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Boys squad seeks new front-runners
Senior Kylee Soga is hoping for more joyous moments this year. The Lions have a new coach after going 6-16 last year when Soga, a setter, was honorable mention all-MSL-Ohio Division.
Fall Arts Preview
Welcome to The Beat's annual Fall Arts Preview. This week, in part one, we take a look at what central Ohio arts "producers" have in store for the 2010-11 season.
Coming up
To add, remove or update a listing, e-mail editorial@thisweeknews.com. Girl Scout Recruitment Night, 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept.
Seeds of success planted in Community Garden
Norah Clous of Bexley admires a carrot she grew and picked at the Bexley Community Garden on Aug.
Bexley Art Walk series starts Sept. 10
The Bexley Art Walk series begins on Friday, Sept. 10. The first of five art walks runs from 5 to 7 p.m. in downtown Bexley and is being hosted by the city's four art galleries.
In 1910, labor was still the focus of Labor Day
Ed Lentz writes a history column for ThisWeek. The 1910 Labor Day Parade a ' The Horseshoersa TM floral horseshoe can be seen in the center of the picture.
Pair back home for premiere
The cliche holds that aspiring actors and filmmakers leave their Midwestern hometowns for Hollywood and never look back.
Bexley Stimulus Money Used To Fix Curbs On Governor's Street
Here on Parkview Avenue in Bexley the sign is sitting right across street from the governor's mansion...an American recovery act project will start up within the next two to three weeks.
Community prepares for Labor Day block party
The city of Bexley will hold its annual Labor Day block party Sept. 5 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Jeffrey Mansion and the Bexley Community Pool.
Teacher serves in Africa
Amanda Kaiser is an ASL interpreter at Cassingham Elementary School in Bexley. This summer was extraordinary: as an educator and interpreter, I traveled to Cape Coast, Ghana, to work with Ghana National Deaf Children's Society , an organization that teaches, advocates, and coordinates services for deaf children.
Soccer team buoyed by youth, versatility
Charlie Macias returns for St. Charles after leading the team in scoring last season.
Sudden cardiac death
Kerry Rosen, MD, is the director of Outpatient Cardiology Services for The Heart Center at Nationwide Childrena s Hospital and an associate professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Ohio State University College of Medicine.
Bexley seeks cohesiveness after losing offensive punch
Senior Jackson Roecker hopes to pick up some scoring slack for the Lions, who lost 10 players who scored 49 of the team's 72 goals last season.
10 years after torches go out, Kahiki memories live
Built for $1 million and opened in 1961, the Kahiki was a landmark on E. Broad Street for four decades and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Show & Tell: Entertainment News
The Expendables , with Sylvester Stallone, fought off an onslaught of newcomers to finish atop the box office for a second straight weekend, according to studio estimates yesterday.
Athletes reveal plans for future
In the next few weeks, the student-athletes writing this summer series begin a special time in their lives.
MORPC wants to keep TRAC of transportation priorities
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission is looking to central Ohio residents to help set its priorities for local transportation projects.
College notes
A Sarah Roberts of Bexley was named to the spring 2010 dean's list at Otterbein College.
Golf team will try to defend
Nate Yankovich tied for second in the Division I state tournament last season to help the Cardinals battle through the rain to win the team title.

City Description

Bexley is an affluent 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 (Main Street), 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