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Contents Up Front

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GETTING STARTED 24 A NOTE FROM KRISTY

26 CONTRIBUTORS 28 B EHIND THE SCENES

A look inside our fashion shoot

Your Community 33 PELOTONIA 34 LIMELIGHT

Seen on the scene 48 CAPITAL CAUSES 58 H EELS & WHEELS Women on motorbikes 64 LEADING LADIES Selling smiles at Marie’s Candies 72 DOING GOOD Nellie’s Catwalk for Kids

PIZZA

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Your Style 77 SHORT NORTH GALLERY HOP 96 S PA DAY

52 JANE GROTE ABELL 70 DANCING

TO HAPPINESS

81 FASHION FUN 92 SHOPPING CRAVES 124 I SLAND LIVING Buckeye Lake Getaway 142 VILLAGE DINING 150 GIRLS’ TRIP: CHICAGO 162 LEARNING TO FLY

The ultimate in spoiling

Your Life 105 U NCORKED

The Museum of Art’s wine club 108 DECOR A splash of color 134 SAVE ROOM FOR DESSERT Easy recipes from local bakers

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148 HIO WINE Kinkead Ridge does it well 158 PARKS & REC Columbus Commons 160 SOAK UP THE SUN 5 fab ideas 164 ADVENTURE Ziplining

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remember it like it was yesterday—zooming around the warm, dark backyard barefoot with my sister and cousins, chasing fireflies, without a care in the world except catching one of those glowing little guys in my hands.

I also have another distinct summer backyard memory that includes picking dandelions—zillions of them—and using the skirt of my favorite pink dress to hold my vast collection. It was joyous—until it became the first of many traumatic realizations that some stains do not, in fact, come out (cue the tears).

But I digress…

Anyhow, most of us no longer get summer breaks (or at least not those that last longer than a week, and even then we’re toting our BlackBerries). And we have a worry or two beyond backyard simplicities.

But summer still means fun.

And with that thought in mind, we crafted this issue.

Inside, you’ll meet pizza executive Jane Grote Abell, who is as positively delightful as she is gorgeous. (Seriously, she’s six feet tall with luscious blond hair. And she’s as nice as people say she is.

You might actually hate her.)

You’ll read about three generations of women who have kept a small-town candy shop hopping. (Truly, girls: Marie’s is worth the trek to West Liberty, if for no reason but the chocolate-covered potato chips.)

You’ll be introduced to some gutsy gals who gets their kicks on motor bikes (I want a scooter!), and you’ll head to flight school with one of our daring reporters. You’ll find five fabulous ways to enjoy Columbus outside, and get my personal take on ziplining (loved it). You’ll see options for spoiling yourself with a spa day here, or getting away for a weekend in Chicago.

And you will, as always, find fresh fashion (check page 90 for my favorite look) and shopping delights (I’m totally craving one of those feedsack bags).

In the end, then, I hope we offer some new ways to make your summer exactly what it should be—something that feels as blissful as dancing with fireflies.

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Contributors

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Melissa Kossler Dutton

Shelley Mann

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Katherine, a Columbus native, is a freelance TV news writer and producer who now lives in Chicago with her husband and two cats. She writes a food blog and loves when people ask her, “Do you know any good restaurants in (fill in name of city here)?”

In this issue, she offers fun ideas for enjoying a Chicago girls’ weekend—and some restaurant ideas there that the guys will like, too.

Melissa is a regular contributor to several local and national publications. As a freelance writer and mother of two, she divides her time between packing lunches and interviewing CEOs. In this issue, she writes about Nellie Krumlauf (who she found incredibly impressive). She offers highlights of Columbus Commons. And she even took a flying lesson so she could share her experience.

Shelley is the editor of Crave, the city’s new dining magazine.

Eating out has been her favorite pastime since she was a kid, and her latest obsession is snapping photos of those meals with her iPhone. She visited Barcelona—one of the city’s most chic dining establishments—for a story in this issue. You can also find her food reviews in The Columbus Dispatch and Columbus Alive.

Jackie is a style and arts reporter for Columbus Alive who enjoys moonlighting as a writer for Capital Style. You’ll find her in pencil skirts and heels by day and yoga pants and a KISS T-shirt by night.

In this issue, Jackie takes a look at high-profile women in the local motorcycle scene—a story she had a blast doing.

“It was just fun seeing women doing something different,” she said. “I want one now.”

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What a Ride Three years into Pelotonia, a bike ride to beat cancer, it’s the fundraising creativity that continues to amaze organizers. The August event this year aims to attract more than 5,000 riders (doubling its first-year numbers) and raise $12 million (almost tripling its first-year numbers) for The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. So how are people raising millions? Spokeswoman Jessica Kinman recounted the ways: “Cornhole contests, pancake tossing, a bar with a drink made just for them, an ‘Amazing Race’ event around the city, garage sales, and making and selling ties and necklaces. People have just gotten really creative to get more people engaged.” And, ultimately, to get more people saved.

Pelotonia, Aug. 19-21, offers four routes to ride between Columbus and Athens, ranging from 23 to 180 miles. Participants raise at least $1,200 to $2,200, based on the distance they ride. For more, visit Pelotonia.org or call 614-221-6100. The bike shown here is a Trek Madone 4.7 from Trek Bicycle Store Columbus.

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Women of Achievement The YWCA’s annual luncheon drew more than 2,000 guests to honor seven women who have made “extraordinary contributions” to work, community and family

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Evening of Hope 300 guests dined and socialized at Bon Vie while raising more than $250,000 for Nationwide Children’s Hospital Center for Child and Family Advocacy

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A Taste of Class for Kids The black-tie Big Brothers Big Sisters event at Winding Hollow Country Club in New Albany drew 320 guests for dinner and drinks, while raising more than $261,000

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Hat Day 640 guests donned hats to enjoy lunch and raise more than $275,000 for Franklin Park Conservatory education and community garden programs

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Goldie Hawn Goldie Hawn, the headliner at this year’s Keyholder event, gave Capital Style editor Kristy Eckert a few fabulous minutes. Here’s an excerpt of their chat. l You can invite three Hollywood friends to dinner. Who do you pick?

Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton and probably Adam Sandler. All bring something different to the table.

They’re just interesting people— multi-talented, interested in things other than themselves. They do good things for the world. They’re responsible parents. They all make me laugh and they all make me think. l What are your secrets to staying happy and healthy?

Recognizing your mistakes. Not being afraid to face yourself. Working on your own personal growth. Doing obvious acts of kindness. Gratitude.

Sitting back, having meditative moments. I think exercise is very important, and diet is very important, and a good, healthy mind is very important. l Do you have any tips on juggling work and parenting?

It’s very hard. Women walk around with guilt all the time. You need to figure out how to divide that time to make sure you’re present with your children when you’re there. Which means get off your BlackBerry, get off your phone. Sit in front of your house in your car when you pull up, sit back, and get ready—because they need all of your attention, all of your focus, all of your love.

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Hope Street Kids: Family Night at the Zoo An after hours event at the Zoo in memory of Caroline Pryce Walker and benefiting pediatric cancer treatment and research, begins at 6:30 p.m.

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A Western-themed evening of live entertainment, gourmet dining, dancing, gaming and live and silent auctions; begins at 7 p.m.

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A bike tour through Central and Southeast Ohio, benefiting cancer research at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.

Location: Starting at Chemical Abstracts, 2540 Olentangy River Rd., Campus Contact: 614-221-6100, Pelotonia.org

An evening to celebrate the support and shelter the Foundation has provided to homeless families in Columbus for the last 25 years; begins at 6:30 p.m.

Price: $100 Location: Dowd Center, 33 North Grubb St., Columbus Contact: 614-743-0104, HomelessFamiliesFoundation.org

The black tie Gala event will celebrate its 18th year, benefiting cancer research and a new building set to open in 2014.

Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m.

Price: $200-$800 Location: Ohio Union, 1739 N. High Street, Ohio State University Campus Contact: 614-293-3744, Cancer.

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Proceeds benefit the education programs at the Conservatory; begins at 6 p.m.

Price: $300 Location: Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 E. Broad St., East Side Contact: 614-645-5569, FPConservatory.com

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Donatos Pizza Chairman Jane Grote Abell leads the Columbus-based company with the same ambition, optimism and ideals that her father built it on Story by: Kristy Eckert I Photos by: Will Shilling

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he teenage boy was walking door-todoor, hanging Donatos Pizza fliers, when he took a few steps onto a crosswalk, and a car he couldn’t have seen coming hit him. In an instant, his young body lay motionless on the street, paralyzed.

Word traveled quickly through the Donatos headquarters in Gahanna to Jane Grote Abell, who was busy running her family’s multimillion-dollar pizza business.

About the same time Jane learned of the accident, she received an important out-oftown call from another executive. Much to the executive’s confusion, Jane did everything but hang up on him. She ran out of the office, jumped in her car, and—despite legal advice never to do this—started driving north to visit the boy, his family and his co-workers.

“If one of our people has been hurt or is in trouble, she just drops everything and goes to where she needs to be,” said Tom Krouse, Donatos CEO. “That’s just what she does.”

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Jane, who grew up on Columbus’ South Side taking pizza orders for her dad’s shop, said it’s the only way she knows how to operate.

“It’s the mission of our company—it’s not me,” she said matter-of-factly. “It’s just about doing the right thing.”

That integrity, friends say, is a big reason the smart and striking 44-year-old Donatos chairman is the successful force she is. She’s the type of woman who makes friends with her peers’ receptionists, the type who gives free pizza for life to an ill child who calls Donatos his favorite. Plus, behind the always-activated movie-star smile is a spirit brimming with optimism.

“She is just a true positiveenergy type person. She’s the good in all people.”

Tom Krouse Donatos CEO

“She lifts people up,” said business associate and friend Tanny Crane, President and CEO of Crane Group. “I’ve never met anyone who has that aura about her—that joyfulness.”

And, they add, what you see is what you get—whether it means sharing unpopular opinions with fellow executives or being confident enough to cry with a 15-yearold employee in the middle of a store.

