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Kemp flashes potential at combine
PATASKALA — The recruiting process is one big sales pitch. While college coaches must sell their team and university’s academic programs, the athlete first must get himself noticed. Watkins Memorial junior football player Brenden Kemp received his big break during the fall. Kemp was invited to the Proving Ground National Combine. He participated in the event with 300 other top juniors in Phoenix during the holiday break. The event was part of the festivities surrounding the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. “There were a lot of superb athletes there, especially some that are way up there, so it was cool to see them,” Kemp said. The three-day event included seminars on academics and citizenship, but the highlight was the combine. Players were measured in their physical abilities and ran through a variety of drills. Kemp, measured at 5-foot-9, 197 pounds, was timed at 4.51 in the 40-yard dash, the eighth-fastest running back. He had a 29 1/4-inch vertical, and he benched 185 pounds 27 times. “We did some reaction drills, cut through cones, jumped over bags and cut a certain way,” Kemp said. “We also did a 7-on-7 against the linebackers towards the end. I can definitely improve on catching.” Kemp built on an 700-yard rushing season in 2010 by eclipsing 1,000 rushing yards during the fall for the Warriors. In his first two seasons, Kemp has a total of 31 rushing touchdowns. Recruiters, however, are looking for more than statistics. They want to see the size and speed that shows potential. In Arizona, Kemp was among the best of the best. “The first day they told us a lot of rules and NCAA regulations,” Kemp said. “They really touched on how important academics are, and of course, I already knew that. Just to be in a different area and see [...]
Read More >>Southern Co (SO) Share Price Target Increased to $48.00 by Analysts at …
Investment analysts at Hilliard Lyons increased their price target on shares of Southern (NYSE: SO) from $45.00 to $48.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday. They currently have a “buy” rating on the company’s shares. Separately, analysts at Atlantic Equities downgraded shares of Southern from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note to investors on Tuesday. Analysts at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of Southern in a research note to investors on Tuesday, January 17th. Also, analysts at JPMorgan Chase Co. (NYSE: JPM) downgraded shares of Southern from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note to investors on Friday, January 13rd. The Southern Company (Southern Company) owns all of the outstanding common stock of Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power, each of which is an operating public utility company. The traditional operating companies supply electric service in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. In addition, Southern Company owns all of the common stock of Southern Power, which is also an operating public utility company. Southern Power constructs, acquires, owns, and manages generation assets and sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market. Southern Company also owns all of the outstanding common stock or membership interests of SouthernLINC Wireless, Southern Nuclear, SCS, Southern Holdings, Southern Renewable Energy, and other direct and indirect subsidiaries. SouthernLINC Wireless provides digital wireless communications for use by Southern Company and its subsidiary companies. Southern opened at 45.32 on Friday. Southern has a 1-year low of $35.73 and a 1-year high of $46.69. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $45.15 and a 200-day moving average of $42.59. The company has a market cap of $39.063 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.54. Stay on [...]
