On Development: The sad treatment of downtown Special Improvement Districts
The so-called Columbus Way – public/private partnerships – applies to developers and other large businesses. Partnering with community groups? Apparently, not so much.
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‘You don’t have to try and con us’: Area Commission meeting reveals tensions underpinning Columbus’ growing housing crisis
Owing to its affordable homes and proximity to downtown, Milo-Grogan has become the latest local frontier for developers. On Second Avenue, modest houses that cost under $200k sit next to sleek new half-million-dollar builds, creating a tension that bubbled over in a heated public meeting earlier this month.
On Development: Some rather pedestrian attempts at walkability
For walkability to be achieved, the concept must be embedded in the very framework of development.
Food insecurity on the rise in Columbus
Between widespread economic uncertainty and federal cuts to food bank assistance, more residents than ever run the risk of going hungry.
On Development: Marion finds strength in collaboration
Before Marion Mayor Bill Collins took office early last year, he met with all department heads and asked about their priorities and wish lists, seeking projects that could be accomplished quickly to help the city build momentum. The plan appears to be working.
On Development: Local strategies, national threats
As with his denying of federal dollars for universities that don’t abide by his personal views, President Donald Trump shows a willingness, an eagerness, to stop local policies favored by local residents.
On Development: Little houses, big opportunities
The tiny-home movement has been around for a while – largely co-opted by wealthy faddists who can pay architects to design their treehouses and back-40 cabins. Vista Village is trying to reclaim the concept.
Rural Ohio brewery faces financial uncertainty after promised federal funds for a solar array are frozen
The Wooly Pig Farm Brewery is on the hook for $292,000, half of which was to have been covered by a federal grant, and it is bracing for higher costs because of President Trump’s proposed tariffs.
On Development: Private equity is inequitable
Mom-and-pop landlords own a steadily shrinking share of American apartments. The increased concentration of rentals in the hands of absentee private equity firms damages our communities.
Cold War City: AI weapons factory from Anduril planned for Columbus
The future of the Midwest is increasingly being dictated by right-wing venture capitalists from Silicon Valley, including Anduril founder Palmer Luckey.
‘You don’t have to try and con us’: Area Commission meeting reveals tensions underpinning Columbus’ growing housing crisis
Owing to its affordable homes and proximity to downtown, Milo-Grogan has become the latest local frontier for developers. On Second Avenue, modest houses that cost under $200k sit next to sleek new half-million-dollar builds, creating a tension that bubbled over in a heated public meeting earlier this month.
On Development: Some rather pedestrian attempts at walkability
For walkability to be achieved, the concept must be embedded in the very framework of development.
Food insecurity on the rise in Columbus
Between widespread economic uncertainty and federal cuts to food bank assistance, more residents than ever run the risk of going hungry.
On Development: Marion finds strength in collaboration
Before Marion Mayor Bill Collins took office early last year, he met with all department heads and asked about their priorities and wish lists, seeking projects that could be accomplished quickly to help the city build momentum. The plan appears to be working.
On Development: Local strategies, national threats
As with his denying of federal dollars for universities that don’t abide by his personal views, President Donald Trump shows a willingness, an eagerness, to stop local policies favored by local residents.
On Development: Little houses, big opportunities
The tiny-home movement has been around for a while – largely co-opted by wealthy faddists who can pay architects to design their treehouses and back-40 cabins. Vista Village is trying to reclaim the concept.
Rural Ohio brewery faces financial uncertainty after promised federal funds for a solar array are frozen
The Wooly Pig Farm Brewery is on the hook for $292,000, half of which was to have been covered by a federal grant, and it is bracing for higher costs because of President Trump’s proposed tariffs.
On Development: Private equity is inequitable
Mom-and-pop landlords own a steadily shrinking share of American apartments. The increased concentration of rentals in the hands of absentee private equity firms damages our communities.
Cold War City: AI weapons factory from Anduril planned for Columbus
The future of the Midwest is increasingly being dictated by right-wing venture capitalists from Silicon Valley, including Anduril founder Palmer Luckey.