Uptown Westerville is a Place for The Uptown Gift Card

Tonight, to celebrate Midnight Madness, the Westerville Uptown Merchants Assocation is unveiling a new Uptown Westerville feature: The Uptown Gift Card.

Utter madness? Not at all! It's the Perfect Gift Anytime!

Create fond memories, set new traditions... give the gift of an Uptown Westerville shopping experience.

Starting October 31st, The Uptown Gift Card will be accepted and available for purchase at a host of select Uptown businesses:

▪ A Gal Named Cinda Lou, 20 N. State

▪ Amish Originals Furniture Co., 8 & 38 N. State

▪ Captivating Canines, 31 N. State

▪ Deja Vu, 11 N. State

▪ Flowers by Doris, 30 E. College

▪ Gallery 202, 38 N. State, Upstairs

▪ It's All In The Name, 20-K S. State

▪ Java Central, 20 S. State

▪ Joe's Service Automobile Repair, 80 N. State

▪ Lola Belle Boutique, 46 N. State

▪ Meza, 48 N. State

▪ Morgan's Treasure, 12 W. Main

▪ Outside Envy, 15 N. State

▪ Ruth Reed Antiques, 23 E. College

▪ Serendipity Ice Cream & Coffee House, 33 E. College

▪ Westerville Bike Shop, 29 W. Main

The Uptown Gift Card -- the perfect gift anytime.

Uptown Westerville is a Place for People

This is week 26 of the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market -- the last market of the 2008 Season! What a wonderful season it's been -- truly a place for people!

Stop by the market today for pie, jams, autumn harvest produce, and certainly pumpkins!

This year's market was a place for wonderful artisan foods and produce but, most importantly, it was also such a wonderful place for people. Children could pick out their own apple or taste new foods, families and friends could visit the market together, shoppers could interact with market vendors, colleagues left their offices for a few minutes to shop together, old friends met up, and the market was certainly a favorite destination for dog walks! A true gathering place in our community.

Uptown Westerville's farmers' market was even mentioned as part of the appeal of Westerville, when Money magazine ranked Westerville as 2008's number 5 most affordable place to live.

This week, Sue's Kitchen is open with pie and cinnamon rolls, Jane Varley will have jam, and look for Bird's Haven Farms, Northridge Organic, Flying J, and Carousel Watergardens for delicious autumn foods.

We know you are planning to enter a pumpkin in this Friday's Community Pumpkin Display at Midnight Madness -- pick up your pumpkin today at the market!

The Westerville Uptown Merchants Association is proud to present the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market. Special thanks to association members Amish Originals Furniture Co., Dairy Queen, Brickstreet Communications, DJ's Feed Store, the City of Westerville, and Church of the Messiah for their special support this market season.

Thank you to Westerville -- our community -- for the fabulous support!

See you at today's market!!

Pictured: The sun sets on Bird's Haven Farms pumpkins.

Uptown Westerville is a Place for Fall Farmer's Market Favorites

Today is the next to last Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market for 2008 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at N. State and E. Home.

We aren't slicing fresh tomatoes for the table or grilling corn from the market right now, but market produce vendors still have plenty of fall flavors for your table like butternut squash, sweet potatoes, onions, red skin potatoes, apples, sweet and hot peppers, green beans, garlic, and turnips.

Check out the market selection of fall favorites like Indian corn, gourds, pumpkins, bittersweet, wheat, and of course, pumpkins!

This week will be the last week of the season for Arjay Gourmet Foods and Rohini's Chutneys -- now is the time to stop by, see Rohini, and stock up! Brace yourself -- no pie this week... Sue Renner of Sue's Kitchen will not be at this week's market, but will be at next week's market. So, plan for pie on October 29th!

Next week, on October 31st, the Westerville Uptown Merchants Association is presenting Midnight Madness from 7 p.m. to midnight. This year's event features a Community Pumpkin Display with Uptown Gift Cards for first, second, and third prizes. Pick a pumpkin at the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market this week or next and enter! (Drop your pumpkin entry off on October 31st at the parking lot on W. Main, just west of N. State, between Morgan's Treasure (12 W. Main) and the Visitors Bureau (20 W. Main) from noon to 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.)

See you at today's market!