Read More >>Howard Hanna on prowl to add to franchise roster
Howard Hanna is moving into Central Ohio. Brian R. Ball Staff reporter – Business First Email Residential brokerage Howard Hanna Real Estate Services Howard Hanna Real Estate Services Latest from The Business Journals Howard Hanna enters market in deal with Dublin residential brokerageAllegheny County reassessments going up, appraisals going downPeople Awards: Companies Follow this company expects to find other top agents and brokers in Central Ohio as operators of franchised offices even as the company’s first partner in the area seeks to expand from Dublin. The Pittsburgh brokerage said Jan. 23 that RealCom Realty would become its first partner in Central Ohio. RealCom’s territory for additional offices covers the 43017 and 43016 ZIP codes in Dublin as well as Hilliard, Powell and Marysville. “We’re hoping to work with the Hannas to expand that territory,” said Marilu Socher, senior partner with Howard Hanna RealCom Realty. Howard “Hoby” Hanna IV, … Brian R. Ball covers real estate, allied construction industries, development and the hospitality and hotel sectors for Business First. See all your followed company news on your personalized dashboard. To access the full benefits of bizWatch and receive a weekly email with aggregated news on all the companies you are following, please provide your email address below. You must have a bizjournals account to follow a company. Please Log In or Register. To continue reading subscribe now Already a subscriber? Sign in to link your subscription Article source: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2012/01/27/howard-hanna-on-prowl-to-add-to.html
Read More >>Cleveland Heights Unemployment Rate Drops
The unemployment rate in Cleveland Heights dropped from 6.2 percent in November to 5.5 percent in December, according to the most recent numbers from the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. It is now tied with Mentor for the lowest unemployment rate in Ohio cities with more than 50,000 people. (Cleveland Heights is still categorized that way with the ODJFS though its population dropped by more than 7 percent to 46,121 from 49,958 in 2000, according to the 2010 Census.) Mayor Ed Kelley said the unemployment rate in Cleveland Heights is usually lower than the average because of the hardworking people in the city and the proximity to University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University and other schools, hospitals, organizations and businesses. “No matter what the economic situation is, whether it’s good times or bad times, the unemployment rate in Cleveland Heights is usually lower,” said Mayor Ed Kelley. “We have a very diverse workforce and people tend to be very hardworking people in Cleveland Heights, and people know that. That’s why they hire Cleveland Heights people to work for them.” The only cities of any size that are included in public ODJFS statistics to have a lower unemployment rate in Ohio were Dublin (4.7 percent,) Upper Arlington (4.9 percent), Westerville (5.1 percent), Gahanna (5.2 percent), Mason City (5.4 percent) and Shaker Heights (5.4 percent). Westlake, Strongsville, Hilliard and Kent also had a 5.5 percent unemployment rate. There are 25,900 people in the Cleveland Heights labor force as of December 2011, and 1,400 are unemployed, according to the ODJFS. However, since August, the labor force in Cleveland Heights has shrunk by nearly 1,000. At that time, there were 26,800 people in the labor force in Cleveland Heights, and 2,000 were unemployed. The unemployment rate in Cuyahoga County also dropped slightly, [...]
Read More >>ADS Announces 54th Manufacturing Plant
HILLIARD, Ohio–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS) announced today that it will open a new manufacturing plant in Clifford, Michigan to meet the growing demand for the company’s corrugated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe. The plant is expected to be in operation during the second calendar quarter of 2012. This will be ADS’ second pipe production facility in Michigan, complementing the existing plant located in Owosso. “We will continue to increase and accelerate our efforts to keep ahead of the demand which we have seen grow during the past few years.” “The new Clifford facility is strategically located to serve the growing customer base in the “thumb” of Michigan as well as in southwestern Ontario”, stated Joe Chlapaty, Chairman and CEO of Advanced Drainage Systems. In August 2011, Chlapaty announced a $10 million program directed at improving and expanding ADS manufacturing capacity and delivery ability in the entire mid-west region. “This new Michigan plant is an extension of that program,” he stated. “We will continue to increase and accelerate our efforts to keep ahead of the demand which we have seen grow during the past few years.” During 2011 ADS opened new plants in Hampton, Iowa and in Buxton, North Dakota. A proper drainage system using HDPE pipe is a key factor that affects crops. “In Michigan during the spring of 2011, there was so much rain that planting was delayed, and many crops that were planted were either washed away, slow to sprout or were damaged,” offered Kevin Rapp, Agricultural Market Manager for ADS and also the Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition (ADMC), a resource of water management systems technologies. “A saturated field kills crops and doesn’t allow farmers to timely plant and harvest their crops,” Rapp continued. “A drainage system [...]
