Capital Style - 200 Ways to Spoil Yourself

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ways to spoil yourself It’s Columbus’ 200th birthday: What better way to celebrate than to give yourself a present (or two)? In honor of our city’s bicentennial, we offer 200 ways (plus a few extra) to treat yourself.

Story by: Kristy Eckert and Beth stallings

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Bejeweled 1 Made here, with love

The Fashionista 2 3 4

Bella Beads by Kristin Early

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A dress by Janet Feheley

Christine Cooper Hill by Christine Cooper Hill

A hat by Amy Hamilton

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Vintage Vamp

by Teresa Morbitzer

The shoe department at Nordstrom

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Trench from Burberry

A Scarfscription from Substance for Fashion Conscious People

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The Chanel room at Saks Fifth Avenue

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Pretty Little Baubles

by Kristen Fishman

Neighborhood Spotlight Upper Arlington

worthington

Grandview

l Leรกl

l Fritzy Jacobs

l Thread

l Faze

l Pure Cottage

l Objects for the Home

l Cheesecake Boutique

l Damsels in This Dress

l Glass Axis gift shop

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Tailoring at Alterations Station at Polaris

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A suit for your man from Godfrys Capital-Style.com March/April 2012

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Shopping with Elizabeth Bean Smith of Wardrobe Therapy

Marco Bicego jewelry at Diamond Cellar

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Belle Street by Melissa Engel Marterella

The Decorator 1. Sferra bedding at Found 2. Verellen furniture at Bungalow 3. Custom woodwork by Dave Tolford 4. Fresh-cut flowers from Flowers on Orchard Lane 5. Soy Vey candles made of old wine bottles at SoBo Style

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short north

Style Bliss 8 2 9 3 10 4 5 6 jinny

Rowe

Brigade

1 Ladybird

National Jean Co.

Homage

Sole Classics

Milk Bar

Tigertree

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Substance for Fashion Conscious People

Neighborhood Spotlight Powell

l The Collection l Found l 3 Boutique l Nicole’s for Children l Rue de Lily

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Home on High highlights 1 2 3 5 Bungalow

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Grandview Mercantile

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Loot

T. David Collection

GOLF: Courses we Crave Private

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1. OSU Golf Club, the Scarlet Course 2. Wedgewood Golf & Country Club 3. Scioto Reserve Country Club 4. Riviera Golf Club 5. Jefferson Country Club

1. Winding Hollow 2. The Player Club at Foxfire Golf Club 3. Northstar Golf Club 4. Golf Club of Dublin 5. Granville Golf Course

Get Your Glam On

2 Get analyzed by Skin Perfect (makeup color geniuses!)

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Four-handed massage at Spa at River Ridge

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Sugar Buff Pedi at Charles Penzone

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Freckle Bear lavender soap

False lashes at Mukha

Sample and splurge at the Aveda store at Easton

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The Woodhouse Day Spa Retreat (nearly six hours of bliss—and complimentary wine, as always)

the hot Tickets l Black Tie Blue Jackets

l Columbus College of Art & Design Senior Fashion Show l Hat Day at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical

Gardens l German Village Haus und Garten Pre-Tour l Columbus Museum of Art’s Art Celebration

#1 fan 1. Buckeye Football game 2. Watching crew teams race on the Scioto River 3. A summer evening Clippers game–with seats on the first-base side (the sun’s behind you) 4. Blue Jackets game 5. Columbus Crew game 6. OSU men’s basketball game 7. OSU women’s basketball game 8. March Madness regionals tickets 9. Friday Night Football (wherever you live) 10. The Memorial

be inspired

Over your lunch break

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Stefanie’s Champions luncheon

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YWCA Women of Achievement luncheon

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Go Red For Women luncheon

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Saturday morning run at Highbanks Metro Park

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Ice skating at The Chiller

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l Visit the waterfall at

Hayden Run l Bird watch at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center l Take a flying lesson from the New Flyers Association

TAKE A HIKE l Inniswood Metro

Sunday afternoon run at Antrim Lake

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The Great Outdoors

Gardens

l Cedar Bog State

Nature Preserve

l Clifton Gorge State

Nature Preserve

V Power Yoga one-month pass

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Fitting and shoes from FrontRunner (who even lets you take a quick jog outside to test ‘em out!)

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Visit Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Go sled riding at Scioto Park

1. Grab a girlfriend, sister, mom or group and make candles at The Candle Lab. 2. Spend the weekend before the Oscars watching films at Easton’s AMC movie theater during its annual Best-Picture-a-thon.

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Make a splash at Zoombezi Bay

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Canoe at Trapper John’s

Pick your own berries at Circle S Farms

Put-put golf at Magic Mountain 3. Hang in Bexley: Do dinner at Guiseppe’s, admire the art at Hammond Harkins Galleries, window shop at Star Jewelers and catch a movie at the old-fashioned Drexel.

4. Host a party at Via Vecchia winery.

5. Tour the Statehouse.

6. Take a leisurely stroll through the Himalayas (at Franklin Park Conservatory and

Red, White & Boom (Once might be enough—but you need to do it one time!)

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Enjoy the Columbus Arts Festival

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Zipline at Hocking Hills Canopy Tours

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Get your jump on at Buckeye Bounce Botanical Gardens)… and then stop at the gift shop and take a butterfly home with you to nurture—and release.

7. Peruse the quirky, funny, inspiring Curly Girl Design cards at Helen Winnemore Craft.

8. Visit the Circleville Pumpkin Show. Check out the pumpkins that win the contest and don’t leave without eating a pumpkin donut.

