Maybe if they add a drive-thru

1 hour ago, VintageLife said:

Arch City Development plans 45-unit apartment complex in Clintonville

 

The units would be market-rate and mostly one-bedrooms. 

There would also be 2,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor with a patio space between the building and sidewalk, designed in a way that would not take away any on-street parking. Higgins said he's open to a variety of uses in the commercial spot. 

The entire building would include about 29,000 leasable square feet. There would be a surface lot with 28 spaces.

Looks good. Fingers crossed maybe the Clintonville commission will come to their senses. 

From the article is doesn't seem the commission voted against this project. There was concern over 1st floor residential units which I agree shouldn't be on High St. and building height. The first proposal had two less units than this version. They added back the 5th floor due to rising construction costs to make the project viable. Recessing the top floor is a pretty typical way to reduce the feel of the height from the street. It also creates nice terraces for those units.

 

The commission has a bad rep due to a few commissioners 10 years ago who are long gone. The problem are residents who are opposed to any change and are a vocal minority. Probably true in any neighborhood.

Denied in 3... 2... 1... 

 

'Why not 3 stories?'

 

'You need to be considerate of the surrounding history and architecture... no, not the building across the street that are just as tall (with the hill)... no... NOT the previous project we mistakenly approved. No... we aren't saying it has to be brick... you need to make it blend in with the Realty Office and McDonalds, duhhhhhh.'

17 minutes ago, Pablo said:

From the article is doesn't seem the commission voted against this project. There was concern over 1st floor residential units which I agree shouldn't be on High St. and building height. The first proposal had two less units than this version. They added back the 5th floor due to rising construction costs to make the project viable. Recessing the top floor is a pretty typical way to reduce the feel of the height from the street. It also creates nice terraces for those units.

 

The commission has a bad rep due to a few commissioners 10 years ago who are long gone. The problem are residents who are opposed to any change and are a vocal minority. Probably true in any neighborhood.

 

They've been voting with the NIMBYers a lot more recently than 10 years ago, though, and very little over 1 story retail has been approved by them for High in that time.  Results are the same, and I'd be surprised if they approved this.

Edited August 23, 20222 yr by jonoh81

53 minutes ago, jonoh81 said:

 

They've been voting with the NIMBYers a lot more recently than 10 years ago, though, and very little over 1 story retail has been approved by them for High in that time.  Results are the same, and I'd be surprised if they approved this.

If the developer proposes something that doesn't require a zoning change (Bank of America, Chick-fil-A, etc), the Commission has no say. This commission doesn't have an architectural review authority like Vic Village.

1 hour ago, Pablo said:

From the article is doesn't seem the commission voted against this project. There was concern over 1st floor residential units which I agree shouldn't be on High St. and building height. The first proposal had two less units than this version. They added back the 5th floor due to rising construction costs to make the project viable. Recessing the top floor is a pretty typical way to reduce the feel of the height from the street. It also creates nice terraces for those units.

 

The commission has a bad rep due to a few commissioners 10 years ago who are long gone. The problem are residents who are opposed to any change and are a vocal minority. Probably true in any neighborhood.

This is the developers comments from when they came back the second time and presented a 4 story build. 
 

“It was 100% driven by the commission,” Higgins said, when asked about the project’s reduction in size. “They made it very clear that they would not support a five-story building despite it being on the dense High Street corridor, on the city’s busiest transit corridor, very bikeable, etc.”

 

Edited August 23, 20222 yr by VintageLife
Changed to 4 story

Where do they have these commission meetings? Might have to start popping in and repeating the same things to them every single meeting they hold.

3 minutes ago, TIm said:

Where do they have these commission meetings? Might have to start popping in and repeating the same things to them every single meeting they hold.

https://www.clintonvilleareacommission.org
 

At a church, according to their website. I’m not sure if Clintonville requires you to be a member of the neighborhood to attend, or if it’s open to all. Voting is generally kept to those who live within the boundaries of a given civic association. 