Read More >>Miami Travels to Bluegrass State for Rod McCravy Memorial
Jan. 26, 2012 Live Results | Schedule of Events OXFORD, Ohio – For the first time since 2009, the Miami University women’s track and field team heads to Lexington, Ky. for the Rod McCravy Memorial Friday and Saturday, hosted by the University of Kentucky at Nutter Field House. The meet starts Friday night at 6 p.m. with four field events, three of which are women’s events, in the weight throw, pole vault and long jump. The meet resumes Saturday at 10:30 a.m. with the high jump and triple jump while the shot put is the final field event at noon. The first track events are the 60m dash and 60m hurdles prelims at 12:30 p.m. before the mile run at 1:15 p.m. The 4x400m relay concludes the meet at 4:50 p.m. A complete schedule is available here. A total of 17 teams will be competing at the meet, which has tough competition from some of the top conferences in the country and three nationally ranked squads. Four SEC schools will be in attendance as in addition to the host Wildcats, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Vanderbilt will be present. No. 14 Ohio State from the Big Ten, Georgia Tech from the ACC and Cincinnati from the Big East will also take part in the meet. The other two ranked schools participating are sixth-ranked Central Florida and No. 15 Southern Illinois while Chattanooga, Eastern Kentucky, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State, Murray State and Western Kentucky will also be in Lexington. The meet will not be scored. Last weekend, Miami had a strong showing at the Gladstein Invitational, hosted by Indiana University. The RedHawks shattered the 4x400m relay school record by over a second, as senior Diona Graves (Fenton, Mo.), junior Katie Scannell (Cortland, Ohio), senior Rachael Clay (Rossford, Ohio) and freshman Charlotte [...]
Read More >>Was Hilliard arson a hate crime? FBI joins probe
Hilliard police and the Columbus bureau of the FBI are investigating a fire that officials say they believe targeted an Islamic family last week in the Britton Farms subdivision. The early morning fire has been ruled as arson by Norwich Township Fire Department officials. The Hilliard Division of Police, Norwich Township Fire Department, and the Blue Ribbon Arson Committee is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction of those responsible for the arson. The fire was reported at 5:24 a.m. Jan. 16 in the 4000 block of Britton Farms Drive in Hilliard. Neither of the residence’s two occupants was injured. Norwich Township firefighters responded to the fire. The blaze caused an estimated $290,000 in damage, rendering the house nearly a complete loss, Norwich Fire Chief David Long said. The fire did not cause any exposure damage to adjacent houses and was contained at 5:47 a.m., Long said. The two residents safely escaped the residence, officials said, after smoke detectors alerted them of the fire. Hilliard police reported one of the residents filed a report Nov. 26 indicating someone had written anti-Arabic slurs on the garage door of the residence. The Ohio Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations asked the FBI to investigate the fire as a hate crime as the property had been a previous target of vandalism. A past resident of the house, and relative of one of the men living there, is Salah Soltan, officials said. He is a former professor at Cairo University, a past president of Islamic American University in Detroit, and has lectured extensively on the Islamic faith and practices. “Now that we know the fire was arson, we hope a motive can be determined and the perpetrators apprehended and prosecuted to the full extent of [...]
Read More >>Hilliard Lyons Analysts Downgrade Indiana Community Bancorp (INCB) Shares to …
Indiana Community Bancorp (NASDAQ: INCB) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Hilliard Lyons from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday. Separately, analysts at Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Indiana Community Bancorp from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note to investors on Thursday, December 8th. Indiana Community Bancorp (ICB) is a bank holding company. The principal asset of the Company consists of 100% interest in Indiana Bank and Trust Company (the Bank). The Bank provides services through its main office at 501 Washington Street in Columbus, Indiana, 18 full service branches located in south central Indiana and the STAR network of automated teller machines at 14 locations in Seymour, Columbus, North Vernon, Osgood, Salem, Madison, Batesville, Greensburg, Greenwood and Indianapolis. The Bank serves primarily Bartholomew, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, Ripley, Decatur, Marion, Johnson and Washington Counties in Indiana. The Bank also participates in the nationwide electronic funds transfer networks known as Plus System, Inc. and Cirrus System. As of January 26, 2010, the Company dissolved HomeFed Financial Corporation, (HFF), a subsidiary corporation. Indiana Community Bancorp traded down 1.92% on Thursday, hitting $20.45. Indiana Community Bancorp has a 52-week low of $13.02 and a 52-week high of $21.46. