This Sunday is Worthington's Fifth Annual "Hi Neighbor!" Night.

Tree lined streets, friendly neighbors... 

Worthington Ohio Calendar

"Hi Neighbor
Sunday, Sunday, June 25, 2006 - 4:00PM
Come outside to meet and greet your neighbors for Worthington's "Hi Neighbor" night. Cook out on your front lawn! Plan a block party! Have refreshments! Take a walk! Join your neighbors for this community-building event.
Event Location: Worthington Neighborhoods " 

This Week Worthington - Candy Brook's article has the history of the "Hi Neighbor" Night and more. 
 

Worthington Neighborhoods include Colonial Hills, Rush Creek, Old Worthington, Worthington Estates, Wilson Hills, Worthingway, Olentangy Hills, Worthington Park, Medick Estates, Linworth,   Potters Creek and more....

Copyright 2006 Columbus Best Blog and Maureen McCabe

Channel 4 News had a story last night that the number of  dog bites are up in the  Columbus  and Central Ohio now. 

According to the Channel  4 News story "Central Ohio Dog Bite Incidents On The Rise' on their  website today:  

"Officials with the Franklin County Department of Animal Care and Control said certain neighborhoods stand out as having more dog bite incidents than others, when population is factored in. The top three areas by population are the Galloway area, the Franklinton area and the Rickenbacker area," Turk said.  But the neighborhoods in the top 10 for dog bites also include several suburban communities, including Hilliard, Grove City, Westerville and Gahanna."

Links to the American Veterinary Medicine Association about preventing dog bites on a community level.

One of the biggest concens with dog bites is always rabies! 

Franklin County rabies vacine event $6 This Friday!   

$6 Cash... bring the dogs previous tags or records for a three year booster at this event!  You can't beat that price!

The Franklin County Dog Shelter is overcrowded so they are having a Pup Tent sale this weekend. 

My MaureenMcCabe.com website has lots of Central links on the ColumbusK9 page. 

Copyright 2006 Columbus Best Blog and Maureen McCabe

I added a clock to my blog because.... I could.  It may not stay.   I added a traditional round clock for stylistic reasons It goes so well with the Real Living logo. ...but also because it shows the face of Columbus.  The frame of the clock is 270.   Worthington is just inside the 12. 

Dublin is just north betwen the 10 and the 11.

Powell is just north of  the 11. 

Lewis Center is just north between the 12 and the 1.   

Westerville is just north of the 1.  

New Albany is east of the 2.  

Gahanna is east between the 2 and the 3.  

Reynoldsburg is... you get the idea.  

The Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce website uses more of a dart board / bulls eye approach to the suburbs. 

Dartboard

10 minute commute suburbs include:

Bexley

Gahanna

Upper Arlington

15 minute commute suburbs include:

Hilliard

Worthington

Reynoldsburg

Grove City

20 minute commute suburbs include: 

Dublin

Westerville

New Albany

30 minute commute suburbs include:  

Powell

Marysville 

Granville 

Commute Times Suburbs to downtown Columbus

Copyright 2006 Columbus Best Blog and Maureen McCabe

I'm not going to mention names but I am amazed when local people don't realize that Riverlea is not a Worthington neighborhood. I have shown homes in Riverlea, where the listing agent indicates Riverlea is a Worthington neighborhood. 

Riverlea Ohio is a separate village, a non charter village according to the official village website. Riverlea is a suburb of Columbus, just like Worthington, Upper Arlington, Grandview Heights, Dublin, Westerville, etc. The village of Riverlea has a mayor and a village council and an official website!

Riverlea is in the Worthington school district.  Riverlea is surrounded on three sides by Worthington.  The west side is bordered by the Olentangy River.

Wikipedia has an entry about Riverlea Ohio. 

The City of Worthington website has a page about Riverlea.  Maybe what confuses people is  Riverlea Ohio residents mailing address is Worthington Ohio, 43085.  Riverlea is small.  Eighteen streets according to The City of Worthington website.  I am stumped to come up with 18 street names...I know I tried once.

Big news in Riverlea in 2006 includes the OSU airport, a coyote  visiting the neighborhood via the river (watch  out for pets!), and this Saturday there will be an Easter Egg Hunt on Riverlea's pictureque Village Green. 
 

The official Riverlea website contains a history of the land and the village.
 
"The Village Council met for the first time on Monday night April 17, 1939. The Council met at the McConagha funeral home on High Street and it was thought that it would be some time before a permanent meeting place was settle upon. The Council still meets on Monday nights, and it still hasn't found a permanent home! " It seems they meet in council members homes now. 

Riverlea's homes were mostly built in the 1940's and 1950's. The architecture is a mix of styles and materials although there are a lot of stone homes.   Home improvements require permits:

"Home improvement be be approved by the Planning Commission."  

Riverlea has gorgeous lush green lawns, beautiful gardens and no sidewalks  but Riverlea is a walking community.  Or seems to be a community of walkers, walk the dog,  walk to Worthington shops and restaurants,  walk to parades and events in Worthington, walk for leisure. 

I sent a couple I met at an open house in Old Worthington to walk around Riverlea. After walking around the neighborhood they did not think Riverlea was for them but when they came back to look for homes she walked up to the first house we looked at in Riverlea and said 'this is the house." 

Copyright Columbus Best Blog and Maureen McCabe