I'm all for height and density but IMO this is a pretty ugly proposal using about the cheapest materials possible

 

Wish that some higher quality developers would show an interest in Clintonville... 

2 hours ago, Pablo said:

If the developer proposes something that doesn't require a zoning change (Bank of America, Chick-fil-A, etc), the Commission has no say. This commission doesn't have an architectural review authority like Vic Village.

 

Is the assumption that they would deny such development if given the chance?  I am not sure it's exactly honest to say that they are big proponents of taller, mixed-use development otherwise.  

3 hours ago, jonoh81 said:

 

Is the assumption that they would deny such development if given the chance?  I am not sure it's exactly honest to say that they are big proponents of taller, mixed-use development otherwise.  

Well, you never know! This version of the commission might surprise us. They did approve the condo building across the street. Higher density development is working its way north along High St. 

 

The presentation tomorrow is in front of the zoning committee, not the full commission. 

6 hours ago, NW24HX said:

 

Wish that some higher quality developers would show an interest in Clintonville... 

 

That's on Clintonville. Their reputation proceeds them and any serious high quality developer isn't going to put time and money into Clintonville knowing it won't get approved. The higher the quality, the more density required for ROI. 

32 minutes ago, DTCL11 said:

 

That's on Clintonville. Their reputation proceeds them and any serious high quality developer isn't going to put time and money into Clintonville knowing it won't get approved. The higher the quality, the more density required for ROI. 

Yep, that’s a big reason why the high st and north building isn’t even bothering with developing in the clintonville area of their property. Just leaving the damn thing as a parking lot. No one wants to throw millions into land, architecture work and preliminary stuff, only for clintonville to complain that 3 stories is way out of place. 

Edited August 24, 20222 yr by VintageLife

15 hours ago, TIm said:

Where do they have these commission meetings? Might have to start popping in and repeating the same things to them every single meeting they hold.

Maybe it wouldn’t be a bad idea to go to these meetings. Good Ol’ Joe is a commission member. 
 

"It's important to maintain that streetcar-era feel to it," he said. "You're entering into a neighborhood with more homeownership."

 

Motil said he thinks density on North High Street is important."But to what extent?' he said. "I think there's plenty of housing in the area for student living."

 

Motil wants buildings along North High Street to remain shorter despite the pressures to go up. He believes seven stories is too tall.

 

"I think the residents of Clintonville, the University District, they don’t want to see six- and five- story buildings built along High Street," he said. "I like quirkiness, the smaller-scale buildings in that part of Clintonville."

 

 Nothing says quirky like a CFA drive thru and a Chase bank! 🙄

 

And it sounds like the commission is already coming up with excuses to not support:

 

“David Vottero, chairperson of the Clintonville Area Commission, said the proposal has a lot of positive aspects but he’s concerned over the fifth floor and number of units.

 

“I’d like to see this development move forward,” Vottero said. “I think it’s a little too intensive” because of the potential effect on the on-street parking.”

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2022/08/24/company-plans-to-build-6-5-story-apartment-building-near-clintonville/

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/communities/clintonville/2022/08/23/revised-mixed-use-project-slated-to-return-to-cac/

35 minutes ago, amped91 said:

Maybe it wouldn’t be a bad idea to go to these meetings. Good Ol’ Joe is a commission member. 
 

 

 

 

 Nothing says quirky like a CFA drive thru and a Chase bank! 🙄

 

And it sounds like the commission is already coming up with excuses to not support:

 

“David Vottero, chairperson of the Clintonville Area Commission, said the proposal has a lot of positive aspects but he’s concerned over the fifth floor and number of units.

 

“I’d like to see this development move forward,” Vottero said. “I think it’s a little too intensive” because of the potential effect on the on-street parking.”