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $14.64 and a 200-day moving average of $14.89. The company’s market cap is $68.8 million. Stay on top of analysts’ coverage with our daily email newsletter that provides a concise list of analysts’ upgrades, analysts’ downgrades and analysts’ price target changes for each day. Click here to register. Article source: http://www.localizedusa.com/2012/01/26/hilliard-lyons-analysts-downgrade-indiana-community-bancorp-incb-shares-to-underperform/
Read More >>Hilliard aims to use lessons learned as a player to help Redskins’ receivers
When Ike Hilliard looks back on his NFL career, the former New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver jokes that he counts himself “fortunate enough to fool people for 12 years and play this game.” The University of Florida product recorded 546 catches for 6,397 yards and 35 touchdowns and helped the Giants reach win Super Bowl XXXV. And during that time, whether he actually fooled people or not, he says he learned from some great coaches including then-offensive coordinator Sean Payton and receivers coach Jimmy Robinson in New York, and Tampa Bay head coach Jon Gruden and receivers coach Richard Mann. Now Hilliard hopes to take those lessons, couple them with lessons from Mike Shanahan and Kyle Shanahan, and use them to help improve the Washington Redskins’ wide receivers unit this season. “I just have to learn,” said Hilliard, whom Washington hired as receivers coach Monday. “I’m first and foremost flattered and honored to have this opportunity. It will be a pleasure to work for Coach Shanahan, both of them, learning from both guys. I just think at the end of the day, now being behind the 8-ball a little bit just get there and work, learn as much as I can, detail it the way it’s necessary to be detailed in order to be able to communicate what needs to be done for our coaching staff and do the best job that I can there.” This will mark the third stint in Hilliard’s young coaching career. He got his start as Jim Haslett’s wide receivers coach for the UFL’s Florida Tuskers in 2009. This past season, he served as the Miami Dolphins’ assistant receivers coach. Of Hilliard, Mike Shanahan said he “had my eye on him, and I had the chance to talk to him in [...]
Read More >>Cyclists tell Columbus to get it in gear
By Robert Vitale The Columbus Dispatch Thursday January 26, 2012 4:57 AM A bicycling-advocacy group that helped write a 2008 plan to expand bike lanes on Columbus streets now is calling on city officials to speed things up. The city needs to move more quickly on designating bikes-only lanes Downtown, said Jeff Stephens, executive director of Consider Biking, a group that has encouraged Columbus and other central Ohio cities to think about cyclists as they plan their road projects. Consider Biking has started a campaign called “Connect the Core,” which seeks supporters’ signatures on petitions pushing for bike lanes on nine Downtown streets, including 3rd, 4th, Spring and Long streets. Downtown bike lanes would encourage more people to ride and help them do it safely, Stephens said. “That’s where the greatest amount of people are coming and going,” Stephens said. “They don’t ride because they don’t feel safe on the roads.” City officials say engineers are working on plans for bike lanes but must find ways to accommodate people who ride, drive, park and walk Downtown. The city’s plan includes bike lanes on Broad and High streets, but Consider Biking’s petition push leaves those two off the initial list. “We want to make sure we have streets that can accommodate bike lanes safely as opposed to getting it done fast,” said Rick Tilton, spokesman for the Department of Public Service. Will bike lanes take away space for four-wheeled traffic? Where will bike lanes go on streets already designated for curbside parking? “That’s the engineering part of it,” Tilton said. “That’s the devil in the details.” Mayor Michael B. Coleman, a bicycle enthusiast who leads annual Bike to Work Week rides, often boasts about the city’s progress in expanding bike trails, adding lanes and marking streets as bicyclists’ territory, too. Columbus [...]
