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Well with all the rain to replace the yet melted snow covering the drains, sure to be fun wading accross the streets the next couple of days. Hopefully the weather wont change again to turn it into ice.

The Columbus Dispatch the other day reported that a major mortgage fraud scam operation has been found operating in the lower level of the Happy Greek. The passports of the two individuals, believed to be Egyptian immigrants, but the owners of the restaurants are also being investigated.

The Short North Insider

Damn, it is sure cold today and forcast for tomorrow is worse.

The latest rumor is that Richard Stopper of R.J. Snapper and Abbracci now Alta fame apparently is the one taking over the old Damon's spot on Nationwide Boulevard. He's calling it Bueno On The Boulevard and it will be a Southwestern style place, and while the food will be fairly upscale, he wants it to have a more casual feel than his two other places....
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The latest rumor is that Richard Stopper of R.J. Snapper and Abbracci now Alta fame apparently is the one taking over the old Damon's spot on Nationwide Boulevard. He's calling it Bueno On The Boulevard and it will be a Southwestern style place, and while the food will be fairly upscale, he wants it to have a more casual feel than his two other places....
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Wells Landing is closing next to my place, so retail is still proving to be much more risky than restaurants/bars in my neighborhood. Hopefully this spot is not jinxed like some other places in my area that seem to rotate through businesses. But really the most painful is the art galleries which really can't afford the neighborhood anymore, which is rather ironic considering that is...
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Well its finally snowing here in Columbus. If there is one thing that seems to be consisitant in this State, it's that if you haven't seen any snowfall yet, you will get it the 3rd week of January. Now once again, we see how many people have forgotten how to drive in the snow and make it hell for the rest of us.

In news outside the Short North, Elizabeth Lessner has announced on her Myspace site that she is opening a new place at 72 East Gay St. It will be called Tip Top Kitchen and Cocktails and it is scheduled for a late February 2007 opening. It is a partnership with her brother Tim Lessner and Chuck Hootman. It will focus on comfort style food with...
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Lady at work says she will always go to White Castle over North Star. After quizzing her, she based it on one visit and one dish. Why would anyone just a place on one visit, particularly when comparing such drastic different animals like these two? Rejecting a place over one visit and one dish is hardly giving a place a fair shake. This person probably...
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Four degrees of seperation. Lately at work, when a new employee starts at work, they introduce them to me as the person that if they don't know me, there is someone they know that does. The weird thing is lately that work related joke is proving true with quite a few new employees.