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

As promised by local forecaster, severe weather hit Central Ohio today the first day of summer.   Shortly after 11:00 this morning the Worthington HER Real Living office lost phone and power and the Worthington Fire Department visited with two big fire trucks, axes and other accoutrement. 

A neighbor called in that our office was hit by lightening.   Once the firemen (and the fire woman.. at least one... there may have been more)  determined there was no fire in the building or our attic they left.   Those firefighters (I assumed it was a man driving each vehicle but I was up in a front conference room.. so firefighters is gender neutral ) can sure drive! 

Anyone who has visited the office knows about HER Worthington's long  driveway, sharp turn and the narrow parking lot.    When we have meetings the parking lot is full.  We had training, a 10:00 A.M . training class today.   The lot was full.  There is a 90 degree  turn from the driveway  to the parking lot with a brick wall along it.  Making the turn  coming up the driveway with their lights and sirens the crowds on the front  porch and in the windows of the building were impressed. 

Many of us doubted it was physically possible for the ladder truck ( I do not know fire vehicles...but one of the agents in my office has a family member who builds fire trucks he called it something else... looooong truck ladder on top?  Built by Sutphen? ) to back around the corner... other's assured if it came in through the turn it could back out through the turn.    Not if I was driving it. 

Amazing driving!!! 

The shaded area is HER Real Living. 

The dashed lines are the driveway and parking lot.  There is a brick wall on the north side of the driveway and at the turn along the east side.  

We are getting a second exit!  Access to Highland Ave. with the new  CFBank that is coming to Worthington and building on Highland Avenue. 

"Its regional president is Worthington resident Parker MacDonell, who said he chose a Worthington location because it is a rich deposit market, is close to other banks, is highly visible, and has good access to I-270. "

"He told council he also wants to help the economic vitality of the community, and said the bank would be willing to share its exit onto Highland Avenue with the HER building located behind the site."

That exit would have been welcome to the vans and other vehicles that entered from High Street and then had to back out onto High Street before the two huge fire trucks could back down our driveway. 


Thanks to the Worthington Fire Fighters that stopped by to see if we had been hit by lightening.  

As promised Severe Weather:



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