“She doesn’t put up a front of have an air about her,” Krouse, the CEO, said. “She doesn’t really have time for pretense. It’s like, ‘I’ve got too much work to do.’ ” And, Jane says, too much work to do right, whether it’s assuring every pizza has just enough pepperoni or ditching a day’s work to drive to Cleveland and prove she truly does see her employees as family.

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he customers would sit at the Grote kitchen table every night, talking and laughing as they waited for their pizza to finish baking in the little shop in front of the

house. Jim Grote had started working for a pizza place as a teen. By 18, he opened Donatos, which means “to give a good thing.” He eventually built a black brick building with a giant blinking sign on the city’s South Side to make his pies, and raised his family in the home behind it.

“It was so much fun,” Jane said of their constant stream of guests. “I did not know that was not a normal thing.”

Grote had worked for two bosses—one honest, one not.

He aimed to offer others the same environment his good boss offered him. “He wanted to create a place,” Jane said, “where you can bring your principles to work.”

Grote’s mother made meatballs and sausage at her house for her son to pick up. His wife made sauce in the home kitchen to walk over to the shop. Customers flocked.

But Grote dreamed of more.

“We’re going to have Donatos all over the world,” he would tell his four children.

The first time the store expanded, however, he was dismayed. Customers who complained that pizzas at the

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two new locations just weren’t the same. So he shut them down, promising to not grow again until he could make every pizza perfect every time.

Eventually—thanks in part to his homemade invention that sliced pepperoni into equally thick circles—Grote expanded again, this time successfully.

But his daughter hadn’t a clue the family had money.

She had started taking pizza orders at 11 and graduated to making them, then delivering them. She worked after drill team practices, after football games and full-time in the summer. Once she enrolled at Ohio State, she started managing the campus store.

By the time Jane graduated college, Donatos had spread throughout the state. Soon, they began franchising. And eventually, McDonald’s came knocking.

The largest restaurant company in the world put Jane on a private jet for the first time in her life and flew her, her father and one brother to a Chicago

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boardroom. Executives made their pitch to buy Donatos’ roughly 150 locations.

Jane was skeptical. But after talking, the family decided to sell. “It got back to, gosh, there are so many positives to the largest restaurant company in the world buying your company,” she said.

Dad, Mom and their four kids—who all worked for the company at the time—each received a good-sized check.

Jane’s siblings decided to use the money to pursue other passions. But Jane wanted to stay with Donatos as Chief People Officer (her version of a human resources executive).

Her father stayed as well, moving from Chief Executive Officer to Chairman.

When Jane walked into the new CEO’s office with a Donatos shirt and instructions about going to restaurants and making pizzas—it is, after all, how all employees must start—he glared.

“All of a sudden, my world became very small,” Jane said.

“Call me naïve. I just didn’t

know there were all these games out there.”

Though she learned a lot, she said, she found herself constantly defending her father’s ideals.

“That’s not what we do here,” she would tell people.

“That’s not how we treat people.”

“Jane always makes you feel good about yourself. She’s excited about what you’re doing. She’s excited about you. It’s fun to be in her presence.”

Chuck Kegler, Attorney

cDonald’s was losing millions of dollars on Donatos. Their expansion plans weren’t working as hoped. Four years after purchasing the company, they wanted to dump it.

Jane went to her father and told him that, aside from the home she built to raise her family, she would pony up every cent she had made from the initial sale. But she needed some of his money, too.

“Let’s buy it back,” she said.

“I believe in us.”

Chuck Kegler, the attorney who has represented Donatos for more than 20 years, sat with Jane and her father as they wrote the check. “I loved her enthusiasm,” Kegler said.

“It showed she had a passion for the product, and she had a passion for the people that she worked with.”

It wasn’t a risk, Jane said.

She knew what their people were capable of doing.

But the company needed a face, she thought—and a heart.

So as President and Chief Operating Officer, she started visiting stores. “We’re pizza with principles,” she reminded them. “And we care.”

The company made a $10.5 million turnaround that first year.

“Honestly, we didn’t do anything different,” Jane said.

“Our people started caring about who they worked for again.”

Truth be told, they improved store economics, too.

They created smaller spaces and made better decisions, said Krouse, who has been with the company for years.

But yes, people felt like family again. “And that speaks to her leadership and her style and her beliefs,” he said. “People got passionate again about the mission of the company.”

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“She’s a very humble person, and she’s got a gentle spirit. But at the same time, she’s a very strong woman.”

Tony Capuano Jane’s son

stores in six states.

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ane’s 11-year-old daughter, Tori, woke up in their New Albany home vomiting.

“I’m sorry Mommy,” she said. “Don’t you have to go to work?”

“Not at all,” Jane told her.

“You’re the most important thing.”

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days she’s ever had.

It came thanks to a shift: Just less than a year ago, Jane became Donatos chairman.

The switch allows her to think strategically about the company, and gives her more time for family and community. She’s still in the office most days, but makes it home for lacrosse matches and soccer games. And she’s not just serving on philanthropic boards; she’s engaged more intimately.

“It wasn’t easy, but there’s a sense of peace in my heart,” she said. “I’m enjoying life.”

She traveled to Paris this

year for the first time, and finally feels good about the mom she is to Tony Capuano, 22; Brianna, 13; and Tori. And they like that mom.

“It’s not so much that her personality has changed,” Tony said. “It’s that we get to see more of her personality.”

As the family prepped for Tony’s recent college graduation, for example, Brianna decided she wanted to make a dress. So Jane drove her to Jo-Ann Fabrics, picked out navy blue floral material, and bought a $30 sewing machine. It gave her girls a glimpse of the gumption that has made their mom so successful in business. “When my daughter says, ‘Let’s make a dress,’ she knows I don’t have a clue,” Jane said. “But she knows we’ll figure it out.”

Diane Bennett, CEO of Ac-

tion for Children, where Jane is a board member, said that positive energy is contagious.

“She just thinks anything is possible, and that comes through,” Bennett said.

“Whether it’s a business situation, a personal situation or a community volunteer position that she’s holding, the way she embraces life is positive. She sees the potential and wears it.

It’s in her energy.”

Put simply? The woman’s got soul. At least so says Margie Pizzuti, who works with Jane on the Goodwill Columbus board.

“She really has this quintessential convergence of having spirit and soul and smarts and knowledge,” said Pizzuti, President and CEO of Goodwill Columbus. “She also has the unique capacity to be both strategic and operational—to roll up her sleeves and really get up close and personal with the work she’s doing.”

Jane says she’s no smarter than anybody else—just passionate.

And, she says, she is grateful.

“I’m blessed. I am so blessed,” she said. “We get to provide a place where people get to bring their principles to work.”

And that’s because the owner is doing the same.

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Don’t assume the tough guy on the two-wheeler is a guy.

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tereotypes about motorcycle riders run as deep as the tattoo ink they all supposedly love.

People envision “burly, hairy, tattooed guys,” said Dena Besece, owner of C&A Harley-Davidson in Plain City, laughing.

“It’s so far from the truth,” she said.

Most of her customers, in

fact, are doctors, lawyers and other professionals.

And an increasing number are women—both at her store, around the state and across the nation. From amateurs to professionals, they find riding an exhilarating experience, though not one for the faint of heart (riders need a hearty amount of muscle, skill and guts) or pocketbook (premium bikes cost as much as $44,000).

“It’s amazing to watch these women ride,” Besece said.

“They just get hooked.”

And hooked they are: The Ohio Department of Public Safety issued nearly 20,000 more motorcycle endorsements to women in 2009 than five years earlier. HarleyDavidson new bike purchases

Dena Besece in her shop, C&A, which caters to women

by females are up nearly 8 percent nationwide. And new bike purchases by females at C&A, Besece’s shop, are up 15 percent.

Harley-Davidson has acknowledged the buying power of women. They now sell

diamond-iced rim covers, pink leather apparel, and custom paint jobs of pearlescent white with hot pink flames. Last year, the company debuted a purple bike.

And C&A—under the insightful guidance of female

“It is a time to be at peace with yourself. It’s a break away from everything. You get to unplug.”

Keriake Lucas, motorcycle enthusiast

leaders—is catering to the excited crowd. The shop offers a female-only rider’s safety education course where women can learn to ride, and they stock bikes designed for smaller statures—lower seats, shorter shocks and easier-toreach handles.

Besece’s sister-in-law, Tammy, owns a title insurance agency Downtown. Though she had been part of the C&A-owning family for years,

she never considered getting on a hog. Then, the dealership began offering the rider’s education course.

“I decided it was time to learn something new,” Tammy said. She found the bookwork easy. But for the woman who can’t even drive a stick-shift car, the riding was hard. Still, she said, “after the course, I wanted a bike right away.”

Now, she often trades her skirt and high heels for

Dena Besece, 44 Bike: 2005 Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle Fat Boy Why do you ride?

“It can be relaxing. I can smell the fresh-cut grass. I love when it’s sunny and nice out. I just turn everything off.”

Favorite road trip: Anything with her father, Carl, who taught her how to ride and with whom she rode cupcake (the term for riding behind the bike’s driver) while in grade school. The best trips for her are those with no destination.

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Tammy Besece on her Harley-Davidson

“I have never found anything else that relaxes you and is exciting at the same time.”

Tammy besece, business owner and motorcycle enthusiast clothing more optimal for rural road trips on her Harley Nightster.

She’s also found what most riders do: Get a bike, and you’re automatically part of an extended family. There’s a palpable brother- and sisterhood of bikers—conversations rife with code, a respectful low wave and nod to each other when they pass on the road.

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neously taught her how to ride. Today, motorcycles are a cornerstone of their relationship—and her life.

“It is a time to be at peace with yourself. It’s a break away from everything. You get to unplug from the world,” she said. “Spiritually, riding has been great for me.”

Even though it’s becoming less surprising to see a broad on a bike, women say they still get the occasional look of shock when they take off their helmets—from fellow bikers

aitlin and Gary Didier first caught the scooter bug five years ago.

“It was one of those Kismet deals,” recalled Caitlin.

