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6 Community Calendar 8 Faces Lasting Legacy
Susan Knell’s generosity lives on in local organizations
12 In Focus
Shutterbugs
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Our annual look at Tri-Village through the lenses of its residents
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Recreational Synergy
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Back to the Future
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Community center promises centralized UA recreation offerings Time capsule included in new school The Golden Apple Award winners excelled in a difficult year
Revamping Tri-Village
Take a look at upcoming developments in Upper Arlington and Grandview Heights
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July 15
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9 p.m. Thompson Park south shelter, 2020 McCoy Rd. www.upperarlingtonoh.gov
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9:15 a.m. yoga; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. market Via Vecchia Winery, 2108 S. High St. www.eventbrite.com
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Digital Media Collection: Streaming Movies and TV 7-8 p.m., Zoom www.ualibrary.org
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Music in the Parks: Victorious KayBirds
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Movies in the Parks: The Croods: A New Age
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Movies in the Parks: The Sandlot
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Columbus Food Truck Festival 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday; noon-7 p.m. Sunday Franklin County Fairgrounds, 4100 Columbia St., Hilliard www.columbusfoodtruckfest.com
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Movies in the Parks: Back to the Future 7:30 p.m. Thompson Park south shelter, 2020 McCoy Rd. www.upperarlingtonoh.gov
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BBQ, Brew and Bourbon Crawl Noon-5 p.m. Park Street area bars, 51 Vine St. www.barcrawlusa.com
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Faces
By Sarah Robinson
Lasting Legacy Y
ou may have known her as the quiet woman who lived on Bedford Road, or the lady who sat at the back of city council meetings, but those who really knew Susan Knell knew her as a generous and humble woman committed to the community where she was born and raised – and the community that she loved. “I saw her as a very simple person,” says Mary Ann Krauss, founder of the Upper Arlington Community Foundation (UACF), former city councilwoman and friend to Knell. “She wore simple clothes, she drove a simple car and no one would have known that she had assets that would have transformed the (UACF) as it has.” Knell passed away in November 2019 and left behind a legacy that has quietly altered the community of Upper Arlington. “She was very determined about how she wanted her money used,” says Krauss. “If she believed in something, she wanted to support it. For instance, she supported the Veterans’ Memorial up on Arlington Avenue and gave generously to that. She gave generously to the (UACF). She gave to her church, and I would say that at the end of her life, she gave to at least 10 different major charities in addition to taking care of her nephew and his four children.” Some of the numerous organizations Knell gave to upon her death include her alma mater, the Colorado Women’s College, now part of Denver University; the Linwood Council of Christian Life; First Community Church; the American Heart Association; the American Diabetes Association; the Leukemia & Lym-
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In her senior year at UAHS, Knell was part of French Club, Library Club, Future Teachers of America, Oasis and choir.
“She came to council meetings as an observer very religiously,” says Krauss. “There were maybe four or five people who came every time we met, and I noticed that she came regularly and so I introduced myself to her.” Over time their friendship grew, and Knell became involved in many of the things Krauss supported. “I was involved with the (UACF) at that point, and we were raising money to do the (Amelita) Mirolo Barn,” says Krauss. “She just came up to me and said, ‘I want to do something for the barn,’ and handed me a very nice check.” Tracy Kirby Harbold, executive director of the UACF, remembers receiving that gift. Harbold says she wanted to show Knell the impact of her generosity, and how grateful the UACF was for it. “I got some numbers together with the help of parks and rec,” says Harbold, “and was able to show her in a stewardship report when I met with her that this is what we’ve been able to do with this gift.” That was the beginning of a lasting relationship between Knell and the UACF. “She was always a sponsor of our fundraiser, Raise the Roof, every year,” says Harbold. “She just had a really giving heart and a great love for Upper Arlington.”
