Inside 43215: Downtown Lifestyles
AIN’T NO JOKE
The beginning of April usually brings out the worst in amateur jokesters, so we’re taking on this week’s informational service with absolute sobriety. Here are five downtown facts that sound like jokes (but they’re the real-deal… swear!).
1. RED WHITE & BOOM IS RELOCATING
It is really and truly moving. The launch pad is shifting across Broad Street to the parking lot of Veterans Memorial. Visitors will need to re-think parking and seating.
Boom isn’t the only event on-the-move. For example, The Columbus Arts Festival will be found this June in a new spot in the Discovery District. Check back at downtowncolumbus.com for more information on summer festival locations.
2. STREETCARS ARE MOVING CLOSER
“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” Mark Twain said it best, and the adage holds truth for downtown’s streetcars. Right now, planners are developing a potentially workable layout for streetcar operation and installation. The proposal is far from dead.
3. LAZARUS IS RISING FROM THE DEAD
It’s no secret that the defunct department store building is showing strong signs of life these days. OSU has introduced its new art gallery, and we’ve moved in too. Columbus Downtown Development Corporation can now be found on the second floor at 150 South Front Street.
4. YOU CAN BUY A HAMMER DOWNTOWN
You can buy shoes, flowers, groceries – anything. It’s all here at downtown retail establishments like Zettler Hardware (good place for a hammer). The easiest way to find what you’re looking for? Check the listings in the See & Do section of downtowncolumbus.com.
5. FRONT CAN GO BACK
Soon Front Street will join the leagues of other two-way thoroughfares. It’s scheduled to complete the switch from one-way to two-way before the end of 2008.
