Columbus

its cool

I went to the short north. Absolutely amazing!!

One of the best zoos I’ve been too. I’ve never seen moose before and I think I was a little TOO excited. I may have knocked down some kids. Oh just kidding!

so im looking to move here from orlando florida.my best friend lives there in downtown on monroe.he only has good things to say about the place after a year of living there.but i want to make sure that hes not just trying to get me up there.im from dc lived there my whole life and am used to the city environment as well as southern environments.any pro’s and con’s would be great.with jobs, cost of living,music scene,schools,etc.thanks.

I went to OSU for a year, so I practically lived a hop, skip, and a jump away from Short North and downtown. Columbus seems like a nice, fairly safe, place to raise a family and the economy is growing. However, for the most part I found Columbus cookie cutter and sprawled. The Short North Arts District is very cool and Victorian Village is beautiful. Once you get into downtown it’s dead and bland (except for the Arena District). I didn’t get a chance to visit German Village, but I plan to whenever I go back. Columbus is a fairly homogeneous city, although there is a large Somali refugee population (which is cool since there isn’t a large population of East Africans in the US). Columbus also seems to pride its self on malls. Especially Easton (a huge, very nice lifestyle center), Polaris (which I found overrated), and Tuttle (nice, but a just a regular ole mall). I think what sets Columbus apart from other cities in Ohio is its growth and newness. However, it lacks character and I don’t really miss it. It would make a great weekend trip though so it is not completely “not worth visiting”.