Museums in Columbus, OH

Cannot recommend The Book Loft enough! Located in German Village south of downtown. You can easily spend hours there. Pure magic.

Fox in the snow is great coffee shop, two different locations.

Oh and also I recently checked out the 16 Bit Bar- when you buy any drink you get unlimited free gameplay on all their arcade games! I’m not really a gamer but it was really unique and fun!

Plus one for German Village. It is a very small, walkable historic district located directly south of Downtown. There is no place like it anywhere in the United States. Brick streets and sidewalks, gas lanterns, little shops and restaurants, brick cottages with slate roofs and mansions by Schiller park- all built by German immigrants in the 1800 s. The best place in Columbus to walk around.

North Market will kill an afternoon

One line coffee, Easton Town Center. Those are my two specific suggestions. Other than that just walk everywhere. I don’t know where you’re staying but park your car somewhere and take a day to walk up and down high st. You can walk from Clintonville to Downtown and stop in everywhere that seems interesting and that’ll take you some time.

If you have a car and dont mind a short drive you could check out the Air Force Museum at the Wright Patterson base outside of Dayton. Free admission and some incredible exhibits. Easy to spend a few hours there

Check out ColumbusUnderground.com for more ideas. They've recently done a lot of year end top 10 lists including top 10 coffee shops: https://www.columbusunderground.com/the-top-10-columbus-coffee-shops-bo2018 Previously mentioned the Book Loft in German Village is a must stop for a book lover. Schmidt's for German food or Thurman Cafe for Burgers are both Columbus not too pricey and Columbus institutions. You could check out OSU's campus. The Billy Ireland Cartoon library & Museum could be worth checking out. Walk across the oval to the main campus library. There is a reading room with nice views at the top of the stacks of the main library.

North Market for delicious and unique foods. Hot Chicken Takeover is on the second floor so go check that out. Fox in the Snow is a neat coffee shop. Pistacia Vera is also another great coffee shop with The Book Loft very close by. Schmidt’s German restaurant is an iconic restaurant to visit also close by. The Short North is always cool to just walk around and go into stores to look around. You have many breweries to choose from but to out of towners I always suggest Wolf’s Ridge (amazing food too), Seventh Son, and Hoof Hearted (for hyped hazy boy beers). Have a fun stay in Columbus!

Pro tip for beer: try The Rail in Dublin. They have 20+ craft beers, all of which are made in Ohio. You'd be able to figure out which breweries to try out by getting a draft flight (or several) there. Definitely check out Zaftig, Lineage and Wolf's Ridge. There are many other good ones, however. If you like sour beers, may I recommend Seventh Son Brewing's Antiques on High and Pretentious Barrel House. We also have great distilleries: Watershed, Middle West, 451, and High Banks. I'm going to recommend a bunch of very different kids of great bars: Juniper, Dick's Den, Veritas, Soul, Library, Mouton, Short North Tavern, Tree Bar, Cafe Bourbon St., Strongwater, Land Grant, Pins Mechanical, Bob's Bar, Barrel, Rehab, DogTap and Rhumba Café.

TopGolf is fun!

Pins is a fun place for a night out.

Stauf’s coffee shop is good people watching and then a stroll down Grandview Ave.

Come throw axes at Dueling Axes! I work fridays and saturdays.

Hanging out on the corner of Sullivant and Davis Ave for a couple of hours will probably give you a real taste of what Columbus is all about.

All I can think of is how do I escape if there's a fire. So, no. Not for me.

