Tri-Village Magazine May/June 2017

May/June 2017

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VOLUME 18 NUMBER 4

MAY/ JUNE 2 017

6 Community Calendar 8 News & Info from

Upper Arlington 9 News & Info from

The Village of Marble Cliff

10 News & Info from Grandview Heights

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12 faces

A Lot on His Plate

Spagio founder and Chef Hubert Seifert keeps up with demand in the community

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The Tri-Village Lions Club works to support the Buckeye Food Alliance

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24 Nourishing the Neighborhood

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26 Book ’em, Danno

Little Free Libraries improve access to books in Columbus

The Official Magazine of Grandview Heights, Upper Arlington and Marble Cliff

28 on the table All Shook Up

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Top-shelf mixologist teaches her craft to others

29 around Tri-Village Snapshots from the community

30 bookmarks

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May-June 2017 Community Calendar Proudly Presented by Arts and Entertainment

May 1-June 23

May 20

May 28

Upper Arlington Concourse Gallery, Municipal Services Center 3600 Tremont Rd. www.uaoh.net

11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Sunny 95 Park 4395 Carriage Hill Rd. www.uaoh.net

1 p.m.

Schottenstein Center 555 Borror Dr. www.uaschools.org

Spring Fling

UAHS Commencement

May 6

May 25

May 28

1-3 p.m.

First Avenue Park Grandview Yard www.grandviewheights.org

6-8 p.m.

Throughout Grandview Heights www.ghpl.org

3 p.m.

Grandview Heights High School 1587 W. Third Ave. www.ghcsd.org

First Avenue Park Dedication

May 6

Grandview Chocolate Walk

May 25

Memorial Day Service

9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Throughout Grandview www.grandviewheights.org

7:30-8:30 p.m.

Memorial Park Northwest Boulevard and Oxley Road www.grandviewheights.org

May 17-Sept. 27

May 26

Grandview’s Great Garage Sale

Upper Arlington Farmers’ Market Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m.

Upper Arlington Senior Center 1945 Ridgeview Rd. www.uaoh.net

May 18

St. Jude’s Discover the Dream 6 p.m.

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 4850 W. Powell Rd. www.stjude.org

Pool Opening Ceremonies and Open House

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Grandview Heights Municipal Pool 1350 Goodale Blvd. www.grandviewheights.org

May 27

GHHS Commencement

May 29

UACA Memorial Day 5 Miler 9 a.m.

Reed Road Shelter House 3855 Reed Rd. www.uaca.org

June 1

CityScene Magazine Party/COSI After Dark 5:30 p.m.

COSI 333 W. Broad St. www.cosi.org

Memorial Day Parade

10 a.m.-noon First Avenue between Cambridge Boulevard and Oxley Road www.grandviewheights.org

Upper Arlington Public Library

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May 3

Healthy Garden, Healthy You: Garden Photography 1-2 p.m., Main Branch

May 11

Live at the Library: Closet Mix 7-8 p.m., Main Branch

May 12

Post-Impressionism: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

May 13

Drop-in Mother’s Day Craft 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Main Branch

May 17

Repurposed Book Crafts

4-6 p.m., Lane Road Branch

May 21

Board Game Café

1:30-4:30 p.m., Lane Road Branch

1-2 p.m., Main Branch

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Photos courtesy of Upper Arlington Public Library, City of Upper Arlington/Michael Johnson, Grandview Parks & Recreation, Grandview Heights Public Library

Interpreting Spaces and Places

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Music in the Parks

Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m.

UA Arts Stage at Amelita Mirolo Barn 4395 Carriage Hill Ln. www.uaoh.net June 1: Conspiracy June 8: Agent 99 June 15: Reaganomics June 22: Rick Brunetto Big Band June 29: Blair Crimmins and the Hookers

June 8

National Kidney Foundation Cooking with the Stars

5:30 p.m.

Villa Milano Banquet & Conference Center 1630 Schrock Rd. www.kidney.org

June 17

Grandview Digfest

4-10:30 p.m.

Grandview Yard www.grandviewdigfest.com

June 15

Know Your Neighborhood

5-7 p.m.

Downtown Grandview Heights www.experiencecolumbus.com

June 16

Tour de Grandview Cycling Classic

6-11 p.m.

