Follow 614NOW, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/614now Thu, 08 Dec 2022 18:03:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc9yVdqyLLgvTxtLdxSOwF-n This is not a drill: Wawa is coming to Ohio. The popular gas station chain that doubles as a grab-and-go food spot (similar to Sheetz) has announced that it plans an expansion into Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. The Pennsylvania-based chain announced the expansion today after receiving “thousands of requests over the years” to expand west.…]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2022 23:56:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc9yVdqyLLgvTxtLdxSOwF-n https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc_VY1Sa_hkfl4fjc6hd5eWF Over the weekend, a fixture in the city’s indie music scene was reportedly the victim of a burglary that netted more than $20,000 in stolen goods. According to a recently-created GoFundMe page, Double Happiness, the popular live music venue and bar located at 482 S. Front St., was burglarized over the weekend. The page claims…]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2022 19:53:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc_VY1Sa_hkfl4fjc6hd5eWF https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc_VY1Sa_hkfl6rkJyTkC_2b According to records filed with the City of Columbus, a national bar and restaurant chain is planning to open its first-ever central Ohio location. Twin Peaks, the lodge-inspired bar and kitchen that employs “Twin Peaks Girls” as servers, appears to be in the early stages of launching a new location in the Polaris area. The…]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2022 19:37:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc_VY1Sa_hkfl6rkJyTkC_2b https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc_qkM2BsjigmUQqW5gBv7mX Clintonville has lost a High Street business. Mike’s Barbershop, which was located at 3518 N. High St., has closed its doors. The spot, known for its marquee sign and friendly service, appeared to experience a difficulties in recent years leading up to the closure. According to a series of Facebook posts from owner Mike Holman’s…]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2022 19:28:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc_qkM2BsjigmUQqW5gBv7mX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc_qkM2BsjigmeifqJurszLU Clintonville will soon be home to the City’s newest collection of commercial ghost kitchens. Maker Kitchens plans to open its first-ever Midwestern location, which will operate as a collection of rentable kitchen spaces, sometime next month. Located at 2864 High St., the space is called High St. Kitchens. “We thought Columbus was the perfect location…]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2022 19:16:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc_qkM2BsjigmeifqJurszLU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc-Kl0z5GS5A6cfGo0LrnZNO Mistletoe, gingerbread cookies, and spending time with the ones you love. If you add an awesome ugly sweater bar crawl to that list, you have everything we love about the holidays. This year, the Ugly Sweater Crawl in Downtown Dublin will take you on a boozy cruise through downtown Dublin and Bridge Park, letting participants…]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 23:46:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc-Kl0z5GS5A6cfGo0LrnZNO https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc-cCSLcEcw1MGw5Ur-z5Bww Downtown Columbus has lost another new business. LaSalle’s Southern Kitchen & Bar, an eatery and live music venue, has shuttered. “LaSalle’s Southern Kitchen & Bar is closed,” reads a pair of signs taped over the windows on the restaurant’s front doors. The eatery’s website is no longer active as well. The Downtown spot, which was…]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 20:39:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc-cCSLcEcw1MGw5Ur-z5Bww https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc8_t3zsYvaP-B-xWH3zZqEA A popular national fried chicken concept continues its central Ohio expansion. Raising Cane’s, the eatery best known for a concise menu and craveable signature sauce, has recently opened its newest Columbus-area eatery. Raising Cane’s 895, located at 3661 E. Main St. in Whitehall, opened its doors to the public in October. And that’s not all…]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 20:31:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc8_t3zsYvaP-B-xWH3zZqEA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc8_t3zsYvaP-CuZukmJ4mr4 Just a short day (or weekend) trip away, a new combination craft brewery, winery, distillery and restaurant has opened in the Hocking Hills. 