German Village Top Stories

  • Village Valuables

    By JOSHUA A. BICKEL/THISWEEKNEWS
    German Village resident Sam Gedert poses for a portrait with an old bicycle he's selling at Village Valuables, an annual yard sale in the neighborhood. Along with the bike, Gedert is selling a variety of items including home-brewing equipment, electronics and sci-fi memorabilia.

    Annual yard sale slated Saturday

    Sam Gedert is just a regular dude with a bachelor pad and lots of stuff he doesn't need.

  • Inspired installation

    By TOM DODGE | DISPATCH PHOTOS
    Melissa Vogley Woods, organizer of the exhibit, in one of the houses.

    Three abandoned houses to serve as galleries for latest ‘Rooms To Let’ exhibit

    The three abandoned homes off Long Street lack plumbing, electricity, heating and air conditioning. Their walls and ceilings are pocked with holes. The windows are gone, replaced with plywood. In other words, the houses are perfect for Melissa Vogley Woods. Woods founded “Rooms To Let,” which seeks deserted homes to convert to daylong art galleries.

  • GartenMarkt, Jazz and Juleps

    Artist Rick Crooks stands with one of his scrap-metal pieces. His work will be on display at the German Village GartenMarkt Saturday, May 11, at the Meeting Haus, 588 S. Third St.

    Blind artist's vision extends to local scrap metal sites

    Rick Crooks' interest in art started innocently enough.

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Arts.Food.Fun

  • Fischer's Fab Five

    With Les Miserables being The Beat's favorite piece of musical theater, you can bet we saw the film this past winter. We BeatBlogged about it a couple of times, but since this piece is about the touring production, we'll leave the movie be.

  • Q&A

    Chris Trapper, with opener Jared Mahone, will be in concert Friday, May 17, at the McConnell Arts Center in Worthington. Tickets are $15, $20 for the concert plus a pre-show reception. Visit mcconnellarts.org.

    Songwriting a welcome outlet for former frontman

    Q&A with singer-songwriter Chris Trapper and a video feature on his opening act, local musician Jared Mahone.

  • Table Talk

    By JOSHUA A. BICKEL/THISWEEKNEWS
    Kitchen manager Tim Blanton (left), and owners Tia and Joe Stropkai pose for a portrait inside O'Nelly's Sports Pub and Grill in Lewis Center.

    Polaris-area pub commits to sports, solid food

    Joe and Tia Stropkai will open O’Nelly’s May 17 on South Old State Road.

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