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Bexley Achieves High Mark Among Small Towns, Cities   7/5/10
Bexley received a five-star rating in the annual statistical handbook America's Top-Rated Small Towns & Cities, released this year. The two-volume book pulls together profiles of 8,908 places in the United States with populations between 3,000 and 25,000. It lists statistical details such as population, income, housing and education, among others... more

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According to a Sunday, March 28, 2010, article in The Columbus Dispatch, Bexley has weathered the recent housing price slump more successfully than any other community in Central Ohio. "The best-performing municipality, Bexley, had a 5 percent increase in sales price - about 1 percent a year," stated the article. "It's possible to find homes in Bexley - unlike in many other communities - that sold for more during the past 12 months than during the boom."

New police station opens   1/3/10
Planning for the new police station began more than 10 years before ground was broken November 16, 2008. The building at 559 N. Cassingham opened December 31 for full police operations... more

Nonprofit created to assist theater   12/20/09
A nonprofit organization has been formed to "secure the future" of the struggling Drexel Theatre, which has offered art-house and specialty programming to central Ohio cinema fans for almost three decades... more

Grant will revitalize mansion   12/20/09
Bexley has secured funding for a number of upgrades at Jeffrey Mansion, with plans to start work early next year... more

Huntington Park   7/23/09
The following is a 4-29-09 review of Huntington Park, the new home of the Columbus Clippers, (now affiliated with the Cleveland Indians) by ballparkdigest.com... more

July Fourth honor goes to those who help with the fun  6/28/09
This year's Citizen of the Year Award will not be going to just one person, but to an entire department in Bexley.  The Bexley Celebrations Association Fourth of July Planning Committee will honor the city's recreation and parks department for its service to residents in Bexley and beyond... more

Birth of a ballpark  4/29/09
To everything there is a season. We learn to recite the verse from Ecclesiastes as children and only understand its truth, if we are lucky, as adults. Baseball fans, maybe, understand the point sooner than most... more

New faces, old issues play role in city's centennial year   1/19/09
Bexley celebrated its 100th birthday this year, but despite its age, the city managed to stay fresh with a new administration, gratuitous celebration and a slew of budding developments... more

City breaks ground on $5.4 million new station   1/2/09
Nearly ten years after the conception of a new police station in Bexley, construction workers broke ground on the Delmar Drive site Monday, Nov. 17... more

River restoration is goal of dam removal   10/24/08
Friends of Alum Creek & Tributaries (FACT) is in the process of removing a low-head dam located on Alum Creek between Academy Park and Wolfe Park in Columbus in an effort to help the environment... more

Plan gives city things to consider   8/4/08
Bexley City Council was encouraged to envision the possibilities of a water fountain, outdoor seating by Alum Creek, and even a gourmet grocery store in Bexley at the last meeting before its August recess... more

For many, putting love of Bexley into words isn't easy   6/16/08
On warm April days, Bexley is alive with activity. Residents are out walking their dogs, pruning shrubbery in their well-kept yards and riding bikes with cheerful children in tow. It is a day like this when the feeling of community radiates. There are so many reasons to love the small oasis, as Bexley Mayor John Brennan would say... more

The Bexley Women's Club will spotlight various house designs with its June 22 tour  6/16/08
Residents of Bexley and beyond can view lush gardens full of vibrantly-colored flowers, stroll through what is believed to be the oldest house in Bexley, or have a glimpse of the usually private Sessions Village in the Bexley Women's Club's first House & Garden Tour beginning June 21... more

Bexley will try to involve schools and businesses in its effort to become a winner in the America in Bloom project   4/20/08
The thought of planting flowers in hopes of Bexley becoming the next America in Bloom city might be a good antidote for those with "cabin fever." ... more

Market's owner plans to shut door   4/20/08
A Bexley man who started out with the mission of never letting himself or his family go hungry after his experiences during the 1940s is ending his career as the owner of the Bexley Kosher Market... more

City digs out with usual determination   4/20/08
Just like those in other Columbus suburbs, Bexley's street department crews worked day in and day out throughout the weekend to remove the massive amount of snow that blanketed the city Friday, March 7, and Saturday, March 8... more

Future of Jeffrey Mansion in hands of commission  2/07/08
Residents piled in the Jeffrey Mansion's garden room on Thursday to listen to the Jeffrey Mansion Committee's presentation on the proposed renovation plans up to $10.5 million in hopes to generate more revenue... more

Gateway North fills space, picks up award accolades  11/29/07
As a residential and commercial project off Main Street and Parkview Avenue four years in the making, Bexley Gateway North has reached two major construction milestones... more

Bringing Hollywood Boulevard to Main Street   11/24/07
In this pleasant Ohio place called Bexley, in this Midwest place close to neither New York nor Los Angeles, a boy named Rupert calls his grandfather George. His grandfather’s name is Jeff... more

Bexley's mayor ready to retire after 32 years  6/25/07
Bexley Mayor David Madison has announced that he will step down at the end of his term in December, ending a 32-year run as the city's leader... more

Pool's slides, amenities pull 1,300 for opening day  6/9/07
It wouldn't be a stretch to say the two intertwining slides at Bexley's new pool facility are fan favorites. They are, as a young girl said after one ride, scary but fun... more

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