Upbeat Report: City Finances at mid-year (6.30.21)

Written by David Robinson on July 13, 2021. Posted in City Budget, City Council, Local Business, Wilson Bridge Road

At Council last night, our Finance Department shared a report with upbeat numbers for the City’s financial performance at mid-year (6.30.21). Here’s a few highlights:*

Income tax…

Record Revenues and Curbside Collections: City Finances, May, 2021

Written by David Robinson on June 20, 2021. Posted in City Budget, City Services, Household Impact, Sustainability

What's the latest with City Finances? Two important issues were discussed at last week’s Council meeting: record-high revenues in May, and increased costs for picking up your…

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,…

Music in the Streets

Written by David Robinson on April 16, 2021. Posted in Arts, City Identity, Public Health

About a year ago, when the covid-lockdown had first taken hold, and the roadways were eerily silent and still, and there was unease in the air, I was at home in the quiet of the upstairs study,…