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Musical Performance
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March 10
Virtual Family Yoga
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March 16
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March 27
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March 13
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March 2
The Myth of Self-Care.
April 6
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Faces
By Sarah Robinson
Chamber Champion
A year in the life of the Tri-Village Chamber Partnership president
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avid Polakowski has never met a stranger. “I love networking,” he says. In January 2020, Polakowski stepped into the role of executive director for the Tri-Village Chamber Partnership, but his tenure didn’t last long. To better reflect what Polakowski was doing for the chamber and business community, in January 2021 he was reintroduced as president and CEO. “In the business world, as a chamber of commerce, (the title) aligns better with the business community that we work with,” he says. During his year as executive director, the chamber had to adapt in order to efficiently serve the business community during the pandemic. “We had to become relevant,” says Polakowski. “We transitioned everything to virtual. We still do virtual events and plan on doing them at least until June.” One of the chamber programs prospering even on a virtual platform is the Be Your Best Self program. “The vision with this program is to foster a dynamic group of diverse indi8
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viduals who support the empowerment of women and who are committed to supporting each other’s pursuit of excellence,” says Polakowski. The success of this program exemplifies Tri-Village’s dedication to making the community better. That support system, Polakowski says, extends to the chamber and small business community, too. “The area has great people,” he says. “Very supportive, very committed to community, and I think one of the biggest assets of who we are as a chamber is the community investment.” Polakowski is committed to pouring that same level of investment back into the community. “I cannot wait to get back to in person because the main benefit of being in the chamber is networking and bringing businesses together and individuals, so that there are opportunities for them to meet and grow their business and share what they do,” he says. “Over the past year, we’ve really, truly had to create a platform that provided that opportunity.” Though new to the role with the chamber, he has built a 30-year career in Polakowski and his husband, John Shepard
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the nonprofit sector and spent a significant amount of time in the Columbus area where he raised his two now-adult children with husband John Shepard. Over the course of those 30 years of experience, Polakowski learned the importance of a network and community. “I actually started out in a chamber of commerce in the mid’90s up in Mount Vernon. I’ve been in a variety of positions with different nonprofits, and I worked in public health,” Polakowski says. “I was up in Painesville, Ohio, working for an organization called Downtown Painesville Organization, and prior to that, I had spent 19 years in central Ohio.” Polakowski returned to Columbus after living in Painesville following his husband’s retirement in 2018. “I was finishing my stint as the executive director of the Downtown Painesville Organization and just wanted to relocate back here,” he says. “I was applying for jobs, and (Shepard) took a position before I did, and then I got the position with the chamber.” In his role as chamber president/CEO, Polakowski has employed his love for networking to bring the chamber community together. “What I really enjoy in my job, and one of my strengths, is the ability to sit back and bring people together,” he says. “As I bring them together and they grow, they start offshoots of our circle so there’s different things building and businesses growing because of the network that we’ve been creating.” A major part of that growth mindset for the Tri-Village Chamber Partnership is increasing membership. 9
“We’d like to grow our chamber,” Polakowski says. “We’re probably right around 380, 390 members and I think there’s a lot of room to grow. This year we’d like to be right around the 425 mark.” Alongside his goals for growth, Polakowski has high hopes for the Tri-Village community. “My goal is to make things as positive as possible,” he says. “As horrible as 2020 was with the pandemic, I think there’s a lot of lessons learned and a lot of growth that has happened. And I think we need to focus on that growth moving forward.” Sarah Robinson is a contributing editor. Feedback welcome at feedback@ cityscenemediagroup.com. Polakowski and Shepard’s more than 200-year-old home in Painesville, OH