Through Grandview Heights www.tourdegrandview.com

Grandview Heights Public Library 1685 W. First Ave., www.ghpl.org

May 1-31

Bobcat Art Show

May 23

June 6-July 25

Music on the Lawn

Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 pm

Music in the Atrium Indoor Concert Series: InnerVision

June 7

June 6

June 12

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3-D Printer Class & Demonstration

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COSI Animal Adventures

June 26

PT Reptiles 7-8 p.m.

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News & Information from Upper Arlington

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By Sarah Davis

Summer Slate Creating new summer memories in Upper Arlington

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f you’re already gearing up for summer, take a look at what Upper Arlington has in store for May, June and July.

city’s summer Camp ROCK, and the season-ending Jazz in July, featuring the Columbus Jazz Orchestra.

A full schedule of Music in the Parks can be found at www. uaoh.net.

Northam Park Events Last year’s UA Labor Day Arts Festival, the 50th annual, set a high bar, but organizers hope the 51st go ’round will again be a highlight of Northam Park’s summer agenda.

“So many people came out to Northam Park to help us celebrate this milestone,” says Lynette Santoro-Au, arts manager for the city of Upper Arlington. “I love celebrating the creativity of our community and bringing art and artists together.”

Another 2017 Northam Park milestone: the grand opening of Tremont Pool. No official date is set, but city officials plan for the pool to open this summer as long as the weather cooperates.

The pool will feature a climbing wall, two diving boards, six lap lanes, heated water, a shallow water area for toddlers and a lily pad crossing challenge. Filling out the experience are landscaped surroundings and a concession stand.

Official updates on the pool and Northam park playground redesign, as well as information on pool memberships and admission passes, can be found at www.uaoh.net. Season memberships can be purchased beginning in April. Daily admission passes are also available.

Music in the Parks Upper Arlington’s Music in the Parks series kicks off its 2017 season on June 1.

The performer for the season-opening show: swing, funk and soul outfit Conspiracy. The following week will bring high-energy 1970s cover band Agent 99.

All concerts will be held on the UA Arts Stage of the Amelita Mirolo Barn at Sunny 95 Park from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays. Residents are invited to gather on lawn chairs or blankets for the shows.

Other performers on the 2017 line-up include 1980s party ensemble the Reaganomics, dance group the Rick Brunetto Big Band, jazz and ragtime outfit Blair Crimmins & the Hookers, Americana Sarah Davis is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at rockers Angela Perley and the Howlin’ Moons, students from the gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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Photos courtesy of Upper Arlington Civic Association

Memorial Day Run The Memorial Day Run will kick start the season on May 29, benefiting the charitable functions of the Upper Arlington Civic Association and recognizing the sacrifices of our nation’s fallen heroes.

“We welcome all members of the community to come out to the event this year as runners, walkers and cheerleaders,” says Greg Moss, co-director of the event.

The standard 5-Mile Race charts its course through the treelined streets of the community, with the shorter 1-Mile Fun Run offering a more relaxed experience.

“Our 2016 Memorial Day Run had nearly 700 event participants, an event record, and a 20 percent increase over the 2015 event,” Moss says. “This year, we’re looking to surpass that mark again.”

Proceeds help make possible UACA’s annual activities, including the 4th of July Parade & Fireworks, the Golden Bear Scare, Christmas in the Park and the Golden Apple Awards. They also go toward programs and college scholarships for members of the association’s Junior Director Program.

In 2016, the organization began a new award, supported by race proceeds, for the local school with the highest percentage of runners. The inaugural winner was Barrington Elementary School, and UACA donated just over $300 of event proceeds to Barrington’s PTA.

News & Information from the Village of Marble Cliff

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THE VILLAGE OF

MARBLE CLIFF

By Bill Johannes, Marble Cliff Administrative Assistant

Mulch Obliged

Local Scouts keep Tarpy Woods trails neat and healthy

Photo courtesy of the Village of Marble Cliff

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t takes many people to make Marble Cliff the Village it is today, and a group of them comes from Boy Scout Troop 73 and Cub Scout Pack 28.

Scouting programs have regularly met at Boulevard Presbyterian Church since 1928 and sold Christmas trees by the Midas service building on Dublin Road for many years. Eagle Scout candidates have completed numerous Tarpy Woods improvements over the years. And for the last six springs, Scouts have gathered with family and friends at the trailhead in Tarpy Woods for four hours of intensive path mulching.

“In 2012, I read about the Village needing to renew the mulch in the park paths.