phoma Society; the Central Ohio Parkinson Society; the Salvation Army and the Upper Arlington Historical Society. These posthumous gifts were simply an extension of her giving spirit apparent throughout her life. “If she believed in a project, she believed in the philanthropy to support it,” says Krauss. “For instance, she was History on Bedford Road one of those who gave to the Barrington Knell grew up in UA in a house playground. That was the first ADAcompliant playground in our community.” on Bedford Road that was built by her Knell and Krauss first met in the grandmother in the early 1900s. “Her family’s home was among the early 2000s when Krauss was serving as first built in our community and then city councilwoman. July/August 2021 • www.trivillagemagazine.com
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Susan Knell’s generosity lives on in local organizations
they remained in the home for about 100 years,” says Kristin Greenberg, assistant director of the Upper Arlington Historical Society. “It’s what we would call here in Arlington a single familyowned home, even though it passed through generations.” Though Knell had no children of her own to continue the tradition of passing down the home, she could still gift the home, in a sense, to one of her loves. She arranged for the proceeds of the home’s sale to go to the Columbus Foundation in a fund that the UA Historical Society would have access to upon her death. “I believe it’s called the Knell Family Centennial Fund,” says Greenberg, “and her intention was that we use the fund under our discretion to highlight and educate the public about Upper Arlington’s historical past.” Greenberg says that while the funds have yet to be used, the gift has given the historical society the freedom to pursue projects like the Homes of History Cel-
“If she believed in a project, she believed in the philanthropy to support it. For instance, she was one of those who gave to the Barrington playground. That was the first ADAcompliant playground in our community.” ebration event happening throughout August which highlights 100-plus-yearold homes in UA. “We’re an independent nonprofit, so we’re constantly needing to fund-
raise,” says Greenberg. “Now, not that we don’t continue to need to fundraise, (Knell’s gift) has given us a layer of stability in the organization to do some things like renting office space so that we have our archives accessible to us 24/7.” In addition to funds, Knell donated memorabilia from her family home to the historical society. “In a 100-year-old home, you can imagine that there were lots of collections of various items: old photographs, old maps and, in particular, some documents that were very interesting,” says Greenberg. “For example, she had the original Veterans Plaza plans, the original brochure, the original rendering of what that would look like from the 1940s. Of course, we’ve just revamped and renovated it, so we’re able to draw the lines between then and now.” The UA Historical Society also established a $1,000 scholarship in Knell’s name.
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Supporting Students Knell valued education highly, and left a legacy of scholarships when she passed. She created an endowed scholarship at her alma mater, Colorado Women’s College; and both the Upper Arlington Historical Society and the Upper Arlington Community Foundation (UACF) created scholarships in her name from funds she donated. “She played basketball at college, so she wanted the (UACF) to create a scholarship for a female high school senior from UA with a B average,” says Harbold, “and (May 4) we presented the scholarship.” Krauss was given the honor of awarding the first basketball scholarship to Annie Hargraves, who will be attending The Ohio State University in the fall to pursue pre-dentistry and play lacrosse. “I am so very honored and grateful to be the first female recipient of the Sue Knell Memorial Scholarship,” says Hargraves. “Learning about what an amazing person Sue Knell was makes me want to honor her memory by pushing myself to do my best in school and on the lacrosse team at Ohio State.” The UA Historical Society’s scholarship was awarded to Upper Arlington High School senior Shea Keethler who grew up in UA. “For the submission of the scholarship, we asked that applicants talk about the impact of growing up in Upper Arlington on their lives, since Sue lived here most of her life and was so dedicated to it,” says Greenberg. Keethler will be attending the University of Maryland in the fall to study finance and play lacrosse. “Being the youngest of four children, this scholarship allows me to help contribute to my tuition,” says Keethler. “I would like to thank (Knell) so much for her generosity. … This (scholarship) is a reflection on how Upper Arlington creates strong relationships between students and the community. It also shows how giving back Annie Hargraves Shea Keethler is a bedrock of Upper Arlington.”