Uptown Westerville is a Place for The Uptown Gift Card

The Westerville Uptown Merchants Association is proud to announce a new Uptown Westerville shopping option, launching October 31st: It's The Uptown Gift Card.

The Perfect Gift Anytime.

The Uptown Gift Card is a stored-value gift card, so you set the amount.

Present someone with an Uptown Gift Card and you're giving them a memorable moment... an afternoon with good friends... a family outing... a keepsake purchase... a great story... all from a trip to Uptown Westerville.

An Uptown Gift Card is a gift from any or all of these 16 select Uptown Westerville merchants.

▪ A Gal Named Cinda Lou, 20 N. State
▪ Amish Originals Furniture Co., 8 & 38 N. State
▪ Captivating Canines, 31 N. State
▪ Deja Vu, 11 N. State
▪ Flowers by Doris, 30 E. College
▪ Gallery 202, 38 N. State, Upstairs
▪ It's All In The Name, 20-K S. State
▪ Java Central, 20 S. State
▪ Joe's Service Automobile Repair, 80 N. State
▪ Lola Belle Boutique, 46 N. State
▪ Meza, 48 N. State
▪ Morgan's Treasure, 12 W. Main
▪ Outside Envy, 15 N. State
▪ Ruth Reed Antiques, 23 E. College
▪ Serendipity Ice Cream & Coffee House, 33 E. College
▪ Westerville Bike Shop, 29 W. Main

The Uptown Gift Card is the perfect gift for businesses looking for special gifts and incentives for your staff and clients.

If you'd like to know more, visit www.uptowngiftcard.com.

Look for our ad in the October 15th Westerville News and Public Opinion!

Uptown Westerville is a Place to Celebrate Otterbein's Homecoming

This Saturday, October 18th is not just Otterbein's Homecoming, it's a community day.

Westerville residents are invited to join Otterbein on this fun day.

Homecoming activities include a 2k Fun Walk/Run (to benefit St. Jude's), a homecoming parade, an Otterbein Tailgating event that includes a Columbus Zoo petting zoo, a kids chemistry lab, photos with the Otterbein Cardinal mascot, lunch, inflatables and more (kids under 5 are free), tour the new residence hall and renovated science building, free admission to Otterbein v. Wilmington football game (Cards are looking good this season!) and Otterbein v. Heidelberg womens soccer game, a gala concert celebrating 150 years of Otterbein choirs, Otterbein College Theatre's Smokey Joe's Cafe.

Click here for more details. Everlasting Otterbein Pride! Go Cards!

Uptown Westerville is a Place for an Otterbein Uptown Pennant Weekend

This weekend, October 17th, 18th and 19th is Otterbein College Homecoming Weekend.

This weekend is also an Otterbein Uptown Pennant Weekend in Uptown Westerville!

On October 17th, 18th, and 19th Shop Uptown Westerville and look for Otterbein pennants in the windows of Uptown Westerville, flash your Otterbein student, alum, faculty, or staff ID and you get a deal!

Look for Otterbein pennants and deals at these Uptown Merchants:

Dining, Drink, Desserts
Dairy Queen, 84 S. State
The Dog Joint, 59 S. State
Graeter's Ice Cream, 1 N. State
Java Central, 20 S. State
Michael's Pizza, 15 E. College
Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta, 14 N. State
Pizza Primo, 10 E. Main
Serendipity Ice Cream & Coffee House, 33 E. College

Shops & Services
A Gal Named Cinda Lou, 20 N. State
Amish Originals, 8 & 38 N. State
Atattooed, 16 S. State
Captivating Canines, 31 N. State
Checkerberries, 8 E. Main
Colonial Music, 43 N. State
Deja Vu, 11 N. State
DJ's Feed Store, 41 N. State
Embroidery Deluxe, 39 W. Main
Encircle, 30 & 34 N. State
Five Star Staffing, 133 S. State
Flowers by Doris, 30 E. College
Gallery 202, 38 N. State, Upstairs
Heart's Content, 9 N. State
Hey Diddle Diddle, 38 N. State
It's All In The Name, 20-K S. State
Lola Belle, 46 N. State
Meza, 48 N. State
Morgan's Treasure, 12 W. Main
My Cousin's Closet, 16 E. College
Old Skool Skate Shop, 11 E. College
Outside Envy, 15 N. State
Pizza Primo, 10 E. Main
Ruth Reed Antiques, 21 E. College
Sample 'n' Gift, 23 N. State
The Sullivan Co., 130 Graphic Way
Union Savings Bank, 44 S. State
Uptown Cigar Co., 33 N. State
Westerville Antiques, 2 N. State

Offers vary and are at the discretion of each business. Regular business hours apply.