So when I saw tree trimmers in the Village, I wondered if we could get wood chips at no cost,” says project coordinator Wiley Elliott, a Marble Cliff resident. “I contacted AEP and learned they would willingly dump the wood chips created by their right-of-way trimming at no charge. It would save AEP dumping fees and I had what I needed to mulch the trail. It was a win-win for all.”

Next, Elliott says, he had to find workers.

“I talked to Hal Schofield, former Scoutmaster and currently committee chairman for Troop 73. He agreed that the mulching project was a good one for his Scouts, ages 11-17. Scouts need community service hours to advance to higher Scouting ranks and also school awards,” he says. “This project had a definitive scope of work and time commitment, and participants could see the results right away. That would make getting volunteers easier.”

Greg Bergmann, current Scoutmaster, agrees.

“It’s been a popular project for our Scouts. They love to work outdoors, and it is an activity that can be worked into the May/June 2017 • www.trivillagemagazine.com

Mulch Day 2013

busy schedules of today’s youth,” Bergmann says. “We keep the time commitment short so we don’t overwhelm people. We want it to be fun. The younger Scouts pick out the larger sticks and neaten the mulch, while the older Scouts and adults move and spread the mulch. It’s amazing how much we can get done in a short time.”

Both men said there have been few surprises throughout the process.

“The hardest part of organizing the job is picking a Saturday that fits in with all the school activities,” Elliott says. “Spring is best because the mulch, a mixture of pine and hardwoods, tends to be cleaner and the path needs the mulch after a long, wet winter. When we meet at the trailhead, we have a safety briefing, do stretching exercises and insist that no one does any strenuous lifting. We don’t want any injuries (pitchforks are not allowed). Mulch can be very heavy. We’ve found that wheelbarrows move

mulch better than pulling tarpaulins. Everyone brings tools to make the job easier, especially Hal Schofield, whose tools and annual participation have been instrumental to the long-term success of this endeavor.”

Elliott and Bergmann conclude by saying, “This service project shows what can be done when the dots are connected. There was an opportunity to get mulch for free and create a service activity that is fun and rewarding. Everyone gets a real sense of accomplishment. We start with a mountain of mulch, and after four sweaty, dirty hours of hard work, end with a product that Village residents and park visitors enjoy and appreciate. That makes it all worthwhile.”

Bill Johannes is administrative assistant for the Village of Marble Cliff. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemedia group.com.

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News & Information from the City of Grandview Heights

www.grandviewheights.org

insideGRANDVIEW HEIGHTS

By Valerie Mauger

Loud Library

Grandview’s popular Music on the Lawn summer concert series returns for its 32nd year

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• July 18: The Randys (oldies and oddities) • July 25: FLIPPO (jazz/rock fusion) “The community really comes together in the summer at Music on the Lawn,” says Faulkner. “And people continue to learn about the series or come to see their favorite band, so it’s great to see new faces at the library as well.”

Admission is free, and a sizable portion of the proceeds from the on-site food trucks and refreshments provided by Friends of the Grandview Library go to the library.

“As always, concertgoers are welcome to bring their own food and drink,”

says Faulkner. “It’s a great opportunity to picnic outside with friends and family.”

Concerts take place Tuesdays in June and July from 7:30-8:30 p.m., except July 4.

Weather-related cancelations can be determined by calling 614-486-2951 after 6 p.m. the day of each concert.

Valerie Mauger is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@ cityscenemediagroup.com.

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n Tuesday nights this summer, Grandview Heights Public Library is the place to be, as it has been for more than three decades.

The library presents the Music on the Lawn summer concert series this summer for the 32nd year.

In that span, attendance has increased dramatically.

“One thousand people attended the first season in 1986,” says library Public Relations Manager Canaan Faulkner. “In recent years, the series has averaged around 6,000 people per season. So it’s definitely a community tradition that continues to grow.”

The series’ goal is, and always has been, to take advantage of the warm weather and bring the community together for a few nights of lively and sometimes nostalgic tunes. The bands are always local and feature a wide variety of genres, including pop, R&B, rock ‘n’ roll and jazz.

The schedule this summer includes: • June 6: The Conspiracy Band (R&B and funk) • June 13: Arnett Howard’s Band (Creole funk) • June 20: The Liz Woolley Band (jazz and pop) • June 27: The British Invasion (Beatles-style 1960s rock) • July 11: Deuce ‘n a Quarter (blues)

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t’s a well-known fact that restaurants are among the riskiest business ventures.