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“We’re trying to keep her memory helping 12 families and 12 small busialive,” says Greenberg. “We are very nesses in the area. thankful for that donation.” “We’re helping the community in a big way,” says Harbold, “and … her gift is the reason we were able to help so Transforming the UACF many businesses and families in 2020. I Knell’s endowment to the UACF is always like to think Sue would be happy the largest gift the UACF has ever re- to know that she helped us do that.” ceived, surpassing $1,000,000. Knell’s incredible giving is unusual “We received our very first install- not just in the sheer size of donations ment of her unrestricted gift to us in she gave, but also the manner in which December of 2019,” says Harbold. “Be- they were given. cause she had made that gift in Decem“I worked at Michigan State and ber, I was able to pivot and not worry Ohio State, probably more than 20 about (the Raise the Roof) fundraiser years,” says Harbold, “and I will say, in that wasn’t going to happen, … and in- my career, I have never been a part of or stead was able to focus all of my energy heard of any person making a significant and attention on helping the small busi- planned gift like Sue did to the foundanesses and families in this community tion – and left it unrestricted.” An unrestricted gift is exactly what through COVID.” With that first installment, the it sounds like: the beneficiary relinUACF was able to expand the Good quishes all decisions as to what the Neighbor Fund to extend its reach to funds will be used for to the recipient. small businesses in addition to fami- Harbold suspects the relationship of lies experiencing financial distress. The trust built between Knell and the UACF UACF awarded more than $70,000 in was the driving factor behind that kind 2020 through the Good Neighbor Fund, of generosity.
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“It really speaks to the integrity and ethics of the (UACF) and all the people before me, all the board members, all the people that have been involved in and loved the (UACF) and helped it grow,” says Harbold. “They have all been a part of helping (Knell) feel comfortable entrusting us enough to feel safe that we were going to do the right thing with money when she passed.” Harbold says Knell had decided to give this gift to the UACF years before her passing, and insisted on keeping it under wraps until the time came. Knell didn’t want the attention it would bring, Harbold says. “She never wanted fanfare of any sort and didn’t want recognition,” adds Krauss. “Often she would insist on things being an anonymous gift. I hope that we can honor her even in memoriam with her gift because it was huge.” Sarah Robinson is an editor. Feedback welcome at srobinson@ cityscenemediagroup.com.
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Recreational Synergy Community center promises centralized UA recreation offerings
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or years, the Upper Arlington community has voiced its need for a centralized community center. Now, after incredible efforts by the city and community, the Upper Arlington Community Center is going to be a reality. After the landmark vote from residents in May, work is now underway to develop a community center at the Kingsdale Shopping Center. The nearly 96,000-square-foot development will offer several amenities including a swimming pool, gym and multi-purpose spaces for events and programming. “With all of the programming (the parks and recreation department) puts on, it’s amazing that they don’t have one central location,” says Emma Speight, community affairs director for the city of Upper Arlington. “It’s going to be a huge transformation for the community.” Much of the programming is currently spread throughout Upper Arlington and beyond. For instance, the center for older adults is housed in five buildings built in the 1950s, but those facilities are now outdated, city officials say. 14
Parks and recreation staff celebrates the passage of the May 5 ballot item in front of the old Macy’s building where the new community center will be housed.
Community Center Specs Though the plans are still being finalized, the Upper Arlington Community Center will contain between five and seven stories. Here are some preliminary building specifications according to the Community Center Feasibility Task Force’s feasibility study. First floor: Entry, pools and some below-grade parking. Second floor: Fitness and group space. Third and fourth floors: Three gyms, lockers, a game room, an adventure play area and a running track. Fifth and sixth floors: Older adult space, event space, meeting rooms, demonstration kitchen, large outdoor terrace and office space. July/August 2021 • www.trivillagemagazine.com
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By Brandon Klein
and programming for all demographics throughout the entire facility.