Read More >>Coffman, Davidson dancers organize charity show
By Jennifer Noblit ThisWeek Community Newspapers Wednesday January 25, 2012 11:34 PM A Dublin Coffman senior and a Hilliard Davidson junior have learned to give with grace. Dublin Coffman’s Samantha Coyle, with the help of Hilliard Davidson’s Corrine Bailey, organized a charity show, “Giving with Grace,” that took the stage of the Abbey Theater on Jan. 22. “Corrine and I have been making dance routines together for a long time and wanted to perform for people,” said Coyle, who takes lessons at the Dublin-based Columbus DanceArts Academy. Proceeds from the show will go to the Komen Foundation, and Bailey said inspiration for the beneficiary came from personal experience. A close friend of her mother overcame breast cancer once, but later was diagnosed with other cancers, including bone and brain. “My mom was always there for her. She passed away,” Bailey said. “A few weeks after that, Sam and I were in ballet class and we’d been talking about doing something to showcase our choreography.” Bailey and Coyle first took the charity show idea to the dance studio’s artistic directors, then to the owners of the studio. “We’re in charge of getting all the music together, choreography and rehearsal schedules,” Coyle said. “My parents helped get the Abbey Theater arranged and the stage crew. We did the dancer stuff.” The “dancer stuff” includes choreographing a few dances for the performance and recruiting other choreographers and dancers – all students from the Columbus DanceArts Academy. “Our youngest choreographers are 12 and the dance they made up is incredible,” Coyle said. “I love seeing such young people giving back. I’m really proud of them.” Dance styles in the show range from ballet and modern to lyrical and jazz — all styles in which Bailey and Coyle have taken lessons. Bailey said she started [...]
Read More >>Ohio Shorts adds homegrown talent to long history of cinematic greatness – OSU
Hollywood may be the epicenter of the American film industry, but there is no need to drive to the Pacific to find great works. The Wexner Center for the Arts 2012 Ohio Shorts contest won’t have you drive more than a few hours to see work that filmmakers statewide produced. The Ohio Shorts contest isn’t really so much a contest as a venue for local filmmakers to show off their work. The Wexner Center encourages everyone to submit entries. There are two divisions: youth (ages 18 and under) and adult (ages 19 and over). The youth division awards first through third prize and honorable mention, as well as an Audience Choice Award presneted at the April screening. The adult division is strictly about putting the films on display. The Wexner Center put the call out Ohio-wide, said Jennifer Lange, a curator for the film and video program at the Wexner Center. Adult submissions must be no longer than 20 minutes and youth submissions must be no longer than 10 minutes. The contest allows for a variety of pieces to be viewed and judged. Submissions vary from animation to performance to stop-motion and include many non-linear experimental pieces. Submissions are due March 23. “We’re really looking for original voices and original narratives,” Lange said. The contest has been going on for over a decade and many filmmakers make a submission annually. Corey Aumiller, a filmmaker and media arts teacher at Hilliard-Davidson High School, submits about every other year and has done so since his senior year of high school, he said. There are a number of reasons filmmakers ought to submit their work to showcases such as this, Aumiller said. “I think just getting exposure — having people see your work (is important),” Aumiller said. “(It’s) equally important to see [...]
Read More >>Cyclists tell Columbus to get it in gear
By Robert Vitale The Columbus Dispatch Thursday January 26, 2012 4:57 AM A bicycling-advocacy group that helped write a 2008 plan to expand bike lanes on Columbus streets now is calling on city officials to speed things up. The city needs to move more quickly on designating bikes-only lanes Downtown, said Jeff Stephens, executive director of Consider Biking, a group that has encouraged Columbus and other central Ohio cities to think about cyclists as they plan their road projects. Consider Biking has started a campaign called “Connect the Core,” which seeks supporters’ signatures on petitions pushing for bike lanes on nine Downtown streets, including 3rd, 4th, Spring and Long streets. Downtown bike lanes would encourage more people to ride and help them do it safely, Stephens said. “That’s where the greatest amount of people are coming and going,” Stephens said. “They don’t ride because they don’t feel safe on the roads.” City officials say engineers are working on plans for bike lanes but must find ways to accommodate people who ride, drive, park and walk Downtown. The city’s plan includes bike lanes on Broad and High streets, but Consider Biking’s petition push leaves those two off the initial list. “We want to make sure we have streets that can accommodate bike lanes safely as opposed to getting it done fast,” said Rick Tilton, spokesman for the Department of Public Service. Will bike lanes take away space for four-wheeled traffic? Where will bike lanes go on streets already designated for curbside parking? “That’s the engineering part of it,” Tilton said. “That’s the devil in the details.” Mayor Michael B. Coleman, a bicycle enthusiast who leads annual Bike to Work Week rides, often boasts about the city’s progress in expanding bike trails, adding lanes and marking streets as bicyclists’ territory, too. Columbus [...]