It only adds to the barriers when the restaurant is small and family-owned. Nevertheless, Chef Hubert Seifert and his wife of 47 years, Helga, seem to have perfected the art of keeping a restaurant not just afloat, but thriving. And the couple has done so for 37 years and counting.

Seifert, 70, got into the culinary industry at 14; a tendency that, he says, is common in Europe, particularly his home country of Germany. Hailing from Aachen, outside of Cologne, Seifert says his two options were to either enter a trade or make good grades and go to college.

“You can only go when you have the brain capacity to do it,” he says. “I guess I didn’t have that, so I couldn’t go to college.”

Fortunately, the alternative seems to have turned out just fine for him.

Seifert traveled all over, getting to know the culture of various cities and countries through their cuisine. When he got a job in 1979 as a private chef, he and Helga packed up and moved all the way from Germany to Columbus. Soon after, in November 1980, the Seiferts made a move that would change Grandview Heights: the opening of Gourmet Market.

With Seifert doing the cooking and Helga the baking, Grandview immediately fell in love. Soon, clients were asking for tables

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Hubert Seifert says Grandview Heights was the perfect place to establish his restaurant due to the neighborly atmosphere and growing population.

to sit down and eat. The Seiferts bought more space around Gourmet Market, then obtained a carry-out liquor license. In 1989, in an effort to continue growing and adapting, Gourmet Market became Spagio, a sit-down restaurant with healthful, fresh and locally-sourced foods.

“I think … when you’re in business for a while, you have to reinvent yourself a little bit,” says Seifert. “If you get stuck with one thing, that doesn’t cut it anymore.”

Through the restaurant, the Seiferts aim to serve healthful menu items that combine cuisine from a plethora of cultures. Lots of experimentation and adventurousness goes into each menu, Seifert says, and some things work better than others.

“You bring blood sausage from Spain and put it on the menu, that doesn’t work in Columbus,” says Seifert.

Seifert says the restaurant is still constantly changing to adapt to the times and ensure nothing gets stale. The one thing that won’t change, however, is Spagio’s location. Seifert says he and Helga could not have chosen a better place to establish their restaurant.

“We love the neighborhood and we love the people,” he says. “Grandview has been phenomenal for us.”

Alongside Spagio, the Seiferts now have the Aubergine Private Dining Club just a few steps away, as well as the Spagio Wine Lounge, featuring hundreds of wine and beer options. Seifert also hosts cooking classes, which serve many purposes for him, among them giving back to the community and inspiring others to learn to cook.

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for some of your family and friends and all sit together and have a good time. It doesn’t get better than that.”

His cooking classes are just one of the many ways Seifert gives back to the central Ohio community. The Seiferts are also involved in efforts to support the Ronald McDonald House, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital, Columbus State Community College and Hocking College, among others. At Columbus State, Seifert helped develop a culinary apprenticeship program, teaching a new generation of culinary artists.

“We don’t know how well (off) we are. You have to give back,” says Seifert. “I wish I could give to everybody. … There’s not enough we can do.”

As for the future of Spagio, Seifert says he will always continue to adapt to change with the restaurant. The Seiferts’ only daughter, Nicole Kemp, helps run the business, but Seifert does not intend to retire soon. In fact, when his friends ask when he plans to retire, he can only laugh.

“I am retired,” Seifert says. “Cooking, that’s my hobby. … I go places and people say, ‘What do you want to do?’ I say, ‘Let’s go shopping, and then we’ll cook.’ They always think I’m a little sick in my head, but that’s the way it is.”

Seifert says for the future, it’s important to maintain the tradition of cooking and eating with family and friends, and to continue the good work happening in and around Grandview. For Seifert and Helga, who came to Grandview nearly 40 years ago as immigrants without even being able to speak English, Grandview is home.

“In my book, it doesn’t get better than Grandview,” says Seifert. “We travel and I have worked as a consultant for people in different cities … but I tell you what, there’s nothing better than when you come back home.”

Amanda DePerro is an assistant editor. Feedback welcome at gbishop@ cityscenemediagroup.com.

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(Food)

Security Guards The Tri-Village Lions Club works to support the Buckeye Food Alliance

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n the late 1950s, Shirley Brooks-Jones was working in an advising office at The Ohio State University, seeing many students’ faces each day.