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Upper Arlington teens don’t have a city-organized space to gather whatsoever. So, says City Manager Steve Schoeny, they have made do with places like the lounge on the second floor of Giant Eagle after school. For other recreational activities, residents have to leave Upper Arlington to
take advantage of facilities like the downtown Columbus YMCA. “People are driving all over to participate,” Speight says. “There’s no synergy as a result of that.” The community center will provide designated spaces for older adults and teens,
The latest push for a community center traces back to the 2018 comprehensive plan for the parks department. The city and the Community Center Feasibility Task Force completed an 18-month study process and found that about 80 percent of the community were in support of the new development. Kroger originally owned the Macy’s property in the Kingsdale Shopping Center, but it sat vacant for about six years. Local legislation that fined vacant properties with code violations incentivized Kroger to sell the property to Continental Real Estate Companies, which is managing the community center project.
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“All things came together,” Schoeny says. While a third of the Kingsdale site will be devoted to the community center, the rest of the property will be developed into residential space for older adults and townhome apartments. This will create some synergy in the Kingsdale corridor, Schoeny says. True to Upper Arlington’s nature, residents and city officials wanted to ensure the community center fits in well with the city. Residents raised concerns that the new center would create overwhelming shadows or that it would infringe on the existing skyline, so the community center was designed not to exceed the height of existing neighboring buildings. After fielding feedback, the city also assured community members that no homes would be torn down in the development and that new parking structures will be built so neighborhoods don’t get flooded with community center visitors’ vehicles. Continental Real Estate Companies and city officials have assured residents that the plan – and its location – are ideal. “We love this location,” Schoeny says. while her child participates in a toddler’s program. “It’s very central within the community.” Previously, families had to visit multiple locations for their various programs and interests, but the community center The community center will become makes life much easier. the focal point of the city’s recreational “This is going to bring that all togethofferings. That means no more driv- er,” Schoeny says. ing to Columbus or other communities He adds there’s not much room for certain interests. Plus, families who for expansion as the facility, like Upvisit the center will be able to take ad- per Arlington, will be landlocked, but vantage of multiple programs at once the building is being designed in such a so parents can do what they want with- way that its many rooms and spaces can out worrying about the little ones. For evolve over time for new and changing instance, a mom can attend yoga class programming.
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The detailed and final design will begin late summer and be completed before the end of the year, and construction will begin next year. The center is slated to open in 2024. Following the passage of the community center ballot issue, the Upper Arlington Parks and Recreation team took a field trip out to the future site of the center to celebrate. “The joke was they’re all ready to go … be there to start work,” Schoeny says. Brandon Klein is an associate editor. Feedback welcome at bklein@ cityscenemediagroup.com. July/August 2021 • www.trivillagemagazine.com
Back to the Future Time capsule included in new school
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randview Heights is building a new intermediate and middle school with a surprise inside. The new building for Edison Intermediate and Larson Middle School (EILMS) includes a time capsule, set to be locked until 2071, 50 years from now. Colleen Cross, project engineer for the construction firm Corna Kokosing, originally approached Principal Quint Gage with the idea. Gage loved the proposal and did what he could to bring the plan to fruition.
“I think it’ll be important in 50 years when they go and retrieve it,” he says. “(They)’ll look back and see what people were thinking and feeling in this pandemic. … It reaches into the future and pulls back to the past.” At first, Gage struggled to get the time capsule project up and running with the school being in hybrid mode, but by winter 2020, the school was on board. A box was set up in the office to collect artifacts. Many students brought in notes, including quotes about racial justice and what Corna Kokosing Project Engineer Colleen Cross places the interests them at this time capsule into the new front lobby wall.
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point in their lives. The seventh-grade team created a three-foot surgical mask with notes stapled to it. One student offered up a hockey puck. Gage placed a copy of his dedication speech for the time capsule inside. “Whoever opens it up will know the words that were spoken the day it went into the wall,” he says. Luc Mathes, a sixth-grader at EILMS, added a face mask from his family’s restaurant, Due Amici, and a drawing. “(The future students) will think the face mask is weird, and the drawing is cool,” Mathes says. Cross donated various trinkets that her team found underground during the excavation including a horseshoe. The capsule, which is about the size of a briefcase, is set in the wall of the new building. A plaque will be placed over it detailing what it is and when it’s to be opened.