Read More >>Cyclists tell Columbus to get it in gear
By Robert Vitale The Columbus Dispatch Thursday January 26, 2012 4:57 AM A bicycling-advocacy group that helped write a 2008 plan to expand bike lanes on Columbus streets now is calling on city officials to speed things up. The city needs to move more quickly on designating bikes-only lanes Downtown, said Jeff Stephens, executive director of Consider Biking, a group that has encouraged Columbus and other central Ohio cities to think about cyclists as they plan their road projects. Consider Biking has started a campaign called “Connect the Core,” which seeks supporters’ signatures on petitions pushing for bike lanes on nine Downtown streets, including 3rd, 4th, Spring and Long streets. Downtown bike lanes would encourage more people to ride and help them do it safely, Stephens said. “That’s where the greatest amount of people are coming and going,” Stephens said. “They don’t ride because they don’t feel safe on the roads.” City officials say engineers are working on plans for bike lanes but must find ways to accommodate people who ride, drive, park and walk Downtown. The city’s plan includes bike lanes on Broad and High streets, but Consider Biking’s petition push leaves those two off the initial list. “We want to make sure we have streets that can accommodate bike lanes safely as opposed to getting it done fast,” said Rick Tilton, spokesman for the Department of Public Service. Will bike lanes take away space for four-wheeled traffic? Where will bike lanes go on streets already designated for curbside parking? “That’s the engineering part of it,” Tilton said. “That’s the devil in the details.” Mayor Michael B. Coleman, a bicycle enthusiast who leads annual Bike to Work Week rides, often boasts about the city’s progress in expanding bike trails, adding lanes and marking streets as bicyclists’ territory, too. Columbus [...]
Read More >>Coffman, Davidson dancers organize charity show
By Jennifer Noblit ThisWeek Community Newspapers Wednesday January 25, 2012 11:34 PM A Dublin Coffman senior and a Hilliard Davidson junior have learned to give with grace. Dublin Coffman’s Samantha Coyle, with the help of Hilliard Davidson’s Corrine Bailey, organized a charity show, “Giving with Grace,” that took the stage of the Abbey Theater on Jan. 22. “Corrine and I have been making dance routines together for a long time and wanted to perform for people,” said Coyle, who takes lessons at the Dublin-based Columbus DanceArts Academy. Proceeds from the show will go to the Komen Foundation, and Bailey said inspiration for the beneficiary came from personal experience. A close friend of her mother overcame breast cancer once, but later was diagnosed with other cancers, including bone and brain. “My mom was always there for her. She passed away,” Bailey said. “A few weeks after that, Sam and I were in ballet class and we’d been talking about doing something to showcase our choreography.” Bailey and Coyle first took the charity show idea to the dance studio’s artistic directors, then to the owners of the studio. “We’re in charge of getting all the music together, choreography and rehearsal schedules,” Coyle said. “My parents helped get the Abbey Theater arranged and the stage crew. We did the dancer stuff.” The “dancer stuff” includes choreographing a few dances for the performance and recruiting other choreographers and dancers – all students from the Columbus DanceArts Academy. “Our youngest choreographers are 12 and the dance they made up is incredible,” Coyle said. “I love seeing such young people giving back. I’m really proud of them.” Dance styles in the show range from ballet and modern to lyrical and jazz — all styles in which Bailey and Coyle have taken lessons. Bailey said she started [...]
