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Building Support

Moody Nolan president keeps business in the family

12 in focus

Purposeful Plastic

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14 Music and Art in the Park

Westerville Music & Arts Festival returns after two years

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faces

By Lindsey Capritta Photos courtesy of Sam Brown, Erica Clark and Moody Nolan

Moody Nolan designed the original and updated Karl Road library branch, among others.

“One of the things I just have always treasured and really appreciated is that we tend to think of it not as work versus family.”

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onathan Moody’s company has been a part of his life since birth. That’s because Moody Nolan, the country’s largest African American-owned and -managed architecture firm, is a family business, with Moody following his father’s footsteps to now serve as president and CEO of the firm.

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baby this weekend,’” Moody says. “I think that was me!”

Moody’s father, Curtis J. Moody, is the founder of Moody Nolan, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in March, and he continues to serve as chairman of the board.

The elder Moody grew the Columbus firm from a mere two employees to the architectural powerhouse it is today.

Even though Jonathan Moody grew up alongside the firm, it was never a sure thing that he would one day work for the business. Even when he left home to study architecture at Cornell University, Moody Nolan was just one option.

“I was always open to multiple possibilities,” he says. “It was always in the back of my mind of, ‘I’m going to school for architecture. I want to see what makes sense for me in architecture.’ It seemed like a great path if I would be able to come back and work with my dad one day, but I wasn’t ever committed to it.”

Moody continued to the University of California, Los Angeles for a master’s in architecture. Still, he wasn’t ready to pledge his future to Moody Nolan.

His dad had other ideas.

“It was about 12 years ago now that he called me and asked if I was ever thinking about moving back,” Moody says. “I said, ‘Probably sooner or later.’ He said, ‘Sooner or later should probably be sooner.’”

Moody began working at the firm in 2011 and says working with his family made the position a natural fit.

“Some of those things that can be strange or intimidating circumstances, like an interaction between a boss, was always easy,” Moody says. “It was like, ‘Oh, well, I know my dad. He has my best interest in mind.’ So it really helped in our relationship in that regard.”

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Moody lives in Westerville with his wife, Montra, who works at the Columbus Metropolitan Club, and their two children, Nathaniel and Elise.

In 2019, Moody assumed the role of president and CEO of Moody Nolan.

The firm oversees 12 branches across the country, with offices in major cities such as Atlanta and New York. Still, Moody Nolan has its heart in Ohio, as does Moody himself.

“I’d still say a majority of our work is in Ohio, but we do so many things in other places that it complements it and enhances it as well,” Moody says. “One of the things that we keep learning or keep seeing is we talk about how Ohio is like a test market for everything.”

Often, Moody says, approaches that proved successful in Columbus set the foundation for what the firm will try in other markets.

One major local project for Moody Nolan has been working with the Columbus Metropolitan Library. In recent years, the firm designed the Karl Road, Martin Luther King, Parsons and Shepard branches. It’s currently renovating and expanding the library’s Linden branch.

“We did the original branch, which is starting to become a recurring story that’s also exciting, especially from a generational perspective, because I remember the old Linden Library branch,” Moody says. “It was one of the first branches I attended when I was a kid, and I think it was another story of, ‘Oh, I know my dad worked on that project.’”

Similar to the Linden branch, Curtis designed the original Karl Road branch in 1988 and the younger Moody led the creation of a new branch that opened last year.

Beyond a business partnership, the Moodys are still a family. Though they spend plenty of time together in the office, they enjoy spending their leisure time together, too – fishing and watching sports are favorite pastimes.

“One of the things I just have always treasured and really appreciated is that we tend to think of it not as work versus family,” Moody says. “I think it began to set the tone for all of our interactions as I really joined the firm as the, ‘No, we’re family first, right?’ And the business is a part of our family and the family dynamic. …

That’s how we interact and treat it.”

Lindsey Capritta is a contributing writer at CityScene Media Group. Feedback welcome at feedback@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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in focus

By Kate Anderson Photos courtesy of Jane Enneking

Purposeful Plastic Westerville Lions Club project turns recycled plastic into benches

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embers of the Westerville community are coming together to make it easy to recycle while also giving back to the community. A collabora-

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tion between the Westerville Lions Club, Green Haven Living and Trex Company has recycled thousands of pounds of plastic. And it comes back to the city – benches

made of recycled materials are then given to Westerville.