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2022/08/24/company-plans-to-build-6-5-story-apartment-building-near-clintonville/

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/communities/clintonville/2022/08/23/revised-mixed-use-project-slated-to-return-to-cac/

As long as Joe is a commission member, nothing good will be built along high street in clintonville. 

29 minutes ago, amped91 said:

Maybe it wouldn’t be a bad idea to go to these meetings. Good Ol’ Joe is a commission member. 
 

 

 

 

 Nothing says quirky like a CFA drive thru and a Chase bank! 🙄

 

And it sounds like the commission is already coming up with excuses to not support:

 

“David Vottero, chairperson of the Clintonville Area Commission, said the proposal has a lot of positive aspects but he’s concerned over the fifth floor and number of units.

 

“I’d like to see this development move forward,” Vottero said. “I think it’s a little too intensive” because of the potential effect on the on-street parking.”

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2022/08/24/company-plans-to-build-6-5-story-apartment-building-near-clintonville/

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/communities/clintonville/2022/08/23/revised-mixed-use-project-slated-to-return-to-cac/

I hate this Clintonville mentality. Street car era feel? More like a car centric feel. I love Clintonville a lot, but the High street corridor has plentiful opportunities for possible infill/redevelopment. The commission would rather have parking lots or ugly retail strips because they are not five stories tall.  

4 minutes ago, clippersandyank said:

I hate this Clintonville mentality. Street car era feel? More like a car centric feel. I love Clintonville a lot, but the High street corridor has plentiful opportunities for possible infill/redevelopment. The commission would rather have parking lots or ugly retail strips because they are not five stories tall.  

Yep exactly, I’m sure when the street car went through, the length of high in clintonville was filled with retail, with no parking lots in front of the buildings. 
 

I would love to see images of what it looked like in the 40’s,50’s and 60’s. I’ve been trying to find photos but have no luck. 

Joe Motil is a regressive progressive. He's so progressive, his ideas and policies end up having the ability to hold back Columbus. 

 

I think this will definitely be the test of whether Clintonville has moved past its reputation of commissioners of 10 years ago or if it is really just more of the same unfer different pretenses. 

Want to pull you hair out? Read some comments here 

 

 

22 minutes ago, 614love said:

Want to pull you hair out? Read some comments here 

 

 

Well it was not as bad as I thought it would be. The top comments were in support of it. Now I wonder what they are like on the CU facebook page? lol.

9 minutes ago, Toddguy said:

Well it was not as bad as I thought it would be. The top comments were in support of it. Now I wonder what they are like on the CU facebook page? lol.

Oh there were some pretty bad takes in there. This would be the absolute perfect spot to live as a grad student. It's close to campus, you're sandwiched between two bus stops that are literally minutes away, and when you're coming back for the day you can hop off at GE/Lucky's to grab some groceries before your 5 minute walk home. Also got the option of riding a bicycle everywhere as well. Grad students basically just need a place to sleep at night and they know their living situation is temporary so the small size of the apartments is probably quite appealing.

Edited August 24, 20222 yr by TIm

17 hours ago, amped91 said:

https://www.clintonvilleareacommission.org
 

At a church, according to their website. I’m not sure if Clintonville requires you to be a member of the neighborhood to attend, or if it’s open to all. Voting is generally kept to those who live within the boundaries of a given civic association. 

Oh I do live here! Not only that, but I use to be a part of similar boards in my hometown before I moved to Ohio so I know just what to say to get those very professional "you guys are idiots" type things on the official record. If I was Pat Mahomes I could probably throw a football to this intersection from where I'm sitting right now.

Just now, TIm said:

Oh there were some pretty bad takes in there. This would be the absolute perfect spot to live as a grad student. It's close to campus, you're sandwiched between two bus stops that are literally minutes away, and when you're coming back for the day you can hop off at GE/Lucky's to grab some groceries before your 5 minute walk home. Also got the option of riding a bicycle everywhere as well. Grad students basically just need a place to sleep at night and they know their living situation is temporary so the small size of the apartments is probably quite appealing.