They had a pact: She would only buy a scooter if it was orange and white, he if it was red and white. As they peeked through the window of the first Honda bike shop they went to, there serendipitously sat two scooters in those exact color combinations.

“From that point on,” Caitlin said, “there was no getting us off them.”

The couple celebrated their fifth anniversary on a long scooter road trip before moving to Columbus, where Caitlin became a professor at Denison University. They became immersed in the local scooter scene, eventually starting their own club, The Easy Peasey Scooter Posse.

The couple dreamed of opening their own scooter

store. But in the summer of 2008, a week before the shop’s opening, Gary died of an unexpected heart attack.

Caitlin was left sputtering in neutral—lost without her best friend, husband, partner.

So Gary’s son, an auto mechanic, moved from Kansas to Columbus to help open the store. Local riders rallied as well, and despite the tragedy, Capital City Scooters opened that December.

“The whole club became very close to Caitlin when she lost Gary,” says Mary Martineau, a Vespa rider and marketing director for North Market. “She’s the mother of the scooter scene.”

Riding has become therapeutic for Caitlin.

“It brought us a lot of joy together,” she said. “And it still brings me joy.”

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“It’s so fun. For me, it’s freeing. I forget the stress and the worries. It helps me leave the world behind.”

Favorite road trip: A 700-mile trek from Ainsworth, Nebraska, to Wichita, Kansas, that she journeyed with her husband Gary before he died. The couple visited every unique, historical or biscuit-and-gravyslopping stop along the way.

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Sometimes it’s disheartening.

“It’s ridiculous,” Tammy Besece said. “Some people really look down on people who ride.”

Sometimes it’s funny.

“I was at a gas station once, and there was a dad with a minivan, gassing up, four kids in the back seat,” Lucas said, “and he just watched me and

had this look on his face, like, ‘How did I get here?’ ” It’s empowering to ride, many say—to challenge people’s perceptions with the turn of a key.

But most importantly, it just feels good.

“It’s hard to explain unless you ride,” Tammy Besece said.

“But I have never found anything else that relaxes you and is exciting at the same time.”

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eriake Lucas is tall and slender, with doe eyes and hair as shiny as the chromed-out Harley she rides.

It’s not hard for her to pull off the masculine moto look— doo rag, bulky leather jacket.

But as she encountered more women riding, the director of internal communications

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for Tween Brands decided to create a clothing line just for biker ladies.

Motorcycle Mavens sells fitted $20 T-shirts and camisoles printed with playful statements like “Proud of these pipes” and “I ditched the pig and got my own hog.”

“People would ask me at rallies, ‘What does your

Keriake Lucas, 50 Bike: 2010 Harley-Davidson Deluxe Why do you ride?

“It is a time to be at peace with yourself. It’s a break away from everything. You get to unplug from the world… Spiritually, riding has been great for me.”

Favorite road trip: Anything for a cause or a charity, like “Guns N Hoses,” an annual motorcycle ride that raises money for firefighters.

“I wanted to see shirts that were empowering for women, even if they were just on the back of the bike.”

Keriake Lucas, T-shirt designer husband ride?’ ” Lucas said. “I wanted to see shirts that were empowering for women, even if they were just on the back of the bike.”

The looks are sold on her website—MotorcycleMavens. com—and at the female-centric bike shop Hocking Hills Motorcycle Ranch.

“As a woman business own-

er in a male-dominated business, I was drawn to her and her company,” says Michelle Storts, owner of HHMR. “Plus, us girls got to stick together.”

Now, when someone asks Lucas whose bike she rode in on, she can unzip her jacket and let her shirt do the talking: “No thanks… I’ve got my own ride.”

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Savoring the Sweet Three generations in, Marie’s Candies thrives as a charming, small-town shop built of necessity and grown by love Story by: KRISTY ECKERT

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urly farmer Winfred King stepped away from his plow, through the field, and to his wife, Marie. “I have a sore throat. I have a headache,” he said. “I can’t breathe.” Polio had begun its attack on the man who sang bass in the local quartet.

Soon, the strong family provider was paralyzed from the neck down.

For months, and then years, neighbors rallied in the couple’s West Liberty community, which is tucked between cornfields about an hour northwest of Columbus.

They offered incredibly generous support; one even gave them a cow. When Marie, a talented cook, started making candy to thank them, they were delighted. Go into business, people encouraged her. Sell this.

The couple couldn’t survive forever without an income.

So they thought. And they prayed.

Winfred could be the brains, they figured. Marie

could be the brawn.

Finally, after careful consideration, in 1956, they turned their kitchen into a candy shop, and a legacy was born.

More than 50 years later, a third generation is preparing to take over Marie’s Candies: Marie passed the business to her son and daughter-in-law, and they will eventually pass it to their daughter and son.

And despite all odds—most notably that it remains in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it rural town—Marie’s is thriving.

They sell a whopping 80,000 pounds of candy a year (most of it still handmade in a heavenly smelling kitchen). They offer an easy-to-navigate website. And they stay fresh with trendy treats like chocolatecovered potato chips and chocolate-covered bacon.

“Grandma and Grandpa gave it a wonderful start. But it really has changed, and I want that to continue,” said Rebecca Craig, Marie’s 34-year-old granddaughter, who now helps run the business and plans to eventually head it.

“I love it. It makes people happy.”

how do they THRIVE? Marie’s Candies sells specialty items, like chocolate business cards, to corporations and universities in bulk. But much of their business still comes from retail sales. Customers regularly drive in from Columbus, Dayton and smaller cities between.

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ay King—one of Marie’s three sons—and his wife, Kathy, were high school sweethearts.

They went to school in New York and planned to become missionaries. But when Winfred died, and they traveled home for the funeral, Marie went to Kathy and cried. “I don’t think I want to do this anymore,” she said.

By then, Marie’s was quite an operation—one building in town that served as their home and business, and employed a handful of people.

“We’re staying,” Jay said.

So Jay, the details guy, became a kitchen expert. And Kathy, the creative soul, went to merchandising school in Cleveland to learn how to amp up displays and packaging.

“It’s like any business when you’re working with your husband—we promised not to talk about it at home,” Kathy said. “Then we would fall asleep talking about it.”

For the couple’s three kids, living in a candy shop had its perks: They were allowed one day a week to eat as much as they wanted. But it also came with expectations that the kids

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would work their fair share, even after the family moved into a home separate from the shop. “I remember thinking, ‘Why can’t I just come home from school and relax?’ ” Rebecca said.

While they’re not wealthy, Jay and Kathy—who have worked six days a week for more than 30 years, and hardest during holidays—are proud to have put their three kids through college. They’ve enjoyed traveling to candy conventions around the world.

And they’ve impressed their children with their business acumen.

Their son Shannon, who left a job with the State Highway Patrol to work for his parents, credits them for successfully keeping up with changing times. “I think that’s pretty exemplary—or extraordinary,” said Shannon, who plans to continue working with his sister when she takes the helm.

“To be able to do it that long and stay in business, you have to know what you’re doing.”

s a youngster, Rebecca spent a lot of time with Marie, who doted on her only granddaughter.

They enjoyed riding bikes and having picnics. “She was fun-loving,” Rebecca said. “She enjoyed life.” Rebecca couldn’t have understood the stresses her grandmother long had faced, having spent a lifetime worrying about finances while waking three times a night to turn her husband in bed.

As a young adult,

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One of the shop’s best sellers, the inside of this candy is stirred by hand for almost an hour before being poured, cut, cooled and covered in chocolate.

Another best seller, Tur’ Kins are like turtles—a stack of pecans and caramel covered in chocolate. The name comes from “turtle” plus “King.”

Peppermint Chews

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When Marie opened the shop, she purchased equipment and the recipe for Peppermint Chews for $100.

The chewy signature candies are mint-and-molasses covered in chocolate.

One of the newer treats offered, these sweet-andsalty delights are undeniably phenomenal (yes—we indulged!).

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buttercrunches, nut-filled chocolates, caramels & (always!) 3 Tur’ kins

“When I think about Grandma and Grandpa and all the hard work they put into the business—I’m just amazed they made a go of it.”

Rebecca Craig Marie’s granddaughter

Job perks The Marie’s Candies employees are allowed to eat as much candy as they want on the job. “We’ve definitely had new staff go home sick on their first day because they’ve overdone it,” Rebecca said. Pam King, who has worked for Marie’s for more than 20 years (and is not related to the family), said it’s the best part of the job.

“It’s called quality control,” she said, laughing. “It’s our story, and we’re sticking to it!”

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Rebecca didn’t want to join the business. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and became a nanny, first for a professional baseball player in Kansas City and then for a Columbus couple.

Eventually, however, her love of family—and link to her grandmother—lured her back.

She started by building a website for Marie’s. Now, she commutes to West Liberty almost daily from Dublin, where she lives with her husband and two children.

She manages the sales staff, helps with ordering and merchandising, and runs the website. She has grand plans, too, hoping to someday open another shop or two.

“The energy now comes from the kids,” Kathy said.

“Rebecca’s going to take it to a different level—she and Shannon,” Jay said. “It’s really neat to see it continue, and continue in the right direction.”

Marie passed away five years ago, at 90, but she is often on Rebecca’s mind.

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employees who have been with the company 25 years or more “I think about her a lot, because sometimes I get frustrated with being a wife and being a mom and running the store. It’s hard to balance it all.

“And I think about my grandma, and she had a husband who was an invalid,” Rebecca said, as tears welled in her eyes. “I know that it was her strong faith in God that got her through.”

Marie, Jay said, was “overwhelmed” late in life at what her namesake shop had become. But she was undoubtedly delighted that the family kept it going.

“To see it go on, I’m sure, was just a real thrill,” Jay said.

And to know a third generation is now doing the same?

“Becca was her joy in life,” Jay said. “She’d be very, very pleased.”

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ballroom A Dublin business owner took up dancing as a hobby, and ended up a competitor—and author Story by: Andrea Cambern

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hree years ago, when Jessika Ferm’s life coach told her to get a hobby, she laughed.