This is the third of three Otterbein Uptown Pennant Weekends each year. Otterbein Uptown Pennant Weekends also include New Student Weekend and GraduationAlumni Weekend.

Everlasting Otterbein Pride! Go Cardinals!

Uptown Westerville is a Place to Hang Around for Halloween

While the Westerville Uptown Merchants Association's annual Midnight Madness event is not until October 31st, a little madness is already hanging in the air in Uptown Westerville, as Uptown Merchants get in the spirit of the season!

Check out the Midnight Madness lamppost banners between Park Street and Home Street and you'll see the artistic bent of many Uptown Westerville merchants! Energized and inspired by Gallery 202's Renee Kropat, the Midnight Madness banners were conjured up by A Gal Named Cinda Lou, Brickstreet Communications & NorthStar Pet Services, Edward Jones Investments, Embroidery Deluxe, Gallery 202, It's All In The Name, Morgan's Treasure, and Outside Envy.

Click here to check out the Boo Gallery on flickr.com -- see if you can figure out where these banners suspend along State Street uptown.

Uptown Westerville is a Place for Pumpkins

Uptown Westerville is a great resource for buying local for autumn decor and Halloween pumpkins.

▪ The Uptown Westerville Farmers Market vendors have fresh-from-the-field varieties of pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, corn stalks, and bittersweet for purchase. Kids love to pick out their own mini-pumpkins at Bird's Haven Farms. The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at N. State and E. Home through October 29th.

▪ Outside Envy, 15 N. State, art for the garden, deck & patio. Stop by and visit Kriss Rogers and check out not only her unique gifts and garden features & accents, but pick out a choice pumpkin.

▪ Boy Scout Troop 560 Annual Pumpkin Patch at S. State and E. Walnut. Hours are: Sundays 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday thru Thursday 4 p.m. thru 8 p.m., Friday 4 p.m. thru 9 p.m., and Saturdays 9 a.m. thru 9 p.m.

Pick up your pumpkins for the Midnight Madness Community Pumpkin Display on October 31st Uptown!


Pictured: Boy Scouts Troop 560 Pumpkin Patch

Uptown Westerville is a Place for The Community Pumpkin Display

The Westerville Uptown Merchants Association is getting ready for the annual Uptown Big Boo -- Midnight Madness™!

The 2008 Midnight Madness event will be full of fun and suprises, starting with...

The Community Pumpkin Display

In 2007, one of WUMA's members saw a great story in Country Living magazine about Keene, New Hampshire -- a town that calls out to all citizens each October to decorate a pumpkin for a community display. It's gotten to the point in Keene that the display is a 3-story tower of pumpkins! One person even proposed at the event, carving "Marry Me" in a series of individual pumpkins! While we don't know if we'll ever get to a 3-story tower (although that would be cool!), uptown merchants thought that this was a great idea for Westerville, and anyone in our community, from baby to senior, can participate.

So, join in on October 31st!

There are Prizes for the top 3 decorated pumpkins:

First Prize is a $25 Uptown Gift Card.
Second Prize is a $15 Uptown Gift Card.
Third Prize is a $10 Uptown Gift Card.

To Contribute, it's simple...

• Decorate and/or Carve Your Pumpkin. Multiple entries Welcome!
• Drop your Halloween "Cucurbita maxima* Creation" off on October 31st to the parking lot between Morgan's Treasure (12 W. Main) and the WVCB (20 W. Main) between Noon and 4 p.m. and between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
• You need not be present to win, just your pumpkin.

For more information, contact Bill Morgan at Morgan's Treasure info@morganstreasure.com
614.882.4401 for more information.

Pick Your Pumpkin Uptown!
• Visit the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. through October 29th at N. State and E. Home
• Outside Envy, 15 N. State
• Boy Scouts Troop 560 Pumpkin Patch at S. State and E. Walnut

See you at Midnight Madness on October 31st!


*Cucurbita maxima is science-talk for pumpkin.

