Bexley, Ohio

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Downtown is the focus of new long-range Columbus plan
A bevy of new parks, condominium projects, destination retail centers and adaptive reuse of historic buildings.
Entrepreneur asks Bexley City Council for helping hand
Capital University graduate David Comisford asked Bexley City Council on Tuesday, March 9, to support his business in which he sells textbooks from a tent set up on a sidewalk.
Suspect in Bexley home invasion surrenders after standoff
A man being served a warrant in connection with a recent home invasion in Bexley had a 20-minute standoff with Columbus SWAT officers this morning before surrendering at his North Side house.
Bexley school district finds e-mail solutions
Paul Ross is Bexley City Schools' technology director. Recently, some Bexley schools parents have reported to the school district technology department that e-mails to teachers are bouncing back from the district e-mail service.
Boys team looks to wear down DeSales
Elijah Scott shoots over Big Walnut's Joel Craig and Zach Mason. When top-seeded DeSales faces the third-seeded Bexley High School boys basketball team in a Division II district championship at 6 p.m. Friday at the Fairgrounds Coliseum, the Stallions better be prepared to be in it for the long haul.
New English course added for seniors
English teachers at Bexley High School believe that adding a course specifically for seniors will better prepare those students for college.
Mom And Kids Held While Robbers Ransack House
A Bexley mother is forced to be duct-taped in front of her three children as a pair of robbers ransack their home.
Armed Intruders Pose As Delivery Man
A Bexley woman called 911 after she said two armed intruders barged into her home and tied her up, 10TV's Kurt Ludlow reported.
Bexley robbery wasn't random
Two men who tricked their way into a Bexley home on Wednesday night to rob the occupants apparently targeted that family, police said yesterday.
Boy Answers Door & Armed Suspects Invade Bexley Home
A man posing as a delivery driver talks his way into a Bexley home after a child answers the door, and two suspects hold a family at gunpoint while they search the home for valuables.
Fake Delivery Men Rob Bexley Family
Police are working to identify and locate two men who claimed to be UPS delivery workers before forcing their way into a home on Wednesday night.
Bexley Roundup: Boys team trying to ride wave
Bexley's Danielle Van Bibber grabs a loose ball in front of Big Walnut's Amanda Chucta, as teammate Sara Prater and the Eagles' Tara Johnson look on during the second round of the Division II district tournament on Feb.
Bexley Home Invasion
The search is on for a pair of armed intrudors who terrorized a Bexley mother and her three kids.
Bexley mom, children unharmed in robbery
A woman who was held at gunpoint by two men who burst into her Bexley home tonight said the only thing she thought of during the ordeal were her three children who were with her.
Bexley Education Foundation gala reaches its goal
People look over vendors and silent auction items at the annual Bexley Education Foundation gala at the DSW Headquarters on Feb.
New director leads revamping of library
Under the leadership of new director Rachel Rubin, Bexley Public Library officials are moving ahead with the promises they made to voters last fall.
Johnson: Girl Scouts provided lifelong lessons
Juanita Johnson didn't think she was doing anything special when she joined the first African-American Girl Scout troop in central Ohio.
Swim team extends district title streak
With their reputation on the line last Saturday, the St. Charles Preparatory School swimming team would not back down.
Grubbs, Purdum to compete at state
Two members of the Columbus School for Girls swimming and diving team qualified for the Division II state meet, which began last Wednesday and runs through Saturday at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton.

City Description

Bexley is a wealthy suburban city in Franklin County, Ohio. Born as a village over a hundred years ago, the City of Bexley is an old, tree-lined suburb of Columbus, Ohio's capital, situated on the banks of Alum Creek next to Driving Park and Wolfe Park, just east of the Franklin Park Conservatory. It is horizontally bisected by the National Road, serving as a reminder of Bexley's origins as a merger between the prestigious Bullitt Park neighborhood to the north, and the Lutheran college community of Pleasant Ridge to the south. This history of joining economic and educational privilege remains evident in Bexley to this day. Bexley is considered one of the most desirable areas in Greater Columbus, with a diverse range of housing options, old and new, and a variety of excellent educational institutions. This historic suburb is perhaps best known, however, for its large houses and estates, located primarily in Bullitt Park. The most famous of these include the Jeffrey Park Mansion (aka "Kelveden"), the home of the president of Ohio State University, and the Ohio Governor's Mansion. Located in northern Bexley, the Governor’s Mansion — originally built as a private residence in 1925 and