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Showing posts with label OH. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OH. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Top 10 Best Burgers in Columbus, OH

Craving a great burger in the Columbus area? Try one of these:

1. Thurman Cafe
2. Wolfgang Puck's
3. Dublin Village Tavern
4. Gahanna Grill
5. Jack's

find more great burgers here

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Top 10 Best Things About TechColumbus

Besides "accelerating the growth of the innovation economy by providing vital resources and assistance to people and enterprises that depend on technology to achieve their business goals," TechColumbus is a great place because...

1. ...of Teresa and Tracy at the front desk
2. ...you get to have your very own key fob
3. ...the bathrooms have towels and blow-dryers

see the rest of the Top Ten here


Friday, February 8, 2008

Best Places to Visit (at least once) in Columbus, Ohio

If you are looking for some really cool places to see in Columbus, Ohio, check these out. Some are hidden gems, some are infamous locations. Have you been anywhere cooler?

1. Ohio State Buckeyes football games at the Shoe
2. Columbus BlueJackets game at Nationwide Arena
3. Just outside Columbus, some wonderful hiking can be done in Hocking Hills
4. Campus bars
5. The Barn - at Edwards Communities (lagoon style swimming pool, live DJs on Saturdays, sand volleyball and shuffleboard courts, and bar)
6. .... see the rest of the top 10 here...

Monday, December 10, 2007

Best Christmasy Things to Do in Columbus, OH

Here are some of ideas of things to do during the festive holiday season in Columbus, Ohio:

  • Gahanna Parks & Recreation Winter Wonderland at Creekside Park - Stroll along Big Walnut Creek and view breathtaking light displays and festive holiday decorations inspired by Mother Nature. (free)
  • Gingerbread Season at Herb N Ewe - Fascinate your child as you walk through Candyland escorted by a real gingerbread man and visit a full-size gingerbread cottage. Visit King Kandy’s enchanted candy shop and stop along the way to design your own gingerbread cookie. (free)
  • Zoo in Lights - Christmas lights decorating the entire Columbus Zoo
  • Spaghetti Warehouse's Mayhem & Mystery: A Holiday Harmony--Crooning with Scrooge - A Christmas party turns sober when holiday banter turns toward the deplorable treatment of the poor, and a certain Jacob Marley turns up missing in M&M's annual holiday production. ($24)
  • Echoes in Time Theatre: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas: An Evening with Clement Moore - Westerville's Ronald St. Pierre portrays the 19th-century author in a performance of Moore's life and thoughts on writing his well-known poem, T'was the Night Before Christmas. ($3 - $7)
  • Holiday Fantasy of Lights - Halfway through the Holiday Fantasy of Lights is a shelter house you can stop at and shop. It’s filled with holiday goodies and tourist-type gifts. They have free cookies and cider also. The price per car is $10 Monday through Thursday running 5:30 to 9:30 and $15 Friday through Sunday, 5:30 to 10:30.
  • Christmas Lights Set to Music Decoration - In Alum Creek, there is is a home with a magical light display set to music. Drive up, tune in to the FM station displayed, and watch for as long as you'd like.
  • Drive past the Ohio Statehouse on Broad and High to see the huge lit holiday tree (and several smaller trees) along with the beautiful décor on the Statehouse itself.
  • State Auto Insurance life-size nativity scene. It’s a beautiful and realistic recreation of the journey and events leading up to Jesus’ birth and Jesus at the manger with Joseph, Mary, angels, animals, shepherds and the Magi.
  • Christmas Shopping at Easton - In the Town Square a 50 foot tree is illuminated with 500 thousand lights.

    Tuesday, October 16, 2007

    Jeff Foxworthy: You Might be from O-hi-uh if...

    Jeff Foxworthy on Ohio. All I have to say is "Go Bucks!" You might be from Ohio (pronounced O-hi-uh), if:
    1. You think all football teams are supposed to wear orange!
    2. You know all the 4 seasons: winter, still winter, almost winter and construction.
    3. You live less than 30 miles from some college or university.
    4. You know what a buckeye really is, and have a recipe for candied ones.
    5. "Toward the lake" means "north" and "toward the river" means "south."
    6. You know if other Ohioans are from southern or northern Ohio as soon as they open their mouths.
    7. You can spell words like Cuyahoga, Olentangy, Bellefontaine, Tuscarawas, Wapakoneta and you know which letter is doubled in Cincinnati.
    8. "Vacation" means spending a day at Cedar Point in the summer and deer hunting in the fall.
    9. You measure distance in minutes.
    10. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
    11. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
    12. You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
    13. You know what should be knee-high by the Fourth of July.
    14. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. For example: "Where's my coat at?"
    15. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
    16. You think of the major four food groups as corn, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.
    17. You carry jumper cables in your car.
    18. You know what 'pop' is.
    19. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
    20. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow. (Amen!
    21. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightgown.
    22. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires six pages for sports
    23. You know which leafs make good toilet paper