Saturday, January 31, 2009
Super Bowl XLIII
Once again Columbus, we’ve given you the info. Get out tomorrow, cheer, drink, and scream for the Steelers, the Cardinals, or the Commercials… Until the last touchdown is scored… You know you love me…
Super Bowl XLIII: Eddie George’s Grille
Commencement: 11:00 a.m.Venue: Eddie George’s Grille (South Campus)
Perfect Score Prediction receives $1,000
Super Bowl Bingo
Grand Prize: Jerome Bettis Autographed HD\LCD Monitor
Domestic Beer Special (5 bottles for $10)
Drinks (Available All Day)
$2.25 Bud Light Drafts (20 ounces)
Super Bowl XLIII: Lodge Bar
Commencement: 5:00Venue: Lodge Bar (Arena District)
Party Packages & Table Reservations Available
Drinks (Available All Night)
$3 Gatorade Shots
$2 wells
$1 drafts
Super Bowl XLIII: McFadden’s
Commencement: 12:00Venue: McFadden’s (South Campus)
$20 Coors Light Bucket & Wings Special (All Day)
Drinks (Available All Night)
$3 Coors Light (20 ounces)
Eddie George’s Grille Owner’s Box Auction
The Eddie George’s Grille V.I.P. Owner’s Box Auction has started. Owner’s Box winner and seven guests will receive appetizers and drinks. All proceeds benefit the Glimmer of Hope Foundation.
Eddie George’s Grille Super Sunday Auction
On February 1, 2009, a lucky bidder could be watching the Super Bowl in a, private room room at Eddie George’s Grille 27 in Columbus, Ohio. Starting January 19 and running for ten days, fans can bid on a package on Ebay that includes the use of the ”Owner’s Box” at the restaurant for the winner and five guests, including appetizers and snacks. The restaurant will also have sports memorabilia featuring items from OSU, Jack Nicklaus, LeBron James and many others to bid on and the proceeds of this special event will be donated to A Glimmer of Hope Foundation, whose goal is to fund research to find a cure for breast cancer.
According to Diana Napper, founder, “A Glimmer of Hope is funding the largest pre-menopausal study on breast cancer in the United States.” Unfortunately the incidence of breast cancer in this age group is increasing. Dr. Paniti Sukumvanich, assistant professor of the department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive science in the division of gynecologic oncology at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC states, “ A Glimmer of Hope Foundation has been very generous and devoted to this cause and we are very grateful to collaborate with them on this project.’
Start bidding ASAP! This is a great way to support this important cause and also have the opportunity to watch the Super Bowl at a great restaurant in a private room with free snacks and appetizers ! For more information about the Foundation go to http://www.glimmerofhopepin.org/ . Contact Lauren Vogel at 412-224-6BUS or laurenvogel@hotmail.com to learn more about this great event. The restaurant phone number is 614-421-2727.
According to Diana Napper, founder, “A Glimmer of Hope is funding the largest pre-menopausal study on breast cancer in the United States.” Unfortunately the incidence of breast cancer in this age group is increasing. Dr. Paniti Sukumvanich, assistant professor of the department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive science in the division of gynecologic oncology at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC states, “ A Glimmer of Hope Foundation has been very generous and devoted to this cause and we are very grateful to collaborate with them on this project.’
Start bidding ASAP! This is a great way to support this important cause and also have the opportunity to watch the Super Bowl at a great restaurant in a private room with free snacks and appetizers ! For more information about the Foundation go to http://www.glimmerofhopepin.org/ . Contact Lauren Vogel at 412-224-6BUS or laurenvogel@hotmail.com to learn more about this great event. The restaurant phone number is 614-421-2727.
Quick Read
Steve Watenberg led off Saturday with an excellent snapshot of the foreclosure situation and how it could worsen this year (yes, I did say worsen). And the front page featured another notable State of the State chaser… But, the dominant section of this edition was Metro…
I said dominant, because it had the most interesting concepts… Not because the reporting was stellar… Their piece concerning campaign financial disclosure was enterprising…. Everyone knows the players in the state wide races by now, fresh reporting is the key and this piece, unlike so many other Dispatch stories, didn’t read like they cribbed from us…
Rita Price’s story on a former Afghanistan veteran now living on food stamps, was an great concept… Unfortunately, the story began groaning in the middle from the excess weight of statistics… I got bored quickly… The only statistic that stuck with me is that in 2001, 14% of city children needed food stamps… Today, its 28%… We are a poor city…
The feature on Gordon Gee endowing another OSU scholarship fund was well written, except the centerpiece of the story, the fact that OSU hasn’t seen a rise in financial aid requests, was buried three paragraphs from the bottom…
Michael Aracace’s column concerning Blue Jackets excitement was not exciting and actually read like a press release concerning recent attendance figures… Business had a solid story on DSW Owner Retail Ventures and how they are struggling…
I said dominant, because it had the most interesting concepts… Not because the reporting was stellar… Their piece concerning campaign financial disclosure was enterprising…. Everyone knows the players in the state wide races by now, fresh reporting is the key and this piece, unlike so many other Dispatch stories, didn’t read like they cribbed from us…
Rita Price’s story on a former Afghanistan veteran now living on food stamps, was an great concept… Unfortunately, the story began groaning in the middle from the excess weight of statistics… I got bored quickly… The only statistic that stuck with me is that in 2001, 14% of city children needed food stamps… Today, its 28%… We are a poor city…
The feature on Gordon Gee endowing another OSU scholarship fund was well written, except the centerpiece of the story, the fact that OSU hasn’t seen a rise in financial aid requests, was buried three paragraphs from the bottom…
Michael Aracace’s column concerning Blue Jackets excitement was not exciting and actually read like a press release concerning recent attendance figures… Business had a solid story on DSW Owner Retail Ventures and how they are struggling…
Friday, January 30, 2009
Got Money? Columbus Doesn’t…
10 TV: City Auditor Hugh Dorrian blames excessive spending by City Council for Columbus' dwindling rainy-day fund. A report exclusively obtained by 10TV News reveals that the fund's balance has plunged to $15 million, far less than the projected $80 million shortfall the city is facing…
The auditor said the current national economic crisis would have been easier for the city to manage had spending been kept under control during the past decade. Dorrian believes the city's finances are so bad, City Council will have no choice but to institute fees and ask voters to raise taxes.