Jane Enneking, who joined the Lions Club to honor her father, started the recycling program in May 2021. She says she’s always had an interest in recycling and reducing waste. This project targets waste not commonly recyclable at home, such as plastic bags.

The project sprung into fruition quickly due to the support of the Westerville community. Enneking says connections at Trex, a Virginia-based company that creates products from recycled materials, helped her get the project started. “(The people at Trex) are very supportive,” she says. “They usually respond within a day of any emails, answer all of our questions, (provide) videos about how everything in the project works. It’s been a good relationship with them.”

While coordinating with businesses to set up drop-off locations across the city, Enneking met Angie Scheu, owner of Westerville business Green Haven Living.

The program made clear connections to the values of the sustainable home and gift store.

“I’m a lifelong environmentalist,” Scheu says. “It just seemed like kind of a perfect program for us to do together.”

Scheu says her passion for helping the environment inspired her to start Green Haven and also fueled her involvement with the recycling project.

Green Haven Living’s contributions are integral to the success of the project, Enneking says. In addition to providing a drop-off location, Green Haven’s staff takes the plastic to the Trex locations as well.

While Green Haven, located at 20 W. Main St., is the main drop-off site, there are other collection sites throughout the community, including one at Uptown Westerville’s Saturday Farmers Market during the summer months and one at Mount Carmel Rehabilitation Hospital. www.westervillemagazine.com

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Specific types of plastic can be placed in the collection bins. Enneking says plastic shopping bags, plastic wrap and other resealable food bags are all accepted. Other common items include plastic cereal box liners, bread bags, bubble wrap and ecommerce mailers. All donations must be clean and dry.

Once the plastic is collected, the Lions Club weighs it and takes it to a Trex collection site. Once 500 pounds of plastic is collected during a six-month time frame, Trex will then donate a composite bench to the Lions Club. The community’s recycling has earned four benches for Westerville within its first two recycling periods, with one bench placed in front of Green Haven to honor the business’ contributions to the project.

The community support is vital to the project as well, though, and has helped to far surpass the collaboration’s original goals.

“The response was actually way more than any of us imagined it would be,” Scheu says. “It’s so refreshing to see the response we’ve had so far.”

The program has been so successful that Scheu says she’s even fielded calls from people out of state wanting to implement a program of their own. In Westerville, it’s an ongoing project. The Lions Club and Green Haven hope to see community contributions earning as many as 10 benches by the end of the year.

“I would just encourage people to continue to bring their plastic our way,” Scheu says.

“It contributes to a goal and it’s actually a beneficial program for Uptown.”

Kate Anderson is an editorial assistant at CityScene Media Group. Feedback welcome at feedback@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.westervillemagazine.com

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Music and Art in the Park Westerville Music & Arts Festival returns after two years

By Megan Roth Photos courtesy of MahLeah Cochran, Kas Streif and Westerville Area Chamber

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or 48 years, the Westerville Music & Arts Festival has showcased artists from across central Ohio, and 2022 marks a return to the event’s full glory.

Inspired by a desire to give back to the community, the Westerville Area Chamber held the first festival in Uptown Westerville in 1974. It looked much different than it does today; 50 artists participated, and many would return for years after. But they understood the festival’s potential, and spread the word to colleagues and friends. As the festival grew, organizers knew they needed more space. It moved it to Otterbein University’s campus, then again after 24 years to its current location at Heritage Park and Everal Barn.

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Westervillians will once again get to experience visual and performing arts in their backyard as Westerville Music & Arts Festival returns July 9-10. A far cry from its 1974 edition, the 2022 event features more than 130 artists, 30 performances, 20 food vendors, a youth art show, silent auction and live entertainment.

Music The festival is home to three stages: the main stage, north stage and singer-songwriter tent, each offering a unique experience.

The main stage features the festival’s headliner, The Reaganomics.

The group has been living in the ’80s since 1996. The Columbus-based band specializes in fun, danceable music from the era, ranging from new wave to hard rock, including covers of artists including Journey, Def Leppard and Todd Rundgren. The Joint Rockers will warm up the stage with a bluesier sound at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, before The Reagonomics perform at 7 p.m.