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Q&A with David Polakowski: Tri-Village Magazine: Best book you read during the pandemic? David Polakowski: I’m not really a reader. I read usually when I’m on vacation, but with the book club, our first book club read was Retrofit: The Playbook for Modern Moms. TV: Biggest life lesson learned during the pandemic? DP: You had to either swim or sink, and I was not about to sink. TV: Favorite hobby? DP: Traveling. Of course, traveling you can’t do as much right now. I love gardening and working on our house. TV: Next place to visit when it’s safe to travel? DP: My daughter lives in Germany with her wife, and she’s been there since September. Our goal was to go to Europe this summer to visit them. We’re playing that by ear. TV: Go-to restaurant or meal to make at home? DP: There’s so many different choices in the Tri-
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Village area. I’m waiting to experience more, but for some reason lately it’s been wings and salad. I’m trying to eat healthier. TV: How will you be spending St. Paddy’s Day? DP: I’m Polish, so I have no Irish in me. I’ll just be sitting back and waiting for us to get the clear to be out doing more public things! For more information about the Tri-Village Chamber Partnership, visit www.chamberpartnership.org
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In Focus
By Nora McKeown
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reathe in. Breathe out. Repeat. Feel calmer? Mindful breathing focuses on calming the nervous system, helping to reduce stress, anxiety and even high blood pressure. Between a new set of responsibilities and pressures and the first glimpse of adulthood, high school can be an incredibly stressful time. 14-year-old UAHS sophomore Riddhi Vupta had the perfect solution. She coordinated with nonprofit humanitarian organization Art of Living to provide free breathing techniques and meditation workshops to her peers. Vupta had been attending these workshops since she was in elementary school and saw the benefits these techniques could bring to her classmates. High school can be difficult during a typical year, but during a pandemic, 12
balancing classes, home life and a social life has become challenging for many students. “(It) becomes overwhelming,” Vupta says, “and (students) become stressed and depressed sometimes. ... I was really lucky that I got these tools early on in life and I wanted to share them with others.” Vupta reached out to volunteers at Art of Living and connected with Laura Moore, an instructional leader at UAHS’s Research and Design Lab, to find a way to make these workshops available to her peers. In addition to her Research and Design Lab involvement, Moore is also a freshman English teacher at UAHS and for the online academy. Although she remains optimistic about schooling throughout the pandemic, she has noticed troubling changes in her students’ ability to concentrate and motivate themselves. So, she
says she was happy to help Vupta bring these resources to the classroom. Moore and Vupta promote the Art of Living workshops to students in UAHS’s newsletter and online. The workshops are 45-minute classes held weekly via Zoom. Juan Mosquera, the Art of Living teacher, volunteers his time to teach UAHS students. He’s been involved with Art of Living since he was in college and says that he couldn’t say no to Vupta’s passionate and persistent requests to bring the program to the high school. “I think the main thing I want the students to take out of it is that one of the greatest gifts and skills you can develop is to learn to deal with your own mind and emotions,” Mosquera says, “because we take that everywhere, right? In school, we learn math, science, maybe even home economics, but no matter what you do in March/April 2021 • www.trivillagemagazine.com
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UAHS student brings free meditation and breathing technique workshops to school
demic, Moore says it was difficult to direct Vupta on how to set this program up, but that didn’t deter her. “She knew it was important,” Moore says. “She was just really advocating for something that she knew would provide a benefit.” Vupta estimates that about 25 students have joined at some point and about seven students continue to come back each week. She takes feedback about the workshops through email, and after discovering that the original time wasn’t working for some students, she switched the time of the workshop to
the students’ lunch break so those who wanted to join could. Moore says that some of her students’ lives have been flipped upside down by the pandemic. Parents losing jobs, family members getting sick and school changing to remote learning have caused some of her students to struggle through these months. “There have been some students whose lives have been changed in ways that right now, they’re just surviving to get through,” Moore says. “Then, on the other end, there are students who are thriving, they’re doing better than they’ve ever done before.”
