I'm not sure why I've never thought to review Columbus Underground. I mean... they're a local…read morebusiness -- and a damn fine one too. Maybe it's because it's something virtual? Anywho... moving on. I think back to when I first moved to Columbus a decade ago and what really made me fall in love with the city and decide to call it home. Two things: Yelp (for real, not a plug) and Columbus Underground. Since this isn't a review for Yelp, I'll stick with CU for now. CU is my favorite local website because it's everything I love -- tons of heart, positive and uplifting, and really scrappy. Scrappy is good, I swear. If you want to know anything that's going on in the city, you can find it here. I feel like so many news media outlets are simply wrap-ups or summaries of what has already happened, but CU is more about the cool things that are *about* to happen. They're always on the cusp of the next big thing. Or the next small thing. I love that CU doesn't just focus on the big, mega-popular happenings -- they also give lots of love to the small, scrappies of Columbus. Want to know about a tiny new bakery in Hilliard? They'll feature it. Or how about a social entrepreneur who's trying to make the city better? Yep, CU will tell you all about it. One last thing I heart about Columbus Underground -- the people. Every single person I've interacted with at CU has been wonderful. They take pride in their work and are all passionate about the city. You can feel their Columbus love.

Columbus Underground is the 411 for the 614. The best online news source, and probably the best…read moreplace to receive what's going on when planning a weekend out, like the Other Paper used to be, and Alive tries. But it is more than just that. CU is a cheerleader for urban living and development, leading the charge for livable downtown and increase density, sometimes to a fault. They are pro-future, pushing for modern public transportation--trains and light-rail--that so far alludes the city. They are on top of every development projects, at work and proposed, in town. Solid objective news stories offered here often beats the Dispatch to the punch, and are written in a high professional manner. Colorful writing also exist here: reviews of restaurants, art, and events are top notch and sophisticated. The website has a forum that often carry interesting conversation of local and national issues. The messageboard conversations are often intelligent and generally free of trolling. I love accessing them through may facebook feed where they post important stories. They do short shift covering stories of the non-professionals, the poor, and underclass--the under privaledge whose suffering the darkside if gentrification is often handwaved by the editors. Sometimes they are tone deaf to issues of preservation and community flavor in their zest to promote modern change, and seem to have a pro-developer biases even in hard news articles. This is its one-star mark I have against them. Otherwise, I love their pro-urbanization stance, their citywide coverage, and their great well written reviews.

I (actually) like this station. Some of it is a bit much (in terms of music...Aaron Neville and…read moreLinda Ronstadt anyone?) but they are extremely involved in the community and actually have one great website. I secretly listen to Delilah at night, too. She makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. (And no I've never called.) If you haven't seen the new online outlet they are providing to its listeners, go check it out now. Great idea! I am really impressed with the events that they organize, too! I went to one back in April (Girls Night Out) at Whole Foods on Sawmill and it was fantastic! I am really impressed with the lengths this station goes to carve out its own niche in the community and think outside the box.

Music, of course, often evokes strong opinions so the tunes may or may not match your taste (it's…read morepop/rock), but I love that the station is very active in the community. They host various events throughout the year, everything from the kids club at Polaris Fashion Place during the summer to Girls' Nights Out and more. This year, we enjoyed attending the Easter EGGstravaganza Drive-Thru, which was a fun event that the kid really enjoyed. They had various booths handing out candy and other goodies (the cat ears from Cat Welfare was a big hit!), Mr. Sunny, and pictures with the Easter Bunny - all from the car. The station also offers their Treat Truck, which heads around to different events and different neighborhoods (you can apply for yours on their website) and hands out free treats. We've enjoyed everything from Dairy Queen ice cream or popsicle treats at kids club to this year's partnership with Cheryl's Cookies for Cheryl's birthday. We appreciate all of the fun stuff they've put together for the community!

The station literally plays 60 seconds of music and then goes right back to 10 to 15 minutes of…read more commercials every day. Not to mention how extremely inappropriate and disgusting the talks are that they discuss over the air. We wonder why the newest generation of children don't know how to act? Maybe if the public radio stations could act maturely, our children could grow up the same.

Guess who just got back today Them wild-eyed boys that had…read morebeen away Haven't changed, had much to say But man, I still think them cats are crazy - The Boys Are Back In Town, Thin Lizzie Stuck in traffic on the highway and looking for an update, I hopped through channels with the seek button before landing here on WLVQ, Q 96, "Iconic rock." And it was indeed iconic with a good variety of rock and roll classic songs. Sharp Dressed Man, ZZ Top Signs, Tesla Call Me The Breeze, Lynyrd Skynryd Everybody Wants You, Billy Squier When I'm back in central Ohio, I'll be looking for this one. [Review 20466 overall - 198 in Ohio - 1446 of 2023.]