Dorrian said without more revenue, the city will have to continue cutting police, firefighters and other services. Next week, Dorrian will tell City Council it will have $13 million less to spend than previously thought.
The auditor said the reduction is the result of drops in income tax revenue, interest on investments, and funds from the county and state. Dorrian's report on the rainy-day fund will be officially released next week.
The auditor said the current national economic crisis would have been easier for the city to manage had spending been kept under control during the past decade. Dorrian believes the city's finances are so bad, City Council will have no choice but to institute fees and ask voters to raise taxes.
Dorrian said without more revenue, the city will have to continue cutting police, firefighters and other services. Next week, Dorrian will tell City Council it will have $13 million less to spend than previously thought.
The auditor said the reduction is the result of drops in income tax revenue, interest on investments, and funds from the county and state. Dorrian's report on the rainy-day fund will be officially released next week.
Super Bowl XLIII Pre-Game
Commencement: 7:00Venue: Lodge Bar (Arena District)
Super Bowl Party Package Contest
Drinks (Available All Night)
$3 Gatorade Shots
$2 Miller Lite Drafts
Menu (Available 7 – 9 p.m.)
$3 Appetizers
½ Price Pizzas
INVITE: Sexy Saturdays
Commencement: 10:00Venue: Sugar Bar (525 Park Street)
Mezzanine Drinks (Available 10:30 – 11:30 p.m.)
$1 Top Shelf Drinks
Quick Read
Friday’s edition featured a diverse front page, which included a State of the State second cycle story, the Illinois Governor’s impeachment, and President Obama’s first law signing… Both the State of the State stories (front page and metro) were excellent. The front page’s only mistake was the omission of Kevin Mayhood’s USA vs. China study story, which editors buried on B3.
Tim May’s pair of columns, one on Ohio State’s recruiting class and one on Bobby Rahal’s IRL team lacking a sponsor were outstanding. The decision to place the Rahal story on the front page was also excellent (We haven’t seen an economic climate this nasty, but OSU recruiting happens every year)…
Meredith Heagney’s profile of Reverend Mike Peterson’s quasi-marriage counseling was a fascinating read… Not as fascinating, but equally important, was a should have been metro front page story on NBC 4’s layoffs… Sadly, the news was buried inside Life and Arts on D7…
Tim May’s pair of columns, one on Ohio State’s recruiting class and one on Bobby Rahal’s IRL team lacking a sponsor were outstanding. The decision to place the Rahal story on the front page was also excellent (We haven’t seen an economic climate this nasty, but OSU recruiting happens every year)…
Meredith Heagney’s profile of Reverend Mike Peterson’s quasi-marriage counseling was a fascinating read… Not as fascinating, but equally important, was a should have been metro front page story on NBC 4’s layoffs… Sadly, the news was buried inside Life and Arts on D7…
Thursday, January 29, 2009
INVITE: Melt the Ice Party & Ice Body Art Show
Commencement: 10:00Venue: Sugar Bar (525 Park Street)
$1 Drinks (Available 10:30 – 11:30 p.m.)
Performances
Poitier Pockets
Do You Know Him?
NBC 4: A baby boy was abandoned, and children services asked for your help. Franklin County Children Services asked for your help in identifying a baby boy who was abandoned. FCCS said the baby is approximately 3 months old. If you know who the baby’s parents are or have any information, you were encouraged to call children services’ hotline at 614-229-7000.
Quick Read
After three days of selling their soul, the Dispatch’s front page featured excellent coverage of Governor Strickland’s State of the State Address… Unfortunately, Batelle still showed up, this time ruining an intriguing piece on those who worked from home and avoided the snow (Incidentally, that piece was flanked by a useless mess about people who attended movies in the snow)…
Thursday’s most delightful piece, about college students who received a rare weather induced day off, was buried on B4…Stories that should have been buried, instead disgraced Life and Art’s front page… A story about dog walking (is that news?)… And a could have been wonderful story about an artist who interprets his life through dance (the story told us nothing about his life)…
Sports led with exquisite coverage on Ohio States drubbing of Michigan… Unfortunately, the bottom of the page featured two terrible stories… A story whose premise was Rick Nash is great and a story which discussed the Crew’s schedule… Nash, an all-star, plays well… Professional sports teams have schedules? Who knew?
Thursday’s most delightful piece, about college students who received a rare weather induced day off, was buried on B4…Stories that should have been buried, instead disgraced Life and Art’s front page… A story about dog walking (is that news?)… And a could have been wonderful story about an artist who interprets his life through dance (the story told us nothing about his life)…
Sports led with exquisite coverage on Ohio States drubbing of Michigan… Unfortunately, the bottom of the page featured two terrible stories… A story whose premise was Rick Nash is great and a story which discussed the Crew’s schedule… Nash, an all-star, plays well… Professional sports teams have schedules? Who knew?
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