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your life, you’re going to have to deal with your mind and emotions.” Vupta says the breathing techniques covered in class can help students with performance anxiety, low energy, motivation and focus. These techniques give students the tools to lead a happy and healthy life, no matter what stresses they face at school or at home. “There are so many different scenarios that we do different breathing techniques for,” Vupta says. “We also do some guided meditation, relaxation and mindfulness things, which really calms us down and just gives us a break from our daily routine and everything.” Moore gives Vupta credit for taking the initiative to help her classmates through the program. “I want to give her a shoutout because this is something she already had access to that she’s been involved in for a long time,” Moore says. “She had the resources, the practice. She could have continued doing this on her own, especially as an online academy student, and she was really persistent over the summer, emailing saying, ‘How can we start this? How can we figure this out?’” Because of uncertainty surrounding how the year would look due to the panMarch/April 2021 • www.trivillagemagazine.com
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On top of concern for her students, Moore has to manage her own personal challenges that come with teaching during a pandemic. “Trying to figure out how to preserve the human piece of this, I think, has been the hardest thing,” she says. “I have never sat students voluntarily in rows ever. That’s not how I teach. I’m somebody who wants people looking at each other. I like circles. I think that the change just that comes physically from the way that we had to adjust has been the hardest thing for me.” Vupta is on the online academy path of schooling, meaning she is working through the remainder of the school year entirely online at her own pace. She says that not being able to see her teachers or peers in person has been one of the biggest challenges for her as well. “I’m definitely using the breathing techniques and meditation to keep me calm and everything,” Vupta says. “I’m using planners, too, so that I can plan my day and not get stressed ... and I feel like my friends are using the same things.” Nora McKeown is an editorial assistant. Feedback welcome at feedback@ cityscenemediagroup.com. March/April 2021 • www.trivillagemagazine.com
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The younger generation isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty for the planet
By Mallory Arnold
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et’s say you enjoy a banana at lunch today. When you throw that peel into the trash, it will eventually wind up in a landfill where it is suffocated in trash bags underneath layers and layers of garbage. It’s biodegradable – no harm no foul, right? But according to the EPA, without air, decomposing food produces greenhouse gasses 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide. That’s just bananas, right? Mona Barber thought so, too. She has always composted, bringing her bucket of food waste from her home in Grandview to the North Market every Saturday morning. When she learned Bexley had a curbside compost pickup program, she couldn’t understand why her community shouldn’t benefit from the service, too. When Barber brought it to the attention of city council, she was told it would take years for a program like that to take off in Grandview, and she would need to make sure there was even enough interest in the community. But Barber was confident in her community and she couldn’t wait for the city’s approval. So, she founded the program herself: Kids that Compost (KTC). Here’s how it works: the KTC team brings you a bucket, lid with a compostable liner, a large rubber band, instructions and a designated pickup day. All you have to do is find a good place for the bucket like the garage, laundry room closet or porch. Over time, you fill the container with compostable material like food waste, dry pet food and leaves. Then, on your pickup day, tie off your liner and place the bucket on the curb. March/April 2021 • www.trivillagemagazine.com
KTC has reached more than 19 communities in Columbus and counting. “It’s something that engages young people,” Barber says. “It gives kids an opportunity to serve, to do something and to lead.” Barber and the KTC team hope to see composting become part of the culture of Tri-Village and central Ohio. She points out that 12 years ago, rather than just haul it to the curb, most people had to take their recycling somewhere for it to be properly processed.
“It’s the same with composting,” she says. “It’s an effort, and if we make it easier and get kids behind it, it will become a regular thing.” Barber reached out to younger kids in the community to kickstart and lead this movement partly because of inspiration from her daughter, Elise, who pushed the family to start making more environmentally mindful decisions. “Young people are thoughtful and have leadership in the world of sustain17
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real world experience by attending city council meetings, making real change in the community, practicing public speaking skills and becoming better leaders. Jacey Cassandra, a 15-year-old at Columbus School for Girls, became involved in KTC in 2019. She has always taken an interest in protecting the planet and jumped on the opportunity to be a part of a local group that shares her passion. For almost two years she has been part of the movement, hosting KTC meetings at the Upper Arlington Public Library and walking door to door to encourage the UA community to compost. “I’ve gone to preschools and daycares to teach children about the importance of composting,” Cassandra says. “I’ve also taken trips to SWACO (Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio) to build The Barber family is passionate about composting. awareness about landfills and reduce and improve the amount of food waste that’s ability,” Barber says. “I thought, man, if we One of her favorite aspects of KTC is dumped there.” She encourages others to keep it can get kids behind this, what an impact not only its benefit to the environment, but simple and remember to reduce, rethey would have.” how it helps the kids. KTC members gain
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DO’s and DON’Ts of composting Do’s Fruits and vegetables Grains and pastas Baked goods Beans Coffee grounds, tea and tea bags Eggs and eggshells Dairy products Meat, fish and bones Paper towels and tissues Greasy pizza boxes (recycle the clean parts) • Paper egg cartons (torn into pieces) • Wood • • • • • • • • • •
use, recycle. Little changes in routines and habits add up to a healthier planet. Through KTC, Cassandra and her peers are able to take control of their future, helping to build a better, greener world. “The younger generations are the future and our next leaders,” she says. “We will inherit the planet and so it is our responsibility to raise awareness and create change now.” Mallory Arnold is an associate editor. Feedback welcome at marnold@ cityscenemediagroup.com.
