Powered by Max Banner Ads Wall Street Nightclub: 25 Years of Community and Change by Christa Sidman Around the corner from the downtown Y sits an important part of Columbus GLBT history: Wall Street Nightclub. For the past 25 years, it’s been bringing people together to dance their butts off – and to explore, express and celebrate who they are. Owner Scot Hafler knows this better... 

We ♥ Mouton by Abbey Miller At Mouton on High, you won’t find your favorite sports team playing on the big screen, or bubble-gum flavored vodka – and they like it that way. Business (and life) partners Jonathan Klingler and Todd Hellman strive to ensure Mouton is a place for people to meet, connect and enjoy a damn good cocktail. “We want Mouton to be like digital detox. We want... 

Laughter is the Best Medicine Benjamin Johnson of Bink Davies by Abbey Marie Miller If laughter is the best medicine, Bink Davies is the Short North’s one-stop-shop for all your health needs. Owner and community member Benjamin Johnson has manifested his love for laughter into a “bitch-slapped modern general store” for Columbus’ gift needs. “There is nothing better than making people... 

Garden Theater Abbey Miller The historic marquee at the Garden Theater in the Short North has been turned on again, but the real electricity is inside. The Short North Stage theater company has taken up residency at the once vacant theater and breathed new life into the northern part of the Short North Arts District, both artistically and commercially. “Our primary goal was to bring theater back... 

Small Pond An Enchanting New Business: Enchanted Elements by Abbey Marie Miller In Debe Wenig and Cynthia Hartline’s business, you can’t think about the money. Even so, the ladies’ business has been so successful, they are not only making the rent – they’re making their own rules. Enchanted Elements, the soon-to-be divination-destination for the Midwest isn’t just... 

Determined Training Sees New Business Taking Shape James McGuire of Shape Fitness by Jon Dunn Like a great boxer, Shape Fitness owner James McGuire takes the punches life throws at him and keeps on fighting. Over the past three years, James has been involved with opening a gym three different times. Most recently, he opened Shape Fitness on the corner of Whittier and High in German Village. You’ll... 

The Garden, The Joint and The Chamber by Jon Dunn “It’s an adult hardware store,” explains Tom Smith as we enter The Garden, one of a trio of stores Tom owns in the Short North. When he opened the business here in 1997, he says that it was “more or less a porno shop and I was filling requests for stuff from the people that lived around here. Because I responded quickly to them, we started... 

Small Pond Review Celebrating their first year of business is Urban Acupuncture Center in Clintonville. The unique establishment features acupuncture in a community setting, which means a group of clients receives treatment in the same area at the same time. By offering the service in this way, Urban Acupuncture is much more affordable than private treatments. The format has proven to be a success.... 

Diamonds & Design by None Other Goldsmiths by Jon Dunn Debra Hobbs’ journey into the world of jewelry was the result of wanting something that her local jewelers and smiths would not, or more exactly, could not do for her. “My great-grandfather gave me my great-grandmother’s wedding ring set when she passed away,” Deb explains. “I was in my late teens and, though I loved the... 

Small Pond – The Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus Changing Hearts and Minds With Song – Patrick Roehrenbeck Helps to Keep the Voices Aloft by Jon Dunn A performance by a choir, chorus or ensemble presents music in its original form, as created by the human voice. Long before names and rules were applied to music, humans reproduced the sounds through generations by memory. The relatively recent...