In Search of a City: Authentic, Grassroots Enterprise
The Short North has done it again. Last weekend, it produced the HighBall Halloween Masquerade on High, a smashing success. Like many of the successes in the Short North, it defied conventional wisdom, threw protocol to the wind, and thumbed its nose at the establishment.
We could all take a cue from the Short North. What makes this neighborhood special is the opportunity it gives thousands of people to buy property, open a business, create an event, and make a statement. Ironically, this bastion of liberals and free spirits is the place where free enterprise truly expresses itself in central Ohio.
Take a look at the things we care about in this community and many are authentic, grass roots, Columbus-based efforts that have happened incrementally over many years and through the effort of many people. They are the antithesis of top-down decision-making, and they are the things we are most proud of.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Saw Mayor Coleman there fraternizing with one of the Sarah Palin impersonators. At least he stayed away from being photographed with any of the Amy Winehouse impersonators (not all of which were women!). John Angelo did a kickass job (as usual) with another unique Short North event.