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post #1 of 28
1/25/10 at 1:19am
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Considering a gig in Columbus that will last for about a year. Any thoughts on the city, what it's like, etc?
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post #2 of 28
1/25/10 at 1:20am
One major downside is Conne. Maybe if you're lucky, he'll be gone by the time you get there (unlikely).
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post #3 of 28
1/25/10 at 1:27am
I will write more later but it's not awful. It is the biggest city in Ohio. There's a fairly large downtown area, a lot of very good restaurants (though only a couple of excellent ones I'd say), lots of students, lots of government/law/lobbying/related profession people. The burbs are very nice and and tend to have great little "city center" areas with nice shops and such. A lot of bars too. And there are a lot of Ohio State football and basketball fans as you can imagine.
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post #4 of 28
1/25/10 at 1:27am
Lame, boring, affordable.
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post #5 of 28
1/25/10 at 1:28am
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Lame, boring, affordable.
That is better than what I wrote. I've been here for 2 years and while it hasn't been terrible, I would not want to live here for an extended period of time. I miss the east coast.
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post #6 of 28
1/25/10 at 1:29am
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Considering a gig in Columbus that will last for about a year. Any thoughts on the city, what it's like, etc?

What kind of gig?

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One major downside is Conne. Maybe if you're lucky, he'll be gone by the time you get there (unlikely).

This ^^^ = major con.
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post #7 of 28
1/25/10 at 1:30am
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It is the biggest city in Ohio.
But only the third-largest MSA.
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post #8 of 28
1/25/10 at 1:36am
I was there for a week once when I worked for Bank One. I don't know if its still the case but apparently Columbus was considered to be such a typical city that companies would test new restaurant chain concepts in the city. We hit up a Dick Clark American Bandstand restaurant and something else who's name I forget.

The Bricktown area is supposed to be fun.

I know a TV news anchor who's been there since '91 and she really likes it.
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post #9 of 28
1/25/10 at 1:37am
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Lame, boring, affordable.
That was my impression from the outside, but was hoping to find some rays of sunshine. Anything else approaching entertainment/nightlife/other activities if you're not part of tOSU?
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post #10 of 28
1/25/10 at 1:37am
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I was there for a week once when I worked for Bank One. I don't know if its still the case but apparently Columbus was considered to be such a typical city that companies would test new restaurant chain concepts in the city. We hit up a Dick Clark American Bandstand restaurant and something else who's name I forget. The Bricktown area is supposed to be fun. I know a TV news anchor who's been there since '91 and she really likes it.
Hmmm? There is no Bricktown in C-bus.
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post #11 of 28
1/25/10 at 1:39am
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That was my impression from the outside, but was hoping to find some rays of sunshine. Anything else approaching entertainment/nightlife/other activities if you're not part of the tOSU?
A fair amount of live music can be had. There is a very vibrant area just north of downtown (Short North) that has all kinds of restaurants and bars. They tend to be busy every day of the week. Then there are a lot of other bar/restaurant "areas." But coming from Chicago it would be a pretty big downgrade.
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post #12 of 28
1/25/10 at 1:39am
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Hmmm? There is no Bricktown in C-bus.

Sorry, Germantown, is that what I'm thinking of?
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post #13 of 28
1/25/10 at 1:41am
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Sorry, Germantown, is that what I'm thinking of?
yeah, German Village. Lots of nice architecture and some very good restaurants and bars. However, high crime rate. My friend lived there for about a year and had her car broken into three times.
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post #14 of 28
1/25/10 at 1:42am
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Originally Posted by Bradford View Post
I was there for a week once when I worked for Bank One. I don't know if its still the case but apparently Columbus was considered to be such a typical city that companies would test new restaurant chain concepts in the city. We hit up a Dick Clark American Bandstand restaurant and something else who's name I forget.

The Bricktown area is supposed to be fun.

I know a TV news anchor who's been there since '91 and she really likes it.

Most of central OH, is great test marketing area. It's also geographically close to P&G making it a useful test market for other things as well.

Will want to be able to get a coffee etc in the evening, get out some on weekends. Will be a very demanding role, so those times I want to get out, I will really want to get out.
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post #15 of 28
1/25/10 at 1:48am
It would probably be a lot like my move from Phoenix to Sacramento. Definitely a step down in terms of the town and things to do.

But hey, if the job is good I'd think you can stand to be anywhere for a year. Columbus does have an airport so if you really need to get away, why not just fly to Chicago for the weekend?
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