But the founder of J.Ferm, a Columbus-based leadershipdevelopment company, knew her work had taken over her life. “It pains me to even say this, but I was working probably 60 to 70 hours a week,” she said. “I never really stopped working.”

Ferm’s coach pushed, saying if she didn’t find something to do outside of work, she would implode. “You don’t understand,” Ferm told her. “I’m so busy I can’t have a hobby.”

So for two years, the 37-yearold single business owner continued traveling the globe, immersed in her work.

Then one day, she walked

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past Dance Plus Ballroom in Grandview Heights and decided to take a lesson—solely to prove her coach wrong.

She’s been dancing ever since.

“It just evoked something in me,” Ferm said. “I came alive.”

Now, Ferm is not only a competitive amateur ballroom champion, criss-crossing the country to compete, but she’s also written a book about dancing. In “The Ballroom Dance Coach: Expert Strategies to Take Your Dancing to the Next Level,” Ferm combines her years of experience as an executive coach with her new dancing passion in an effort to help others succeed.

“During my initial learning curve, I noticed a lack of easyto-follow directions on how to be successful,” she said. “So I undertook this project to help

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others fulfill their dreams on the dance floor.”

Today, Ferm works about 30 hours a week, makes just as much money as when she was working twice that, and has balance in her life.

“I am totally free when I dance. I don’t think about anything else. I get a reprieve from everything else,” she said. “I have to do nothing but be a good follower. I don’t have to lead or take charge of anything else.”

Her clients have noticed the change, too.

“She’s mellow,” said Jane Juergens, vice president of human resources and talent management at American Municipal Power. “There is something very calming about her, and the dancing has instilled a different kind of confidence.”

The transformation was so

remarkable that Juergens acted on Ferm’s suggestion and took up the sport herself.

“She has introduced a lot of great concepts and helped us with our internal coaching with the company, but also helped me personally,” Juergens said. “She has made a significant difference in my life.”

Before ballroom dancing waltzed into her life, Ferm referred to herself as tightly wound, aggressive and intense. Now, she is no less driven to helping her clients succeed, but she is leading more by example. “They’re looking at me, saying, ‘If she can have work-life balance, maybe I can.’ ” Watch Andrea Cambern’s “Female Focus” weekdays at 5 p.m. on 10TV News HD.

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Runway to Good T Nellie Krumlauf’s annual fashion show has raised more than $50,000 for pediatric cancer. And the 20-year-old is just getting started Stories by: Melissa kossler Dutton

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im Woodhall had every intention of turning down 17-year-old Jenelle “Nellie” Krumlauf when she begged him to meet with her about a fashion show to raise money for pediatric cancer. He only agreed to the meeting because Krumlauf wouldn’t stop calling the Hilton Columbus at Easton, where Woodhall works as director of sales and marketing.

But instead of blowing off Krumlauf, Woodhall was blown away.

“If you’re even in the same room with her, you’re caught up in the cause,” Woodhall said. He eventually agreed to let the then-junior at Reynoldsburg High School hold her fashion show at the hotel for free. “She’s a salesman for the cause, and they couldn’t ask for a better salesperson,” he said. “She’s phenomenal.”

When Krumlauf was 8, her grandmother, a fashionable woman who always encouraged her to play dress-up, died of cancer. So as a high school sophomore, Krumlauf organized her first fashion show and raised a couple thousand Krumlauf shows flair in her office, at left, and everywhere she drives, below

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Nellie’s Clubs:

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Krumlauf at the Nellie’s Club year-end banquet

dollars for cancer patients. She chose to help kids because it seemed as though there were fewer organizations dedicated to them.

The death of a young patient who she had befriended while planning her first show fueled Krumlauf’s desire to do even more. “I remember sitting at her funeral my senior year of high school,” Krumlauf said. “I was heartbroken. That was the first kid funeral I went to. It made me upset. It made

me angry. I made a promise to Eden that day that I wasn’t going to stop. I was going to keep fighting for these kids.

I’m a woman of my word, and I’m not stopping.”

Now planning her fifthanniversary show, Krumlauf has raised more than $50,000 to help children with cancer— and she aims to raise $50,000 more at this year’s event alone.

Her nonprofit, Nellie’s Catwalk for Kids, has expanded beyond the show, too, organizing a

Meet the Patients

When Jessica Soroky interviewed Nellie Krumlauf for an article for the Pickerington North High School paper, she was moved by her desire to help young cancer patients.

“The way she talked about it, I saw her passion for it,” recalled Soroky. “It was almost intoxicating.”

After the interview, Soroky decided she wanted to help Krumlauf. She organized a club at her high school to raise money for Nellie’s Catwalk for Kids and increase awareness about pediatric cancer patients.

The club was so successful that Soroky reached out to other schools to see if they would form clubs, too. Fifteen area high schools have created their own.

The clubs not only raise money for a good cause, they empower and educate students who participate, said Sarah Whitcraft, advisor for the Pickerington North club. Hearing the stories of children fighting cancer has made many of the students take stock of their own good fortune, she said. “It’s amazing,” she said. “Even for me—it makes me appreciate every little moment I have with my kids.”

Krumlauf likes that the clubs give more young people the chance to impact their world. “The greatest opportunity you can give a teenager is to open their eyes to something that really is happening around them,” she said. “I really want them to feel like they can have a huge, important role in making a difference.”

Several cancer patients have participated in Nellie’s Catwalk for Kids. Here, meet three.

Hannah Lewis

Elizabeth Link

Christina O’Bryan

Hometown: New Albany

Hometown: Pickerington

Hometown: Lancaster

Age: 10

Age: 10

Age: 18

Diagnosis:

Diagnosis:

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On the show:

On the show:

On the show:

Rhabdomyolysis “I like to see my friends who are also in the show, and it’s fun and gives me confidence that people will help the children in the hospital.”

On Nellie: “She’s fun and nice, and always includes me in activities.”

On pediatric cancer: “In the hospital, it was the little things that made me smile. Like, when volunteers would give me movies, do crafts, play games, give me toys. We need to raise money for research, and also for all the little things to make kids smile.”

Osteosarcoma “It’s raising awareness in a fun way. It was cool (walking the runway). It was just really fun.”

On Nellie: “She’s fun, and she acts like a kid. She’s just a great person. She likes making a difference. She’s a really nice and generous person.”

On pediatric cancer: “We need to talk about it so that we can raise more money to find a cure.”

Ewing’s sarcoma “I love the fact that it’s cancer kids. Some of them are bald that are walking down the runway. You have fun that day, and forget all your problems for at least a night.”

On Nellie: “She’s in your corner. It’s amazing. You know you’re never alone. You always have someone you can call. She just tries to keep all the kids’ spirits up.”

On pediatric cancer: “People only think of adults getting cancer. There’s a lot of kids around the world fighting for lives.”

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Doing Good Krumlauf visits with club members after their year-end banquet

golf outing, dance marathon and 5K run.

The organization uses the funds to improve the lives of cancer patients and their families.

Krumlauf, a 20-year-old sophomore at Ohio Dominican University, takes youngsters on outings to the movies and the zoo. She gives gas cards to parents so they can take their children to doctors’ appointments. She delivers food, clothing and care packages to families while their

children are hospitalized.

She has helped form a support group called Mothers Against Childhood Cancers.

And she sponsors Nellie’s Clubs in local high schools to spread awareness about pediatric cancers and raise money for the charity. The clubs motivate other young people to use their strengths for a greater good, she said (see “Nellie’s Clubs: 15 & Counting”).

“No matter what age you are, you can make a difference,” she said. “You don’t

The Show Nellie’s Catwalk for Kids will hold its fifth fashion show Aug. 5 at the student center at Ohio Dominican University, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus. Cocktails will be served at 6 p.m., and the show begins at 7 p.m. It will feature more than 350 models—including cancer patients and their friends and family—wearing clothing from a variety of Central Ohio stores.

Tickets cost $25 the day of the show, or $20 in advance at CatWalk4Kids.com.

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have to be 40 years old to make a difference.”

Krumlauf’s age and natural way with children work to her advantage when she visits patients at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, said Jessica Lewis, whose daughter Hannah has walked the runway in Krumlauf’s show. Hannah’s friendship with Krumlauf has provided the 10-year-old with good memories about her battle with cancer, Lewis said. Hannah, who was only 5 when she was diagnosed

“She gets that these kids were given a cross to bear.”

Dr. Irene Koesters, pediatrician

with cancer in her head and neck, has forgotten how hard the fight was, her mother said.

“It’s something positive from a negative experience,” said Lewis of New Albany. “She remembers the good things that have come from cancer.”

Krumlauf’s desire to help children while they fight cancer rather than raise money to “cure” the disease shows a remarkable understanding of the issues, added Dr. Irene Koesters, a pediatrician who serves on the charity’s board.

“It’s great to have those high hopes,” Koesters said of curing cancer, but with so many types of cancer it makes more sense to focus on aiding kids and their families. “She gets that these kids were given a cross to bear,” she said. “She wants to give them as much happiness as they can have while they’re going through this.

That’s incredibly insightful.”

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Papillon offers The Escape package for all the rejuvenation you didn’t think you could fit into four hours.

The package features a paraffin manicure and pedicure, a European facial and a hot-stone massage. Lunch from Panera is included, as is a never-ending supply of

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beverages. You can also add an Evolv heated spray tan. (I didn’t try it, but the spa team raved about this new customapplied tan that basically goes on like a dry powder and doesn’t have as strong a “spray-tan” odor as more conventional systems do.)

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Loved the mani/pedi, especially the Fusion brand skin polisher used.

I had never tried a hot-stone massage but, darn, am I sold.

The massage left me feeling relaxed but not wobbly, the way deep-tissue massage often can. Palm-sized basalt stones

were heated to between 120 to 140 degrees and massaged (with absorbent Biotone oil) along my limbs, back and face.

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As for the European facial, all I can say is I lost track of how many steps went into it.

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I didn’t have a clue what might be involved, but it was

one of the more delightful experiences I’ve ever had, performed by two massage therapists who worked perfectly in tune with each other. Their artistry wasn’t really evident at first, as one therapist worked on my neck and another on my feet. But as they moved on to my arms and legs, they

began to work in tandem, as beautifully choreographed as synchronized swimmers. As they moved up and down my back, one standing on either side, they used identical strokes and exactly the same amount of pressure. It was remarkable.

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My esthetician asked about my skin issues and usual skincare routine before devising a treatment customized for my specific combination of shininess and occasional breakouts. A deep cleaning and exfoliation was followed by some slightly uncomfortable (but very worth it) extraction, then a steam treatment and enzyme mask. Throughout the 90-minute facial, I was treated to moisturizing heated hand and foot massages, plus scalp and shoulder rub-downs. A full week later, my skin was still looking great.

Between treatments, I savored a lovely soup-andsalad lunch from Panera.

An express manicure and pedicure primped my nails.

And before heading out, I got prettied up with a shampoo and style (my stylist used an amazing messy-chic curls technique she’d just learned in Chicago).

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The Body Polish Massage continued, this round with oil, and for nearly an hour. (If you’re interested in indulging in just that portion, you can for $88—and I highly recommend it.)

Next up? The Deluxe Papaya Facial. The esthetician purged me of the bad stuff (yes, ouch—but helpful), and then used a cleansing treatment, exfoliating masque and cooling masque. She massaged my face and neck as well.

Afterward, I retreated to the lounge area, where lunch from Panera awaited.

(Though I certainly enjoyed my food alone, the room— equipped with a fireplace, several prettily set tables and drinks—is perfect for a girls’ gathering.)

My Sugar Buff manicure and pedicure capped the day.

A lovely raspberry sugar scrub was used to exfoliate my hands (yes, this whole day was basically about shedding an entire layer of skin), and I opted for a buff-to-shine instead of a polish.

Finally, my 40-minute pedicure (more exfoliating, more rubbing, more fabulousness) was like the cherry atop a lusciously tasty experience.

–Kristy Eckert

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Guests can enjoy Chef Don Wood’s edible delights while sipping wine and hearing stories from museum curators. “It’s just a fun way to kind of sit back, relax, learn a little more about the art, learn a little more about the wine and hang out with friends,” museum spokeswoman Nancy Colvin said. “I think it’s a nice, casual way to be introduced to the museum.” We’ll toast to that.

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isa Bachmann used to have color phobia.

Her last house was decorated in whites and creams. And when she and her family moved into their current digs, they stuck with a similar palette.

Two years in, though, she started looking around their spacious Tartan Fields ranch—it boasts 12-foot ceilings throughout—and thought something was missing. So the Big Lots executive bought half a dozen shades of terra cotta paint and started testing them in the foyer.

Soon, she moved on to the kitchen. Then the living room.

“She’s gone through lots of colors,” said her husband, Bruce, an investor and consultant.

“It has become,” Lisa said, “a bit of a passion.” (She also combines her corporate passion into the décor; a handful of pieces from Big Lots populate the home.)

The team at Patina Interiors in Powell helped put together the home’s overall look.

“It’s a little more transitional, which is traditional with a more contemporary flair,” said Patina owner Dee Conrad. While the colors aren’t necessarily bold, she said, they—along with textured paints and window treatments—really warmed the home.

And though he gives his wife a jokingly hard time about her newfound romance with color, even Bruce admits to enjoying it.

“It’s more uplifting being in the colored house,” he said. “If it’s gray outside, and gray indoors… I don’t know, it affects your mood!”

Lisa hopes her home does affect moods—in the best of ways.

“I want it to be inviting and comfortable,” she said. “I think it’s that simple.”

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Upon their designer’s suggestion, the Bachmanns reupholstered the foyer chairs. Lisa is thrilled: “I love the chairs!”

She also loves the vibe, created in part by the sunlight that streams in. “It’s sort of my room every Saturday and Sunday morning,” she said. “This is my area to chill.”

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The master bedroom’s giant windows are ideal for Lisa, who likes a lot of light. She also likes the eclectic mix of furniture in the room, including mirrored bureaus that serve as nightstands. (Normal-sized nightstands looked laughingly miniscule.)

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The master bath was a major project: They hired a team to completely renovate what they said was “too commercial, too medicinal.” “It took us a while to get the design right,” Bruce said. “But I think we got it.” The hidden highlight? A TV behind the mirror that looks almost magical when turned on. “I use that every single morning,” Lisa said. “I love this bathroom now.”

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The game room walls were Lisa’s one major “oops,” she said. She wanted them cobalt blue. Until they were painted. Now, they’re textured brown—painted using Ralph Lauren sueded paint, which has sand-like plastic pellets in it. The 9-foot tournament pool table was built in Brooklyn in the early 1900s. Bruce’s dad had purchased it from an army base, and Bruce and Lisa played pool on it as high-school sweethearts in western Massachusetts. “It’s got some sentimental value,” Bruce said. Though much of their time is now dedicated to golf, they still play a little pool, too. The room—located in the home’s lower level and often packed with their teen son and his friends—also includes a media room and bar.

“I want it to be inviting and comfortable. I think it’s that simple.”

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Happy Hour

The home’s lower level walks out to an intimate patio, where the Bachmanns often relax with a glass of wine. Despite a vibrant neighborhood, the nook is surprisingly quiet, they said—though it’s also perfect for the entertaining they enjoy.

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It’s hard to select a few photos that capture the completeness of this comfortable home. The wonderful out-door living area and amazing lower level will be the place where friends and family will want to hang out…bar, billiard area, media area, game area, exercise room, a full bath and even a BR. There’s a spacious master suite, vaulted ceilings in the great room and entry, high ceilings in the dining room, kitchen and casual eating area, 4 BRs up and baths that please everyone. This house was designed to accommodate family living in one of America’s great family cities. See the detail at www.6114Balmoral.com

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Beautifully renovated, mostly all brick 1920’s home on .88 acre lot! Lovely pool & guest house (540 SF) at rear of property inside black wrought iron fence. Inviting foyer leading to spacious LR & DR, French doors to FR, updated kit/ wonderful eating area/many windows, newer baths, 3 BRs on 2nd & BR suite/BA on 3rd.

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Corner location in North Bank provides fabulous downtown views. Open kitchen & living area great for entertaining. 2 secured parking spaces, 24/7 concierge service, on site fitness center & tax abated thru 2018. Walk to sports, concerts & dining venues.

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One owner custom built home nestled on a private court and across from open space and pond. Property has been well cared for. Quality amenities throughout all three floors. Great first floor master plan includes formal living and dining rooms along with wonderful casual areas as well. Finished walk-out lower level.

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Custom Cruiser

An island home wouldn’t be complete without a boat. The pride and joy of John, an attorney, is a 1937 Chris Craft custom runabout. When the Zeigers purchased it, they held a family contest to name it. The couple’s daughter-inlaw won with “Legal Ease.”

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here’s only one way to get to and from Cheryl and John Zeiger’s summer cottage. And it’s by boat. The leisurely ride from Fisher’s Marina to the Zeigers’ warm-weather getaway on Buckeye Lake takes less than 10 minutes but immediately sets the mood for relaxation. Visitors to the lake are enveloped in a light breeze that somehow makes ordinary life in Columbus seem far, far away. That’s exactly what lured the Zeigers here.

John, an attorney for The Columbus Dispatch, and his wife, a retired teacher, sought an escape close to home in 1997 when they purchased the cottage and surrounding half-acre of land, known as Keller Island. They fell in love with the charm of the historic cottage, its picturesque setting and “the feeling of being totally secluded,” Cheryl said.

“You get that sense of just being out in nature.”

Though called a “cottage,” the 2,800-square-foot home is by no means rugged or rustic.

The original structure, built in 1915, has been added onto over the years to include four bedrooms, three full baths and a resort-like outdoor living space with a pool, kitchen and screened-in porch.

The lushly landscaped island is self-contained and offers

land-lovers all the necessary comforts—electricity, cell-phone service, satellite TV and wireless Internet.

When the Zeigers entertain family and friends on the weekends, everyone tends to gather on the outdoor patio, which offers a close-up view of the lake.

Even when it’s just the two of them, “Most of our time is spent outside,” Cheryl said. In the evenings, she and her husband often settle into the Adirondack chairs on the front lawn and quietly enjoy the scenic lake. “We sit and watch the sunset and have a glass of wine.”

After purchasing the home, Cheryl remodeled much of the interior with the help of decorator Sally McDonald of Interiorworks.

A palette of cheerful colors—soft yellows, blues and whites—and classic patterns such as stripes and plaids in durable fabrics captured the easygoing lake theme Cheryl wanted for the couple’s second home.

The Zeigers’ two sons, Jeff and Matt, were teenagers when their parents purchased the cottage and used to invite high school and college friends to hang out at the lake. Now, they’re both grown with families of their own and are making new memories there with their wives and young children.

“It’s evolved into really being a family place,” Cheryl said. “The kids love it.”

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“It’s evolved into really being a family place.

The kids love it.”

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Cottage Chic

The cozy living room features a bay window and some historic touches, including the original 1915 wood floors and hand-painted Delft ceramic tiles bordering the fireplace. The Zeigers display a homemade collection of art in this room; they commemorated each grandchild’s first boat ride to the island with photographs and then framed the images. Cheryl has a love for Ohio pottery and enjoys searching for pretty, yet useful, pieces to add to her collection. “When I pick a bouquet of Black-Eyed Susans, or when I come home from the Granville (farmers’) market with a ton of flowers, which I always do, I pull down those vases and use those,” she said.

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A screen door connects the spacious kitchen to the outdoor patio, so it tends to be one of the most-used rooms in the cottage. When the Zeigers remodeled, they modernized the kitchen while still preserving some of its original features. They painted the cabinets white and kept the original tile floor because it’s practical and easy to maintain, especially when guests use the swimming pool. “You can walk through half the house with wet feet and it doesn’t matter,” Cheryl said. A magnet hanging on the fridge sums up the Zeigers’ fun summer lifestyle: “How to live on an island…Expect company.”