Uptown Westerville is a Place for the Flavors of Fall

It is hard to believe that we are in the last 4 weeks of the 2008 season of the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market located at N. State and E. Home in the Church of the Messiah parking lot for 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday.

With its amazing and unique artisan foods, fresh produce (organic, chemical-free & conventional options), and friendly atmosphere, the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is a place to meet the growers and artisans, taste new foods, buy favorite foods, get new ideas, and just set the crazy of the real world aside for a few minutes each week.

For kids, the market is a great after-school stop -- kids love the maple-sugar candy lollipops from Pleiades Maple Products, and, no kidding -- they love Rohini's chutneys! Malabar Acres is a kid-friendly favorite -- kids can pick out and purchase a crisp, sweet fresh-from-the-orchard apple for just 50 cents.

The market is ever changing and we welcome Emma Stout of Osage Lane Creamery and her delicious goat's milk feta cheese.

To check out the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market directory, just click here.

While, you're at the market, take a walk through Uptown Westerville and Shop Uptown Westerville -- highly recommended exercise!

See you at the market!

Pictured: Fresh bittersweet from Bird's Haven Farms.

Uptown Westerville is a Place to be in Motion

Fusion Fitness & Wellness is now open in its new location at 43 E. College Avenue.

Fusion features personal training, pilates, yoga -- including yin, vinyasa, gentle, hatha, prenatal, ashtanga primary series -- infused strength & cardio, and BOSU.

Ask about their Beach Bottom classes!

To visit Fusion online, click here.

To contact Fusion call 614.895.3406 or email info@fusionfitnessandwellness.com

Uptown Westerville is a Place for Best of Weddings

Bridal Best Wishes to Paula Fracasso and Flowers by Doris, 30 E. College, for being named for the second year in a row -- a 2008 Editor's Pick -- to The Knot's Best of Weddings -- an "insider's guide" to the best wedding pros in the country.

Contact Paula today at 614.882.0351 or sales@flowersbydorisinc.com.




Image: The Knot Best of Weddings 2008, The Knot Publishing.

Uptown Westerville is a Place for Earth-Friendly

Ever heard of bagasse? Bagasse is what's left of sugar cane after the cane juice is extracted. As a matter of fact, bagasse is 70% of a cane plant. And, bagasse can become... paper! "Sweet paper" as a matter of fact.

So, send sweet wishes to your favorite people with a new line of greeting cards at Outside Envy, 15 N. State.

Tree-Free greeting cards are so beautiful, they are suitable for framing, and can carry simple sentiments to those you love.

Outside Envy also features Kitras Art Glass made entirely of... recycled glass. Beautiful.

Visit Outside Envy and be Earth-Friendly and Tree-Free!

And, Tree-Free Holiday Cards on the way...

Outside Envy

Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ▪ Sunday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. ▪ Closed Mondays

614.895.3689 ▪ outside.envy@sbcglobal.net.

Uptown Westerville is a Place for Autumn Outdoor Shopping

It's October 1st and we now have 5 Uptown Westerville Farmers' Markets left for this season!

The market welcomes Amherst Greenhouse and their beautiful potted mums -- just $5 a pot and a new goat cheese vendor today.

At the market, we are still seeing the last of summer's vegetable crops along with the first of the autumn produce. Apple varieties abound, by the way, and anyone can buy a single, orchard-fresh apple from Malabar Acres for just 50 cents.

The market continues to be a great place to meet your friends, bring your kids, walk your dogs, and shop for delicious artisan and fresh foods.

Click here for the Farmers' Market Directory.

Click here to take the Weekly Market Photo Tour on flickr.

The Westerville Uptown Merchants Association encourages you to come uptown on Wednesday afternoons to shop and, then, pick up the ingredients for tonight's dinner at the market!

See you at the market!

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is at N. State and E. Home Streets each Wednesday, in the Church of the Messiah parking lot, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. through October 29th. Free lot and on-street parking available in the market vicinity and Uptown.

Uptown Westerville is a Place for Our Kids

This Friday, September 26th is Fourth Friday!

This month's theme is School Daze.

Westerville is a Place for Our Children -- from schools to activities to sports to community involvement -- Westerville has much to be proud of! Our Kids Rock!!

Visit Uptown Westerville this Friday Night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for the usual Fourth Friday fun including music, frolic, food, shopping! A great place for friends and families!! Come for dinner, enjoy Fourth Friday, have dessert before you head home!

