July 14, 2011
CAC officers retain current posts By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Clintonville Area Commission members decided to stay with the cards they’d been dealt, although they toyed with the idea of swapping kings. The existing slate of officers were all returned to those duties for another year at last week’s annual reorganization meeting, which also saw the seating of two new members, Rob Wood for District 1 and in District 2, Nancy Kuhel. The vote to keep vice chairman Nick Cipiti of District 5, secretary Jennifer
Rob Wood
Nancy Kuhel
Nick Cipiti
Kangas of District 6 and treasurer James R. Blazer II of District 3 was unanimous, but it was on a split decision that John DeFourny earned another term as chairman. At the outset of the reorganization por-
Jennifer Kangas James R. Blazer John DeFourny
tion of a relatively brief and peaceful monthly session, Dave Southan of District 7 offered a motion nominating the current officers to retain their posts. Blazer seconded the motion. District 9’s D Searcy put forth Mike
Dave Southan
D Searcy
Mike Folmar
Folmar, the District 4 representative, as mously to separate the election of chairchairman. man from that of the other three leaderFolmar pointed out that a second is ship posts. not required when it comes to nominaIn stating his case for becoming chairtion of officers. See CAC OFFICERS, page A5 Commission members voted unani-
No speed limit cutback or engineering study for North High
YOU’RE OUT!
By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
walking routes in many different neighborhoods by identifying points to ponder along the way. In the North Broadway route, for example, walkers may observe various historic homes and Immaculate Conception Church and grotto, as well as other churches and sites. Clinton Elementary School, an “im-
Don’t expect a slowdown of traffic on North High Street any time soon. Although Clintonville Area Commission members have been talking for years about getting the speed limit on the neighborhood’s major artery reduced from the current 35 miles an hour to 25 miles an hour, District 5 representative Nick Cipiti advised them last week not to hold their collective breath. The desire for a reduction in the speed limit was given recent impetus by the death of resident Molly Palsgrove Davis, who was killed in a highspeed crash on March 15. After Mike Folmar, the District 4 representative and co-chairman with Cipiti of the planning and development committee, gave a report at last week’s commission meeting on continued efforts at reducing the speed limit on North High Street to what it is in many other parts of the city, Cipiti announced the results of a meeting he’d had that day with two officials with the Public Service Department. While Folmar said that city officials had indicated structural changes to North High Street, such as speed “bump-outs,” might be a step toward cutting the legal limit to 25 miles an hour, Cipiti said that he was told in no uncertain terms that nothing of that nature could happen without an engineering study. Further, Cipiti said the officials informed him that no funds are available now or for the next five years to pay for such a study. “If we want it done, we’d have to pay for it ourselves,” Cipiti said. Officials weren’t being mean or anything, the
See ART WALK MAP, page A2
See NORTH HIGH STREET, page A4
By Paul Vernon/ThisWeek
German Village Cupcakes player Chris Anderson (center), of Clintonville, is tagged out by the Ohio Village Muffins’ Frank “Two Bits” Thompson as tally keeper Jim Kimnach, of Upper Arlington, looks on during their vintage “base ball” game — played with 1866 rules, hence the historic spelling of the game — at Schiller Park on July 10. The Muffins, who have been sponsored for 30 years by the Ohio Historical Society, defeated the Cupcakes, 21 to 5, for their second consecutive win. The teams played for the first time last year.
Local Art Walk map to come out next month By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
A map intended to get people up and walking in parts of Clintonville by informing them where public art, examples of unique architecture and historic sites can be found should be ready for distribution in early August. Betsy A. Pandora, healthy places coordinator for Columbus Public
Health, appeared at last week’s Clintonville Area Commission meeting. The neighborhood will, when the “Columbus Arts Walks, Clintonville” map is completed, become the ninth section of the city to have one, joining the Near East Side, Arena District, Discovery District, Franklinton, German Village, Statehouse area, Short North and University District. “We wanted Clintonville to be a
part of this, as well,” the healthy places coordinator said. Pandora provided each commission member with a draft version of the proposed walks for Clintonville, which cover historic North Broadway, North High Street south of Oakland Park Avenue and the Crestview area. The Art Walks build upon a Columbus Public Health concept to devise
Artists form group to have studio, with lots of extras By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
“It seemed to me like it was a supportive community of creative people,” offered Seth Josephson, one of the newest to join the group. Here’s how the itlookslikeitsopen members describe themselves on their website: “We are a group of artists and designers working to make art and experiences happen.” And that, in all its glorious ambiguity, is the long and the short of it. Not a lot of limits there and these definitely aren’t your grandparents’ artists, either. At almost assuredly no point in their lengthy discussions did Manet turn to Renoir and Cezanne and Gauguin and By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek Monet and say, “Did you guys see the sauerkraut thing that he did?” Ryan Agnew (left), Aimee Sones, Mike Shiflet, Seth Josephson, Herb Vincent Peterson and Jessica Larva are all
It doesn’t look like it’s open. But it is, a lot, and has been for around two years at 13 E. Tulane Road, just up from Cup o’ Joe. First of all, itlookslikeitsopen — that’s the name, not a typo, although SpellCheck hates it — is not a studio. All of the relatively youthful artists who have come together to operate out of the space agree on that. What it is gets a whole lot more complicated. It’s not so much a source of disagreement among the itlookslikeitsopen members. It’s just that what their group is all about is difficult to describe. “It’s an artists’ studio space,” offered member Aimee Sones. “A studio with expanded use,” put in artists whose work will be shown in “itlookslikeitsopen,” a new studio and exhibition space at 13 E. Tulane Road. Mike Shiflet. See ARTISTS FORM GROUP, page A2 Not pictured is Jesse Hemminger.