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Over the next 20 years, here in Columbus things are going to change. How they are going to change and to what degree is completely unknown and unwritten. Who will be leading the city, what companies will be here, our metropolitan's success or demise...all unknown. That to me is pretty exciting prospect in and of itself. What the unknown really means is unlimited opportunity. Opportunity to experience that future, opportunity to engage in it and most importantly, the opportunity to influence it is such a real possibility to me that I can taste it every morning when I get out of bed. I sprinkle it on my Cheerios: It's the opportunity drives me. Looking forward to that future, I can today already see some of the figures emerging that represent the team that will be needed to fill the frontlines of the business, creative and social ranks (following the entrepreneurialism, innovation and social opportunity theme from last week) that will be responsible for making Columbus a continually thriving city in the years to come. In the past couple of years there are 3 people in particular who have stood out in my mind whose efforts, passion and drive for what they do has, what I am suggesting, the ability to do more for attracting people to this city than any campaign, slogan or fancy Web site could ever do. Each of them has seized an opportunity and turned it into something very tangible for themselves and for Columbus.
Paul Bonneville  
 Here we have a prosperous town, it's the capital of a prosperous state and the board of its orchestra are saying that it cannot afford to sustain a full symphony orchestra and wants to reduce it to chamber size. That in effect is the eradication of Columbus, Ohio from the cultural map.
The contemporary library is no longer a repository for books, nor even just a community center, but also an edutainment center as well. In other words, it doesn't always have to be so quietââ¬Â¦
Columbus has been praised for its growth policy, started by Mayor M.E. Sensenbrenner, who was first elected in 1954. It uses its control of water and sewer services to limit suburban growth that could landlock the city.
The city will have neither the people nor the water trucks needed to tend annual gardens this year, she said. Any perennials planted will be left to fend for themselves
Any community group with a specific project in mind is eligible to apply for a grant, Bingle said. "It's art and culture. It's educational funds.
This new technology space on the 3rd floor of Main Library is just one of the ways we provide our patrons with the latest and greatest technology tools.
Although CCAD has yet to approve many of the design specifics, architect George Acock, president of Columbus' Acock Associates Architects LLC, who will design the building's renovation, has a vision for the interior.
A man who claims to have reduced his waste to nearly nothing out of concern for the environment now faces a lawsuit from San Carlos for canceling his garbage-collection service.
There's a huge excitement about this project in the region, DeGraw said. "People outside the community recognize the importance of it."
Over the past four years I have kept a very close eye on the urban affairs of Columbus and many of the ancillary issues that affect our city and our collective efforts to breath new life into our downtown core and surrounding neighborhoods. With last week's 2012 Citizen Summit, my wheels have been turning and really working on what it is that I feel we need to stoke the fires of innovation beyond dependence on the plans and initiatives of our local government and city officials.
The new Ohio State University Urban Arts Space -- with 10,000 square feet of exhibit and performance space Downtown in the former Lazarus building at Town and S. High streets -- will open Tuesday with two exhibits.
Additional parking is essential to keep business Downtown, and plans will move ahead to build it, Columbus City Council concluded tonight.
The sluggish building industry and falling materials prices have helped Columbus City Schools stay on budget with their half-billion-dollar project to replace or renovate 35 schools, officials said.
The projected loss of 2,700 state government jobs could result in fewer than 500 layoffs, said the head of Ohio's largest union of state workers.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today assailed the federal governmentââ¬â¢s neglect of Ohioââ¬â¢s aging infrastructure, which leaves local taxpayers to foot the bill.
Ohio Gov. Ted Srickland unveiled a $1.7 billion economic stimulus package Wednesday that he said will create more than 80,000 new jobs and lay a foundation for prosperity in the state.
A number of [downtown road construction] projects are beginning this year, and those left over from 2007 are continuing.
As winter weather settles in, so will the snow, leading to the question: how does Columbus handle snow removal from its brick streets?
The Ohio Supreme Court has given the green light to municipalities, including Columbus, that use traffic cameras to fine violators with civil penalties.
Requiring Ohio State University sophomores to live on campus would be a disaster for the university neighborhood, a major landlord said.
On-campus housing will improve significantly within the next four years, according to a presentation for Ohio State's Board of Trustees Thursday.
The theater at South Campus Gateway will be under new management in March when Campus Partners cuts ties with Drexel Theatres Group.
A bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on Jan. 22 would pave the way for the city to create the Clean Columbus Fund, which would use proceeds from city bonds to clean so-called brownfield sites so they can be developed.
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