Rock on the Range this Weekend

Rock on the Range this Weekend

It’s festival weekend and one of music’s biggest events happens live in Columbus,  “Rock on the Range.”

Rock on the Range this Weekend

One of the state’s largest arenas is the usual home to the MLS Columbus Crew, but this weekend Columbus Crew Stadium turns into “Ranger” statdium as it hosts Rock on the Range for May 17 – 19. Now in it’s seventh year, Rock on the Range has been extended to three days of music-filled fun.

Notable altrenative rock bands will be performing, including Korn, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Smashing Pumpkins, Bush, Stone Sour, Three Days Grace, Papa Roach, Cheap Trick, Bullet For My Valentine, Volbeat, Lamb Of God, Skillet, A Day To Remember, Buckcherry, Halestorm, Hollywood Undead, All That Remains, Device (with David Draiman), Steel Panther, Sevendust, Sick Puppies, Asking Alexandria, Pop Evil, In Flames, Clutch, In This Moment, Black Veil Brides, The Sword, Ghost, Motionless In White, Red, Deuce, Middle Class Rut, Big Wreck, Oleander, Otherwise, Red Line Chemistry, Young Guns, Thousand Foot Krutch, Mindset Evolution, Tracer, Beware Of Darkness, Heaven’s Basement, American Fangs, Love And Death, Gemini Syndrome and more.

For ticket information visit www.RockOnTheRange.com or www.facebook.com/rockontherange.

Worth Every Cent, Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund Returns Investments

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The Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund restores, protects, and connects Ohio’s important natural and urban places.  The project conserves green spaces as well as farmlands, therefore developing outdoor recreational areas and brownfields.

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The project apparently is doing the state some good, as 21 Clean Ohio projects, including 4 in Central Ohio created $1.16 billion in one-time contribution to the state’s gross domestic product and $1.4 billion in annual contribution.  Moreover, Columbus Business First reports that the Clean Ohio project produced a return on investment of $4.67 for the goods and services related to the predevelopment activity for every $1 spent on the program.

“We now have the facts to demonstrate that it reaps incredible dividends for Ohio’s taxpayers and communities,’ shares Greater Ohio Policy Center Executive Director Lavea Brachman.

The Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund urges improvement and regenerates communities. Since 2002, the project has made grants summing up to $315 million to encourage the clean-up of about 160 brownfield sites.

It’s hoped that all 160 of the Clean Ohio funded sites would be as successful as the others which have reaped proven rewards.  If they follow the same pattern, it would contribute at least $10 billion annual GDP for the state.

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Ways to Save On Your Home Insurance

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It’s a good idea to do a thorough review of your home insurance during your renewal period each year. It’s easy to spend too much on home insurnace, here are a few areas to examine and possibly save a few dollars.

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[ Photo Credit: AMAUS ]

Have only one insurance for all your needs.  Most insurance companies offer multi-policy discounts.  This entices most of their patrons obtain insurance for their home, auto, and other needs, all with the same company, and they often offer at least a 10% as a multi policy discount.

Don’t pay a low deductible. The deductible is the contribution that homeowners pay for any claim. The higher your deductible, the lower your cost of insurance; and conversly the higher your deductible, the more you will save on your premium.

It’s all about the location. The location of your home can affect the price of your insurance.  If your home is near a fire station, or even a fire hydrant, your insurance may cost less.  If your house is sitting on a flood prone area, then it’s best to add a flood insurance policy, which would increase your rates but save you in the long run.

Think about the items that you have insured. Insure your house, not your lot. The dirt your home sits on cannnot be blown away during a storm or damaged with fire. Adjust the automatic protection limit policy according to your needs. You may have this lowered, but be careful if you have jewellery and high end electronics.

Safety first. Having a smoke detectors, burglar alarms, and dead bolts can help reduce your home insurance. This could cut down five percent or more off your premium. Also, buying a new home could afford better insurance rates as the carrier is not as leery of aging electrical, heating, and plumbing.