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Unity in the Community Neighbors join effort to give back to Grandview community
By Madeline Malynn
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year marked by a pandemic, civil unrest and a historic election has left many of us fatigued and unmotivated. The Ohlinger and Nelson families, however, were energized and felt the call to do more. Looking to combat feelings of frustration and hopelessness, the Ohlinger and Nelson families, neighbors for the last 12
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Much of Unity in the Grandview Community’s work is focused on involving community members of all ages, especially the younger members. “We try to keep it low cost while maintaining that kid aspect,” says Stephanie Nelson. “We want everyone to be involved.” The Ohlingers and Nelsons both have children who helped inspire the movement. Thirteen-year-old Henry Ohlinger and 15-year-old Graham Nelson are close friends who are active members in the community effort. Both the Ohlinger and Nelson families wanted to find a way include this friendship in the community outreach, and it has exemplified how all of Grandview can benefit from the bond two families share. “To me, it’s the values that we try to instill in our children first and the impact we can have on the people that are in need,” says Jon. With the struggle of social distancing, finding ways to give back can be challenging. The monthly projects serve as a vessel of hope for the community. “Our goal as neighbors and friends is to help those who need a little extra this month, whether it’s a book or a hat and gloves. It is so rewarding to do that,” says Jon. “The smallest gestures go a long way. We are not doing things that impact a thousand lives, but maybe we are doing something that impacts 10 or seven lives, and that is meaningful.” Madeline Malynn is an editorial assistant. Feedback welcome at feedback@cityscenemediagroup.com. The Ohlinger family 22
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UA family expands home to fit growing family
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pace is crucial for the Sharp family. Matthew and his wife Suellen have quadruplet girls and as the kids started school, it became clear that the flow of the mudroom and master bedroom was far from ideal. The project took place across three different areas of the house, one being the master bedroom, then the mudroom and finally the powder room right off of the mudroom entrance. Functionality was a key point of emphasis when beginning this project with Dave Fox Remodelers. “It really started with the mudroom space,” Matthew Sharp says. “We didn’t have the most functionable space between March/April 2021 • www.trivillagemagazine.com
the garage and our kitchen where we enter the home. Our girls were entering kindergarten, so we wanted the space updated.” The Sharps wanted a landing space for everyone’s shoes, bookbags and coats. It was nearly impossible to have all four kids in the previous space without tripping down the large steps or over each other as they all got ready to leave. “I shudder to think about what it would look like without the function that was added in that space,” Sharp says. “It’s already cluttered and busy because that’s how our lives are.” Four cubby spaces were installed so each child has a space to get ready and store school supplies to eliminate clutter
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elsewhere in the house. Sharp says his daughters love the cubby spaces and also got a kick out of watching everything get put together as the Dave Fox team worked. The original bathroom off of the main entrance to the mudroom that guests of the Sharp’s home often used was not up to the family’s liking. To update the feel of the room, the space took on a little more of a rustic feel and became less formal as a barnwood wall was installed in the bathroom. “It just wasn’t our taste,” Sharp says. “Having that be a place you aren’t embarrassed to show people has been nice.” In terms of design inspiration, the Sharps wanted to create a more cohesive 25
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feel to their home, especially in areas that hadn’t been touched in a while. “We were trying to solve the design aesthetic; it just looked a little tired. I am sure it looked fine when it was first done, but that was over 20 years ago,” Sharp says. “Each space was decorated pretty different and were incongruent to each other.” By implementing a more cohesive and transitional design, the rooms in the home opened up and feel much more welcoming and to the Sharps’ satisfaction. “It is more of a warm and cozy feel and brings a consistency to the spaces,” Sharp says.
