. The plan called for new residential buildings Downtown, greenspace improvements, and other types of public and private-sector growth. Tomorrow, the first of three public meetings (event info can be <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/downtown-strategic-plan-public-meeting-1-216">found here</a>) will take place that will set the stage for the new 2010 Downtown Columbus Strategic Plan, which will define our growth strategies and expectations for the future. We sat down recently with Mike Brown, Urban Ventures Coordinator for the City of Columbus to review the 2002 plan, and provide some insight on what we might expect over the next decade. READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/planning-downtown-for-the-future-with-mike-brown

Bit of an update on the program in here: <b>Where All of the Franklin County Trash Ends Up…</b> By Walker | February 17, 2010 8:30am Over the past few years, SWACO has turned their attention towards utilizing landfill trash as an energy resource. In September 2008, they opened the Green Energy Center, a small building located nearby that pulls methane gas from the landfill, runs it through an industrialized cleaner, and processes it into fuel. “Some of the gas is compressed and used for fuel in our vehicles, and some of it is sent into our microturbine,” said John. “The microturbine creates electricity, which is used to power the Green Energy Center, so it basically powers itself.” <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/swaco3.jpg"> READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/where-all-of-the-franklin-county-trash-ends-up

My avatar says: The Internets is Serious Business Plus, I just got glasses for the first time in my life and I'm trying to look smerter. ;)

I don't think I've ever heard anyone start it with "COAL". +1 for Kuh-lum-bis

<b>Bernard’s Tavern Opens in Short North on Feb 17th</b> By Walker | February 15, 2010 <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/bernards.jpg"> This Wednesday, February 17th, Bernard’s Tavern will be opening in the old East Village Spot located at 630 N. High Street in the Short North. The new venue will offer a variety of craft, import, and draft beers in addition to their full bar. They will also feature a “tavern” menu that includes mini-sandwiches, salads, burgers and vegetarian options. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/bernards-tavern-opens-in-short-north-on-feb-17th

<b>Lac Viet Opens New Bethel Center Location</b> By Patient Zero | February 13, 2010 <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/bowl-pho.jpg"> This Valentine’s Day it will be Thang Nguyen, not Cupid, bringing us another great source for Vietnamese cuisine. Thang will open his second Columbus restaurant at 1506 Bethel Road in Bethel Center on what is also Vietnamese New Year. Staff at the North Market location reminded me of their new location when I dined there yesterday, and it reminded me of the article in This Week by Gary Seman. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/lac-viet-opens-new-bethel-center-location

<b>J. Gumbo’s Expands with Gahanna Location</b> By Walker | February 10, 2010 <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/jgumboslogo.jpg"> The Kentucky-based fast-casual Cajun eatery J. Gumbo’s is expanding in Central Ohio with a second location at 64 Granville Street in Gahanna. The soft opening is running through the end of this week with the public grand opening happening on Monday, February 15th. The new location will feature the same food menu as the Downtown location, but will also include a 550 sqft patio, a full service bar, and occasional live music. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/j-gumbos-expands-with-gahanna-location

Columbusite, if I land a job in C-bus I want you to be my personal realtor! Unfortunately, there's not an unlimited supply of $375 efficiencies Downtown. I'm glad that Columbusite found one, but my bro-in-law has been looking for a cheap apartment Downtown for a few months now and every building he's looked at has no open units. They seem to be fairly hard to come by, which is why this more expensive apartment will do quite well. Demand greatly outpaces supply when it comes to Downtown rentals, especially ones oriented to a transient student population of around 30,000. I have no doubt that this building will fill up quickly, no matter what the prices are.

Neighborhood Launch is a very slow-going project, but they seem to be taking their time and doing it right. They've got 47 existing units and with Bishop's walk adding 27, that ups the total to 74. When the whole project is complete, they'll have 300 units which means that with Bishop's Walk they're only 25% complete with the whole thing. This project is going to have a massive impact Downtown when all is said and done.

From here: http://www.columbusunderground.com/neighborhood-launch-expands-with-bishops-walk <b>Neighborhood Launch Expands with Bishop’s Walk</b> By Walker | February 5, 2010 The Downtown residential development known as Neighborhood Launch has begun construction on their next phase, dubbed “Bishop’s Walk”. The new building is located facing Gay Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets and will be home to 27 new units, half of which are expected to be completed this summer. The new building will feature a traditional brick facade and the sidewalk space will be home to a “Promenade Park”, the only one of its kind Downtown. “Locally, we have proven to be one of the most desired downtown locations, providing an active lifestyle and a unique urban living experience, “ said Jeff Edwards, president of Edwards Companies, developer of Neighborhood Launch. Upon completion, Bishop’s Walk will be include 14 townhome units, 12 garden flat units, and 1 bridge unit. More information can be found online at www.NeighborhoodLaunch.com. <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/bishopswalk2.jpg">