Read More >>Cyclists tell Columbus to get it in gear
By Robert Vitale The Columbus Dispatch Thursday January 26, 2012 4:57 AM A bicycling-advocacy group that helped write a 2008 plan to expand bike lanes on Columbus streets now is calling on city officials to speed things up. The city needs to move more quickly on designating bikes-only lanes Downtown, said Jeff Stephens, executive director of Consider Biking, a group that has encouraged Columbus and other central Ohio cities to think about cyclists as they plan their road projects. Consider Biking has started a campaign called “Connect the Core,” which seeks supporters’ signatures on petitions pushing for bike lanes on nine Downtown streets, including 3rd, 4th, Spring and Long streets. Downtown bike lanes would encourage more people to ride and help them do it safely, Stephens said. “That’s where the greatest amount of people are coming and going,” Stephens said. “They don’t ride because they don’t feel safe on the roads.” City officials say engineers are working on plans for bike lanes but must find ways to accommodate people who ride, drive, park and walk Downtown. The city’s plan includes bike lanes on Broad and High streets, but Consider Biking’s petition push leaves those two off the initial list. “We want to make sure we have streets that can accommodate bike lanes safely as opposed to getting it done fast,” said Rick Tilton, spokesman for the Department of Public Service. Will bike lanes take away space for four-wheeled traffic? Where will bike lanes go on streets already designated for curbside parking? “That’s the engineering part of it,” Tilton said. “That’s the devil in the details.” Mayor Michael B. Coleman, a bicycle enthusiast who leads annual Bike to Work Week rides, often boasts about the city’s progress in expanding bike trails, adding lanes and marking streets as bicyclists’ territory, too. Columbus [...]
Read More >>Cyclists tell Columbus to get it in gear
By Robert Vitale The Columbus Dispatch Thursday January 26, 2012 4:57 AM A bicycling-advocacy group that helped write a 2008 plan to expand bike lanes on Columbus streets now is calling on city officials to speed things up. The city needs to move more quickly on designating bikes-only lanes Downtown, said Jeff Stephens, executive director of Consider Biking, a group that has encouraged Columbus and other central Ohio cities to think about cyclists as they plan their road projects. Consider Biking has started a campaign called “Connect the Core,” which seeks supporters’ signatures on petitions pushing for bike lanes on nine Downtown streets, including 3rd, 4th, Spring and Long streets. Downtown bike lanes would encourage more people to ride and help them do it safely, Stephens said. “That’s where the greatest amount of people are coming and going,” Stephens said. “They don’t ride because they don’t feel safe on the roads.” City officials say engineers are working on plans for bike lanes but must find ways to accommodate people who ride, drive, park and walk Downtown. The city’s plan includes bike lanes on Broad and High streets, but Consider Biking’s petition push leaves those two off the initial list. “We want to make sure we have streets that can accommodate bike lanes safely as opposed to getting it done fast,” said Rick Tilton, spokesman for the Department of Public Service. Will bike lanes take away space for four-wheeled traffic? Where will bike lanes go on streets already designated for curbside parking? “That’s the engineering part of it,” Tilton said. “That’s the devil in the details.” Mayor Michael B. Coleman, a bicycle enthusiast who leads annual Bike to Work Week rides, often boasts about the city’s progress in expanding bike trails, adding lanes and marking streets as bicyclists’ territory, too. Columbus [...]
