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A month or two ago I posted about interviewing for a job in Columbus. Well I got it and am now here. Couple questions... what's there to do in this town family-wise in the summer besides the zoo, Clippers and Crew.

Secondly, and most importantly ... Is Columbus local tv considered Bengals country or Browns? I mean are the Browns more than likely going to be on TV? Or are the Bengals usually on? If the Browns are on more than 50% of the time then I won't get the ticket and will just head to the nearest bar for the games... but if not I might have to get the ticket.

Oh and what's with all the people getting shot, ran over, and stabbed lately?

Congrats on the getting the job.. beyond that I don't know a darn thing about Columbus..

Welcome to the 'Bus man! There's tons to do... Polaris, Easton, parks in every community surrounding the city. Fort Rapids Indoor waterpark over here toward Reynoldsburg... Zoombezi Bay. But I definitely recommend getting NFL Sunday Ticket. Supposedly, Cbus is 75% Browns fans but if the Bengals are doing better than the Browns, 10TV will air the Bengals games. This year, with all the Browns games at 1:00pm, there are a lot of conflicts with the Bengals schedule. So I would get the ticket. Anyway, good luck and hope you enjoy.

Thanks DC and Kardiac...

My wife will love Easton.. was wondering where the malls were. We just got a house in Pickerington too so it looks fairly close.

What about golf courses? Any nice ones I can go hack at?

Where in Columbus do you live? I'd compare the bengals- browns schedules, and anytime they overlap, other than maybe the first game, they will show the bengals. That will tell you if you need the ticket.

Good bars to watch the games at are

brewery district browns backers- b dubs south high st
capital city browns backer- winking lizard on bethel
westervilre bb- Jimmy v"s Westerville

also Columbus has one of the highest crime rates in the country and if you like ice and sleet, you will love columbus winters.

Oops, didn't see pickerington, that's southeast isn't it? I'm not too familiar with that area.

Firefox, or foxfire is a nice course near 270 and 71 south side

Unfortunately they show a lot of bungholes games here. Make sure to go to an OSU game!

Lately, I'd say STAY INSIDE. So friggin' hot . . .

The jazz and rib festival is this weekend at the downtown waterfront. Trombone Shorty is at 9:15 tonight. He is awesome!

As far as malls go, I hope I can get what I need at Tuttle Crossing (Dublin) because I avoid Easton and Polaris like the plague. The crowds and parking always seem like a hassle to me.

You gotta eat a burger at Thurmon's Cafe (German Village).

You also gotta go to the Ohio Deli (Way South on High St.)

Don't forget Schmidt's too! YUMMMMMMMM!

I second the Jazz and Rib Fest this weekend. If my hubs wasn't working this weekend, we'd be driving down for it. ALWAYS loved going there when I lived there.

Go to the Wooden Bucket - or Oak Bucket......ah, I don't know - some sort of bucket restaurant - on main st. in Bexley, right across from the north side of Capital U. If your waiter happens to be a decent looking 5' 11" male with short, fairly dark hair - tell him "hey, your dad a Browns fan? Used to have a Browns truck? Then tip him well as he gapes at you and thinks "dang, dad really DOES have friends watching me".

PLEASE? Pretty please??????

Speakin of Schmidts.. The Ohio State Fair in Columbus will be running from July 28 - August 6. I always hit up the Schmidts tent and get a Bahama Mama and the german potato salad. Now THATS a YUM!!

I moved from columbus about 6 years ago so my memory is a bit foggy. Family stuff, I recall a place called COSI. I think it was a hands on science kind of thing iirc.

Bengals vs Browns, it's whoever gets them better ratings. Last year I lived there, they started off airing the Browns, mid season they switched to the Bengals.

I had lived on the western part of 270 and went to a BW3 to watch the games (it's not downtown, but was close to home).

The only golf courses I remember are Muirfield and OSU. My ex used to hack down there, but I never paid attention to where he went, I was just glad he was out of the house for a few hours. LOL!

I love Easton for a pleasant outdoor day of casual shopping, but like was mentioned, it can be a friggin zoo, especially on weekends. Still, it is nice.

Great place for you and kids - COSI. I haven't been to it since it was moved from the old building to the new one like 10 years ago, but I loved it at the old location.

For me, for nostalgia's sake, I'd probably walk around campus on OSU. I haven't really been on campus much since 98 though.

Alum Creek State Park, Buckeye Lake State Park, Columbus Botanical Gardens, Franklin Park Conservatory - just a few other places off the top of my head. Mind you, I haven't lived in that area since late 99, so I'm not sure how nice those places are anymore, but from what I remember, worth a look. I am also not as familiar with the eastside of town (Pickerington etc) as I always lived campus area and north.
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Columbus is also good for dinners out and movies (tons of movie theaters). The food can be very ecclectic, especially near campus, because there are so many international students and companies. One of my fave places to eat down there was an Ethiopian joint. FANTASTIC! And, if I remember correctly, any Cameron Mitchell restaurant was VERY good (though pricey). My favorite was always Cap City Diner.

Oh yeah, the Ohio State Fair, always a good family outing. And stopping by Schmidt's for a Bahama Mama...

And if you are a card game/board game geek there is the Origins gaming convention in the summer.

Wow, I butchered that list.