“The nice thing is you can have somebody out, and they can come out for the day or for the evening and zip back home. They had a mini vacation. Everybody is always very surprised at how that feels.”

Cheryl Zeiger, homeowner

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A wall of windows on the side porch provides a breezy look at the Zeigers’ colorful landscaping and the scenic waters of Buckeye Lake. It’s a comfy place to dine or read in the evening. “You do feel like you’re outside even though you’re in the house,” Cheryl said. The room features a set of nautical signal flags and a vintage map of Buckeye Lake. The map of the lake, which is Ohio’s oldest state park and stretches across 3,100 acres, is actually one of two displayed in the home—the other hangs in the kitchen.

“Guests enjoy looking at a map to see exactly where they are on the lake,” Cheryl said.

A Taste of Nostalgia

Cottages have dotted the shores of Buckeye Lake since the 1900s.

And tourists from near and far apparently flocked to the area in the 1940s and 1950s to picnic, dance and watch big-bands perform at the former Buckeye Lake Amusement Park. Cheryl collects memorabilia from those days gone by, unearthing most of it online and in antique shops. Her collection includes handwritten postcards, ticket stubs, nightclub matchbooks, black-and-white photos, and a wooden boat paddle painted with the words “Buckeye Lake Life Guard.” “The memorabilia is fun to get just because it does give you a sense of what used to be here,” Cheryl said.

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La Chatelaine French Bakery & Bistro 1550 W. Lane Ave., Columbus; 614-488-1911 627 High St., Worthington; 614-848-6711 65 W. Bridge St., Dublin; 614-763-7151

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tan Wielezynski, a food chemist, and his wife, Gigi, moved their family from France to the U.S. with the dream of opening a bakery. Once they arrived and tasted American food, especially store-bought bread, the couple felt even more compelled to share family recipes from their native country. Breadmaking became their specialty when the Wielezynskis opened the first of three bakeries in 1991. Fresh baguettes and croissants baked in a wood-fired oven before sunrise remain a customer favorite. But La Chatelaine has expanded in recent years to include a bistro that serves three meals a day. Each includes a taste of European hospitality from Stan, Gigi and their four grown children—Tad, Valerian, Charlotte and Janek—who together run the family business. “You might not come to La Chatelaine and see somebody French,” Charlotte said. “But everyone’s going to greet you with a ‘Bonjour!’ ”

Strawberry Muffins Ingredients u ½

cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan u 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan u 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder u ½ teaspoon salt u 1 ¼ cups sugar u 2 large eggs u 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract u ½ cup milk u 2 cups frozen strawberries (can also use blueberries, cranberries or cherries) u ¼ teaspoon nutmeg

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 F. Generously butter a standard 12-cup muffin pan and dust with flour, tapping out excess; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or using a handheld mixer, beat butter and 1 cup sugar on mediumhigh speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined. Mix in vanilla.

With the mixer on low speed, add reserved flour mixture, beating until just combined. Add milk, beating until just combined. Do not overmix. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the frozen fruit of your choice. Divide batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups.

If desired, in a small bowl, mix together remaining ¼ cup sugar and nutmeg. Sprinkle sugar mixture on top of muffin batter.

Bake for about 30 minutes, rotating pan halfway through, until muffins are golden brown and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer pan to a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes. Turn muffins on their sides in their cups, and let cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Makes 1 dozen muffins.

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Ingredients: u 1

cup raisins cup granulated sugar u ½ cup brown sugar u ¾ cup Crisco, butter flavored u 1 teaspoon salt u 1 teaspoon baking soda u ½ teaspoon cinnamon u 1 large egg u 2 tablespoons water u 1 teaspoon vanilla u 2 cups oats u ½ cup flake coconut u 1 ¼ cups pastry flour u 1

Note: Crisco can be substituted with ¾ cup butter or margarine, but then you must skip the 2 tablespoons of water.

Directions: Soak raisins in a bowl by covering them completely with water; set aside.

In a large bowl, combine granulated sugar, brown sugar, Crisco, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Blend with a hand or stand mixer.

Add the egg, water, vanilla, oats, coconut and flour. Blend everything until dough forms.

Drain raisins, then add them to the mixture. Drop by spoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Dough may be stiff, so you can pat the cookies down.

Bake 10-12 minutes at 350 F. Cookies will be slightly browned on the bottom.

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

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Emilie Smith (Bakery Manager)

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he same family has operated The Original Goodie Shop since the 1960s, making the longtime Upper Arlington bakery a community staple. Customers were devastated when the shop briefly closed in 2009 due to economic hardship—one even left a condolence card and floral bouquet on the doorstep. But with a boost of $3,000 in local donations, the bakery reopened, and its display cases again overflowed with old favorites such as cinnamon sticks, chocolate-covered long johns and artfully decorated cakes. Many of the recipes popularized by the late James Krenek, who purchased the bakery in 1967, are now carried on by his daughter, Debbie Smith, and her daughters, Emilie and Miranda. And just as Krenek’s legacy continues, so does local support. “We were nervous when Giant Eagle opened across the street.

We were like, ‘Oh, no, we can’t compete,’ ” Emilie Smith said. “We did not even see a dip in sales.”

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Bavarian Apple Tart Ingredients for filling: u 1

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Directions for filling: In a large bowl, whisk cream, egg, sugar and vanilla. In a separate bowl, thinly slice apples; set aside.

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Slice apples and lay over sugar dough in pan. Pour filling over dough and bake for 30 minutes at 325 F. Rotate pan after 15 minutes. Cool for one hour.

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nand Saha and his wife, Doris, immigrated to the U.S. from Switzerland in the 1990s with the hope that Columbus might embrace the food—and ambiance—of an authentic European café. Though the business struggled its first few months, the bakery soon gained fans in well-traveled residents who appreciated other cultural traditions. “I don’t think there’s any other place like this that gives them that taste,” Mr. Saha said. His customers are greeted with the sweet smell of pastries and soothing sound of classical music. A pianist performs during lunch and dinner, and along with its homemade treats—danishes, tortes and more— the café also serves afternoon tea. Doris trained for five years to become a pastry chef but continually perfects her technique. “Baking is something that you never stop learning,” her husband said. “I think it’s a great field because you have to keep being creative, and you make people happy.”

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Zucchini Blueberry Bread Ingredients: u 3

large eggs cup soy oil (or other vegetable oil) u 3 teaspoons vanilla u 2 ¼ cups white sugar u 2 cups shredded zucchini u 3 cups all purpose flour u 1 teaspoon salt u 1 teaspoon baking powder u ¼ teaspoon baking soda u 1 tablespoon cinnamon u 1 ½ cup frozen blueberries (coat in flour prior to mixing in so they don’t sink to the bottom) u 1

Directions: Beat together eggs, oil, vanilla and sugar with a hand or stand mixer. Fold in zucchini.

Mix in flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Fold in blueberries (do not use a mixer for this).

Pour batter into two greased or paper-lined standard loaf pans. Bake at 350 F for 50 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 15 minutes, then move to a wire rack.

Makes 2 standard-size loaves.

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he owners of Beehive Bread Company have a passion for making homemade breads bursting with flavor, but it’s not just the taste that keeps regulars coming back for more. The Powell bakery’s breads are preservative-free and made with pure ingredients, such as wheat milled on-site. “We wanted (customers) to have a nice, healthy loaf of bread,” said owner Kip Frost, who opened the bakery with his wife, Renae, in 2007. “It’s much better for you, and it’s been pretty well-received.” The bakery’s menu includes everyday loaves such as honey whole wheat and sourdough, along with a long list of specialty breads, such as the bestselling pumpkin chocolate chip. Frost debuts new specialty flavors each month, often changing the menu to reflect the season. “Our customers keep us honest,” he said. “They come in and say, ‘What’s new this month?’ People really want to try different and new things.”

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German Village hot spot Barcelona embraces its role as the city’s special-occasion destination Story by: Shelley Mann

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he lush oasis of Barcelona’s patio in the center of German Village is widely acknowledged as the city’s most romantic outdoor dining spot.

First dates, birthdays, proposals, anniversaries—Barcelona is a natural choice for those looking to impress.

That patio feels almost tropical, overflowing with potted leafy plants and flowerfilled hanging baskets. (And to add to the charm, the staff even plants and cares for the patio landscaping themselves!)

Bright blue umbrellas provide

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shelter from the sun, and lanterns offer soft, flattering illumination.

If you don’t snag a table on the patio, though, don’t despair. Inside it’s nearly as lovely. Exposed-brick walls in the century-old space are covered in work from local artists. Often, a musician sits up front, strumming on an acoustic guitar. Factor in the perpetually low lighting, and you’ve got a reliably enchanting backdrop for any occasion.

Perch at the bar—an impressive carved wood specimen—for a few cocktails before settling in for your meal. The Caipirinha is tailor-

made for steamy nights. It’s a refreshing Brazilian cocktail made from cachaca, a rum-like spirit, mixed with soda, sugar and lots of lime juice. The Cactus Rose is a neat specialty drink with rosemary-andlemon-infused vodka, ginger ale, agave syrup and a squeeze of lemon.

Every meal at Barcelona starts with a little lagniappe, a tiny treat from the chef. It’s just one of many touches that make every trip to Barcelona feel like a special occasion.

Spain is synonymous with tapas-style dining, and Barcelona specializes in small plates. Tapas tasting menus are

The Paella des Mariscos con Curry is a twist on the restaurant’s signature Paella Barcelona

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Doing Dinner Chef Paul Yow creates seasonal tapas tasting menus perfect for couples who like to share their food. perfect for couples who like to share their food. For $30, you get six constantly changing small plates plus a dessert.

Or, order a couple of tapas from the regular menu as appetizers. The Mejillones con Pimenton ($9) are outstanding—briny steamed mussels cooked in white wine with onions and garlic, topped with a smoked paprika cream sauce.

Use the grilled baguette slices to sop up all those salty juices.