58 West will hold its official ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony on Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. Dinner service will follow, beginning at 4 p.m. The new concept is located at…]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 20:12:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc8_t3zsYvaP-CuZukmJ4mr4 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc8f4onuNUGkyoIAmcWJ0TmB The East Market is about to welcome a new vendor to round out its cuisine offerings. Masa Mexican Grill, a new concept, will be joining the Olde Towne East food hall early next year. While an opening date hasn’t been announced, Masa told 614Now that it will most likely open sometime next month. The East…]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 19:26:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc8f4onuNUGkyoIAmcWJ0TmB https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc9CVHmtJkz3DclTP0vptTFR Grandview plans to kick off the holidays in style with a winter festival that’s taking place evening. Holiday in the Heights, an outdoor event headlined by the lighting of the Grandview Christmas tree, will take place this afternoon in Downtown Grandview. The festival will be held from 3-8 p.m., with most activities kicking off at…]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 19:13:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc9CVHmtJkz3DclTP0vptTFR https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc8fwEWQj4DnW_nNuMIJyU22 You don’t have to jet over to the west coast to grab authentic Los Angeles-style street food tacos anymore, because Cali Tacos has officially opened its doors. The eatery, which is located at 1111 Hill Rd. in Pickerington, held a soft opening late last month. “Our food is West Coast-inspired, but everything is also home-cooked;…]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 18:52:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc8fwEWQj4DnW_nNuMIJyU22 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc81JY0CdIu_8AX50KYzL9tX As Columbus continues to battle a measles outbreak, the City’s Department of Public Health has released four different Columbus locations it believes served as exposure sites for the disease. On Nov. 30, the Department listed the following three sites: Meijer, 6175 Sawmill Road, 11/19/22 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Jesus Power Assembly of God, 5215 Cleveland Ave.,…]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2022 19:28:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc81JY0CdIu_8AX50KYzL9tX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc_jqmnpDM4sOofjc6hd5eWF A unique Columbus bar concept has called it quits. The Dry Mill, the city’s only alcohol-free bar, has closed, just seven months after holding its grand opening on April 30. “The last few months sales have declined and we cannot continue to operate the business based on the current levels of customers we are reviving,”…]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2022 19:01:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc_jqmnpDM4sOofjc6hd5eWF https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc8fTneWN_VOTkGT5aWO9DEx Pizza, especially in a city that boasts its own style of pie like Columbus, is one of the most fiercely-contested foods. With such a wide variety of options to pick from, it’s likely everyone has their own favorite spot, and their own opinions about it. A recently-published list from “Delish” named one pizzeria in each…]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:40:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc8fTneWN_VOTkGT5aWO9DEx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc8fTneWN_VOTgX50KYzL9tX It may be cold outside, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop eating ice cream. Especially now that–according to a recent article from “Food & Wine”–two scoop shops available in Columbus (and one based here) cracked the national publication’s list of best ice cream spots in the country. The story, which was published on…]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:32:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc8fTneWN_VOTgX50KYzL9tX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc-owIoiqDHGMYIAmcWJ0TmB Nails on Neil has served the Columbus community since March of 2009. But now, after more than a decade, the business finds itself in flux. Formerly located at 773 Neil Ave., Nails on Neil was one of several Columbus businesses, including Boston Stoker Coffee Company, that relocated from Thurber plaza in Victorian Village. Local developer…]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:23:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc-owIoiqDHGMYIAmcWJ0TmB https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc_VAuvhTvG4AzRQaTQYXBS9 The Short North is losing a long-standing option for Thai cuisine. Yesterday, Nida’s Thai on High announced that it will permanently close the doors of its Short North restaurant later this month. The eatery, which is located at 976 N. High St., will close for good on Dec. 17. Nida’s Sushi, which is located in…]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 19:33:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc_VAuvhTvG4AzRQaTQYXBS9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc_VAuvhTvG4A7b9ICM-PHur CoreLife, the National restaurant chain focused on health-conscious options, has closed its lone remaining Columbus location. The eatery announced the closure yesterday afternoon in a social media statement. “Thank you all for your continued support at CoreLife Lennox. Today we will be officially closing our doors,” the statement reads. The eatery was located at 1791…]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 19:25:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc_VAuvhTvG4A7b9ICM-PHur https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc_VFcYU9dGuQYfjc6hd5eWF A 36 year-old Columbus man was shot during an evening out at local nightclubs, but he didn’t realize it had happened until he was on his way home. According to Columbus Police, officers were called to Grant Medical Center just before 5 a.m. this morning due to a man suffering from a single gunshot wound…]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 19:20:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Md1RqHBkRc_VFcYU9dGuQYfjc6hd5eWF