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All-you-can-eat $1 oyster Mondays at Rigsby’s Kitchen

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The Hulk from Bono Pizza

Fried zucchini appetizer at Basi Italia

Village Coney coney dogs

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Insalata Mista at Due Amici

Cheddar Herb Biscuits at Third & Hollywood

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Pancake balls at Katalina’s

Filet Mignon at The Top

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The Motherclucker at Knead

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Cheese plate and wine with girlfriends at Lucé

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$6 small plate happy hour at G. Michael’s

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The pork chop at Third & Hollywood

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Spicy Yuma from Harvest Pizza

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Columbus Food Adventures Short North Tour

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Anything from Plank’s Pizza on Parsons

A solo lunch at ZenCha Tea Salon

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Lobster corn chowder and a wine flight from Vino Vino

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Fresh, organic produce at Rife’s Market

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Sweet potato fries at Tip Top

sweet tooth l Banana split with one scoop of toffee, one scoop of

double chocolate, hot fudge and butterscotch topping at Graeter’s

l Whoopie pies from Pattycake Bakery l Trio of Salty caramel, dark chocolate and lemon

yogurt at Jeni’s

l Red Velvet Cheesecake (Sweet! Savory! Moist!) at

Moretti’s

l Custom-made sugar cookies from Sweet Tooth

Cottage

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indulge at the north market 1 Waffles from Taste of Belgium (Thanks for the addiction, btw.)

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Waffles with fruit and fresh cream from Taste of Belgium (Yes, you need to try them both ways.)

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Slice of pepperoni pizza at Sarefino’s

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be the chef

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2. Cooking classes at The Hills

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4. Cooking classes at Shaw’s Inn in Lancaster

Jazzy pineapple smoothie from Bubbles, The Tea & Juice Co.

1. Cooking classes at North Market

3. Demo classes at Spagio

A bouquet from Market Blooms

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Cheese from Curds & Whey (Need help choosing? Ask Mike, the owner, who is known as the Donald Trump of the market.)

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Rubs from North Market Spices

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Build your own frozen yogurt sundae at l Cuzzins l Groovy Spoon l Yagoot l Orange Leaf l Menchie’s

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Handmade raviolis to make at home from Pastaria Seconda

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The onion pretzel at brezel (You’ll need a breath mint after, but it’s so savory, salty sweet it’s worth it.)

A weekly bag of local goodies from the Greener Grocer, packed with fresh, organic produce, meats, cheeses and more

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Saturday morning farmer’s market

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Truffle of your choice from Pure Imagination

5. Cooking class—and tableside cooking for eight—at Benihana

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Oils and vinegar from Curds & Whey

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Omega Roll from Omega Artisan Baking (It’s chocolate and cream, dipped in more chocolate. Get enough for all your guests!)

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Cheddar & caramel popcorn mix at Pam’s Popcorn

Enjoying Northstar Café

8 Reasons to Take a Long at Lunch

Savor Northstar in four courses

l Fresh-squeezed OJ and a sausage-and-egg biscuit for breakfast l Sweet Basil Burrito with chicken and extra pesto for lunch l BBQ chicken flatbread for dinner l Wine and a double-chocolate cookie late night

l 1, 2, 3. Visit Sage for a cocktail, anything served

with blackberry ketchup and the dessert of the day.

change your scenery

l 4, 5. Eat at Milestone 229, then enjoy a long

Dine in an Alley

walk along Scioto Mile.

1. Basi Italia (Italian Village)

l 6, 7, 8. Hit German Village for a fried green

tomato BLT at Skillet, a stroll around Schiller Park and dessert at Pistacia Vera.

2. Tasi’s (Short North) 3. El Arepazo (Downtown)

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sip in style 4 1 Mimosas on the patio at Lindey’s

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Locally made Kombucha tea

Snickerdoodle coffee at Stauf’s

Wine tasting at Twisted Vine on Friday

Gin martinis with blue-cheese-stuffed olives at The Top

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Locally-inspired cocktails at Brother’s Drake (a perfect mix of mead and local liquor)

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Find that next great bottle of wine at The Wine Guy wine shop, wine bar and bistro in Gahanna

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Vanilla Hazelnut coffee at Cup O’ Joe (really good iced!)

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Columbus Microbrew Festival at the North Market

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5 Ways to Love Pistacia Vera

Ohio Wine Festival at the North Market

1. Chocolate croissant for breakfast

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2. Shirred eggs and coffee for brunch—on a weekday

Chocolate milk from Ohio’s Snowville Creamery

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Sidecar at Sidebar

3. Macarons (Bet you can’t eat just one.)

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arts & Entertainment 1 Seasons tickets to Broadway in Columbus

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Shadowbox on a Saturday night

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Columbus Museum of Art on Sunday (it’s free!)

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Columbus Symphony Orchestra

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Columbus Children’s Theatre

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Shakespeare in Schiller Park in the summertime

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Hair Theater with Pat Wynn Brown

BalletMet’s The Nutcracker at Christmas

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Columbus College of Art & Design’s annual student sale

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Dinner at Von Jazz

a toast to wine shops 1. House Wine (Worthington) 2. Meza (Westerville) 3. Gentile’s (Grandview) 108

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3 ways to get behind the art l Art Uncorked: Four times a year, the Columbus Museum of Art invites guests for wine and food pairings inspired by an artist or painting l Gather a group for a guided architecture tour at the Wexner Center and learn the art behind the building that holds lots of it l Artist reception

opening at Hayley Gallery

Gallery Hop Date Night Doing It Best l Cocktails at Eleven l Melted pecorino

cheese with apple and honey at Marcella’s

l Shop hop l Dinner at Rigsby’s l Late night at Skully’s

The city is celebrating its bicentennial throughout the year. For a schedule of events and more, visit 200columbus.com