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Of 150 science centers in the US, COSI is the best according to Parent Magazine.  Channel 10 said so yesterday 

Magazine Names COSI Top Science Center In Country

We went twice in the past year… once with a four year old, a fun time was had by all.

From The Huffington Post nationally 600 Starbucks are closing … tweeted or retweeted by SoldierAnt in Columbus…

I know when I was watching TV News (Channel 10 local TV news I think)  the other night they were going to say which Central Ohio Starbucks locations were closing…  During the commercial we discussed where Starbucks locations in striking distance (the north outer-belt area between Polaris and Worthington) were.  The breaking news of which Starbucks were closing must have been not stimulating enough to keep me awake because I nodded off during the commercial or before the news got to which local Starbucks are closing.

These are all Ohio Starbucks that are closing… not just those in Central Ohio.

“OHIO

2525 1505 FIFTH AVE 1505 W FIFTH AVE COLUMBUS OH
11856 YUKON BUILDING 601 N HIGH ST COLUMBUS OH
14056 REYNOLDSBURG 6144 E MAIN ST COLUMBUS OH
13859 DUBLIN, SAWMILL & HARD 7561 SAWMILL RD DUBLIN OH
14170 THE SHOPS AT FALLEN TIMBERS 3100 MAIN ST MAUMEE OH
2389 RICHMOND TOWN SQUARE 691 RICHMOND RD RICHMOND HEIGHTS OH
10399 OHIO VALLEY MALL 67800 MALL RD ST. CLAIRSVILLE OH
11883 MAXTOWN 925 N. STATE ST WESTERVILLE OH
2792 HIGH ST 530 N HIGH ST WORTHINGTON OH “

Does that nean 2792 N. High St. Worthigton? That is almost down to Dodridge.  That’s in the 43202 ZIP Code,  I think.

530 High St.  Worthigton (the Starbucks that was fire bombed a few years ago?) corner of High St. and South St.?  Used to be a Friendly’s Restaurant?

43085 and nearby Starbucks according to Google maps

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This is just the 43085 ZIP code. Click on the Large Map to see the location of the Starbucks up in Crosswoods, the one on Sawmill… the Starbucks at Graceland, those in Westerville and more.

I am not a big Starbucks fan… I liked Starbucks coffee when I first tasted it out in California in the 90’s… but it is not my favorite coffee.  We visited a Starbucks in Westerville a number of times last summer when I had a Starbucks gift card (free coffee) and we were putting up  open house signs in the area after church on Sunday.

My name is Maureen and I Twitter.

At least for me the first local media Twitterer (member of Twitter) that I was aware of was Tim Eby with WOSU.  I think Tim is WOSU radio…   station manager? Tim is @TimEby on Twitter.  WOSU has twitter feeds… or did… trying to remember seeing anything from WOSU lately.  It may be Twitter not WOSU.  Sometimes you just want to spank Twitter…

The next old media (if you believe blogging is the new media) to show up on Twitter was Channel 4 News..  WCMH (?) our local NBC station… or they were the next that I started following on Twitter.  I first heard that they were going to Twitter on TV… very early one morning so I went looking to see who was going to Twitter.

It has been fun watching the people from Channel 4 Twitter.  There are a lot of them  (Channel 4 folk ) who Twitter.

Recently Channel 10 (the CBS station in Columbus, I don’t know their call letters… if that is what you call those ) started Twittering.  It is interesting to see how the two TV channels are using Twitter.

Channel 10 and Channel 4 use Twitter different.

AMANDA_WCMH SWAT has visual on suspect in apt. attic. Deciding whether to taser or gas to get him out.

If you want to follow (that’s what it’s called on Twitter… try NOT to think of stalk)  Channel 4 on Twitter, link above shows who is Twittering…  lots.

If you want to follow Channel 10 as it tweets Twitters they are @10TV I have the inside scoop… it is a person, not a bot but I can not divulge my source.

I don’t know who it is.

Oh I tweet as @MoinColumbusOH…

According to  “Columbus grows while rest of Ohio shrinks” written by Sherri Williams of the Columbus Dispatch,  Columbus grew 4.49% between 2006 and 2007.  The population of Columbus is now 747,755, according to census estimates.  The Columbus Dispatch article focuses on Cleveland shrinking as much or more than it does on Columbus growing.  Cleveland’s shrinkage is only second to New Orleans natioanlly… Enough about Northeast Ohio!

The Central Ohio  communities of Powell and New Albany have grown over 90% and 60% respectively, according the Columbus Dispatch.  Inner ring Central Ohio suburbs including Grandview, Upper Arlington and Worthington have lost about 5% in population.  The Columbus Dispatch says “It’s a common phenomenon as people have moved farther away from the city’s core seeking larger lots and, at least in perception, better schools. “ Better schools huh!?!

I go to Red, White & Boom most years… I have never taken my dog. I am surprised when I see dogs and babies there… I don’t really know much about babies… but I would think they would startle at loud noises. I know dogs do.

From Channel 4 tips about dogs and the upcoming holiday.