I really like the idea of the Downtown Technology Center, and many of the businesses that maintain…read moreoffices in the building are movers and shakers within the Central Ohio tech community. The building has a good sized training room that I believe can be rented out to non-tenants for use as well as a conference room. There's also a nice conference room that has been used for some great happy hour events hosted by the businesses there. What has been disappointing about the Downtown Technology Center is the response time you receive from the building owner or site manager. At one time, I was very interested in seeking office space there, but could not get the building owner to return my phone calls or emails. And since I'm not in the habit of tracking down people to do business with them, I've moved on to explore other spaces. An additional thing I would welcome seeing given that there is some off the street parking, and the location is fairly easy to get to from either 70 or 71 downtown exits is more workshops and seminars offered to the public. I think that would be a great way to increase exposure for the facility and the tenants there.

I picked up this free (and local- yay!) publication while I was out shopping the other day and it…read morewas quite good and informative. I don't think that the magazine was particularly geared for me- a young, professional Caucasian woman- but nevertheless I found it entertaining. I would like to see it a bit more diverse and live up to the slogan that touts that UT is 'More than a magazine. It's a lifestyle.' The website is a bit bare bones and says that it is still under construction. I would like to know how long it has been around, etc. Has anyone else read or seen this publication. I am interested in hearing other Yelpers' feedback. This is about the only info provided on the website: "Urban Trendsetters are the movers and shakers who mold, shape, define and live life to the fullest and they do it "their way." They are our city leaders, business owners, executives and political figures. They represent the entertainment, beauty, health and fashion industries and provide insight as to where they are going and how they plan to get there."

I picked up a Tickled Pink Mag at Accent on Nature the other day and have been so impressed reading…read moreit that I looked it up to learn more. It does feature many boutiques and local businesses in their advertisements so I assume that it is a Columbus-specific, women's monthly publication. I typed it in Wikipedia, which I mistakenly thought knew everything, and found nothing. Nevertheless, if you see any of these free mags in shops you must grab one. They are very pink and cheerful and the articles actually have meat to them and are fairly helpful. Taken from the website, this is a cute snippet about the mag: 'Because it's feminine, it's fun, and it's cliché! It's all of these things and more. Pink is symbolic. It is the color of girls & the color of women. Pink is the first color that defines who we are from the very first day we are born. This is what Tickled Pink Magazine is all about. We look to offer guidance to all women, to tell the stories of our successes and our struggles and to entertain & educate. We are all women, we are Tickled Pink.' While flipping through the magazine, I read about the Tickled Pink Perks card which promptly got my attention. The instructions say to email them and request the card which I did. Weeks ago. Still no card and more importantly, no follow up, no 'thank you for supporting Tickled Pink Magazine. Your Perks Card is on the way.' I'm a bit surprised at the start-ups lack of communication with its reader to be honest. Maybe they are small-staffed and are too busy to deal with such things but geez. I'd be nurturing every reader I had while on my quest for magazine success. Look at George (the JFK Jr mag), or better yet, C'bus Magazine- done. Finito. Terminado. So sad- but the magazine industry is tough. How will you stand out? Will you be accessible to your readers? These are questions that need to be addressed. But having said all that I am really looking forward to the next issue on Oct 10.

'Collective for Women' is the periodical publication from the same group that publishes 'The…read moreWomen's Book' which highlights directories of local women leaders and resources. It is published 3 times a year (March, June, and December) and is free. A friend picked it up at the Cup O'Joe in the Short North and passed along a copy to me to look over. I think that it has a lot of potential as a niche publication here in Columbus and does a good job of blending regular citizen voices and those of the more 'Columbus Celebrity' types. The cover of the most recent issue has Cheryl Boyce (Executive Director of the Ohio Commission on Minority Health), Andrea Cambern (Channel 10 Anchor), and Dr Theresa Long (Columbus Health Commissioner) but it also includes a dialogue on health featuring every day citizens. Because this is the 1st edition of this magazine, there are still a few growing pains to work through but I would like to see the magazine grow and really become a resource for women in Columbus.

Love the morning news show. It is the only channel that still has local news at 7:00 am. The…read morecrew they have are fun, they laugh and joke, I like that. The often feature things around town so it is a great way to find out about new things to try. Not a big fan of the news as it is usually depressing and frustrating; but Good Day Columbus I never miss.

I love to watch this entire team! They have a great chemistry! Ciara is a great addition. From 6:00…read moreAM to 10:00AM, including Shaun and Phil and Cam. Very entertaining! Will someone please teach Mike Kilbourne to conjugate verbs correctly. He uses the wrong tense of verbs frequently. It is embarrassing to have someone on TV, representing central Ohio, who does not speak properly.