One face stood out, though: a young male student from India who kept getting thinner.

Concerned for his health, BrooksJones eventually asked the student if he was in need of help. She learned that he was a vegetarian for religious purposes and was afraid to ask the campus food halls for no meat and more vegetables. Before 1960, he was dead of malnutrition.

Brooks-Jones, now a member and soon-to-be president of the Tri-Village Lions Club, says she did not realize his

situation was so serious, and still thinks of ways she could have helped.

Since 1960, OSU has acknowledged the problem of student hunger. In 2016, the university conducted a survey and determined that 15 percent of students, approximately 7,000, live in food insecurity.

With the cost of tuition, school supplies, housing and other expenses, food sometimes becomes the lowest priority.

OSU is doing its part by making sure students who live on campus have meal plans, and students are also working to feed the hungry.

In 2016, a student-run 501(c)(3) organization, the Buckeye Food Alliance (BFA), opened up a food bank on campus. Today, the Tri-Village Lions Club has teamed up with BFA to help collect food and get the word out about student hunger.

“When we started working with (BFA), that student from India popped into my head, and he has been with me ever since,” says Brooks-Jones. “I’m sure there are others who don’t want to admit they don’t have enough, so what we need to do is make is easier for students to come in and get food.”

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Jane Jarrow, past president of the Lions Club and now chair of its service committee, initially proposed working with the BFA for the club’s centennial service challenge, a project that honors Lions Club International’s 100th anniversary.

“When people think of hunger and people going hungry… they don’t think of kids going to school at Ohio State,” says Jarrow.

The statistics are real, though. So the Lions Club is doing its part.

“We are committed to doing what we can to help, and we feel that we are doing that.

If we convince one more person there is a problem and one more person says, ‘What can I do to help?’ we’ve done something.”

“Our job is to support (BFA),” says Jarrow. “What we are hoping to do is raise awareness in the community. We think there are a lot of folks who would help if they understood the need.”

Jarrow has collected nonperishable food from other club members and has personally delivered it to the BFA, but she has higher hopes. She has been reaching out to other local Lions Clubs, community organizations and even restaurants, informing them on the facts of student hunger and encouraging them to get involved and make a difference.

“It’s using the connections we have to make connections with other people who can make a difference,” says Jarrow. “(BFA) doesn’t have many contacts outside of campus; we do. We have contacts in the community and we have contacts in the administration of OSU that they may be unable to reach.”

Brooks-Jones, also a member of the Ohio State Retirees Association, has had opportunities to speak to prominent OSU decision-makers about student food insecurities. She’s even brought it up with OSU President Michael Drake at an association meeting.

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“I think it’s really good that I have had the experience at OSU; it makes it easier to reach out,” says BrooksJones. “And (now) the president is aware of it … so, hopefully, they’re getting the word out,” Still, challenges remain when it comes to convincing others that student food insecurity does exist on campuses like OSU’s. Jarrow says many people ask, “If you can afford to go to college, what do you mean you don’t have enough money to eat?”

Nevertheless, the Lions Club refuses to give up on spreading the word.

Alec Admonius, president and co-founder of the BFA, says the Lions Club is one of the alliance’s most passionate groups of supporters, specifically mentioning Jarrow, who started the efforts and provides the helpful connections.

“The Lions have helped BFA in a number of different ways,” says Admonius. “They’ve organized food drives among their members, provided us with various speaking opportunities to help raise awareness for our cause and offered countless words of advice and encouragement.”

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Admonius says the club has helped by spreading the word of the BFA outside of campus, for which he and his colleagues are thankful.

“We do plan on having our relationship with the Lions continue, hopefully for as long as we are in existence,” Admonius says.

Jarrow says club members call themselves “Friends of the Buckeye Food Alliance” and are there to make things easier for the BFA. They hope to also continue their relationship with the BFA long past the centennial service challenge ends in December.

“We are committed to doing what we can to help, and we feel that we are doing that,” says Jarrow. “If we convince one more person there is a problem and one more person says, ‘What can I do to help?’ we’ve done something.”

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The DeWitt family loves its 1918 farmhouse, and thus decided to renovate the kitchen, the only room that was not updated. To keep with the farmhouse feel of the home, the family chose a butcher block top for the island.

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hen John and Tiffany DeWitt decided to renovate their kitchen last year, they knew that more than just their kitchen would be changing.