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Beating the Odds
The Golden Apple Award winners excelled in a difficult year By Bre Offenberger
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very teacher deserves a pat on the back for the punches they readily rolled with this year, but 14 Golden Apple Award recipients especially shone during one of the most devastating and taxing times in modern history. Students and parents recognized that, too. The Upper Arlington Civic Association, in its 40th year giving out the awards, received an influx of letters during its nomination process, which runs The winners of the 2021 Golden Apple Awards are Kristin Bugnitz, Sarah Oberlin, Jennifer Barrow, Cristina Farbizo, Dr. Kathy Moore, Irene Hunt, Gina Rancitelli, Sarah Cappel, Caren Wildman, Darrion House, Brenda Porter, Luna Alsharaiha, from January to Michelle Marshall and Matt Brown. February. Jennifer Knueven, director of the UACA’s Golden Apple cial COVID Award. Knueven and UACA members looked first Awards, says she collected and read 486 letters. There were so at online learning before scouring the faculty who sought to many, and they were all so long, that they didn’t even fit in her safeguard students. Letters had been pouring in for COVID-19 Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Nurse Coordinator Gina Rancitelli, who eventually took the “They were full-blown letters, stating how teachers helped award home. their child,” Knueven says. “We have students who were de“She had a lot of people write in saying, ‘This is an impospressed. They wrote in and said how this teacher listened to sible job, and she did a fantastic job and worked seven days a them and helped them.” week, 12 hours a day and took it all in stride,’” Knueven says. Since the recipients are chosen solely based off nomiThis new category wasn’t the only difference. As Knueven nations, Knueven was determined to read all of the letters, read letter after letter, she found there was more of one key eleshe says. Since UACA expanded its awards from recognizing ment than in years prior: passion. three teachers to 13 across all of Upper Arlington’s schools, “Faculty members (were) saying, ‘These teachers are workthe process became slightly easier as more of the nominees ing around the clock to make the school safer and helping chilcould be recognized. dren,’” Knueven says. “I think before, you just had, ‘Oh, I think Though it’s a time-consuming affair, it’s worth it to see this teacher is great,’ where, this year, it’s like, ‘Here’s how. Here’s the end product, Knueven says. To her, the inundation of why.’ People even sent in videos. People were very passionate letters proved how much faculty deserve these awards more about it this year.” than ever – which is why UACA added a 14th recipient to its list this year. Bre Offenberger is an editorial assistant. Feedback welcome at While figuring out who should receive the District Award, feedback@cityscenemediagroup.com. which eventually went to Director of Nutritional Services Irene Hunt, the UACA decided to introduce the one-time-only Spe-
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Revamping Tri-Village Take a look at upcoming developments in Upper Arlington and Grandview Heights By Helen Widman
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espite the height of the pandemic putting a wrench in new development last year, the Tri-Village area still has major plans in store for the near future.
Upper Arlington Emma Speight, community affairs director for the city of Upper Arlington, says the Arlington Gateway Project will likely be one of the most significant redevelopment projects the city has seen.
The project is estimated to cost around $100 million. “This is a project that’s been in the making for about five years now,” she says. “It was first brought to the board of zoning and planning in 2016, and it has gone through various iterations over the years, finally reaching approval of the final development plan (in) … 2018, but then they made some amendments to it, and that was approved in 2019.” The Arlington Gateway Project is being managed by Continental Real Estate and will have a six-story apartment build-
ing that wraps around a seven-story parking garage. The ground floor will feature retail, shopping and restaurant space. East of the apartment there will be an additional five-story building with 139,000 square feet meant for office space. Although the project end date is pending, Speight estimates that it will take roughly two to three years to complete. While the pandemic extended the timeline, the Arlington Gateway couldn’t be halted entirely. “(COVID-19) may have slowed the start of things down a little bit, but it has
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In addition to apartments, Westmont at the Lane will include office, rental and retail space.