School Daze marks the end of the fabulous 2008 Fourth Friday Season. Thanks to the Westerville Visitors and Convention Bureau for another fun year of great summer memories in Uptown Westerville. For more info about the WVCB, click here.

The Uptown Friday fun continues... Mark your calendars to join the Uptown community on Friday, October 31st for the Annual Big Boo! The Uptown Westerville Merchants Association invites you to Midnight Madness and Friday, December 5th for the City of Westerville Tree Lighting and the Uptown Westerville Merchants Association Home for the Holidays.

See you Uptown on Friday!

Image courtesy of Westerville Visitors and Convention Bureau.

Uptown Westerville is a Place for the Farmers' Market

It's market day in Uptown Westerville!

Each season, the market is filled with vibrant color -- the sunny, summer colors and flavors of peppers, eggplant, zucchini, and tomatoes, are now complimented by the beautiful fall hues of green beans, onions, pumpkins, apples, winter squash, potatoes, and sweet potatoes.

The hanging flower baskets of spring, are now replaced by stunning sunflowers and gladiolas.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market features an organic, chemical-free and conventional produce selection.

Free-range poultry and eggs along with grass-fed organic beef are available from Frijolito Farm and Flying J Farm at the market.

The artisan food selection at the market is creative and delicious -- shop our market vendors for pies, breads, specialty baked goods, cinnamon rolls, chutneys, jams, jellies, sauces, cheeses, mustard, maple syrup, rubs, spices, herbs, and raw honey.

An after school trip to the market is a great experience for kids. There are so many new flavors to taste. For less than a dollar, kids can choose a baby pumpkin, pick a fresh-off-the-tree crisp apple, or unwrap a maple-leaf maple sugar candy lollipop. A favorite stop for kids is Flower Power Gourmet with their delicious flower and herb infused baked goods. And, kids really like Rohini's chutneys!

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market features home-made and home-grown foods and opens each Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at N. State and E. Home (Church of the Messiah parking lot) through October 29th. (Keep the market in mind for your October pumpkins!)

Reusable Market bags are available for a $3 donation to the W.A.R.M. Fresh Green Program (to help those in need purchase healthy, fresh foods at the farmers' market) ask your favorite market vendor, or stop by Amish Originals Furniture Co. at 8 N. State.

And, before and after you visit the market.... Shop Uptown Westerville!

Free on-street and lot parking in the market vicinity.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Fresh apples from Richland County's Malabar Acres.

Uptown Westerville is a Place to be Recognized by Money Magazine

The editors of Money Magazine have named Westerville as one of CNN/Money Magazine's 2008 Top 25 Best Places for Affordable Homes in the nation.

As a matter of fact, Westerville is #5 on the list!

Money Magazine says...

There's no shortage of charm in Westerville, Ohio's largest suburb. Historic architecture has been preserved in Uptown Westerville, where 19th century homes mingle with bed and breakfasts, mom-and-pop stores, and a weekly farmer's market in the summer.

Prefer newer real estate? Two-bedroom condos sell for $160,000 to $399,000. Residents count on two large hospitals as well as plenty of small practices to keep them in good health.

Head to Hoover Reservoir for afternoon sailing or kayaking, or buzz on over to Alum Creek Lake for some water skiing. Landlubbers can admire the scenery at Alum Creek while picnicking, horseback riding, hiking, or just relaxing on the beach.

WUMA thanks Money Magazine for recognizing what we already know -- Westerville and Uptown Westerville, our home, is a place for people!

Uptown Westerville is a Place to Buy Local

September at the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market means the best bounties of summer remain and early autumn harvests begin to appear.

Winter squash and small pumpkins are starting to appear and the tomatoes cannot be sweeter.

Stop by the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market today and enjoy the fruits of the seasons.

Stop by Amish Originals Furniture Co., at 8 N. State St., on your way to the market today, or ask your favorite market vendor for the market's reusable bags. Pick up the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market bags for just a $3 donation to the W.A.R.M. Fresh Green Program.