Road Improvements Planned

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Road improvements are well on their way in Columbus and Central Ohio.

Some of the planned interchanges to be rebuilt are those at interstate 270 and Route 33 in Dublin and the Interstate 71 and Routes 36/37 interchange in Delaware County.

These developments are signs of city progress, as these plans and many more will push through in the coming years. The improvements will assure motorists of better highways safety and modern highway exits.  The added benefit is that they make it more attractive for investors seeking opportunities in the area.

There are already a number of investors putting in their money in the state. Bob Evans Farms, a Columbus-based restaurant has started expansion plans. The company first sold their South Columbus headquarters and are planning to develop with their New Albany headquarters with at least $187 million investment.

Other developments around the state include the recent addition of the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio  or SWACO to its buffer zone around the Franklin County Landfill. However, no plans of improvement for the farmland have been made, the SWACO is concentrating first on its future green energy industrial park on 340 acres to the north.

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The Ohio State University Recreational and Physical Activity Centre reanks top in nation

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When shopping for a university, both students and parents alike, look at more than what the academic programs the schools offer.  They also look at the school’s athletic programs.

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Thankfully Columbus residents don’t have to go far to find a top academic program through The Ohio State University (OSU), paired with a commitment to athletics. In fact, in a recent survey by the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association, OSU ranked #5 among the best recreation centres across the nation’s universities in the Best College Review.

The Ohio State University Recreational and Physical Activity Centre (OSU RPAC) takes pride in its recreation, meeting, fitness, and aquatic space.

A blue gem of it’s collection, McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion which houses of a 50-meter competitive pool heated at 79 degrees Fahrenheit and the Ron O’Brien Diving Well heated at 83 degrees Fahrenheit. The swimming area is where Ohio State University’s varsity men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, the Ohio State Swim and Diving Clubs, and varsity synchronized swimming team practice.

Apart from this, the OSU RPAC boasts of its activity space that has four squash courts with moveable side walls and glass back walls, 10 racquetball courts with glass back walls, four-lane jogging/walking track (8-9 laps/mile), and five multipurpose rooms.

There are other facilities that could be found such as computer rooms, massage therapy facility, kids’ zone, sports shop, and many more.

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Oldest Zoo Gorilla Turns 56

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Colo, the first gorilla who was born in a zoo recently turned 56.

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English: Gorilla enclosure at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Colo  is the oldest gorilla in any zoo. She was born on December 22, 1956, when  Christina, a 280 pound gorilla which was captured in the French Cameroons gave birth to her while in captivity. The name Colo was given from a children’s contest, and it came from Col(umbus), O(hio).

The gorilla had three of her offspring’s in 1968, and Colo has been a grandmother since 1979. Colo, although by choice lives alone, is often visited by her daughter.

The Association of Zoos and Aquarium shares that the female western lowland gorilla celebrated her birthday with special treats at her home in the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.  The zoo also brought in a cake specially prepared for Colo.  There were other gifts for the gorilla as well, such as her favorite food of tomatoes . The zoo also brought in guests who happily sang for Colo “Happy Birthday”.

There have been 35 gorillas born in the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium since 1956. The zoo houses 15 primates into three groups, and although captive breeding has been successful, the animals are endangered in the wild.

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New Exhibit opens at Short North

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The works of Agnes Burris, Andrew Plank, and KaveriRaina would be on display starting on March 2 at the Roy G Biv Gallery, Short North, Columbus.

The paintings of Agnes Burris have awesome dimension of container shop that wobble the imagination and all manner of of flying things which inhabit the sky. “These incomprehensible physical objects, these totems of technology and industry, people my paintings. They serve to reference contemporary issues of war, conflict, and consumption as well as being “individuals” in their own right,” Burris said in her statement.

