Thank You, Residents of Worthington: UMCH update (Part 3)

Written by David Robinson on December 14, 2021. Posted in City Council, City Identity, Comprehensive Plan, Local Business, MPC/ARB, Parks/Greenspace, Public Health, Public Safety, public schools, UMCH, Zoning

Last night, your City Council voted to deny Lifestyle Communities’ (LC) most recent proposal for building on the UMCH land. Before saying anything else, I want to fully credit the residents of…

UMCH, What’s Next? (Part 2): MPC recommends denial of LC proposal, now on to Council…

Written by David Robinson on October 18, 2021. Posted in City Council, City Identity, Comprehensive Plan, MPC/ARB, Parks/Greenspace, public schools, Sustainability, UMCH, Zoning

I last wrote about UMCH after it was learned that Lifestyle Communities (LC) had purchased in January, 2021, the 37+ acres for a reported $5.2 million (

Worthington Population grows 9%, 2010-2020

Written by David Robinson on October 13, 2021. Posted in Affordability, City Identity, History, Household Impact, Schools, Sustainability, Wilson Bridge Road

There's a QuickFacts page at the US Census Bureau giving basic numbers from the 2020 census for Worthington (https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/worthingtoncityohio). Total numbers for age, gender,… Continue Reading

Memorial Day at Walnut Grove: Remembrance and Gratitude

Written by David Robinson on May 31, 2021. Posted in City Identity, History, Public Events

A very modest (due to covid) Memorial Day ceremony was held this year at the Walnut Grove Cemetery, organized and conducted by Worthington's Leasure-Blackston American Legion Post 239. (I learned… Continue Reading

UMCH, What’s Next? (Part I): Backdrop—Lifestyles buys, $5.2 million discounted contract price

Written by David Robinson on May 11, 2021. Posted in City Identity, Comprehensive Plan, Household Impact, Parks/Greenspace, Public Events, Public Health, Sustainability, UMCH, Zoning

It’s been over eight years that the citizens of Worthington have labored to achieve a positive, community-centered outcome at UMCH. That’s 3,000+ days of meetings, charrettes, city plans,…

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Thank You, Residents of Worthington: UMCH update (Part 3)

UMCH, What’s Next? (Part 2): MPC recommends denial of LC proposal, now on to Council…

Worthington Population grows 9%, 2010-2020

Memorial Day at Walnut Grove: Remembrance and Gratitude

UMCH, What’s Next? (Part I): Backdrop—Lifestyles buys, $5.2 million discounted contract price