A Feast for the Senses! The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market currently features these vendors:

▪ Agape Garden
▪ Arjay Gourmet Foods
▪ Bird’s Haven Farm
▪ Blue Jacket Dairy
▪ Bridgman Farm
▪ Buckeye Mustard
▪ Carousel Water Gardens & Cathy’s Tasty Treats
▪ Cat Run Ranch
▪ Doran’s Family Farm
▪ Honey Health Farms
▪ Flower Power Gourmet
▪ Flying J Farm
▪ Frijolito Farm
▪ Landrum Cottage Designs (we'll see Dana in October)
▪ Malabar Acres
▪ Northridge Organic Farm
▪ Pleiades Maple Products
▪ Snowville Creamery (they are week-to-week right now depending on supply)
▪ Sue's Kitchen
▪ Taste of Seattle Coffee Company
▪ Varley Valley Products

Market produce is organic, chemical-free, or conventional.

Want to know more about our market vendors? Great! Click here to visit the Market Directory.

If you can -- make an afternoon of it or stop by after school -- Shop Uptown Westerville and pick up dinner ingredients at today's market.

Kids love the market -- they can taste new flavors and find affordable, healthy foods to choose and purchase!

See you today at the market!


The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is a fluid community. Vendor appearance each week may vary.

Pictured: Market bags at Bridgman Farm.

Uptown Westerville is a Place for Post-Ike Clean-Up

The City of Westerville is posting regular updates at http://www.westerville.org/

Yes, the city will be picking up any tree limbs September 15 - 19 as long as they are in your easement (or right-of-way) area by the street. (But not in the street.)

Click here to link to the most recent report from the city about everything from power to debris.

Uptown Westerville is a Place to be... Slow... College Students!

Otterbein College classes begin on September 15th -- so just a reminder to lift your foot off the accelerator and over to the brake pedal at the crosswalk on W. Main by the library and step up the alert when driving through campus.

When students are on their way to classes -- they absolutely do not look when they are crossing the streets, so, we'll look out for them.

Be safe.

Uptown Westerville is a Place for Cops... and Kids!

Prizes! Free Refreshments! Music! Helicopters! Cruisers! DARE Cars! Mounted Patrols! The Bike Patrol! The K-9 Unit! Dunk-a-Cop Tank!!

Today is a great day to head to Hoff Woods for The 15th Annual 2008 Westerville Cops and Kids from 10:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Kids (and, actually, parents) really enjoy this interactive experience with real-life law enforcement.

Cops and Kids is sponsored by the Central Ohio Peace Officers and WPD.

Free gift to the first 1500 kids.

For more information, click here to view the Cops and Kids flyer (PDF) or online at westerville.org

Hoff Woods is located at 556 McCorkle Blvd., just south of Maxtown Road.

Uptown Westerville is a Place for College Students

Welcome Otterbein College Students!

Uptown Westerville welcomes returning and new Otterbein students and their families.

To say Welcome and Thank You, Uptown Westerville invites you to Otterbein Uptown! Pennant Weekend, September 11th through the 14th.

Visit our shops, service businesses & restaurants and get a special discount!

It’s simple. Look for an Otterbein College Pennant on display in local shop windows, show a valid Otterbein College student, faculty, or alumni ID and... get a deal at these participating Uptown Westerville businesses:

Dinner, Drink & Dessert
Dairy Queen, 84 S. State
Graeter's Ice Cream, 1 N. State
Java Central, 20 S. State
Michael's Pizza, 15 E. College
Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta, 14 N. State
Pizza Primo, 10 E. Main

Shops & Services

A Gal Named Cinda Lou, 20 N. State
Amish Originals, 8 & 38 N. State
Atattooed, 16 S. State
Captivating Canines, 31 N. State
Checkerberries, 8 E. Main
Colonial Music, 43 N. State
Deja Vu, 11 N. State
DJ's Feed Store, 41 N. State
Embroidery Deluxe, 39 W. Main
Encircle, 30 & 34 N. State
Five Star Staffing, 133 S. State
Flowers by Doris, 30 E. College
Gallery 202, 38 N. State, Upstairs
Heart's Content, 9 N. State
Hey Diddle Diddle, 38 N. State
It's All In The Name, 20-K S. State
Lola Belle, 46 N. State
Meza, 48 N. State
Morgan's Treasure, 12 W. Main
My Cousin's Closet, 16 E. College
Old Skool Skate Shop, 11 E. College
Outside Envy, 15 N. State
Ruth Reed Antiques, 21 E. College
Sample 'n' Gift, 23 N. State
The Sullivan Co., 130 Graphic Way
Uptown Cigar Co., 33 N. State
Westerville Antiques, 2 N. State

There are two other Otterbein Uptown! Pennant Weekends during the school year to add to your calendar!

