City Hall, Bexley Square

Contract to facilitate development approved

Bexley City Council unanimously approved an ordinance for the city's Bexley Community Investment Corp. to enter into a contract to purchase the Bexley Square Shopping Center from Casto for $1.8 million during action at its June 11 meeting.

Joint Economic Development Zone

Proposal would share Bexley's tax rate

The city of Bexley has offered to share its income tax rate and local resources with the city of Powell and Liberty Township in Delaware County as part of a Joint Economic Development Zone.

Bexley Board of Education

Fey, Snowdon to be on ballot without Brown

Three Bexley Board of Education members have expressed their campaign intentions, including two who shared their plans during the panel's monthly meeting June 10.

Bexley's annual July Fourth celebration to start early, end late

The city of Bexley is gearing up for its July Fourth celebration, with events starting as early as 8 a.m. Thursday, July 4.

Honor roll

Students who were named to the honor rolls for the fourth grading period at Bexley Middle School are listed below.

Dodging boredom

Brookwood offers sessions on programming

Brookwood Academy will host parent information meetings at 6:30 p.m. June 25, 10 a.m. June 26 and 2 p.m. July 9 in the conference room at Brookwood Presbyterian Church, 2685 E. Livingston Ave.

Police beat

Bexley: Wallets, purses factor into multiple incidents in Bexley last week

Thefts involving wallets and purses accounted for several Bexley police reports last week.

Columbus: Mosquito hunting requires help from residents

Columbus Public Health officials are calling on residents to help control mosquitoes and fight the spread of the West Nile virus.

American Girl to open first Ohio store at Easton

Girls with their American Girl dolls in tow already are planning trips to Easton Town Center in anticipation of the Saturday, June 22, opening of the first American Girl store in Ohio.

District's maintenance efforts under way

While students in Bexley are enjoying their summer break, the Bexley City School district's maintenance staff is already beginning the task of preparing its facilities for the 2013-2014 school year.

Diabetes screenings set this month

The Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance (DPCA) and the YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), as sponsors of "Seniors Tell Diabetes Not Me" week, will host several free diabetes prevention awareness events at no additional cost to Medicare Parts A & B beneficiaries between June 17 and 22.

Capital University stadium proposal

New light, sound systems raising concerns

The Bexley Planning Commission hosted a full house at its June 3 meeting as residents gathered to comment on a proposal that would add lighting and upgrade the sound system at Capital's Bernlohr stadium.

Camp Invention

Program promotes team work, testing ideas

Although classes had just ended for the school year, some 58 students from Bexley and Columbus were back at it last week -- but this time they left the desks behind.

Bexley students attend international villages, district hosts participants

Bexley students will be participating in a number of Children's International Summer Village programs this summer.

Bexley Middle School

Eighth-grader's promise finally is fulfilled

Who said teenagers couldn't move mountains? Well, brick and mortar may be more like it.