not stopped the project,” Speight says. “Upper Arlington is a very desirable part of the Columbus market, the region, and because of our access to OSU to what’s going on (at) west campus, … this is immediately adjacent (to) all of that, so it’s all just going to build on itself, enhancing the vibrancy of the area and the attractiveness of it.” With such a large-scale project, there are numerous benefits that the surrounding communities will enjoy, such as more housing opportunities. “It’s going to increase alternate housing options for either existing or prospective residents in the number of apartments
that are going to be added. We’re very short on availability of apartments in the community, so that’s a plus,” Speight says. Community members will also have more opportunities to patronize businesses and shops that weren’t as easily accessed before. “The businesses that will be there will obviously continue to build on the vibrancy of the Lane Avenue corridor, having access to restaurants and additional shops, et cetera,” says Speight. “The businesses will obviously drive income tax generation, which will be a boom for the city as well, so it will help boost revenues to
help us maintain the services and delivery of things that residents expect. So, all around, just a plus for the community, and it’s going to make quite a statement to people as they drive into our community from Lane Avenue.” But the excitement doesn’t end with the Arlington Gateway. Speight says a new hotel recently entered phase two of construction, which will bring another mixed-use building to Lane Avenue. Speight says the building should finish up by the end of the summer, with townhomes flanking it to complete the construction. The Kingsdale Mixed-Use Project will contribute to the community center renovations. Speight says the community center is part of the larger Kingsdale Mixed-Used Project, also with Continental Real Estate, which will feature two “pretty significant” buildings. Speight estimates construction on the community center to begin in about a year, as the team is currently working on detailed design. According to the city’s website, the Kingsdale Mixed-Use Project will also be comprised of a seven-story older adult living facility, a seven-story apartment building, eight two-story townhouses, two structured parking arrangements, the relocation of the traffic signal on Northwest Boulevard and new traffic signals on Tremont and Ridgecliff roads. Construction began in late spring 2021. “This is an exciting time for Upper Arlington,” says Speight. “A lot of years of work has gone into planning for the community’s future and its second century, and I think this is starting to show the results of that work.”
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The city of Grandview Heights is working on some new developments of its own. One project already nearing fruition is the 4-8 building project for Grandview Heights schools. P’Elizabeth Koelker, director of planning and community development for the city, says that originally, Grandview Heights campus included a 4-8 building, which was the middle school, and a 9-12 building, which was the high school. This project will merge the two buildings into one, each with their own separate entrances, but connected inside. 21
The Grandview Yard will expand its footprint with the South of Goodale development.
The Grandview Crossing development sits on the border of Columbus and Grandview Heights, with one third of it in Columbus and two thirds on Grandview soil.
Like most developments in the last year, this development has been slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s very much market-driven, and with COVID, there’s been some delays
The Edington is a mixed-use development which will be on First Avenue.
and plans that had frankly been advanced a little further before COVID hit and then they were put on the back burner,” Koelker says. Due to these delays, the Grandview Crossing project does not have a hard deadline for when it will be complete. However, Koelker is optimistic that there will be some infrastructure and retail buildings reaching completion on the Columbus side by the fall for residents and visitors to start enjoying. “There’s really no buildings on the Grandview Heights side of Grandview Crossing that are proceeding through approval processes right now,” Koelker says. “There’s some that have been planned, and the types of buildings that are going to be accommodated down there have been reviewed by our planning commission and approved as to type of project, but the actual projects haven’t started their process through city planning processes yet.”
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Koelker says that plans to prepare the building in July for the upcoming school year in August are already underway. However, Grandview Heights High School students will get to attend classes in the new building first. “So, they’ll move the high schoolers into the 4-8 building, and then they’ll kind of reconfigure the construction area around the whole school complex there and start construction on the high school, or renovation … immediately thereafter, more or less in August,” Koelker says. She adds that the city has been holding community meetings to get input on preliminary plans for the infrastructure around the new campus. Another project in progress is a crossjurisdictional development at Grandview Crossing, which is two-thirds in the city of Grandview Heights and about onethird in Columbus. Koelker says that the master plan of development was approved through the city’s planning commission but that the city has been focusing mostly on remediating the brownfield – or potential pollutant – issues that the site has had as well as focusing on the infrastructure that they will be building through. “There are three sites for small commercial developments: three new buildings that will face Grandview Avenue and Route 33, and then facing the new road that will go through that building, east, west, through the site, there are two other substantial construction opportunity sites available. One has been out outlined … to accommodate a new hotel, and the other has been reserved for a new senior living facility,” Koelker says.
