BEXLEY IN THE NEWS ARCHIVES
Bexley to
spend $2 million to upgrade pool complex
7/17/06
Not long after the last
swimmers leave Bexley’s public swimming pool at the end of summer, a
wrecking ball will usher in a new aquatics era...
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Bexley Woman’s Club 2006 Calendars
The Bexley Woman’s Club
has produced a limited edition calendar for 2006. The artwork, by Edie
Mae Herrell, class of 1947, includes Montrose, Maryland, the Cassingham
complex, Jeffrey Mansion and Drexel Circle among the twelve prints in
Wedgwood blue on ivory heavyweight paper. The prints are suitable for
framing.
Proceeds for this
project will go towards community donations, as well as social service
concerns. In the recent past, donations have included a portion of the
historical marker in front of the library, a chair in the high school
auditorium, a bench at Jeffrey Mansion, the new flag in Drexel Circle,
assistance for CHOICES, The Center for New Directions and A Special Wish
Foundation, Inc.
The calendars sell for
only $5.00 each and can be ordered by contacting Alycia King via
telephone at 614/231-5188, via email at
aking1@columbus.rr.com or
via mail at 753 Grandon Avenue, Bexley OH 43209-2575. Delivery is
available within Bexley. Postage to mail them is $1.05 extra.
Remaining calendars are limited and no more will be printed when the
current supply is depleted.
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Changes on
Main
8/2/05
Bexley’s
cozy Main Street, where owners of the Lamp Shade have been selling their
wares for three decades, exemplifies downtown America...
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Bexley to stay on the ball with battle for regional title
6/6/05
They consider themselves Buckeyes at heart, but many Bexley residents
take another sport as seriously as Ohio State football...
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Gateway Plaza will bring something new to Bexley, developer says
9/4/04
Bexley Gateway Plaza
will be more than a few shops, offices and apartments, developer Larry
Ruben told the Main Street Redevelopment Commission in presenting his
plans Aug. 4... more
New York native finds Bexley a
comfortable setting for book 7/21/04
In the
first chapter of What To Keep, first-time novelist Rachel Cline
sets the scene with a vivid description of Bexley— the home of her
plucky young protagonist -- in 1976...
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BEXLEY LANDMARKS PRESERVATION
COMMITTEE
4/11/04
A group of citizens concerned about preserving buildings of
historical or architectural significance has recently formed the Bexley
Landmarks Preservation Committee to pursue and implement its
preservation goals. The Committee held its first meeting in January...
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Survey about Jeffrey Mansion’s
priorities expected to be mailed
4/05/04
Jeffrey Mansion needs more than $1-million in renovations to keep
the facility in good operational shape, according to Bexley recreation
director Doug Jackson... more
New tax, staffing changes
proposed
4/05/04
The
Bexley school district should ask voters to approve an income tax in
November, a community committee has recommended... more
Historical occasion arrives
Bexley made its mark during Saturday’s Summerfest with
the placement of the 2003 Ohio Bicentennial historical marker telling the
story of the National Road and the Interurban Electric Railway...
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Co-op celebrates 25 years in city
In 1976, the late Ann Tarrier organized a meeting with a few Bexley
friends to discuss starting a cooperative grocery in the community. All
shared the same interest: provide natural foods for their families...
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Resident’s novel set in community
Some residents will recognize locales and bits of information about Bexley
in the plot of author Frederick L. Cullen’s comic mystery novel, "Secrets
Are Anonymous." more
Society declares its intent to make up difference
Work on making their mark continues as the Bexley Historical Society
recently passed a motion to underwrite any shortfall in monies for the
2003 Ohio Bicentennial historical marker...
more Society declares its
intent to make up difference
Work on making their mark continues as the Bexley Historical Society
recently passed a motion to underwrite any shortfall in monies for
the 2003 Ohio Bicentennial historical marker...
more Proposed site for Bexley
offices challenged
Jeffrey Park is down but not out as a site for a new Bexley City Hall and
police station... more
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