Also memorable are the Gambas al Ajillo ($9), sauteed

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shrimp with some pickly Basque peppers and chile flakes.

A diverse lineup of salads and chilled soups includes winning options like the Tomates y Mozzarella ($7)— mixed greens topped with roasted chopped tomatoes and fresh mozzarella and drizzled in basil oil and a honey balsamic reduction—and the Sopa Fria de Pera ($6), a chilled pear soup laced with crumbled Covadonga Spanish blue cheese.

Caipirinha cocktail, at left; Gambas al Ajillo, in center; Tomates & Mozzarella, top; Vieiras, at bottom

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Doing Dinner The Bread Pudding, packed with raisins and cherries and served with vanilla ice cream, is a rich delight.

Like the country that inspired it, Barcelona is famous for its paella, a rice dish cooked with a variety of meats and seafoods. The Paella Barcelona is the restaurant’s signature dish. Served in a cast-iron pan, this stunner features a bed of basmati rice and peas studded with roasted chicken chunks, housemade chorizo sausage, plump pink shrimp, squid, clams and mussels.

If you want a twist on that classic, try the Paella des Mariscos con Curry ($27), a curryspiked version made with mussels, shrimp, crabmeat, a lobster tail and flavorful piquillo peppers.

Another notable entree is the Vieiras ($25), pan-seared sea scallops. The sweet, tender shellfish are sauteed until just browned, and served in a lovely pool of cream sauce that picks up flavor from salty bacon and baby lima beans. Chopped mushrooms and, surprisingly, dates, add some textural interest to the delectable melange.

For dessert, don’t pass on the Barcelona Bread Pudding, a super-rich, super-moist indulgence made with raisins, cherries, and white and dark chocolates. It’s served warm with vanilla ice cream.

It’s just the kind of treat that keeps diners coming back.

Shelley Mann is the editor of Columbus dining magazine Crave. For more, visit ColumbusCrave.com.

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Southern Ohio winery Kinkead Ridge produces award-winning vino praised by experts around the world Story by: Stephanie czekalinski

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n Southern Ohio, where the flat farmland buckles and rolling hills emerge, tucked beautifully between tobacco patches and the Ohio River, is Kinkead Ridge Winery—home to some of the most praised wines produced in the Buckeye State.

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Nancy Bentley and Ron Barrett, above left, and their Southern Ohio property

Nancy Bentley and Ron Barrett, both 64, are the husbandand-wife team behind the vineyard dedicated to growing European varietals and producing ultra-premium wines that have garnered international attention. Bentley, the managing partner, handles the business side, while Barrett is the wine grower.

“We are an estate winery,” Bentley said. “But you are rarely going to see a winery this small.”

Fewer than 10 of the winery’s 132 acres are planted with grapes. From those acres, Kinkead Ridge can produce 2,000 cases of wine a year at peak production.

“It’s a lot of work. People

have no idea. They think it’s romantic,” said Bentley. As she talked, she climbed aboard a big, bright green John Deer Gator—a birthday gift from her husband. “Coming from New York,” she said, “I didn’t think I’d ever own one of these.”

Bentley hails from Staten Island, Barrett from Upper

the vineyard more than a decade ago. Three years later, they opened a small tasting winery in downtown Ripley, a river town along the Ohio proud of its Federalist architecture and the part it played as a stop on the Underground Railroad.

The winery is open on select dates when Kinkead Ridge releases its wines—whites in the spring, reds in the fall.

Kinkead Ridge’s success has been at least in part due to the locavore movement.

Their wines are Ohio born and bred: All the grapes are grown at their vineyard. All their customers are in state.

And they don’t ship (although some retail outlets do).

Bentley and Barrett live beside their vineyard in a yellow and white 1880s Gothic Revival farmhouse, complete

Where to Shop Kinkead Ridge wines are available at several local stores.

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l Giant Eagle, Dublin l Hausfrau Haven, German Village l The Hills, Worthington l Sher-Bliss, Gahanna l Spagio Cellars, Grandview l The Twisted Vine, Grandview l Whole Foods, Upper Arlington & Dublin Sawmill Road

Arlington. The couple met in Oregon where Barrett grew Pinot Noir, Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc on a 40acre vineyard. They relocated to Southern Ohio, attracted to the same things that have brought people to the area for generations—family ties and land.

“The [vineyard’s] soil

is similar to St. Émilion, France—hundreds of feet of broken limestone covered with well-drained clay,” Bentley said. The property also boasts a southeast-facing slope that drains to a small creek—perfect for growing grapes, she noted. “This is a world-class vineyard site.”

Bentley and Barrett started

with a back porch and a sleeping calico cat.

Barrett and a team of as many as eight people care for the vines year round, working up to 80 hours a week during the summer.

The combination of hard work and an excellent growing environment produces wines that have won top honors in

wine tasting competitions.

In 2008, the winery’s 2003 Viognier/Roussanne and the 2004 Cabernet Franc were listed in the Top 100 Exciting Wine Finds in the World. The 2004 Cabernet Franc won a double gold medal from the American Wine Society’s International competition.

Kinkead Ridge wines are “dry and classic,” similar to wines from Europe or California, said John Smither, manager of the Wine Vault on Sawmill Road.

Bottles usually go for less than $20.

But at least one fan has paid much more. A couple of years ago, a customer visiting from Napa tasted Kinkead Ridge’s 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon at Vino Where You Live in Mount Vernon. She fell in love.

“I don’t think anyone where I’m from would believe me when I told them about this wine,” she told the shop’s coowner Laura Noonen.

Noonen was selling her few remaining bottles by the glass only. But the customer was insistent, and a negotiation ensued.

Eventually, the customer walked out happy—with a $70 bottle of Ohio wine.

The Mount Vernon shop also places Kinkead Ridge alongside another Ohio wines and a prestigious Napa wine in one of its flights. Guests who enjoy the flights—which are unlabeled—don’t know where the wine comes from, said shop co-owner Tom Noonen. But the Ohio wines are always more impressive than what comes from Napa, he said.

“If I had to choose wines to put our best foot forward, it would be Kinkead Ridge among them,” he said.

“They’re really showing what you can do with wine in Ohio.”

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Getaway

Town Chicago offers options aplenty for a getaway with the girls Stories by: Katherine burgess

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Chicago is a popular spot for those looking to get away for an ultimate girls’ weekend—and rightfully so. The second best city in the Midwest (wink, wink) is packed with stellar shopping, fantastic restaurants, myriad cultural opportunities and places aplenty to just relax and enjoy. Here’s our guide to the ultimate Windy City escape.

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SHOPPING You’ll probably make a beeline for the Magnificent Mile, and rightfully so.

This stretch of Michigan Avenue offers hundreds of shops, anchored by three huge malls. Whether you’re looking for bargains at H&M or the newest Louis Vuitton bag, you’ll find it on this dozen-block stretch of shopping paradise. Don’t miss the vast Nordstrom shoe department (520 N. Michigan), or famed British

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trendsetter Topshop, which is set to open in the fall (830 N. Michigan).

But serious fashionistas will want to escape the crowds. Hit up Blake, a gallery-like space offering the newest and most expertly chosen pieces from designers like Marni, Balenciaga, Dries van Noten, and Giambattista Valli (212 W. Chicago Ave.).

Just around the corner from Blake is Elements, a shop offering unique jewelry

Shopping highlights: Blake, shown here; P.O.S.H., below left; and Elements, below right and home furnishings (741 N. Wells St., ElementsChicago. com). You can pick up everything from fun earrings or bangles to a Beirn watersnake handbag.

P.O.S.H. is a necessary stop for the home-decor obsessed (613 N. State St., PoshChicago.com). This cozy shop specializes in vintage goods like hotel silver and china, and flea market finds from France. It’s nearly impossible to leave without

at least one little trinket.

And of course there’s Chicago’s famed Oak Street.

Just off the northern part of Michigan Avenue, it’s no secret that this quiet street is home to stores like Prada, Hermes and Jimmy Choo. But there have been a couple newcomers over the past year, like Vince, with its iconic classics (106 E. Oak St.), and Moncler, which boasts high-end Italian outerwear (33 E. Oak St.).

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SLEEPING

There’s no hotel in Chicago more perfect for a fun girls’ weekend than theWit (201 N. State St., TheWitHotel.com). This modern, trendy space is located in the Loop just a couple blocks from the river – centrally located for the best restaurants, shopping and nightlife. The real gem is the roof-top bar, named (what else?) ROOF. It’s open year-round and offers panoramic views, gourmet bar snacks and occasional live music.

Piccolo Sogno’s delightful offerings include the burrato, shown here, and the black speghetti with seafood, at right

EATING

The hands-down best place for a relaxing lunch is Terzo Piano, inside the Art Institute building (159 E. Monroe St.). Chef Tony Mantuano of Spiaggia offers up a frequently changing menu of delicious, seasonal dishes featuring local ingredients. You can’t go wrong with any of their beautiful salads—featuring ingredients like house-made ricotta, persimmons and prosciutto—or the lamb burger with goat cheese and onion jam. Don’t miss their specialty cocktails and house-made sodas.

For dinner, don’t be afraid to stray from the well-known classics.

Piccolo Sogno in the West Loop offers tasty authentic Italian food and an impressive all-Italian wine list (464 N. Halsted St.). The burrata (amped-up buffalo mozzarella) appetizer is heavenly, and the pizzas cooked in their wood-fired oven are perfectly thin and crispy. All the pastas are housemade and mixed with a variety of ingredients, like the black spaghetti with “frutti di mare.” Reservations recommended.

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TOURING

The Chicago Architecture Foundation river cruise, shown here, offers a unique look at the city’s skyscrapers, while Chicago Chocolate Tours offer a tour with a stop at More Cupcakes, below

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Chicago offers a variety of tours that are anything but the typical ride-aroundon-a-bus experience. The city is famous for its awe-inspiring architecture, and the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s river cruise is an absolute must (CAF. Architecture.Org/Tours). The 90-minute boat ride on the Chicago river takes you past the city’s most famous buildings like the Willis Tour, Merchandise Mart, Marina City and more.

