Columbus Underground

6 days ago | columbusunderground.com | Walker Evans

Combining cocktails with coffee isn’t exactly a new trend, but the owners of Cure are looking to put their own spin on it when they open their doors Downtown later this month. “Most coffee shops aren’t really operated past five o’clock, so we came up with this idea to do coffee and cocktails,” explained co-owner Jason Kibler. “During COVID there wasn’t really anything open, but since then, places have been popping up.

6 days ago | columbusunderground.com | Walker Evans

Despite the name, there’s really not a lot of Italian dining options located in the Italian Village neighborhood. Thankfully, new restaurant Metsi’s adds a +1 in that column with its grand opening taking place on Friday. Metsi is the fourth concept from chef BJ Lieberman, following Chapman’s, Ginger Rabbit and Hiraeth. It’s also the second restaurant to be housed at 36 E Lincoln Street, following the closure of Hiraeth last year.

1 week ago | columbusunderground.com | Hope Madden

“Our Pride Month program is important because it creates space for visibility, celebration, and community, through the power of visual storytelling.”So says Chris Hamel, Gateway Film Center CEO and programmer, of the annual program of LGBTQ+ films in honor of Pride Month. Co-curated again with Columbus treasure Nina West, the film series kicks off Sunday, June 1.

1 week ago | columbusunderground.com | Brent Warren

A plan to bring affordable housing to a former salvage yard in Whitehall is moving forward. The 15-acre site at 3515 E. Main St., home to Wirthman Brothers Salvage Yard for decades, was recently bought by Louisville-based firm LDG Development for $2.1 million. The company, which received an Ohio Department of Development grant to clean up the site in 2022, plans to build a 316-unit apartment complex on the parcel.

1 week ago | columbusunderground.com | Miriam Bowers Abbott

Although pizza is a core element in Osteria Pizzeria’s name, this discussion is going to need to make an immediate detour for a side mission into its sandwich department. In fact, this issue is important enough to float right up to the top of the priority list here. The pizzeria has several sandwiches on its menu, and at this moment, the matter of the Italian Sub is pressing. It’s summer, it’s sandwich season, and we live in an age in which a good sandwich is important, generally speaking.