The hope is that the community will enjoy many benefits once the entire project is complete, such as new commercial buildings that will support the tax base and allow for new businesses to move in, the new older adult living facility center that will be the first of its kind within Grandview Heights city limits and even the hotels that support the parks through bed taxes. As for future developments, the South of Goodale project will entail extending Grandview Yard just south of Goodale and into the Arena District near the Historic Crew Stadium. “We are building new roads in that area that will provide not only new improved access to the area, but also are cleaning up,” says Koelker. “There used to be a recycling plant in that area and so that has now moved out of town, and we’ll have new mixed-use development that has started construction in the area so new retail and business opportunity, new spaces for those things as well as new residences. The location of those sites is really great because they overlook downtown. They really kind of overlook Lower.com Field.” The road construction should begin in about a year or so and should take about 18 months to complete. Closer to the central business district on First Avenue, there will be another mixeduse building called the Edington, which Koelker says will be enclosed over the next few months. While removing the orange barrels and construction fencing is always a nice sight, these new projects will create plenty of new opportunity for central Ohio and will help to enrich visitors and residents’ lives. Plus, the developments leave possibility for future projects. “There’s still a lot going on,” says Koelker, “and hopefully coming out of COVID here, we will have new opportunities for new people to undertake new endeavors and kind of build the next generation.” Helen Widman is an editorial assistant. Feedback welcome at feedback@ cityscenemediagroup.com.
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it, stay, roll over and … get that out of your mouth! Every pet parent has uttered those words in a mad dash to get Fido or Fluffy to drop the trash, bug or deadly piece of chocolate. But what can they eat this summer if a tasty morsel is dropped to the floor? Most fruits like raspberries, apples and peaches are OK for dogs in small quantities, though they should stay away from grapes, cherries and avocados. “One of the more serious and newer toxic foods for dogs are sugar-free products,” says Dr. Bridget Burdick, veterinarian at CityPets Animal Hospital. “The ingredient called xylitol is extremely toxic to dogs and cats. Even one piece of sugar free gum is enough to cause serious illness and even death.” Burdick also busts some myths about feline fancies. For example, a cool bowlful of fresh milk isn’t as good for Fluffy mend giving milk to adult cats. However, if you wanted to give your kitty a treat, there are several milk replacement products as the movies might have you think. “Interestingly, as cats become adults, many cats become lac- available at pet stores that are safer and just as enjoyable.” Table food isn’t the only thing to be wary of your furry friend tose intolerant,” Burdick says. “For this reason, we do not recommunching on. Burdick warns of the dangers of certain plants which are toxic to animals. “The ASPCA has a list on their website for indoor and outdoor plants that can be toxic to pets,” she says. On those hot summer days when nothing sounds better than going on a walk to get some fresh air, be sure to keep an eye on your pet’s well-being and be aware of the temperature – the sun often heats asphalt above the air temperature, running a risk for burning paws. “Heat stroke is all too common in pets as we want them to be out enjoying the beautiful weather with us,” Burdick adds. “Since dogs and cats are much lower to the ground, the asphalt is much hotter, and they can overheat very quickly. Certain breeds such as pugs, Boston terriers and bulldogs are also at a much higher risk for heat stroke since they have a delicate respiratory system to start with.” At the end of the day, it’s important to protect your pet as you would your own child. Pets are, after all, part of the family. Sarah Robinson is an editor. Feedback welcome at srobinson@ cityscenemediagroup.com. 24
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there are too many excellent aspects to choose just one favorite. “It’s wonderful to sit out there and just feel like you’re in nature even though you’re indoors, because you’re surrounded by windows and you can see the birds and the trees,” she says. “We love the pergola, especially at night. It lights up and it’s really, really pretty at night. And it’s nice to have a patio. I feel like there’s so much more living space in my house with the patio and the sunroom.” As for the rest of the family, it’s clear the sunroom is a top contender for favorite part of the renovation. “My son would go out there in the middle of the blazing 90-degree heat, and just sit down there with the windows open,” says Liz. “He loves to sit out there and watch TV.” Even the family dog, Mango, gets to enjoy the addition. “(She) loves it, too, because those windows – she can just see everything in the back yard, and she just patrols and watches the squirrels,” Liz says. At the end of the day, the remodel couldn’t have come at a better time. “It’s just another nice living space in the house,” Liz says. “You know, a change of scenery from being home all the time. It’s just nice to not be surrounded by the same four walls.” Sarah Robinson is an editor. Feedback welcome at srobinson@ cityscenemediagroup.com.
