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Two Downtown office towers rise behind a row of young trees, with an enclosed pedestrian skywalk crossing the street at left
CityDowntown

Council Sets Nov. 9 Hearing on Municipal Courthouse Plans

Shannon Hardin and Emmanuel Remy will hear testimony on renovating the High Street court building after earlier plans for a new one. Status: Hearing Nov. 9, 1 p.m.

Bart Rian2 min read
A glass bakery case lined with yellow trays of sliced biscotti, almond cookies and a tray marked anisette cookies
OpeningsDelaware

Pegasus Bread Company Opens on Commerce Drive in Sunbury

An Auddino family baker is back from Florida with Italian breads, cannoli, gelato and coming soon subs and pizza at 490 Commerce Drive. Status: Open.

Bart Rian1 min read
A wooden paddle holding four small tasting glasses of beer, from pale to dark, above a printed card describing each style
ClosingsGrandview

Endeavor Closes Its Fifth Avenue Taproom After Nearly a Decade

The brewstillery's last scheduled day of regular service at 909 W. Fifth Ave. was Oct. 29, and its Linworth room, Barrel & Bloom, stays open. Status: Closed.

Bart Rian1 min read

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Couple seated at the bar at Lindey's in German Village, ColumbusDate Night

Cheap Date Night in Columbus

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood plan for a night that feels like a date without a reservation that eats the week.

By Bart Rian
Indoor rainy-day activities for kids and families in ColumbusFamily

Rainy Day with Kids in Columbus

Indoor plans, half-day scripts, and the rooms that still work when the 614 is wet.

By Bart Rian
Columbus Ohio skyline and neighborhoods along the SciotoNeighborhoods

Where to Live in Columbus by Lifestyle

A fit test for the 614: walkable cores, school-and-yard suburbs, art streets, and the commutes that actually decide it.

By Bart Rian

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Two people crouching beside a young evergreen at Cackler Farms, one reaching in to saw the trunkCouple seated in a sleigh trimmed with greenery and a large red bow beside a decorated Christmas tree at Bedford FallsMan in a red sweatshirt walking beside a utility cart stacked with freshly cut trees between rows of evergreensFamily walking away down a grassy aisle between rows of evergreens at Fly A Way Farm under a blue sky

Activities

Best Christmas Tree Farms in Columbus, Ohio

4 farms Delaware, Lockbourne, Sunbury

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Two Weiland's Market employees, one wearing a black butcher apron, standing outside the store under its red Weiland's Market Estd 1961 signShelves at Littleton's Market stocked with bags of pasta, jars of sauce and packaged specialty groceriesBlack and white photo of The Hills Market storefront with striped awnings, outdoor tables and its logo on the towerExterior of Carfagna's market at Gemini Place with a red roofline, tall dark windows and script Carfagna's sign under a blue skyFront of Tensuke Market under a blue sign reading authentic Japanese grocery, with an open sign and sushi sign in the windows

Food & Drink

Best Specialty and Local Grocery Stores in Columbus, Ohio

5 stores Clintonville, Upper Arlington, Northwest Columbus +1

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Glass storefront of Chocolate Cafe with its script sign above the windows and a white delivery van parked out frontTwo Pistacia Vera drinks in clear cups on a white counter, one coffee with milk foam and one bright green matchaOverhead view of a Fox in the Snow table with a latte, a pitcher of coffee, an egg sandwich, a cinnamon roll and a fruit galetteExterior of Northstar Cafe in the Short North with tall glass windows, a corner entrance and a tree turning orangeHand holding a red Kittie's Cakes mug while milk is poured into a coffee drink to form latte art

Food & Drink

Best Hot Chocolate in Columbus, Ohio

5 cafes Grandview, German Village, Italian Village +2

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Three Johnny Velo Bikes mechanics working on bicycles clamped in repair stands inside the shopWall covered in customer New Bike Day snapshots under a blue hand-lettered New Bike Day sign at Paradise GarageBicycle One staff and Frazier family members posing together in matching dark shirts for the shop's 50th anniversarySmiling young Cyclist Connection staffer standing in front of a rack of hanging bicyclesOrbit City storefront window lettered Electric Bicycles with a blue front-loading cargo e-bike parked below+2

Services

Best Bike Shops in Columbus, Ohio

7 shops Clintonville, Short North, Gahanna +1

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Open gold Pistacia Vera box holding a row of yellow, cream, caramel and pink macaronsHand sprinkling sugar over four tall jam-filled Fox in the Snow pastries lined up on a wooden boardCross section of a Dan the Baker panettone showing a golden open crumb dotted with raisins and candied fruitThree vegan Pattycake Bakery muffins with crumb and fruit tops on a white plate over a dark wooden tableTray of Resch's Bakery vanilla cupcakes with white frosting topped with strawberry slices and blueberries+2

Food & Drink

Best Bakeries in Columbus, Ohio

7 bakerys German Village, Italian Village, Grandview +4

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