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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 1d

More chances to see this film coming up:

Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 1d

Been wondering what's happening at the former site of the Polaris/Germain Amphitheater, where you might have seen the Beastie Boys, Breeders and others at Lollapalooza in 1994? This is now there, next to the Topgolf and Ikea:

First Look: The Galaxy at Polaris - Columbus Underground

NP Limited Partnership and Oakwood Management Company hosted a grand opening event yesterday at the Galaxy at Polaris, a new mixed-use development on the former Polaris Amphitheater site. The 289-unit...

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 2d

Fun fact: the first article I ever wrote for CU was about Creekside, back in February of 2013..

Residences of Creekside Set to Open in May - Columbus Underground

The Creekside project in Gahanna, which went into receivership in 2011 after a three-year struggle to attract tenants, appears to be on much stronger footing headed into the spring. The Strathmore Dev...

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 2d

Couple big projects are happening at Creekside:

Gahanna Looking for Input on Major Creekside Proposals - Columbus Underground

Planning is ramping up for two significant projects – one public, one private – that could transform Gahanna’s Creekside area. The City of Gahanna is heading up the public project, a full renovation o...

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 3d

There's another round of Trump tariffs coming - it's not gonna be good for an already-struggling housing market.

New Trump Tariffs Have Local Housing Developers Concerned - Columbus Underground

The Trump administration announced another round of tariffs last week that could contribute to higher rents and more stalled development projects in Columbus. At a time when they are already dealing w...

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 2d

In 2013, @columbuslibrary.bsky.social looked at partnering with Pizzuti to replace the Northside branch with a multi-story apartment + library building, but ended up just building a new stand-alone branch:

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 3d

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 3d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 3d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · 3d

If you happen to be in Columbus & would like to see sci-fi fanzines, pulp magazines, UFOlogy reports & publications, Star Trek scripts, etc. later this month! library.osu.edu/events/out-o....

Out of this World? Science Fiction & UFOs in Mid-Twentieth Century America

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 3d

There's another round of Trump tariffs coming - it's not gonna be good for an already-struggling housing market.

New Trump Tariffs Have Local Housing Developers Concerned - Columbus Underground

The Trump administration announced another round of tariffs last week that could contribute to higher rents and more stalled development projects in Columbus. At a time when they are already dealing w...

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 4d

I wrote about the state of renewable energy in central Ohio recently:

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 5d

There's a new nonprofit in the housing field, more info here:

New Housing Organization Focused on Bridging Gaps - Columbus Underground

Two locals with years of experience in the housing and development world have started a new nonprofit organization. Brian and Sarah Higgins hope that the newly-formed Columbus Redevelopment Corporatio...

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 6d

Pile of bricks with skyline in background

Large piles of bricks with skyline in background

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 6d

You get some unique skyline views from that gravel parking lot between the railroad tracks by the soccer stadium..

Spaced out downtown buildings with large parking lot on foreground

Some downtown buildings peak above a big mound of dirt

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Columbus Coffee Festival @columbuscoffee.bsky.social · 7d

We’re super excited to be kicking off day one of the 10th annual Columbus Coffee Festival! The weather is looking great, we have some tickets still available for our afternoon sessions (3pm-6pm), and we’re thrilled to see you all soon!

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 9d

Here's the latest on Fort Rapids;

Group Seeks Investors for Fort Rapids Redevelopment Plan - Columbus Underground

A local church and a California-based developer have put together a plan to redevelop the abandoned Fort Rapids hotel and indoor water park. The group put out a press release detailing their plan and ...

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 10d

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Mary Ward (scientist) - Wikipedia

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 11d

Check out more photos of the building from this 2013 CU article, when it was still in use..also TIL: "the YMCA’s classes in business and trades were eventually recognized as the YMCA Schools, which still exists today as Franklin University"

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 11d

Ohio Capital Journal coverage of Kaleidoscope's housing program:

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Kaleidoscope Housing Program Shuttering as State Funding Ends - Columbus Underground

A program that has helped provide housing to more than 50 central Ohio LGBTQ+ youth who were experiencing homelessness is ending.

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 11d

Franklin Park news..

Franklin Park Conservatory to Renovate Historic Palm House - Columbus Underground

Representatives with the Franklin Park Conservatory (FPC) and Botanical Gardens announced plans this morning for a major overhaul to the historic Palm House, located in Franklin Park.

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 11d

We didn't get to see the upper floors where the residences were/are going to be, but the lobby and gym still look amazing:

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Photos: Renovation of Downtown YMCA to Begin - Columbus Underground

Woda Cooper Companies and IMPACT Community Action held a press event at the former Downtown YMCA yesterday, giving attendees a chance to see the inside of the 103-year-old building before work begins ...

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 13d

See y’all downtown today! If you see a @transitcolumbus.org volunteer in a yellow vest, say hi! 👋

a sunny high street downtown columbus with a bus on the side

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 15d

I heard @billmckibben.bsky.social bring his shockingly hopeful message about solar power to @volts.wtf and @chrislhayes.bsky.social and I wanted to figure out if that hopefulness extends to Ohio or if we’ve messed things up too much..here’s what I found:

Locals See Reasons for Optimism Despite ‘Headwinds’ Against Solar Energy in Ohio - Columbus Underground

Legislation passed by Republicans in the Ohio General Assembly has made it harder for solar energy projects to get off the ground here, as have the efforts of fossil fuel interests to derail specific ...

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 15d

*The AI boom = one of the costliest building sprees in world history

* Past 3 years' commitments are greater than the cost of building the U.S. interstate highway system

* Consumers must spend $800 billion on AI within a few years, to justify investment from 2023-24

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-b...

This week, consultants at Bain & Co. estimated the wave of AI infrastructure spending will require $2 trillion in annual AI revenue by 2030. By comparison, that is more than the combined 2024 revenue of Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta and Nvidia, and more than five times the size of the entire global subscription software market.

Morgan Stanley estimates that last year there was around $45 billion of revenue for AI products. The sector makes money from a combination of subscription fees for chatbots such as ChatGPT and money paid to use these companies’ data centers.

How the tech sector will cover the gap is “the trillion dollar question,” said Mark Moerdler, an analyst at Bernstein.

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Brent Warren @brentincolumbus.bsky.social · 15d

I heard @billmckibben.bsky.social bring his shockingly hopeful message about solar power to @volts.wtf and @chrislhayes.bsky.social and I wanted to figure out if that hopefulness extends to Ohio or if we’ve messed things up too much..here’s what I found:

Locals See Reasons for Optimism Despite ‘Headwinds’ Against Solar Energy in Ohio - Columbus Underground

Legislation passed by Republicans in the Ohio General Assembly has made it harder for solar energy projects to get off the ground here, as have the efforts of fossil fuel interests to derail specific ...

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