I think the westerville location is right though.

Could anyone give me their own personal reviews of these two places? They just recently aired on "No Reservations"

"Clever Crow at Circus"
1227 North High St., Columbus, OH 43201

and

"Kihachi Japanese Restaurant"
2667 Federated Blvd., Columbus, OH 43235

The one restaurant in Columbus that I miss regularly is the Figlio in Upper Arlington. The Chicken Diablo is killer and I love the place itself. The family that runs it is great and the staff is awesome. For a nicer night out it's not very expensive and the food is fantastic. The ceasar is great there too.

You a ballplayer ? I'm always looking to upgrade my softball team,.... Realize PickTown is a good haul from me though,...

Columbus is a great middle-American town, if you take that approach. We love it here, but live up North in Delaware (close to The Old Lady's work). There is a HUGE car show here tomorrow, if you like classics.

Always something to do, on any weekend - always.

Picnics with The Pops - the Columbus Symphony Orchestra - is hosting Kansas this week,...

Have seen Rush, Van Halen and Kiss here,...

The OHSAA track meet is here every year in June,....awesome. Wrestling in March,....

We'll have to hook up,....The Old Lady was from Fairview before I stole her away from The Marines,....

Oh,....on the NFL, it really boils down to how well the Browns and Bengals are doing - and that's when the local TV station gets to "decide", but they are both always on somewhere at one of the bars. Most of the time, there aren't that many conflicts, and when they do occur, they are easily circumvented.

Realize you probably left family in Erie, but if it wasn't in Pennsylvania, it'd be Youngstown.

Everyone keeps talking about German Village.. gonna have to take the wife for a night on the town as soon as she's ready after the baby. We love festivals and fairs too... so I'm sure we'll be hitting one of them up here soon.

OoooRahJoice, played baseball my whole life... but haven't played in about 10 years. Delaware would be a hike every week... but if you're short guys sometime and need a sub or something I'll fill in.

Schmidt's Sausage Haus in the German Village is great. I lived a mile from it. Also, I'd suggest the Thurman Cafe(best burgers ever) and Hounddog's 3 Degree pizza(get the Smokin' Joe crust...great pizza).

As for places to visit, I'd definitely suggest COSI. They have a Titanic exhibition that's pretty cool. There's always outdoor concerts and something to do in the park as well.

C-bus is a great city, glad I got a chance to live there for a little while.

I live right next door to you in Reynoldsburg, been there about 10 years. I really like Columbus - the suggestions made by everyone above are great. Another restaurant suggestion that is nearby if you like Italian food is Scali; it is on the corner of 256 and Livingston.

As far as golf courses that are close that I like: Cumberland Trail (Pataskala), Blacklick Woods (Reynoldsburg - they have a regular course and a really nice par 3), Turnburry isn't bad for something near you (it's on 256 in Pickerington), Tartan East (in New Albany, used to be Winding Hollow Country Club), and Willow Run (Alexandria).

A little farther drive but well worth it - Longaberger Golf Club, rated best public course in Ohio for the last 8 years. It is a fabulous course. Cooks Creek is also awesome - it is on the former farm of pro golfer John Cook. Eaglesticks in Zanesville is another one to check out.

There are plenty more, but those are some of my favorites.

On the golf side I'll second what you've put.

Played Blacklick often. The place I played the most was Champions. Great layout, unfortunately is not taken care of as it should because it's a city course. Interesting back story behind that.

Longaberger is an absolute must at least once. Fantastically taken care of.

New Albany also has a nice course.

Scioto and Muirfield are obviously great if you can find a member to get you on.

btw...does anyone here know someone who lives on the course at Muirfield or is a member themselves? I'd like to do a house trade for the tournament next year and I can send info on my house upon request here in Hawaii.

Congrats on the job! PM me, let me know what building they've stashed you in at Battelle.

We live in the Northwest suburbs, Powell. It's where the zoo and Zoombezi bay are.

The folks on here have given you some good tips. German Village area has some good eats - Plank's, Schmidt's and Thurman's.

Zoo is a good time, as is the Crew and COSI.

As for golf, Blackhawk in Westerville is also nice. I use Safari by the zoo a lot, but it's close.

Hey I'm in Pickerington too. Turnberry Golf Course is here but I'm definitely not much of a golfer so I can't tell you how it is. Hit me up sometime.

Thanks all for the info.. appreciate it. Anybody hunt? Think this year I'll probably head back to the Erie area for a weekend or two. But I'm still going to need some woods to stomp around sometime. Any large game lands close by worth checking out?

There has to be. A bunch of guys that I used to work with used to hunt somewhere in the area. I can't help much with that though. I can't remember what I did yesterday, let alone something I haven't heard about since 98. LOL!

'Hopefully one of the other folks around here can point you in the right direction.

ok, I compared the schedules, these are the weeks where WBNS would show the bengals over the browns

1,2,3,5,7, 10, 11, 14, 16. Barring any late season NFL flex scheduling, it is very likely that the Browns will not be shown in columbus these weeks. Looks like 9 games, that seems like a lot. Last year I think we only got bumped 5 times.

I was thinking WBNS may throw us a bone and air one of our early season games, but the bengals open up the year against NE and Bal, and we open with Tampa and KC, not exactly marquee matchups.