Dayton

So, this list could get excessive. I'm not sure where you're staying or how far you'll want to travel on a daily basis. I'll try to stick to what I frequent and not everything I've ever enjoyed. Restaurants vary from dive to somewhat upscale, but nothing like a high end steakhouse. ​ Coffee: I'm going to jump on the bandwagon here and recommend you stop at Fox in the Snow in German Village. Breakfast sandwich is amazing, but pastries are even better imo. Das KaffeeHaus Von Frau Burkhart is also nearby, then depending on which side of town you're on, Upper Cup, Roosevelt, or Stauf's. Breakfast: DK Diner (get a donut if possible), Hang Over Easy, Tommy's Diner, Angry Baker, SuperChef's, Jack and Benny's, German Village Coffee Shop. Burgers - Thurman, Preston's, Ringside. Italian - Due Amici, Giuseppe's Ritrovo. Mediterranean/Turkish - Cafe Istanbul (Riverside Drive for the View), Lavash Cafe, Lashish the Greek. Indian - Aab, Banana Leaf, Amul India. Vietnamese/Cambodian - Indochine Cafe, Buckeye Pho. Ramen - Meshikou, Rishi. BBQ - Ray Ray's Hog Pit (Stationary Truck). German - Valter's at the Maennerchor. Pizza - Yellow Brick, Mikey's Late Night Slice, Planks, Josie's or Minelli's in Hilltop. Tacos - Los Guachos (authentic), El Camino Inn, Condado. Fried Stuff - Uncle Nick's Greek Fried Chicken, Hot Chicken Takeover, Marino's Seafood. Brews - Land Grant, Seventh Son, Wolf's Ridge, Barley's. ​ \- Get some cheap food on 4th between Main and Rich then stop at 16-bit for a drink and some free arcade. \- A walk through the short north will allow you to stumble across numerous odd shops and restaurants. There are also food trucks all over the city. \- Columbus Blue Jackets often have open practices that you can watch for a bit during the day. \- Columbus Museum of Art, Franklin Park Conservatory, Wexner Center, Cosi, newly redeveloped Veterans Museum and Memorial. \- Book Loft, as mentioned, is wonderful. Downtown Library is also nice. \- Metro Parks are understated, though in this weather it can be kind of rough. Griggs Reservoir, Highbanks, Schiller, Bicentennial/Scioto Greenway, and Franklin Park, again. \- If you're out at night, catch a few local bands, or an open mic in the Clintonville-Old North-Campus areas. Ace of Cups, Spacebar, Dick's Den, Rumba Cafe, Wild Goose, or Cafe Kerouac. Bars and Barcades are abundant. ​ I think that'll be enough. A lot has already been covered in this thread. ​

Fox in the snow in the morning to sit and read, wander around German Village, visit the Bookloft. Stop at Brown Bag Deli for lunch and Jeni's for dessert. On another day, Columbus Art Museum, Columbus Main Library, and Topiary Garden. I think Roosevelt coffee should be near there(as mentioned by someone else). Wolf's Ridge Brewing wouldn't be too far, check their hours. If you go to Easton, stop at Saraga grocery store to wander around. They're known for their momos but its also just a neat international store to walk around.

Brewdog in canal Winchester or they have another location in the short north. Good beer and food.

I like to take out-of-towners to Dirty Franks and then 16-bit. Usually a hit ( especially if you don't go at peak hours)

Take a walk on our bike trails. They're pretty cool. Or for that matter, pick a neighborhood and just walk around for a bit.

FOX IN THE SNOW!!! best coffee in town, especially their iced mochas! I actually highly recommend doing the Columbus coffee trail- you can pick up a booklet in most coffee shops and all you have to do is get 4 stamps at 4 different shops to get a sweet free t shirt. Easy enough to get done in a day or two, and you get to try amazing coffee along the way! My second fav coffee shop would be Roosevelt Coffeehouse downtown. :)

Puck Backus may be a good choice.

Jennifer Morley might be of some help

I will consistently recommend Adam. He cares about style relationship tp facial bone structure. https://www.facebook.com/Adam-at-Rage-Salon-218194528203788/

Not sure about payment but I would encourage you to reach out to Lori Overmyer at Goettler Associates or Diana Newman at Benefactor Group.

I've worked with both Lori and Diana. Kerri Mollard of Mollard Consulting is also very skilled at fundraising for small organizations. All are great! As for the payment, it's not ethical for a fundraiser to keep a percentage of the money they raise. The reputable ones (both Kerri, Lori and Diana are) will charge a fee for the work. I'm not sure if they will actually raise the money for you, or work to develop a strategy that you implement.

Was Mr Packer the drafting teacher .....Maybe not

It sounds like your brother was my age. What was his name? I had Mr. Garrett at JP and will never forget him as I was in his class when Kennedy was shot.