Posted May 21, 201411 yr Alright, folks. It's been a long ten years running this website but Rich, Shawn, and myself along with our loyal moderators have decided it's time to celebrate! We will be hosting a meet, eat, drink, and tour THIS Saturday, June 28th at Noon in Columbus. Why Columbus? It's no further than 3 hours from anyone in this state (talking to YOU Youngstown forumers!). Let's break it down! 1). Location: We will be be meeting at Arch Park in the Arena District. For Google Maps/GPS address purposes, it's at 199 West Nationwide Boulevard, Columbus, OH. We will be meeting in front of the city's old Union Station Burnham Arch at 12pm. We'll linger around for a half-hour for late arrivals so don't worry if you're a little late. Map below: There are plenty of parking garages around the Arena District so you shouldn't have any trouble finding all-day parking. 2). Lunch: At 12:45 at the North Market. It's a free-for-all type of place and we'll just grab some tables on the second floor. Now remember, UrbanOhio is not paying for your lunch, dinner, or drinks. That's all on you big spender! 3). Tour: We'll leave the North Market around 1:45pm and walk through the Victorian Village, Dennison Place, The Ohio State University, University District, and the Short North. It'll take approximately 3ish hours, depending on stops, photography, etc. Now, if you want to skip the walking tour (GRRRRR if you do!!!), there are plenty of places to "relax" (aka get a beer) along Columbus' north-central corridor or enjoy ComFest! We just ask for everyone to meet up with the tour group at 5:00pm at the Italian Village Park (right behind Haiku [800 N High St]). From there, we'll be taking the FREE CBus to... 4). Dinner: 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Columbus Brewing Company. If you are attending the dinner, you must order something off the menu like drinks, an appetizer, or dinner itself...or all three! (their policy, not ours) Again, UrbanOhio is not paying for your lunch, dinner, or drinks :). This ain't HuffPost! ***There is a slight chance of showers on Saturday so bring an umbrella! Tour is still on...unless it's severe weather in which it'll be a bar-crawl!*** So at this point just reply if you can attend the 10th Anniversary Forum Meet, how many you'll be bringing, and if you'll be joining us for dinner at the Columbus Brewing Company so we can get a more accurate picture. And don't worry, if you decide the day before to come down/up to Columbus for the meet, EVERYBODY is welcome! No RSVP necessary...though we'd like a decent headcount! Thank you all for ten years of Ohio lovin'! List of attending forumers as of 6/27: ColDayMan MayDay +1 RichNCincy +1 Cygnus Paradox24 NorthAndre UrbanSurfin ink Jeffery Sherman Cahal ProkNo5 +1 jmecklenborg X CBC Eighth and State +1 John Schneider Cincinnatus GCrites80s buildingcincinnati BallHatGuy Eridony MplsTodd taestell Kickapoo72 +1 kingfish out of water "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 21, 201411 yr Are you aware that you'll be walking through the heart of Victorian Village at the height of Comfest?
May 21, 201411 yr Are you aware that you'll be walking through the heart of Victorian Village at the height of Comfest? That's the point ;). "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 21, 201411 yr I may now bring two friends. So far confirmed myself and maybe two others which results in Chicagoans currently outnumbering Ohioans at this gathering.
May 22, 201411 yr Are you aware that you'll be walking through the heart of Victorian Village at the height of Comfest? That's the point ;). Nothing like a Comfest corn dog! "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
May 22, 201411 yr Are you aware that you'll be walking through the heart of Victorian Village at the height of Comfest? That's the point ;). I'll pass on Comfest but put me and my S.O. as tentative. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
May 22, 201411 yr I think I should be able to attend. Well, you should. You live next door! Which means I see all this stuff everyday. And how about yourself?
May 23, 201411 yr Well, start on them Mr. Moderator! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 24, 201411 yr Boo! Who planned this? I want to attend, but that's the day of Cleveland Pride! Sorry, can't miss that, guys.
June 7, 201411 yr So we have a restaurant confirmation for dinner. 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Columbus Brewing Company. If you are attending the dinner, you must order something off the menu like drinks, an appetizer, or dinner itself...or all three! (their policy, not ours) Looking forward to seeing you all in Columbus! :clap: "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 9, 201411 yr Cincinnati people should try to carpool. I have space for 3 people. I live near UC.
June 9, 201411 yr I send my regrets. I will be in Montreal/Upstate New York during that time. Enjoy! Hopefully we can do another one in a little while (annual/biennial?).
June 13, 201411 yr carpooling with Meck sounds tempting but we'd probably wind up rolling around choking each other in the WCH DQ parking lot...
June 13, 201411 yr carpooling with Meck sounds tempting but we'd probably wind up rolling around choking each other in the WCH DQ parking lot... Jake would take us to Lion's Den.
June 13, 201411 yr FYI...My Mom is in the hospital right now...she should be back home by then, but if she's not it could affect my attendance.
June 13, 201411 yr carpooling with Meck sounds tempting but we'd probably wind up rolling around choking each other in the WCH DQ parking lot... Jake would take us to Lion's Den. No. But we might take the long way home through Athens.
June 13, 201411 yr Uh oh that might mean good old "Hungover 32", closely related to "Hungover 33" and "Hungover 77".
June 21, 201410 yr Hi All, Long time lurker and fan of Urban Ohio. Most of you don't know me as I rarely post anything. CD-Cleveland once gave me some advice on Urban Planning careers, I've met MayDay & his significant other via a mutual friend, and Htsguy and I have had some political discussions on the site. Still, I am in awe of the collective knowledge of the regular posters and moderators on this site. You keep me up on what is going on all over the state. Anyway, I live in Columbus and think I'd like to join the tour and put some faces with some of the avatars. I'll be bringing a friend, but we won't be staying for dinner as we already have other plans. See you all Sat 6/28! Cheers.
June 23, 201410 yr Meet up at noon, lunch at 12:45, tour afterwards, then dinner at 6. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 26, 201410 yr There is a slight chance of showers on Saturday so bring an umbrella! Tour is still on...unless it's severe weather in which it'll be a bar-crawl! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 27, 201410 yr See you all tomorrow!!! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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