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Bookmarks Submitted by the Grandview Heights Public Library Ears
by Katrine Crow (ages 0-3)
This board book doubles as a fun guessing game for the smallest readers. Each page shows a different animal’s ears, such as the long ears of a bunny, along with the question, “Who has ears like these?” The following page shows a photograph of the entire animal, which will thrill those who guessed correctly. It is part of a series that includes titles such as Noses, Feet, and most adorably, Bellies and Butts. Check out the entire series for a fun refresher on parts of the body and how they can look differently on different creatures!
Our Favorite Day by Joowon Oh (ages 3-8)
This sweet picture book begins with a description of elderly Papa’s daily activities. He drinks tea, waters his plants, goes into town for some shopping and buys lunch. Thursdays, however, are special. On Thursday, he drinks tea and waters his plants, but he stops at the craft store to buy supplies and orders two lunches instead of one. Thursday is the day that his little granddaughter visits him, and their feelings are summed up in the last two lines of the book: “Thursdays are my favorite days.” “Mine too.” An ode to the special bond between a grandparent and grandchild.
Cat Science Unleashed
by Jodi Wheeler-Toppen (ages 7 and up)
Ever wonder what makes your cat purr? How about its favorite smells, or exactly how good its memory is? For those of you who can’t get enough of your furry feline friends, this is the book for you! Cat Science Unleashed is full of experiments that you can do with your cat to get to know them better and learn some science at the same time. At the beginning of each experiment, there is an estimate of how much time it will take, as well as a difficulty level which ranges from easy to “grab a grown-up.” When we live side by side with animals it is easy to forget how amazing they are, but with the help of these experiments, you will find a new appreciation and understanding of your amazing pet!
Katie the Catsitter
by Colleen AF Venable (grades 4-8)
Katie lives in an alternate version of New York City where superheroes and supervillains are real. Despite that, Katie’s life is boring and about to get even duller since her two best friends are about to leave for summer camp without her. She lands a job cat sitting for her upstairs neighbor, but soon discovers that the cats – all 217 of them – are far more intelligent than the average feline. Could they be the henchman of Mousestress, the notorious supervillain? Katie’s summer has just gotten a lot more interesting! With a cast of characters including a burly, tough policeman with a soft spot for bunny rabbits and a superhero who models himself on a screech owl and delivers lines like, “Burns like indigestion from a justice burrito,” this graphic novel has a lot of laughs.
The Good Hawk
by Joseph Elliott (grades 7 and up)
Agatha is different from the rest of her clan, a tight-knit community living on the long-ago Isle of Skye in Scotland. She looks different, she thinks differently and it feels like, despite her best efforts, she is constantly getting into trouble. She is also hiding an amazing ability from the rest of the clan – that she can communicate with animals. When her clan is attacked, Agatha and fellow misfit Jaime realize that they might be the only ones who can save the day and bring their people safely home. It is implied that Agatha has Down syndrome and Jaime suffers from anxiety and panic attacks, making them feel fresh and different from the kinds of heroes we normally see in a historical fantasy. A planned trilogy, the second book, The Broken Raven, is already available.
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