▪ Homecoming Weekend:
October 2008: 17th, 18th, 19th

▪ Commencement/Alumni Weekend:
June 2009: 12th, 13th, 14th
Including the Senior Uptown Hop on the 12th

Have a Great School Year!

Everlasting Otterbein Pride!

Go Cards!

Click here to Visit the Otterbein Uptown! web page.

Click here for the Shop Uptown Westerville map. (PDF file)

Click here to Shop Uptown Westerville.

Note: Otterbein Pennant Weekend offers are at the discretion of each business. Regular business hours apply.

Uptown Westerville is a Place to Celebrate Our Community

This weekend wish Westerville a Happy 150th!

Sunday, August 31st is the City's "birthday bash" at Westerville's western gateway including Alum Creek Park, North (221 W. Main) and Heritage Park and Everal Barn, (60 N. Cleveland).

▪ Kiwanis' Pancake Breakfast
▪ Community Picnic
▪ Ice Cream Social
▪ Taste of Westerville
▪ Trolley Tours
▪ Westerville Public Library Storytime for Children
▪ A Special Quilt Showing
▪ Historic presentations, including Civil War era cannons
▪ The Annual Sertoma Car Show
▪ Historic Vehicles
▪ A 2008 Time Capsule
▪ Westerville Symphony
▪ Fireworks

Plenty of parking in the surrounding area. For more information and details, visit Celebrate Westerville online.

Have a Safe, Happy Labor Day Weekend.

Uptown Westerville is a Place for School Kids

Just a quick reminder that August 27th is the first day of school in Westerville.

Emerson (N. Vine and E. Home) and Hanby (E. Park and S. State) Elementary Schools are both located in Uptown Westerville, as is the Westerville Public Library, with Whittier and Longfellow nearby.

We are going to see more kids in Uptown Westerville.

Please take a couple extra seconds to be more aware that there may be kids around, please respect the posted school zone speed limits (yes, it's a drag, but it can save a life), be more alert at neighborhood crosswalks, be extra aware at bus stops and when a bus stops, and if you can, stay off your cell phone while in a school zone.

Be Safe. Thanks.

Uptown Westerville is a Place to Buy Local

Keep the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market in mind as you plan your holiday weekend festivities!

And, look at the calendar this weekend -- the Buckeyes open their season with Saturday's noon kick-off (Go Bucks!), Celebrate Westerville's Community Picnic is Sunday, and Labor Day is Monday.

Lots of reasons to eat rich, nutritious, healthy, delicious locally grown foods that you can find at the farmers' market.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market opens at 3 p.m. through 6 p.m. Wednesdays, through October 29th at N. State and E. Home Streets. Insider tip: Arrive early for pie! Sue's Kitchen sold over 30 pies in the first 15 minutes of market last week!

While you're uptown for the market, remember to... Shop Uptown Westerville.

On-street and lot parking in Uptown Westerville is free.

Photo: Fruit ripened on the tree makes a difference -- apples fresh-picked from Malabar Acres of Jeromesville.

Uptown Westerville is a Place for Eco-conscious Options

This week when you stop by the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market, take your purchases home in a New Market Bag.

Contributed by WUMA member Amish Originals Furniture Co., and designed by WUMA member Brickstreet Communications, the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market Bags are made of durable, water-proof, tear-proof, and recyclable non-woven polypropylene by Kool Pack. Each bag is 12" wide by 12" high with a 26" woven handles.

Purchase a bag with a minimum $3 donation to the W.A.R.M. Fresh Green Program.

Ask your market vendor today!

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market convenes each Wednesday through October 29th from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the corner of N. State and E. Home Streets.

And, you're Uptown! Check out the Uptown Westerville shops and restaurants.

And, remember to bring your bag Uptown each week!

(100 bags available at today's market.)

Uptown Westerville is a Place for Farm Fresh, Tail Wagging, and Mystery

We know that Uptown Westerville has to be on your calendar for this week!

