Chris Soto opened SimplyArt Studios in Grandview Heights with the belief that everyone should have access to make art. Soto, a former after-school art teacher, opened the studio and shop in October ...

Growing up in Wadsworth, Ohio, an Akron suburb founded in 1814, Carlie Boos was typically a few steps from family. She lived in a duplex with her parents, and her cousins rented the connected ...

Italian Village couple Jillian Bajaksouzian and Austin Stahl got married at The Fives in September 2025, incorporating their ...

The Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio recently worked with Scioto Analysis to research and produce a report outlining where duplexes can and can't be built in the region. Living in a classic ...

Ogling the beautiful historic homes in the German Village is part of the visiting experience, but for the district’s residents, it’s an enviable part of their daily routine. Carolyn and William ...

Kamal Boulos has owned The Refectory since 1991, but he has shaped it from the beginning, when in 1976 he took a part-time job as a line cook at what was then called the Olde Church-House Restaurant.

Welcome to Best of Columbus, the city’s original reader-voted contest crowning our favorite people and places. Columbus Monthly readers picked over 100 of their favorite places to eat and drink, shop ...

Columbus Monthly’s staff shares our personal Best of Columbus picks. These are the spots across town where we consider ourselves regulars. I have determined through exhaustive research that it’s the ...

Chef Matthew Phelan honed his cooking chops at the Culinary Institute of America and in New York City kitchens. A highlight of his education was the three weeks he spent in Italy while at the CIA, ...

Welcome to Best of Columbus, the city’s original reader-voted contest crowning our favorite people and places. Read on to find out where readers go for Italian food and cocktails (it’s in Powell), and ...