Rickenbacker Job Fair August 27
"Many companies in the Rickenbacker area are looking for employees this time of year and we hope we can help the residents of central Ohio connect with them," said Lynn Aspey, organizer of the job fair and Director of Business Relations at the Jewish Family Services. "And now with COTA's new bus route to Rickenbacker starting September 1, we are optimistic that job seekers will have transportation to the area and find employment."
Job candidates are encouraged to dress appropriately, bring multiple resumes and be prepared for on-the-spot interviews.
COTA is participating in the job fair in conjunction with COTA's new #50 Rickenbacker express that will provide weekday bus service from downtown to jobs in the Rickenbacker area.
Football Time--Go Bucks!
Ahh...it's time again when the days are a little shorter, the air gets a little crisper, and....the entire Columbus metro area shuts down to watch football!
If you're counting down the days 'til the first "game" (or until the "Michigan game"), here's the official football schedule with links to more stuff. COTA will again provide bus service from the state fairgrounds to home games; visit www.cota.com for details.
Tailgating rules have changed for 2008. Visit the tailgating page for details and links to parking and other game day information.
Photo ©John C. Kazalia
Great Wall of China Not in Columbus
See the new ads here:
Clever, but all that does in my mind is remind me that, oh yeah, there are more interesting places to go besides Columbus. Or am I missing the point? Leave your comments below.
Bucks Hold Open Practice on Monday
Last year, OSU allowed the first 10,000 fans at the practice on the field, and anyone who showed up made it, before the actual practice started. Fans lined up players stationed at different tables, with the longest lines in place for Jim Tressel and James Laurinaitis.
While this seemed like it worked pretty well to most observers, OSU officials decided not to allow it this year.
Admission is free. Those attending should park in the parking lots surrounding the Schottenstein Center. No food or drink will be allowed on the field at any time.
Vintage Planes at Bolton Field
Four vintage aircraft (B-17, B-24, B-25, P51) arrive at Bolton Field on Wednesday, August 13, at 2:00 pm as part of The Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour. The aircraft will be on public display through Friday, August 15 at the Capital City Jet Center located at 2000 Norton Road on the southwest side of Columbus. The planes are available for tours and flights.
The Wings of Freedom Tour of the WWII Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, North American B-25 Mitchell and North American P-51 Mustang arrive for display as part of a 110-city nationwide tour.
Central Ohioans will have the opportunity to visit, explore, and learn more about these unique and rare treasures of aviation history. The B-17 is one of only 9 in flying condition in the United States, the B-24J and Dual Control P-51C Mustang are the sole remaining examples of their type flying in the World, and the B-25 is one of only a handful in flying condition.
Photo ©Collings Foundation
Burger King Bags Backroom Bather
Xenia's Burger King has had a real housecleaning after a MySpace video surfaced showing their employee (known dysfunctionately as "Mr. Unstable") bathing nude in the kitchen sink.
Read the whole story from Dayton's WDTN-TV.
Fortunately Greene County's health department picked up on it and cited the restaurant for a variety of violations.
Incredible. More incredible, apparently the employees thought it was no problem since they took a video and put it on MySpace.
Kind of gives "home of the Whopper" a whole new meaning, doesn't it?
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Playing Keno in Ohio
Balloons Over Grove City
Get an up-close view of over 20 colorful hot air balloons this Saturday, August 9, 2008 at Beulah Park in Grove City (just south of Columbus) while enjoying live entertainment with The British Invasion. Family activities start at 6 p.m. K-95.5 The Hawk and Wink 107.1 will have have on-air personalities throughout the event. Watch the evening ascension (weather permitting) followed by a balloon “glow” at dusk once the aircrafts return. Visit grovecityohio.gov for details. For more about Grove City, visit my Grove City page.
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Dublin Irish Festival
Columbus turns green again for the annual Dublin Irish Festival, July 31-August 3, 2008.
For details, visit the Irish Festival page.
Visit the Dublin page for details about things to see and do in the Dublin area.
Photo ©John C. Kazalia
Visiting Cleveland
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I recently drove from Columbus to spend some time downtown in the ol' "mistake on the lake" and was kind of surprised at a few things I saw there.
First of all the traffic, not so much vehicular but pedestrian. With busses and trains everywhere in and around Tower City, I guess that has a lot to do with it.
And the Tower City Mall was booming, all stores open, people everywhere even on Saturday!
I thought, wow, people downtown, what a concept. So I asked a few people why they were there, and they gave me answers from "work there" to "the rapid" (train) to fun stuff going on in the area.
So yeah, Cleveland may have had a river catch fire once, but there's a lot I can say that's good about what I saw of Cleveland. (And a local brewery has ads for "river fire beer" so they even joke about it.)
I would say, Columbus, we have a problem. Mayor Coleman, don't try to fix it with cutesy streetcars but with real rail one can hop on in Worthington, Westerville, the airport and more and hop off at City Center. From what I've seen of Cleveland, it's what we need.