Read More >>Ohio Shorts adds homegrown talent to long history of cinematic greatness – OSU
Hollywood may be the epicenter of the American film industry, but there is no need to drive to the Pacific to find great works. The Wexner Center for the Arts 2012 Ohio Shorts contest won’t have you drive more than a few hours to see work that filmmakers statewide produced. The Ohio Shorts contest isn’t really so much a contest as a venue for local filmmakers to show off their work. The Wexner Center encourages everyone to submit entries. There are two divisions: youth (ages 18 and under) and adult (ages 19 and over). The youth division awards first through third prize and honorable mention, as well as an Audience Choice Award presneted at the April screening. The adult division is strictly about putting the films on display. The Wexner Center put the call out Ohio-wide, said Jennifer Lange, a curator for the film and video program at the Wexner Center. Adult submissions must be no longer than 20 minutes and youth submissions must be no longer than 10 minutes. The contest allows for a variety of pieces to be viewed and judged. Submissions vary from animation to performance to stop-motion and include many non-linear experimental pieces. Submissions are due March 23. “We’re really looking for original voices and original narratives,” Lange said. The contest has been going on for over a decade and many filmmakers make a submission annually. Corey Aumiller, a filmmaker and media arts teacher at Hilliard-Davidson High School, submits about every other year and has done so since his senior year of high school, he said. There are a number of reasons filmmakers ought to submit their work to showcases such as this, Aumiller said. “I think just getting exposure — having people see your work (is important),” Aumiller said. “(It’s) equally important to see [...]
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By Gary Budzak ThisWeek Community Newspapers Wednesday January 25, 2012 1:17 PM The “Our Community, Our Future” event Jan. 17 in the Makoy Center featured several organizations’ “big ideas” for the year, as well as an award presentation for “Best Hometown” by Ohio Magazine. Perhaps the biggest announcement came from Destination Hilliard, the organization charged with promoting the city. Christy Clark, executive director, announced the city will have a new festival next summer called Solebrate. Tied in with the summer solstice, the regional event will feature cooking competitions and a variety of music on multiple stages. It will be family-friendly and ticketed, she said. Clark explained that Solebrate is special because it will be the kick-off to summer. “As soon as the temperature hits 50 degrees, we’re ready to pack up our parkas and pull out our Bermudas,” she said. “Yet many picnics, barbecues, festivals and fairs don’t get started until after the Fourth of July.” After Hilliard Mayor Don Schonhardt spoke about turning Hilliard into a “lifelong community” (see accompanying story below), Norwich Township trustee Larry Earman said the township employs 97 people to provide fire and emergency medical service, maintain roads and the Wesley Chapel. Earman said, “Our biggest idea for 2012 is to not ask for a tax increase” despite cuts in state funding and not being on the ballot with a fire levy since 1998. In 2013, the township will mark its bicentennial, he said. Steve Estepp, executive director of education and curriculum for the Hilliard City Schools, explained why the “iGeneration” is unlike any group of students to date. He cited statistics like the average teenager sends 3,417 text messages in a month, or seven times per hour. The number has tripled in the past year, he said. “We are changing the way we do [...]
Read More >>Ohio Shorts adds homegrown talent to long history of cinematic greatness – OSU
Hollywood may be the epicenter of the American film industry, but there is no need to drive to the Pacific to find great works. The Wexner Center for the Arts 2012 Ohio Shorts contest won’t have you drive more than a few hours to see work that filmmakers statewide produced. The Ohio Shorts contest isn’t really so much a contest as a venue for local filmmakers to show off their work. The Wexner Center encourages everyone to submit entries. There are two divisions: youth (ages 18 and under) and adult (ages 19 and over). The youth division awards first through third prize and honorable mention, as well as an Audience Choice Award presneted at the April screening. The adult division is strictly about putting the films on display. The Wexner Center put the call out Ohio-wide, said Jennifer Lange, a curator for the film and video program at the Wexner Center. Adult submissions must be no longer than 20 minutes and youth submissions must be no longer than 10 minutes. The contest allows for a variety of pieces to be viewed and judged. Submissions vary from animation to performance to stop-motion and include many non-linear experimental pieces. Submissions are due March 23. “We’re really looking for original voices and original narratives,” Lange said. The contest has been going on for over a decade and many filmmakers make a submission annually. Corey Aumiller, a filmmaker and media arts teacher at Hilliard-Davidson High School, submits about every other year and has done so since his senior year of high school, he said. There are a number of reasons filmmakers ought to submit their work to showcases such as this, Aumiller said. “I think just getting exposure — having people see your work (is important),” Aumiller said. “(It’s) equally important to see [...]
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