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The north stage is dedicated to Westerville’s own artists, many of whom are regular performers at Java Central’s acoustic open mic nights.

The singer-songwriter tent offers a more intimate audience experience as one artist takes the stage at a time to perform their own original music.

Art The artists represent a range of mediums including ceramics, jewelry, mixed media, photography, metal and oil paints.

“Anything you can imagine, we have an artist here who does it,” says Stacey Rusterholz, communications and community outreach manager for the Westerville Chamber.

The Reaganomics headlining performance will be held July 9 at 7 p.m.

As in its early years, the festival continues to attract many returning artists. MahLeah Cochran, a Columbus-based artist specializing in abstract paintings, is returning to the festival for her fourth year.

Cochran says nothing is more exciting for her than talking to people face-to-face and connecting over art in real life.

Many of the festival’s artists come from Westerville as well. Aaron Fenzel is a Westerville resident and art teacher at Groveport Madison High School. He’ll share artwork he creates from pallets, specifically clocks and farmhouse style signs.

Fenzel says he’s looking forward to meeting new people, trying great food and enjoying live entertainment during the festival.

The festival is home to seasoned artists and budding creators alike.

The youth art show features work from artists as young as 3. The festival also encourages guests to leave their artistic mark through an interactive community art piece: a large blank mural for all attendees to put their mark on.

Community The growth of the Westerville Music & Arts Festival mirrors the growth of the community.

The expansion of the festival matches the demographics of the city, Rusterholz says. In the 1970s, Westerville had a population of around 20,000. That number has doubled today. Likewise, what began as a gathering of 50 artists now attracts more than 16,000 guests each year. www.westervillemagazine.com

She credits the growth of the festival to the community’s unwavering support for the arts.

“It’s really incredible we can put on this large scale of an event,” Rusterholz says.

“Volunteers consistently help organize the event and residents always come out and support. Everyone wants this to be a successful event.”

Westerville’s businesses excitedly support the festival as well.

“Businesses will say, ‘Oh, you need a table; here, take this one free of charge,’” Rusterholz says.

The festival is July 9-10 at Heritage Park & Everal Barn. Admission is $1 at the door.

For more information, visit www.westervillechamber.com/music-arts-festival.

Megan Roth is an assistant editor at CityScene Media Group. Feedback welcome at mroth@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.westervillemagazine.com

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Running Toward a Cure Westerville North student raises money for diabetes awareness and research

The Diabetes Dash 5K started after Washburn’s own diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes.

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n July 2018, Westerville North junior Ryan Washburn was given life-changing news: He was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (T1D). His pancreas was no longer producing insulin.

“It is difficult because it was something new,” Washburn says. “With any new challenges in life, you have to overcome them.”

While the disease is incurable and needs almost constant attention, Washburn never let it slow him down. In fact, it inspired him to start the annual Diabetes Dash 5K in 2019, which raises money for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

JDRF is an organization that focuses on diabetes research and advocacy with a hope for finding a cure for T1D. Washburn discovered JDRF, which spreads awareness and strives to find for a cure for diabetes, while researching for support for his T1D. The JDRF helped connect Washburn to others with T1D.

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“JDRF has helped me understand life with diabetes,” he says. “I know that I’m not alone and I can get through it like others have done.”

Seeing the comfort JDRF provided him, Washburn wanted to ensure everyone could receive the same support. He pitched the idea of a fundraiser to JDRF and was challenged to raise $7,500. While thinking of ways to raise the funds, he reflected on his own passions. A cross-country runner, Washburn decided a race would be a great way to bring people together in a fight against T1D. Washburn and his 5K event, titled Diabetes Dash, were met with more enthusiasm and support than he could have imagined. Its first year more than doubled the fundraising goal, bringing in $16,000 for JDRF. For the second annual race, Washburn decided to combine his 5K efforts with his

Eagle Scout project. In addition to the 5K, Washburn also organized a food drive for the Westerville Area Resource Ministry, an organization that helps families experiencing food insecurity. He and his family also set up a scholarship fund for graduating high school students in Westerville that have T1D. This year’s Diabetes Dash will be held on July 24 in Westerville. It’s a particularly special date, as it’s the day after Washburn’s “diaversary,” the anniversary of the day he received his T1D diagnosis.