A Functional Bedroom Once the mudroom was finished, work began on the master bedroom. Creating a more efficient flow was the main goal in this part of the remodel. Their bedroom had only one way to get to the bathroom: through the master closet, which created a bottleneck for the family. Organization and functionality continued to play roles in this part of the projMarch/April 2021 • www.trivillagemagazine.com
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ect as the closet lacked the space for storage and the bathroom had large cabinets that did not fit the Sharps’ needs. “We ended up moving a doorway and the bathroom and closet switched places,” Sharp says. “The flow is so much easier.” Changing the layout of the room opened up the space, making the bedroom slightly larger and making traffic flow a little less chaotic for the family. And although the Sharps remain as busy as ever, the project helped get the family the space needed to accommodate for their growing family and busy lifestyles – all of which they credit to the Dave Fox team. “They were instrumental in bringing this all together,” Sharp “They A DreamSecure Children’s Whole Lifesays. Insurance policycame from to FLEXIBLE LIFE INSURANCE. American Family Lifeand Insurance Company is a simple way to help your us with solutions and ended up meeting our needs design aesthetics.”
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Bookmarks Submitted by Grandview Heights Public Library Cemetery Boys
by Aiden Thomas (grades 7 and up) Yadriel, a transgender teenage boy, comes from a long line of brujex, all of whom have magical powers. The women are renowned healers, and the men can summon the dead and send them into the afterlife. Yadriel knows he could succeed as a brujo if his community would give him a chance, but they remain traditional and resistant to change. When he takes matters into his own hands, he mistakenly ends up summoning the ghost of classmate Julian Diaz. But Julian is not willing to return quietly into death, and Yadriel’s already complicated life has suddenly become a race against time. With mystery, romance and a touch of horror, this debut novel by Aiden Thomas was longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.
The Silver Arrow
by Lev Grossman (grades 3-8) Kate is about to turn 11, and we all know what that means in a children’s fantasy novel. But instead of a Hogwarts letter, on her 11th birthday, Kate receives a train from her uncle Herbert, who she has never met. Yes, an actual train, called the Silver Arrow. While Kate is initially excited about the shake-up in her mundane life, it isn’t long before she is wondering just what she is supposed to do with a real train. The answer? Use its magical powers to rescue endangered animals, of course! This series starter is perfect for fans of Narnia, Kate DiCamillo and Roald Dahl.
Welcome to Bobville: City of Bob
by Jonah Winter (ages 4-8) Bobville is the greatest city in the world if your name is Bob, and you love looking, thinking, speaking and acting like all the other Bobs. Most of the Bobs are content, until one day a Bob wakes up and decides he is tired of being Bob. From now on, he will be … Bruce. Can the other Bobs learn to accept
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this aberration, this “not-Bob?” Or will Bruce be exiled? This fun story about accepting yourself and others for their differences shines best in the illustrations. The Bobs are goofy-looking guys shaped like bowling balls with long noses and striped outfits reminiscent of prison uniforms. There are also fun Easter eggs for adults scattered throughout, such as the Bobs watching BBN (Breaking Bob News) on TV. Fun for everyone!
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You
by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi (grades 7 and up) Jason Reynolds’ “remix” of Ibram X. Kendi’s National Book Award winning Stamped from the Beginning is a must-read for all ages. A self-proclaimed “not a history book,” this is a book about understanding race and, more importantly, about becoming anti-racist. This was chosen as a Grandview community read from November through January, so if you didn’t get to it then, it’s not too late! You can also still find accompanying materials and resources at www.ghpl.org/ antiracism.
Puppy Problems; Peanut, Butter, & Crackers
by Paige Braddock (ages 3-8) Butter and Crackers are a cat and dog living the good life with their owner until a new puppy comes into the mix. Peanut’s high energy and sweet puppy dopeyness brings immediate joy to readers, but it takes Butter and Crackers some time to come around to the new addition. This graphic novel features colorful illustrations, spare text and a very clear flow from one panel to the next. There is also a lot of humor as the pets continually misinterpret their owner’s actions, e.g., “I’m pretty sure our human loves hair balls because they get collected and put in a special place,” (the trash can). A fun series starter for readers just starting to delve into graphic novels.
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