August 20th marks Week 16 of the Westerville Uptown Farmers' Market, located at N. State and E. Home Streets from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday through October 29th. The farmers' market is the perfect place to stop for fabulous, locally-grown and made, produce, dairy, poultry, meats, cut flowers, and artisan foods.

Central Ohio's only mid-week farmers' market, keep the Westerville Farmers' Market in mind as your Labor Day weekend food resource.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market features a produce selection that is organic, chemical-free, and conventionally grown.

Shopping tip: Come uptown for lunch and shopping, and stop by the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market to shop, taste, and pick up dinner.

Then Friday, August 22nd, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. is the Westerville Visitors and Convention Bureau's Dog Days of Summer Fourth Friday celebration. Dedicated to our canine friends and family -- Dog Days features a "best of show" contest, open to any and all, and welcomes a new sponsor, MilkBone. If you've never been Uptown for Dog Days -- come up -- it's lots of fun with happy people and wagging tails. Special thanks to WUMA member, Gordon Solomons of Captivating Canines (31 N. State) for sponsoring this crazy, fabulous, canine-focused event.

Finally, this weekend, check out the Westerville Visitors nd Convention Bureau's annual fundraisier event: The Whiskey Wars or Who Blew Up Corbin's Saloon? This locally produced nortorious Westerville history event comes alive at Otterbein College Campus Center's Otterbein Summer Theatre stage on September 23rd and 24th. Click here to view the event flyer.

For more information about The Whiskey Wars, contact the WVCB: http://www.visitwesterville.org/.

Uptown Westerville is a Place to Know Your Neighbors

Do you live or work in Uptown Westerville?

Meet your neighbors at an Uptown Business Networking Open House on August 26th from 8:30 am. to 9:30 a.m. (refreshments from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.) at Gallery 202, 38 N. State, 2nd Floor.

For more information or to RSVP contact: Kriss Rogers, Outside Envy, 15 N. State Street, 614.895.3689 outside.envy@sbcglobal.net or Renee Kropat, Gallery 202, 890.8202 or renee@gallery202online.com.

Uptown Westerville is a Place to Be An Educated Voter

The Westerville Chamber of Commerce is meeting on August 19th to provide information and answer your questions about State Issue 4:

Mandated Paid Sick Leave: State Issue 4 (Healthy Families Act)

Join us over breakfast for a panel discussion on what you should know about the impact of the 'Healthy Families Act' (State Issue 4)
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
7:45 a.m.—10:00 a.m.
Medallion Country Club
500 Club Drive, Westerville, OH 43082
$20 per stakeholder/$30 non-members

Each attendee will receive a continental breakfast and an informational packet reviewing the major talking points of the legislation, cost analysis, related business articles, and the actual legislation language. ($15 for an additional packet.)

We are proud to host a panel discussion with fellow Chamber stakeholders:
Kyle Stroh, Attorney, Metz, Bailey & McLoughlin
Larry Jenkins, Human Resources Services
Jim Sterling, Sterling Consulting LLC

Registration 7:45 - 8:00 a.m.
Welcome 8:00 - 8:05 a.m.

Explanation of the HFA 8:10 - 8:50 a.m.
Questions & Answers 8:50 - 9:55 a.m.

Please e-mail back with your registration or call the Chamber office at 614-882-8917 by August 15. Reservations are required. There is limited seating.

Uptown Westerville is a Place to Buy Local

August 13th is market day in Uptown Westerville!

And, this is Week 15 for the 2008 Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market season.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market opens for business each Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. through October 29th in the Church of the Messiah parking lot at N. State and E. Home.

The Westerville Uptown Merchants Association highly recommends making Wednesday an Uptown Westerville Market Day -- come uptown for lunch and shopping, then stop by the market.

Today's weather is perfect for market shopping with artisan foods and an amazing selection of organic, chemical-free, and conventionally grown produce.

Last week, market customers purchased nearly 1000 pounds of fresh peaches from Malabar Acres!

Home-made, home-grown, all-Ohio, the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market features a variety of baked goods, spreads, chutneys, jams, cut flowers, meats, poultry, eggs, fruits, vegetables, coffee, sauces, rubs and dried herbs, honey, maple syrup, and fresh cheese.

Stroller friendly and pet friendly, the market is a great place to shop with friends and family, and to shake the hand of the person who grew your produce and made your bread.

See you at the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market.

Pictured: Shopping at Doran's Family Farm at the August 6th market.