Washburn says T1D awareness is important to him because it helps others understand the disease.

“A lot of my peers don’t understand me as a diabetic and what I go through every day – or my other diabetic friends,” he says. “(There are) the shots, the finger sticks, the insulin, insulin pump, needles.”

Washburn says T1D comes with regular worries, such as monitoring blood pressure levels, that are sometimes difficult for others to consider.

Moved by Washburn’s earnest determination to make a difference, Westerville North Athletic Director Wes Elifritz nominated him for the prestigious Westerville Warrior Athlete Leadership Team. “(Washburn) is an extremely welcoming, positive and outgoing person,” Elifritz says.

The cross-country staff backed the nomination as well. Elifritz says everyone was confident in Washburn’s ability to represent boys’ cross-country on the leadership team.

“I’m excited to see how Washburn can take (the 5K) to the next level and awareness for diabetes research,” Elifritz says.

“He’s got a great future.”

Maisie Fitzmaurice is an editorial assistant at CityScene Media Group. Feedback welcome at feedback@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.westervillemagazine.com

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By Sophia Englehart Photos courtesy of Cleary Company

A Breeze to Build Garage and breezeway add functional, relaxing potential to home

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or many, a home renovation can appear to be a daunting and arduous process. That wasn’t the case for the Williams family.

The additions of a garage and breezeway to the Williams family home were decisions made out of both necessity and desire. Homeowner Brian Williams, who started the project in 2020 with the Cleary Company, wanted a garage to provide more space for guests and his own hobbies.

“I wanted a workshop to do some woodworking and because I have a collector car and I want to maybe add some more as I get older,” Williams says. “We also have a pool behind where the garage is now and we wanted a place where people could change, where they could use the restroom and have snacks and things like that.”

For the breezeway, however, Williams had a different purpose in mind.

“It didn’t seem to make sense to just have a garage sitting there, separated from the house,” says Williams. “We wanted an architectural detail that led you into the backyard so that we could landscape through there.”

Williams credits inspiration for the breezeway’s architectural design to Pinterest and encouragement from his daughter.

“My daughter got me involved and said, ‘You’ve been looking at a bunch of stuff that you want to do for this garage, why don’t you get on Pinterest?’” he says. “I found the design for the breezeway on Pinterest and gave it to Cleary Company.”

The site helped to determine much of the architectural concept. It’s where he found initial inspiration for adding dramatic Palladian arches to the concept.

The design of the breezeway is consistent with the interior of the house, which also

features matching Palladian windows in the family room and front of the house.

Since completing the new renovations, the Williams family has taken full advantage of their new outdoor extensions. The breezeway, decked out with cozy lounge chairs, opens up into a welcoming, airy space that leads into the backyard. It’s an ideal area for the Williams family to relax and admire nature during the summer months.

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“The door comes off the back of the garage and comes right out onto the pool,” Williams says. “It’s made it a lot easier for everybody to park, come and use the pool.

(It) is so much more functional now that we have easy access to it.”

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311 Old County Line Rd. 2 beds 1 bath $790,000 Sold on 4/20/22

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By Tyler Kirkendall Photo courtesy of Beyond Meat

No Meat Needed

Tacos to help kickstart your meatless journey

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egan food is in increasing demand around central Ohio and right here in Westerville. A number of local restaurants have long offered vegetarian and vegan options, but the recent opening of Can’t Believe It’s Vegan on Shrock Road and Zammy’s Vegan Kitchen just past Sharon Wood Metro Park in Worthington mean more options and more variety; and eating vegan in 2022 is a far cry from a plate of raw veggies.

There’s a wide variety of reasons for choosing vegan food, from avoiding animal products to looking for healthier food choices. Some just like the taste – you certainly don’t have to be vegan or vegetarian to enjoy the food.

But being vegan isn’t just good for the body and soul; it’s good for the planet, too. According to Human Society International, a meat-free diet can reduce our water footprint by up to 55 percent, and many Westervillians are adopting a greener lifestyle.

Clayton Freeman, chef and co-owner of Can’t Believe It’s Vegan with his wife Kim, points to local initiatives such as a recycling program and household hazardous waste drop-off location for used cooking oil as evidence of shifting values in Westerville.

