Now that long hot summer is over, it's time to reset the thermostat. While there are still plenty of warm days ahead--one of the great things about living in Austin--we hopefully won't be breaking any heat records. Cooler weather means resetting the thermostat, which saves both energy and money. According to the Earth Day Network, half of most household's energy costs go towards heating and cooling. "The good news is that means you have lots of room for improvement, and even small changes make dramatic improvements in household fuel efficiency." Some of the small things are cleaning vents and replacing... Continue reading

State Rep. Ted Celeste (D-Grandview Heights) announced Feb. 9 that the city of Grandview Heights will receive $847,753 in state funds for work at the future Grandview Yard redevelopment site. Continue reading

If Columbus' rainy-day fund were an umbrella, it would be the twisted, frayed, inside-out kind you see stuffed into Downtown trash cans on a blustery day. Continue reading

A plunge in building permits has left Columbus scraping for money to pay the people who issue them. Continue reading

As President Barack Obama was signing the bill into law, Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman was making plans to visit the President this week, saying heâ€(TM)s going to fight for every dollar, NBC 4â€~s Mike Bowersock reported. Continue reading

"The past eight years, the prior administration absolutely and complete ignored cities in every way possible, shamefully,'' Coleman said. Continue reading

Layoff notices went out yesterday to 14 workers in the city office that approves and inspects new buildings. The cuts result from the decline in construction in a weak economy. Continue reading

Two city officials will address the community next month to set the record straight on proposals for improving traffic flow at the intersection of East North Broadway and North High Street. Continue reading

Property owners and the city's own consultant said it would be better for business development to make Mound and Fulton streets two-way when the Downtown freeway corridor is reconfigured. Continue reading

Several local business owners last week had questions about the German Village Society's plan to move its Oktoberfest to the area, though they were mainly receptive to the idea. Continue reading

What's happening inside the Grandview Theatre is not so much a renovation as it is a rebirth. Continue reading

Nationwide Realty Investors is expected to make a presentation about the first phase of the Grandview Yard project at the March 18 Grandview Planning Commission meeting. Continue reading

Once the heart of the King-Lincoln District, the theater at 771 E. Long St. could become the linchpin of that neighborhood's revitalization. Continue reading

A slowdown in the residential construction market was more like a free fall in Central Ohio last month, says a new report on the region's construction pipeline. Continue reading

As expected, the state's financial report for January released last week shows that state revenue continued to fall below estimates that were revised just before Christmas. Continue reading

The state will receive at least $8.2 billion from the stimulus plan. Continue reading

Governor Ted Strickland is asking legislators to allow state transportation officials to create tolls for new roads and bridges Continue reading

Four Columbus schools will be adversely affected by the state's plans to reconfigure the tangle of Downtown highway ramps, which mandate that the Africentric school lose a significant swath of its athletic fields. Continue reading

MORPC is to get $28 million, and an estimated $14 million is going to COTA, more than double the agencies' annual federal subsidies for capital projects. Continue reading

Ohio's share of the Federal Reinvestment and Recovery Act does not, as officials had hoped, contain funding for a light rail system in Columbus. Continue reading

When Columbus laid off 13 bulk-trash drivers last week, it also ended daily treks by a truck that rumbled down University District alleys picking up couches and other large items. Continue reading

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