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Central Ohio tourism groups are reporting lower hotel occupancy numbers Monday through Thursday, when business travelers used to travel to corporate headquarters.

The Getaway Brewing Co. hosted the citys first-ever Cocktail Classic with travel-themed concoctions.

The city of Dublin is looking at ways to position Metro Center better against modern developments.

Patrons, businesses, city toast Dublins first DORA ThisWeek group The restaurants and retail shops along Longshore Street in Dublin’s Bridge Park are a frequent destination for Kyle and Alicia McGhee. The husband and wife live in the Bridge Park development and are familiar with what it has to offer. But they had a new experience May 20 – the day Dublin launched its pilot Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area in Bridge Park on the east bank of the Scioto River and in the city’s historic ...

Dublin City Council unanimously approves DORAs for historic district, Bridge Park ThisWeek group The first Designated Outdoor Refreshment Areas in Dublin are official after Dublin City Council unanimously approved it April 26.  The state’s DORA program allows municipalities to establish specific times and boundaries for sites where the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages are permitted in outdoor public rights of way.  Several central Ohio cities have DORAs, including Delaware,...

Visit Dublin, Ohios social-media campaign designed to boost restaurants recovery ThisWeek group Winter is weighing heavy upon central Ohio, but spring soon will arrive – and with it, Dublin restaurant owners and operators hope, will be an increase in customers. “We should see an increase (in customers). It’s promising,” said Steve Paul, the assistant general manager at Matt the Miller’s Tavern, 6725 Avery-Muirfield Drive. A return to warmer weather, allowing use of the restaurant’s ...

Fusian keeps rolling along in central Ohio with new sushi shop in Dublin The fourth Fusian in central Ohio opened Dec. 7 at 7721 Sawmill Road in Dublin. It is the 11th Ohio location for the fast-casual custom-sushi restaurant chain, which also is poised to open a fifth regional location in Westerville on Dec. 18. The business is an enterprise formed after three lifelong friends relocated to Colorado in the throes of Great Recession. Stephan Harman and siblings Josh and Zach Weprin later opene...