Halfway through the fourmonth process, they welcomed their third child to the family.

John, Tiffany and their children – Morgan, Luke and new addition Josie – live in an old farmhouse that was built in 1918 in Upper Arlington. They chose the home because of its unique “old house” charm, a back yard that provides some seclusion and a location that gave them walking access to the library, parks, restaurants and a grocery store. The only room that was not updated in the home was the one room that the DeWitts knew would have the biggest impact on how they would use their home: the kitchen.

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Despite the challenges that bringing home an infant to a house without a functional kitchen posed, the DeWitts knew renovating their kitchen would be worth it, and it has been.

“We love to cook and entertain,” says Tiffany. “The renovation allows us to experience both in a new way.”

One of the biggest decisions the DeWitts had to make resulted in their favorite part of the renovation. They debated between installing a granite or butcher block top on the island, and in the end, they chose the butcher block. Their reasoning was that it was consistent with the house’s farmhouse feel, and they continued this motif by replacing, rather than redoing, the floor in order to have it match the original flooring throughout the rest of the home.

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Nourishing the Neighborhood Boulevard Presbyterian Church’s food missions aim to feed those in need

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resh fruit and vegetables are not the only things harvested from Boulevard Presbyterian Church’s garden.

Volunteers say tending to the produce and plants also cultivates a healthy community.

The idea for a garden stemmed from a survey that analyzed ways to increase involvement within the church. Since then, the project has continued to grow, says Allyson Engdahl, who has been a member of Boulevard Presbyterian for about 20 years.

“We started out doing what we thought was a good idea, but we weren’t providing the right products because we didn’t understand what was wanted,” Engdahl says. “And so we learned from that what (the community members) prefer. … It really makes sense to provide the food that people want and will eat, particularly fresh produce.”

The garden, which sits in several raised beds of soil next to the church on Northwest Boulevard in Grandview Heights, has housed everything from eggplant to zucchini since it was created about eight years ago. Work begins each year in the spring with the help of 12 to 15 volunteers, who harvest the crops and deliver them to the Near Northside Emergency Material Assistance Program (NNEMAP) food pantry through the fall.

“What we have learned over time is that other churches have gardens, and they also harvest and bring food to the pantry,” says Marlin Cheyney, who has been a member of the church for about 30 years. “What we have tried to do is carve out a different niche from that so that we are not just replicating tons of tomatoes in August.”

Volunteers have learned the types of produce families who visit the pantry prefer, and have tried to plan their planting accordingly, Cheyney says. Popular items have included cherry tomatoes and a variety of leaf vegetables, such as collard greens, Swiss chard and mustard greens.

“I could take in 20 bags of collard greens and they would be gone in 20 minutes,” Cheyney says. “We are producing (these foods), which are not really produced by the other church gardens or the other groups that bring in produce.”

Last year, fruits and vegetables grown in Boulevard Presbyterian’s garden contributed to the church’s annual total of 4,038 pounds of food donated to Columbus-area pantries.

In addition to their work in the garden, members of Boulevard Presbyterian give back to the community with other foodrelated missions throughout the year.

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Students in Boulevard Presbyterian Church’s K-7 Sunday school put together bean soup kits to be donated to the Near Northeast Side Material Assistance Program.

Donations of canned goods and household supplies are dropped off at the church during monthly mission collection Sundays, while a yearlong monetary donation program called “Cents-ability” encourages church members to add two cents per person per meal to the communal change jar. Boulevard Presbyterian also partners with local organizations such as the YWCA Family Center and Faith Mission to prepare and serve dinners and bag lunches to homeless men, women and children several times during the year.

Young members of the church are encouraged to participate in annual projects, such as the “Souper Bowl of Caring” donation drive, which raised more than $1,100 and collected 1,060 cans of food in February. Each year, children in the K-7 Sunday school classes make bean soup kits, which are donated to NNEMAP. In January, the students made 118 kits, with each bag designed to feed six to eight people.

For Cheyney, who has a background in social work, becoming involved in Boulevard Presbyterian’s food missions was a no-brainer.

“I grew up in a family where this was something you did all the time. … We were always involved in some sort of mission,” she says. “It is embedded in me … and I am passionate about it.

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Engdahl says this message of community involvement and support resonates with many who attend the church.

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Book ‘em, Danno Little Free Libraries improve access to books in Columbus

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of their own Little Free Libraries. There are now more than 100 in and around Columbus promoting the mission of Wisconsin native Todd H. Bol.