“Westerville is definitely ready to push forward with greener initiatives,” he says.

He hopes that opening the storefront for his restaurant, previously active as a ghost kitchen, will encourage conversations about a vegan lifestyle without judgment.

Freeman says that a vegan diet can help people take steps toward a more conscientious lifestyle and healthier eating habits.

Switching to a more plant-heavy diet doesn’t have to be difficult, and it doesn’t have to be boring. Freeman offers a vegan 28 July/August 2022

Tacos prepared with Beyond Meat filling.

taco recipe – replacing meat and cheese with vegan alternatives – that he says anyone can recreate quickly and easily at home with ingredients found at any grocery store.

Making recipes on your own or trying a vegan dish from a restaurant or friend is a great entry to vegan cuisine, Freeman says.

“Good food is good food,” he says. “We want to beat the stigma that vegan food can’t taste good.”

Tyler Kirkendall is an editorial assistant at CityScene Media Group. Feedback welcome at feedback@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.westervillemagazine.com

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• 2 limes, cut into slices • ¾ cup water • 6 wheat or corn tortillas (corn if gluten-free is desired) • ¼ cup oil (vegetable, grapeseed or avocado) • Salsa On medium heat, add oil to skillet.

Add meat crumbles and taco seasoning and cook for 5 to 8 minutes until lightly brown, adding small amounts of water as needed. Set aside in a medium bowl.

Add onions, peppers, salt and pepper to skillet and cook on medium heat for 4 minutes (note: do not clean out oil from skillet after cooking crumbles). Add a small amount of water if needed. Remove from heat and set aside.

Set out tortillas and put in a small amount of vegan cheese (by putting it in first, the cheese can melt with the heat from the crumbles), crumbles, onion/pepper mix, avocados and fold tortilla over. Add a spoonful of salsa to top of filling.

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From the Westerville Public Library

Recommended Reads

Birdsong

by Julie Flett (Picture Book) Katherena, a young Cree girl, makes a big move from the city to the countryside. She befriends her elderly neighbor, Agnes, and they bond over creating art and enjoying nature. As seasons turn, Agnes’ health fades but the impact of their

friendship lives on in Katherena.

Bad Nana: Older Not Wiser

by Sophie Hann (First Chapter) Most kids have very tame nanas – but not 7-and-¾-yearold Jeanie. Her Bad Nana wears bold red lipstick, has jet-black hair and a spicy attitude! Where Nana goes, mischief

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The Marlow Murder Club

by Robert Thorogood (Fiction) Judith Potts is 77 years old and blissfully happy. She lives on her own in a faded mansion just outside Marlow.

There’s no man in her life to tell her what to do or how much whiskey to drink. One evening, while out swimming in the Thames, Judith witnesses a brutal murder. The local police don’t believe her story, so she decides to investigate by herself.

And, with some

friends who offer help, she forms the Marlow Murder Club.

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

by Marianne Cronin (Fiction) Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson has been told she’s dying. She lives on the terminal ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital. In an arts and crafts class, she meets Margot,

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follows, and Jeanie is along for the ride in this chapter book for new readers.

Clean Getaway

by Nic Stone (Juvenile Fiction) Eleven-year-old Scoob is about to have the trip of a lifetime, traveling across the country with his G’ma in her new RV. As they travel through the

southern United States, Scoob’s eyes are opened to the injustices of the past and present for kids who look like him, and he gets much more than a lesson in history from G’ma on this impromptu adventure.

from Mindy Bilyeu, Adult Services Librarian

an 83-year-old, purple-pajamawearing, fruitcakeeating rebel. Their friendship blooms, and though their days are dwindling, both are determined to leave their mark on the world.

Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life With 600 Rescue Animals

by Laura Zaleski (Nonfiction) In 2001, Laura Zaleski established

the Funny Farm Animal Rescue outside Mays Landing, New Jersey.

Zaleski’s story is one of promises kept, dreams fulfilled, and animals lost and found. It’s the story of Laura’s mother Annie, who fled a nightmarish marriage with few skills, no money and no resources, dragging three kids behind her, and accumulating hundreds of cast-off animals on the way.

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