Columbus and my families impression (Cleveland, Cincinnati: how much, middle school, living in)
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To the citizens of Columbus, I would like to say that you have a nice city. Let me start by saying that I have a friend in Columbus who has urged me for years to consider Columbus. I'm from the D.C. area (Prince George's County, MD). I've been feeling the urge to leave the area for a couple of years now. The only thing holding me back is school (Finishing undergrad). I've always been a little leary about Ohio. A lot of my co-workers considered Ohio (mainly Cincinnati and Cleveland) racist and there was nothing there to do. After hearing thed negative comments, I totally eliminated Ohio out of relocation consideration. Truthfully speaking when my friend suggested Columbus I would brush off his suggestion to visit Columbus.
I found out my organization had a branch out in Columbus. We had major issues at our Columbus office and I had to stay for a week to fix various issues. After work I had some down time to visit the city. I called my friend and he showed me around the city. Well needless to say I really like the city. My impressions of Columbus is fast enough, yet slow enough to partake in all of the activities the city has to offer. I found it unusual to see families out at Steak and Shake on a Wednesday night enjoy dinner. The traffic was non-existant and I just loved the layout of the city. the Ohio State area was jumping and the Short north reminded me of Old Town Alexandria, VA. Anyway I loved it wanted my wife to come out, but due to scheduling conflict couldn't get back out there until last weekend. I showed my wife the Hood, Easton Towne Center, Short North and Downtown. Needless to say my wife was really impressed. I think I might have really won her over and I believe that once I'm done with school, Columbus will be one of the first cities to consider for relocation.
To conclude you all have a wonderful city. It seems like the city hasn't reached it's full potential but it is setup for wonderful things. Anyway just wanted to write this two page essay to say how nice Columbus is.
Glad you enjoyed it. Ohio gets a bad rap, but mostly for things that haven't really been true for years. It's been changing, including in Cincy and Cleveland, for the better. I agree that Columbus has not reached its full potential, but continues to head in the right direction and seems to offer more each year. The suburbs are nice and the urban core is really transforming into a denser, more active place. Good luck with your move, wherever you end up.
Sounds like we have had similar experiences there. I am originally from PG (born and raised in Upper Marlboro), but have lived in Atlanta for most of my adult life. My wife is originally from Columbus, and as such we have visited MD and OH a number of times.
We are planning to move next year to be closer to family (have two children, 3 and 1), and as much as my family and friends really want us to come to the DC area, I am actually leaning toward Columbus. I really enjoy when we visit the town, for all of the reasons that you mentioned. It is modern and fast enough to feel vibrant, but not so over the top that you have to deal with traffic/congestion or extreme expense in terms of property. It has good overall diversity, as well as good schools (for the most part).
Now, it isn't all perfect. From what I understand (not my experience so this could be incorrect) but Upper Arlington and some part of Dublin may not be as racially open-minded as other parts of the city, but all in all most people feel accepted in most places.
Feel free to call my MD family and let them know how much you enjoyed the experience. :-D
LOL... too funny my brotha. It's funny you mention Upper Marlboro, because I'm living there now. Man it's a small world. I found Dublin too far for me. I was thinking Gahanna, Reynoldsburg and also within the city as well closer to Easton towne center. All those areas seem pretty cool to me. But I haven't really experienced the northern part of town either. I was surprised by the amount of African Americans especially Ethiopians and other foreign born Africans. Reminded me of Silver Spring a little bit.
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Sounds like we have had similar experiences there. I am originally from PG (born and raised in Upper Marlboro), but have lived in Atlanta for most of my adult life. My wife is originally from Columbus, and as such we have visited MD and OH a number of times.
We are planning to move next year to be closer to family (have two children, 3 and 1), and as much as my family and friends really want us to come to the DC area, I am actually leaning toward Columbus. I really enjoy when we visit the town, for all of the reasons that you mentioned. It is modern and fast enough to feel vibrant, but not so over the top that you have to deal with traffic/congestion or extreme expense in terms of property. It has good overall diversity, as well as good schools (for the most part).
Now, it isn't all perfect. From what I understand (not my experience so this could be incorrect) but Upper Arlington and some part of Dublin may not be as racially open-minded as other parts of the city, but all in all most people feel accepted in most places.
Feel free to call my MD family and let them know how much you enjoyed the experience. :-D
The NE part of ton you will find tons of African born people in addition to some Haitians and Jamicans. The northern part of the city has more of an Asian population.
LOL... too funny my brotha. It's funny you mention Upper Marlboro, because I'm living there now. Man it's a small world. I found Dublin too far for me. I was thinking Gahanna, Reynoldsburg and also within the city as well closer to Easton towne center. All those areas seem pretty cool to me. But I haven't really experienced the northern part of town either. I was surprised by the amount of African Americans especially Ethiopians and other foreign born Africans. Reminded me of Silver Spring a little bit.
Upper Marlboro is decent - my brother lives off of Chew Rd which runs between 301 and Old Crain Hwy, and my parents live in Kettering, right by Watkins Park. I actually like Upper Marlboro, except for the fact that it's a pretty good drive to many places (simply b/c the area is spread out), and the public schools aren't very good (which is all of PG for the most part).
My in-laws live in Reynoldsburg and enjoy it there, and my brother-in-law and his wife and kids live in New Albany, which they also like. My wife has friends who live in Gahanna, as well as Powell, and both seem to like their areas as well.
I stay off of 202 closer to Brock Hills development. I like Upper Marlboro too, I've lived in Waldorf (hated the congestion) and Silver Spring (diversity was great hated MoCo drivers and congestion). Upper Marlboro was a breath of fresh air. Schools aren't too bad, but I want to move before my daughter reaches middle school. Were zoned for Kettering middle and Wise high school. I appreciate the info my friend, hope all is well in your future endeavors. If you do decide to move to Columbus let me know. That way I can pick your brain about jobs, schools and location. I appreciate everyones kindness and responses.
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Upper Marlboro is decent - my brother lives off of Chew Rd which runs between 301 and Old Crain Hwy, and my parents live in Kettering, right by Watkins Park. I actually like Upper Marlboro, except for the fact that it's a pretty good drive to many places (simply b/c the area is spread out), and the public schools aren't very good (which is all of PG for the most part).
My in-laws live in Reynoldsburg and enjoy it there, and my brother-in-law and his wife and kids live in New Albany, which they also like. My wife has friends who live in Gahanna, as well as Powell, and both seem to like their areas as well.
I'm living in the DC Metro area now and will be relocated to Columbus by the end of August. I really love where I'm living now and will try to make the best of the situtation. One thing that really scares me though is the weather. I hate winter!!! It seems like the winters are bad here. How is the response from the township re. snow removal etc.
Really the winters are not that much different than DC, maybe 3-5 degrees colder.
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