Right, there were some bad takes, but not as many as I thought and I agree with the rest of your post. I was just expecting a horror show-I guess I am too used to the facebook takes-it is a different crowd on their than reddit. I guess I will go look for what they are saying on Cesspoolbook.

Just now, Toddguy said:

Right, there were some bad takes, but not as many as I thought and I agree with the rest of your post. I was just expecting a horror show-I guess I am too used to the facebook takes-it is a different crowd on their than reddit. I guess I will go look for what they are saying on Cesspoolbook.

It was certainly leaning a bit more in the "this is bad for Clintonville" category when the post was newer yesterday. Got a lot more support overnight it seems.

The comments about some quality issues with 5 over 1s are generally correct, but that's more of an issue with demanding low-rise buildings where economics won't support higher-quality, along with zoning and construction codes that allow it.  And I don't even believe it's about that, it's about the entire concept of apartments and the belief that people who live in apartments are not the kind of people they want living in Clintonville.

4 minutes ago, jonoh81 said:

The comments about some quality issues with 5 over 1s are generally correct, but that's more of an issue with demanding low-rise buildings where economics won't support higher-quality, along with zoning and construction codes that allow it.  And I don't even believe it's about that, it's about the entire concept of apartments and the belief that people who live in apartments are not the kind of people they want living in Clintonville.

I love how they refer to them(five over one's)as firetraps and then post links to some huge fires that happened when they were under construction and had no working sprinkler systems of course.  There is nothing wrong with wanting quality but for too many that is just not what it is about-it is about your last sentence.  Reminds me of "Olde Dublin" and the "no transients" thing. Anyone who rents is a 'transient".  smh.

35 minutes ago, TIm said:

Oh I do live here! Not only that, but I use to be a part of similar boards in my hometown before I moved to Ohio so I know just what to say to get those very professional "you guys are idiots" type things on the official record. If I was Pat Mahomes I could probably throw a football to this intersection from where I'm sitting right now.

Oh perfect. I’m looking forward to reading your comments in the meeting minutes 😉 

 

Thankfully my neighborhood isn’t overrun by NIMBY types yet, but we’ve also only really seen small scale dev so far. We’ll see what the next several years will bring. 

1 hour ago, 614love said:

Want to pull you hair out? Read some comments here 

 

 

Yeah, thankfully some of the top comments are now pretty reasonable, but once you start getting into the weeds. 
 

*shudder*
 

It seems most of the time with comment sections and Reddit, Cbus discussion is overrun with Joe Motil-type regressive progressives, as @DTCL11 aptly described it, on one side, where nothing is allowed to be built bc of displacement (which just makes displacement worse in the long run). And on the other side, you have the conspiracy-minded type, where nothing should be built bc Cbus is part of the liberal agenda to give criminals free homes that should go to working people (or something like that). 
 

That’s why I like this place, since we can have actual discussion that goes beyond the talking points that dominate on those other forums. 

On 8/24/2022 at 10:37 AM, amped91 said:

 

That’s why I like this place, since we can have actual discussion that goes beyond the talking points that dominate on those other forums. 

Same.  Truth of the matter is I've migrated here and some other older bulletin board forums like this from reddit because my toxic personality trait is scrolling opinions I disagree with and reddit, especially the local subreddits, tend to be full of 'em.  I also really enjoy having an actual dialogue than just the same tired talking points and I really hated how voting on posts / comments basically chills any dialogue that doesn't agree with the mainstream opinions.  

But anyway, back to the topic on hand of Clitonville not wanting to develop anything taller than the quirky kangaroo sign in their neighbors yard.  Please ignore our main drag of high street being absolutely filled with nothing but nationwide chains, we're still counter culture and quirky!  

Well, color me surprised. 
 

Arch City Development's Clintonville apartment complex moving forward

 

“After years of attempts, a used car lot in Clintonville is one step closer to welcoming a new apartment complex. 