In the same vein, the Chicago Architecture Foundation also offers tours of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings throughout the area (CAF.Architecture.

Org/Tours). There are two options. The “neighborhoods” bus tour takes you past more than 25 homes designed by Wright in Oak Park and River Forest. “Frank Lloyd Wright by bus” concentrates on Oak Park and includes an interior tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio.

If you’re looking to satisfy your sweet tooth, there’s a tour for that, too. Chicago Chocolate Tours offers several ways to get your chocolate fix, like the Mag Mile and Gold Coast tour that takes you past More Cupcakes and Sarah’s Pastries and Candies (ChicagoChocolateTours. com). The group’s newest offering is the Cupcake Tour, with two route options— Loop or Gold Coast.

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he spot once heralded as the best shopping between New York City and Chicago now serves a new purpose.

Columbus officials have replaced the demolished City Center with a 9-acre park offering a variety of entertainment options. Downtown planners are hoping Columbus Commons will bustle with Downtown residents, workers and families, said Amy Taylor, chief officer of operations for Capital South, the group leading the revitalization. “I envision Downtown being a destination for the entire community,” she said.

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City planners opted for a “green” demolition of City Center and diverted more than 80-percent of the debris from the landfill. Almost 90 million pounds of materials were preserved to be used in other ways. Concrete from the building was crushed and used as aggregate for road bases. Steel taken from the structure was sold as scrap metal.

To create the new park, developers brought in 60,000 cubic yards of soil. Professionals from Franklin Park Conservatory designed the park’s gardens to be viewed from street level and from the windows of nearby office buildings. Conservatory staff and volunteers have planted more than 22,000 plants in the space, which opened Memorial Day weekend.

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Summer Fun On Wednesdays, the park is full of food, art and vegetables. Visitors can buy food from area food trucks, view art by Ohio artists and shop at a farmer’s market sponsored by the Harmony Project. On Thursdays, the Downtown Kickball League plays, and adults can play four square, tug of war and other recess-type games.

Burgers, anyone?

The Columbus-based chain Burgers, Dogs & Fries is operating a food stand with open-air dining in the park May through October.

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The carousel was handcarved in Mansfield and features murals of the Ohio Statehouse, COSI and Franklin Park Conservatory.

An outdoor reading room sponsored by Columbus Metropolitan Library includes Wi-Fi and a spot to take or leave books.

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This beautiful conservation center showcases the natural world lying minutes south of Capitol Square. To explore its birds, plants and amphibians, head down for Audubon Afternoons, easy guided hikes that start at 1 p.m. every other Saturday and Sunday.

In the middle of the conservatory’s new community-garden campus sits the gorgeous Live-Fire Cooking Theater, a wood-stoked grill where chefs prepare goodies grown nearby.

Demonstrations and classes run throughout the summer and fall.

Pack a picnic basket and watch the troupe light up Schiller Park.

Free shows begin at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays—“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” until July 31 and “Oedipus Rex” from Aug. 4 through Sept. 4.

Nothing beats a boat race beneath a clear blue sky. Head to a small shoreline green space across from Hoover Sailing Club, which hosts races on most Sunday afternoons and Wednesday evenings.

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Pick-your-own farms

Corn and soy dominate Central Ohio’s sprawling fields, but a handful of farms specialize in plants you pick yourself. Berries, beans, apples, peppers, pumpkins and other crops sprout throughout the summer.

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Want more places to explore? Check trail guides, slideshows and more at ColumbusAlive.com/venture.

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hen Christine Murakami turned 40, the Dublin teacher, who had dreamed of piloting a plane as a girl, decided to take flying lessons.

During her first one, the instructor let her take-off, and she was hooked.

“Taking off is a piece of cake,” said Murakami, now 47. “It took me forever to learn to land.”

Learning to fly is a thrill almost any adult can try, with enough guts (and money).

Would-be pilots officially need 20 or 40 hours of instruction (depending on license type), though many opt for more. The cost is typically $5,500 to $10,000.

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A sport pilot license, recently created by the Federal Aviation Administration, can be completed in 20 hours but has restrictions: Sport pilots must fly light-sport planes— small, two-seaters—and cannot fly at night. A private license requires 40 hours of instruction.

Students who spend several hours a week taking lessons can earn the sport pilot license in about six weeks, said Richard Willis, president of New Flyers Association, a flying school based at the Ohio State University Airport.

Lessons involve hands-on training in the air, and ground school, where students study weather, navigation and basic aerodynamics. Most people do their coursework online,

My First Lesson

When I asked my flight instructor what I could expect from my first flying lesson, he said we’d keep things simple.

“It’s getting used to being in the airplane and looking out and being amazed that the houses are getting smaller,” said Richard Willis, president of New Flyers Association, an Ohio State University-based flight school.

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That sounded reasonable, as I can barely fly a kite.

Steering with his feet, Willis, an Air Force veteran, moved the Cessna 172 Skyhawk toward the runway for take-off. I couldn’t help but notice that the low fuel light was blinking as we barreled down the runway. As we rose steadily into the air, the light kept flashing. Now, I’ve been known to push the limits of the gas tank

while driving around town.

But thousands of feet in the air, it seemed a little risky.

Willis, who was planning on filling the tank at a neighboring airport where fuel was $1 cheaper a gallon, decided to err on the side of caution. He turned the plane around, landed and bought a few gallons of fuel.

Then we flew to the Madison County Airport to fill the tank. After we were completely fueled up, my lesson officially began.

Shortly after we were in

the air, Willis told me to take control. Palms sweating, I asked him whether it was more important to watch the gauges or look out the window.

“You’re supposed to be looking out the window all the time,” he said, “and looking at the controls just once in while.”

He showed me the direction we needed to go, and I gingerly moved the controls that way. I was surprised at how simple it seemed to stay on course and how eas-

“It’s incredibly satisfying intellectually.

You have to have total focus.”

Christine Murakami, licensed pilot

Dublin schoolteacher Christine Murakami flies for fun ily the plane responded to my maneuvers.

When it was time to land, I let Willis do the work, though I kept my hands on the controls so I could feel what he was doing.

Steering the plane, which has less interior room than my minivan, may have seemed easy, but I didn’t want any part of landing it.

After all, I still occasionally ask my husband to back the van down my narrow driveway.

-Melissa Kossler Dutton

Willis said.

Flight instructors typically allow students to take control of the plane early on in the process, said Mark Hollander, flight instructor and assistant operations manager at Capital City Aviation, located at the Ohio State Airport. “You’d be surprised,” he said. “The teacher may hardly touch the controls during the lesson.”

It’s common for students to exceed the minimum requirements. Most people take about 75 hours of training, Hollander said.

When a student feels confident in her abilities, she can schedule a test with the FAA. Applicants must undergo an interview, and then pass a written test and flying test.

Pilot candidates seeking a private license also must pass a medical examination.

Most schools offer introductory classes, where potential students can go up in a plane and see if they would like to pursue lessons. The classes cost $100 to $150.

Murakami recommends an introductory lessson for others who think they may have an interest. She spent about a year learning to fly. She figures she took 60 to 70 hours of lessons, which at the time cost about $100 an hour.

She finds flying a rewarding challenge.

“It’s incredibly satisfying intellectually to do something like that,” she said. “You have to have total focus.”

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Outdoors

Want adventure? Try ziplining in Hocking Hills (We did... and we loved it!)

Story by: Kristy Eckert Photo by: WILL SHILLING

The Basics The Canopy Tour ($85) includes 10 ziplines of different lengths and speeds.

You zip from one tree to the next by holding onto a mechanism above your head, landing each time on platforms attached to the trees. The experience, including gearing up and taking a quick how-to lesson, lasts about 3 hours.

The Thrill Factor It may not be quite as thrilling or adventurous as some ziplining experiences abroad, but that means it’s also not as scary or intimidating. There are inevitably children and adults who get to the first platform and, frightened, have to back out, the guides say. But physically, it’s not super demanding. It is, however, a load of fun.

Superhero Style The Super Zip ($30 for first zip, $20 for each additional zip), is separate from the Canopy Tour (though you can buy a $105 package and do both). It starts from an 85-foot tower. The line is a quartermile long. And you can reach speeds up to 50 mph. The best part? You can be harnessed around your stomach, so you’re zipping from an attachment above your back, and you’re flying superhero style. It’s an expensive 60 seconds—but a rush worth every penny.

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Meet & Greet

Do-Gooding DIVA Carla Smith Jones has dedicated her life to helping others—first at United Way, then at the Columbus Cancer Clinic.

Now, she’s doing it with a dash of delightful diva. The 51-yearold is the marketing director at Saks Fifth Avenue in Columbus, coordinating events as often as seven days a week—including more than 50 a year that benefit charities. “Those are the most powerful,” she said. “Because if you don’t succeed, someone’s not going to get what they need, and I take it personally. The store takes it personally.” Here’s a look at the woman behind the BlackBerry—a Columbus native and identical twin.

Story by: Kristy Eckert

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My greatest passion is: Helping people who can’t help themselves. I love it. I believe it’s a huge reason why I’m here.

I most admire: My mother and father. They had this belief that you could do whatever you wanted to do in your life, that the only barrier was yourself. They loved each other.

Three things I hope people say I am: Passionate. That I’m a nice person — because I can be tough when warranted. And I hope they say I care.

My favorite place to be is: I love fall, and there is something about sitting in front of the fireplace on the couch, curled up, watching a very old movie. I think it’s because my life is so go-go-go.

My ideal day includes: Massage, manicure, pedicure — all the girl stuff. Having brunch with my sister and my friends.

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Style icon: Audrey Hepburn and Jackie O — classic, elegant.

Beauty secret: False eyelashes — and sometimes I double and triple them!

You’re given $1,000 and an hour to spend it. Where do you go? The Columbus Cancer Clinic. I know that’s not sexy, but that will pay for I don’t know how many mammograms.

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Book: “The Death of a President” by William Manchester Singer: Luther Vandross Sound: Laughter Saying: Well-behaved women seldom make history.

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