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In 2010, Bol decided to share his love of reading by constructing and giving away 30 little libraries. He watched them grow over the next two years, at which point their success led him to establish Little Free Library as a nonprofit.

According to the U.S. Department of Education, up to 61 percent of lowincome families do not have any books for their kids at home. Each Little Free Library is fighting this statistic by providing communities 24/7 access to books, and many of these structures are in partnership with broader initiatives.

Grandview Heights yoga studio Shift is one of the local businesses to get involved.

“Our studio is about mindfulness and being present. We wanted to offer a spot for our members, and our community to sit down, read and relax,” says Lucy Bartimole, managing partner of Shift. “We built our Little Free Library in hopes of helping people take a moment of pause in their busy lives.”

Under a similar motive of community support, media specialist Kristi Jump of Edison Intermediate/Larson Middle School led a group of fourthand fifth-graders to build their own Little Free Library in Grandview. The students created the structure with the help of their teachers by using the high school’s new CNC router. Two years later, Jump’s Little Free Library continues to be a student-run initiative that is teaching kids firsthand how they can impact their neighborhood.

Claudine Eckhart, an Upper Arlington resident, has even started her own independent Little Free Library, with the help of her family, offering books outside her home at 1850 Upper Chelsea Rd. A map of Little Free Libraries, as well as guidance on starting a new one, can be found at www.littlefreelibrary.org.

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on the table

By Valerie Mauger

All Shook Up Top-shelf mixologist teaches her craft to others

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Dehlavi’s enthusiasm for teaching the art of the perfect cocktail has not been confined to the beginner level, or even to Ohio, for that matter. After she became an experienced mixologist, Dehlavi started traveling all over the world to take part in competitions that would test her skills.

“Now I judge a lot of competitions,” she says.

She also spends some time passing on her skills to mixologists who are just getting started by running the apprentice program for Tales of the Cocktail. It is the largest cocktail festival in the world, taking place for one week during July in New Orleans.

The festival’s apprentice program gives new bartenders a chance to learn the ropes from some of the most experienced and successful mixologists in the country.

Dehlavi was accepted into the apprentice program a few years ago and has worked her way up to run the program since then.

Every year, Tales of the Cocktail does a miniature version of the festival in a new location across the globe. Last year, the event was held in Mexico City, and this year, it ventured across the pond to Edinburgh, Scotland.

Still, Dehlavi enjoys coming home to Ohio.

“It’s pretty tremendous, the community,” she says. “There’s a huge mixology scene here in Columbus.”

Though she is always busy, Dehlavi plans to spend a lot of time outdoors with her daughter this summer. She still

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appreciates the lush greenery of the Midwest, which she says was difficult to find while growing up in Arizona. The sun and heat of summer will eventually become a burden however, so she might just end up making a glass of her Red Chile Gimlet cocktail.

“This cocktail embodies summer,” says Dehlavi. “It is light, refreshing and herbal.”

In its simplest form, a gimlet is made up of gin, lime and soda, but Dehlavi’s version takes it up a couple notches.

“Ancho Reyes is a liqueur made from red chiles, and has a hint of heat but mostly very complex chile flavors,” says Dehlavi. “It elevates what would otherwise be a very basic drink. It is quite simple to make for anyone, whether a working bartender or an at-home novice.”

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pper Arlington resident Cris Dehlavi has been in the food business as long as she can remember.

Her father owned a restaurant while she was growing up in Arizona and she started waiting tables there as soon as she finished high school. A few years later, Dehlavi moved to Upper Arlington and started working at high-end Cameron Mitchell restaurant M at Miranova, where she found a passion for creating unique cocktails.

“Working at M, of course, we do really high-end mixology and craft cocktails,” Dehlavi says. “So I just got more and more interested in it.”

Dehlavi is now the head bartender at the restaurant and has become deeply involved with the mixology scene, both in Columbus and much further afield. On the local scale, she is the president of the Columbus chapter of the United States Bartenders’ Guild, an organization that connects bartenders across the country by holding competitions, seminars and classes.

Dehlavi is also involved in the community through the city of Upper Arlington. She teaches Lifelong Learning throughout the year, demonstrating four original cocktail recipes.

“They sell out every time,” says Dehlavi.

But when the time slots available for last year’s winter season sold out, she just added another class to her already busy schedule.

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