 

The Clintonville Area Commission on Thursday approved a five-story apartment building on High Street from Arch City Development. The developer hopes to go before Columbus City Council by November and break ground on the project in the first half of 2023.

 

There would be a surface lot with 28 spaces to serve the building. Based on previous comments from the public and the commission on the earlier versions of the project, Higgins got a traffic and parking study done by EP Ferris, which found there was enough alternative parking around the building. 
 

"We are engaging in an economic risk by not having a parking spot for every unit. But we'll bear the success or failure of that," Higgins said. "I really think Clintonville is a community you can live without a car in. You're right on the bus line, it is very bike-able."’

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/09/02/arch-city-development-clintonville-apartments.html

On 8/24/2022 at 10:03 AM, Toddguy said:

I love how they refer to them(five over one's)as firetraps and then post links to some huge fires that happened when they were under construction and had no working sprinkler systems of course.  There is nothing wrong with wanting quality but for too many that is just not what it is about-it is about your last sentence.  Reminds me of "Olde Dublin" and the "no transients" thing. Anyone who rents is a 'transient".  smh.

 

People don't get that there was a regulation or code change a few years back that allows taller buildings to be constructed of wood once again. They are indeed more likely than steel and concrete buildings to catch fire, but only while under construction. They allowed this due to things like sprinkler systems, more fire-resistant building materials and even today's less-flammable furniture. 

2 hours ago, amped91 said:

Well, color me surprised. 
 

Arch City Development's Clintonville apartment complex moving forward

 

“After years of attempts, a used car lot in Clintonville is one step closer to welcoming a new apartment complex. 

 

The Clintonville Area Commission on Thursday approved a five-story apartment building on High Street from Arch City Development. The developer hopes to go before Columbus City Council by November and break ground on the project in the first half of 2023.

 

There would be a surface lot with 28 spaces to serve the building. Based on previous comments from the public and the commission on the earlier versions of the project, Higgins got a traffic and parking study done by EP Ferris, which found there was enough alternative parking around the building. 
 

"We are engaging in an economic risk by not having a parking spot for every unit. But we'll bear the success or failure of that," Higgins said. "I really think Clintonville is a community you can live without a car in. You're right on the bus line, it is very bike-able."’

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/09/02/arch-city-development-clintonville-apartments.html

Wow, I am totally shocked, cannot wait for this to get started. Can they go back in time and approve the broadway and high building now? 

Edited September 3, 20222 yr by VintageLife

Maybe this project was the can opener needed to approve similar projects along High St.

Now that Clintonville is OK with a bit more density, I can't help but think how High St can be improved. I ran across a project on Chicago Yimby and thought it could fit at Lakeview and High - a much better use than a transmission shop. The tax service could move into one of the retail spaces - I don't think it needs 11 parking spaces!  The subway site across the street is another excellent candidate, where the subway could take one of the retail spots.

 

 

 

The two Chicago buildings aren't architectural showpieces, but they don't need to be. They provide additional density (with 1/2 the parking required) and create a street wall reducing the visual scale of High St (7 lanes wide at this location). Similar to the Weber & High project, it's right next to a bus stop on the busiest route in the city. What I like about these buildings is that they are not a block long building. They're neighborhood scaled.  

 

Here's the Chicago project:

https://chicagoyimby.com/2022/09/updated-plans-revealed-for-two-building-development-in-logan-square.html

 

19 minutes ago, Pablo said:

Now that Clintonville is OK with a bit more density, I can't help but think how High St can be improved. I ran across a project on Chicago Yimby and thought it could fit at Lakeview and High - a much better use than a transmission shop. The tax service could move into one of the retail spaces - I don't think it needs 11 parking spaces!  The subway site across the street is another excellent candidate, where the subway could take one of the retail spots.

