The Other Paper – Columbus

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  1. Urban Scrawl is a hidden gem - I'm not going to lie, readers, my trip to Dodge Park in Franklinton was a little hedgy Saturday night as blighted houses and chain link fences lined my path to the fourth annual Franklinton Arts District Urban Scrawl.
  2. Dear Marty--thanks for everything - I was planning to go see Marty in the hospital Friday after work. I didn’t get the chance. It’s the only time in the 26 years that I knew him that Marty Rozenman didn’t come through for me.
  3. Lighter pockets after art in Olde Towne - I’ve never left a piece of good art behind. And the Olde Towne East “Art in Olde Towne,” last night was no exception.
  4. We tried to pick you up, Eddie - Dear Eddie George: You’re one in a million. We at The Other Paper are huge fans. And if your 6-3, 235-pound football frame ever walked into our newsroom, rest assured, we’d probably giggle with unbridled delight.
  5. Uproar Fest ticket holders: Nationwide is on your side - A whole lot of people are planning to attend the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival on Tuesday (Aug. 24)—so many that main-stage acts had to be moved from LC Pavilion’s outdoor amphitheater to Nationwide Arena.
  6. Ohio drinkers still breaking records - State liquor sales were on the increase in 2010, setting a new record for Ohio consumption for at least the second consecutive year. From the Ohio Dept. of Commerce Division of Liquor Control's 8/12 announcement: