Money in Our Politics: Part 2

Written by David Robinson on February 6, 2020. Posted in City Council

At Monday night’s Council meeting I requested that Council President Bonnie Michael recuse herself from the upcoming discussion and vote on the NCR proposal at Stafford Village, due to the fact…

Lifestyle Communities tries again at UMCH, and other Economic Development updates, 2020

Written by David Robinson on January 17, 2020. Posted in Uncategorized

2020 will be highly significant for our economic development efforts. Multiple high-profile, high-impact projects are all coming to a decision point this year. Economic factors are of course…

City Finances, a Current Snapshot

Written by David Robinson on January 5, 2020. Posted in City Budget, City Council, City Identity, City Services, Harding, Historic District, Local Business, MPC/ARB, Parks/Greenspace, UMCH

During the 2019 city council campaigns the general buzz was that our city finances were in distress, and that our economic development outlook was in a state of mismanaged malaise. Claims were…

Three Steps to Protect Your Phone

Written by David Robinson on December 29, 2019. Posted in Household Impact, Public Health, Public Safety, Uncategorized

This post is admittedly a bit off the usual topic, but I thought it helpful and important enough to share—

If you'd like to minimize the personal data (e.g., your location) that you are most…

Doug Foust: Worthingtonian, Public Servant, Friend

Written by David Robinson on December 19, 2019. Posted in City Council, City Identity, Historic District, UMCH

I first met Doug Foust over a plate of pancakes in June of 2015, at the same time that Lifestyle Communities was proposing their high-density project at UMCH. My first impression of Doug was that…