Meanwhile, the works of Andrew Plank covers both painting and mixed media.  “Artworks today are engaged in an unprecedented flow of repositioning and critique, more or less at the hands of an ambivalent and autocratic system in which enjoyment becomes the sole virtue, not because knowledge has lost its value, but because…Here I also think I can make visible the gap between idea and form, a certain conception of the materialist history of art objects, a gap only bridgeable by a theatre of regression. Artworks made solely for the enjoyment of the artist..,” Plank shares in his statement.”

Prepare to be awed by the works of KaveriRaina, who has lived in New Delhi and the US. “The subject matter of my paintings deal with the compression of time, the separation of the East and West, and the synthesis of the two cultures when they come together to create a contemporary fusion,” the artist says.

The opening reception would be on March 2 from 7PM to 10PM. The exhibition will run until March 30, on the end of the exhibition, the artists are expected to give a series of talks at 2:30PM.  Admission is free and is open to the public.

 

Columbus Museum of Art is Nominee in Outreach Program Medal

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Ohio Museum of Art

Have you been to the Columbus Museum of Art yet?

The Columbus Museum of Art is another pride and joy of the city, apart from showing valuable works of countless masters; it is also a finalist for the national award which distinguishes community outreach.

Apart from the Columbus local, two libraries found in Cincinnati and Cleveland made it in the finalists cut. According to The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Columbus Museum of Art together with the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, the Cuyahoga County Public Library have all been selected in Ohio for their outreach programs as finalists for the National Medal for Museum and Library Services.

These three state pride stood out from a long list of nominees that have been submitted from all over the country. The Columbus Museum of Art, making it as a finalist is an honor enough. Locals can only hope for the best when the winners will be announced this spring.

Recently the Columbus Museum of the Art is showcasing the paintings and works of Mark Rothko alongside the creative works of Elijah Pierce.

For more information, visit www.columbusmuseum.org

The Hills Market set to Open in Downtown Columbus

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Downtown Columbus would now get to enjoy the Hills’ famous twice baked potatoes and all natural Ohio beef meatloaves as The Hills Market is set to open in this side of the city.

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The Hills Market has not yet set an opening date, but it is set operate from Mondays to Saturdays from 7AM to 9PM. And on Sundays from 8AM to 8PM.

“Something’s been added every time we walk back in,” General Manager Matt Brown says. “We’re one step closer to opening.” The freezer and cooler space has been recently installed.

The Columbus store is comparable in size than the Hills market in Worthington, still the company promises the same amount of grocery goods.

The first store have had a successful run in Olentangy.  Columbus locals can expect the same fun as is given from the Worthington market, having cooking classes, wine and cheese tasting, and ladies night.  It will also have a seafood section, deli, bakery counter, and cafeteria, alongside a patio.  However, it would not give consumers a state liquor store, but they would provide us wines.

Plans for a job fair have been set, expecting to attract students from Columbus State Community College and Columbus College of Art & Design. 

The Who Announces Concert in Columbus

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Columbus would certainly be singing to ‘I can’t explain’,  ‘the Kids are Alright’ , and other hits served by longtime English rock back, The Who.

The legendary rock band recently announced its North American tour, “Quadrophenia and More.”  This will be the band’s first tour in North America in four years. With that, Columbus is one of the lucky cities who will get to see the Who perform live at the Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus on February 17.

Founding member’s Roger Daltrey (lead vocals, guitar) and Pete Townshend (guitar and keyboards) together with other the Who members,  Zak Starkey, Pino Palladino, Simon Townshend, John Corey, Loren Gold, and Frank Simes will be headlining one of the greatest concerts to hit the state. The much acclaimed Quadrophenia is the Grammy Hall of famer’s second rock opera.  The album, first released in 1973 is a word play on the medical term for schizophrenia, and the four personalities of the members who created it.

Book now to get great seats, and VIP access and sound checks to one of the top British rock and roll bands that ever danced across our planet.

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