 

 

 

The two Chicago buildings aren't architectural showpieces, but they don't need to be. They provide additional density (with 1/2 the parking required) and create a street wall reducing the visual scale of High St (7 lanes wide at this location). Similar to the Weber & High project, it's right next to a bus stop on the busiest route in the city. What I like about these buildings is that they are not a block long building. They're neighborhood scaled.  

 

Here's the Chicago project:

https://chicagoyimby.com/2022/09/updated-plans-revealed-for-two-building-development-in-logan-square.html

 

These would be great for clintonville, I think it will be a long time before that stuff disappears though. One development is far off from fixing the trash bin that is high st in clintonville. 

I noticed that Tex Experts permanently closed as well. Would be another excellent piece of land to get developed along High St. in Clintonville. Would be another great high density residential building site. Just up the street from campus, access to basically everything you need to survive on foot and right by bus stops.

 

I have no idea how that Subway stays in business though, it never appears open and I rarely ever see cars there. The tobacco shop next door just closed recently as well and that building looks to be in complete disrepair from the outside.

3 minutes ago, TIm said:

I noticed that Tex Experts permanently closed as well. Would be another excellent piece of land to get developed along High St. in Clintonville. Would be another great high density residential building site. Just up the street from campus, access to basically everything you need to survive on foot and right by bus stops.

 

I have no idea how that Subway stays in business though, it never appears open and I rarely ever see cars there. The tobacco shop next door just closed recently as well and that building looks to be in complete disrepair from the outside.

Part of me wishes that the development in old north would come back with plans for the parking lot in clintonville now. If Clintonville is ready for higher development, they might as well try. 

50 minutes ago, Pablo said:

What I like about these buildings is that they are not a block long building. They're neighborhood scaled.  

Want to add, this is what has to happen in Clintonville for people to be accepting. Build some 3-5 story brick buildings that don’t take up an entire block. Make it fit the neighborhood and build them nicely. The commission should be pushing for that and not well it’s too much density and there isn’t parking. Force the developers to use brick and back the buildings fit the currently historic buildings in clintonville.

This building on Grandview isn't bad either - it's a bit longer than I would like to see. I've been reading a lot of stuff about Strong Towns and the key to solid development (economically and aesthetically) is incremental development. Multiple developers over time and no block long projects. Hopefully the new Cbus zoning code will enable smaller developers to do smaller projects. 

 

On 9/13/2022 at 11:55 AM, Pablo said:

This building on Grandview isn't bad either - it's a bit longer than I would like to see. I've been reading a lot of stuff about Strong Towns and the key to solid development (economically and aesthetically) is incremental development. Multiple developers over time and no block long projects. Hopefully the new Cbus zoning code will enable smaller developers to do smaller projects. 

 

It may be a bit long but it is a nice design and it has been built with quality materials-that goes a long way in making things more "palatable" I think. The ins and outs of the facade also help

 

*why is spell check telling me that something is wrong with "facade"?  Does it need that stupid squigly thing at the bottom of the "C"? smh.

Edited September 14, 20222 yr by Toddguy

1 hour ago, Toddguy said:

It may be a bit long but it is a nice design and it has been built with quality materials-that goes a long way in making things more "palatable" I think. The ins and outs of the facade also help

 

*why is spell check telling me that something is wrong with "facade"?  Does it need that stupid squigly thing at the bottom of the "C"? smh.

 

Yes, the "c" in façade has a cedilla hanging off the bottom. Blame the Visigoths.

13 hours ago, Pablo said:

 

Yes, the "c" in façade has a cedilla hanging off the bottom. Blame the Visigoths.

That is ridiculous. It is now a part of the English language and we don't use cedillas. I would rather use umlauts smh.  Spellcheck can #$## a #%$%!!!!

On 9/2/2022 at 8:43 PM, amped91 said:

Well, color me surprised. 
 

Arch City Development's Clintonville apartment complex moving forward

 

“After years of attempts, a used car lot in Clintonville is one step closer to welcoming a new apartment complex. 

 

The Clintonville Area Commission on Thursday approved a five-story apartment building on High Street from Arch City Development. The developer hopes to go before Columbus City Council by November and break ground on the project in the first half of 2023.

 

There would be a surface lot with 28 spaces to serve the building. Based on previous comments from the public and the commission on the earlier versions of the project, Higgins got a traffic and parking study done by EP Ferris, which found there was enough alternative parking around the building. 
 

"We are engaging in an economic risk by not having a parking spot for every unit. But we'll bear the success or failure of that," Higgins said. "I really think Clintonville is a community you can live without a car in. You're right on the bus line, it is very bike-able."’

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/09/02/arch-city-development-clintonville-apartments.html

Just a little speculation here: I live right near this and drive past it almost everyday. I've recently noticed the amount of cars for sale on the lot to really be dwindling down to a point where half the lot is empty (as seen about two hours ago). I've never seen it anything but completely full since I've lived here. I wonder if things are moving behind the scenes and the car lot will be shutting down at this location sooner rather than later.

Not sure what happened in here that the recent news was removed, but to counter the soulless Five Guys coming to the neighborhood Prestons will be opening their first brick and mortar in the former home of Buddha Bowl. Great to see another local business delve into brick and mortar territory. Will be a welcome addition to the neighborhood.

 

https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyle/food/2022/12/19/prestons-a-burger-joint-is-moving-to-clintonville/69740782007/

Because restaurants moving in to existing builds is not development news. It's restaurant news. And there are separate forums for things like opening and closing of restaurants in established spaces so five guys was moved there. 

 

I'm VERY excited about this but it is more of a restaurant thread story. 

1 hour ago, DTCL11 said:

Because restaurants moving in to existing builds is not development news. It's restaurant news. And there are separate forums for things like opening and closing of restaurants in established spaces so five guys was moved there. 

 

I'm VERY excited about this but it is more of a restaurant thread story. 

It's developments AND news, not development news. If we can't share news in a thread for sharing news then I don't know what's even going on here. The restaurant forum says it's for sharing reviews and articles and social events regarding restaurants.

Edited December 21, 20222 yr by TIm

Now we delve into the 'Site Feedback/Input' side of things. 

 

Again, the Columbus forums are much more lax but 'and news' doesn't mean everything necessarily belongs here. Crime is news.  Bike lanes are news. Highway projects are news. Employee expansion or contraction is news. Football games are news. Protests are news. But sometimes they get moved over to the other forums that better fit. Some times they don't. Your question is what is 'and news' for if we can't share news here when a better question is why have all the separate forums to categorize when anything can go here? 

 

If the issue is engagement or finding things, then maybe those misc forums with more relevant topic categories but lower engagement just get moved to the regional threads so you would see 'Columbus Restuarant' or 'John Glenn' updates etc pop up on the forum page we all go to most, but otherwise, they exist for a purpose. 

 

Now we leave the rest for the mods to rule on. Lol

Just an FYI, if the "news" is restaurant-related in Columbus, it should go into the Columbus: Restaurant News & Info thread. So yes, the Preston's news should be in that thread (which it already is, FYI).

*peaks in*
 

(I’ll drop this in here since it involves demo and new construction, even though it’s also restaurant news.)

 

Starbucks to replace vacant fitness center in Graceland

 

 

“Starbucks is to replace the vacant Victory Fitness Center in the Graceland Shopping Center.

 

Local developer CASTO is to bulldoze the former gym and create a new 2,533-square-foot building that is to house the international coffee giant, according to a site plan filed with the city of Columbus.

 

CASTO, which owns the 14,390-square-foot Victory space, 50 Graceland Ave., has filed for a demolition request with the Clintonville Area Commission.

 

Construction equipment is located in the Victory parking lot and it appears some excavation work has begun.“

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*runs out before getting yelled at*