Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, October 25

Do you have old prescription pills? Columbus asks you to protect the environment and your family by disposing your medicine safely. For Harrison West, the closest/convenient location to drop off medicine this Saturday is Kroger’s Pharmacy at Chambers Rd from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please read the media release below for more information. Bi-Annual Event […]

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Join us this Sunday at our Neighborhood Marathon Block Party!

The Columbus Marathon takes place this Sunday, October 19, 2025! Cheer on the racers at our Neighborhood Block Party starting at 9 a.m. between 555 & 579 West 5th Avenue. There will be games, food and prizes. Broke Johnny Food Truck (www.brokejohnnytruck.com) will be serving breakfast all day. The party may move indoors in the event of rain.   What: Columbus Marathon – […]

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Columbus Marathon Returns October 19

The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon will be making its annual trek through Harrison West on Sunday, October 19. This event helps raise more than $1 million a year for Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and organizers want to help ensure the neighborhood is impacted as little as possible. Approximately 5,000 runners and walkers will pass through Harrison […]

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Public Notice of October 6, 2025 Organizational and Fiscal Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Harrison Market Community Authority

Notice is hereby given that an organizational and fiscal meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Harrison Market Community Authority (the “Authority”) will be held on Monday, October 6, 2025, commencing at 4:00 p.m. at the 141 N. Front Street, Ground Floor Conference Room, Columbus, Ohio. The purposes of the meeting are to: This […]

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Join or Renew Your Membership Today

November is the perfect time to join or renew your annual membership to the Harrison West Society for 2025. Volunteers of the Harrison West Society positively shape the quality of life in Harrison West. Our organization advocates for responsible growth, organizes public art projects and social events, and helps to reduce crime through awareness.  Simply […]

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Harrison West Society Meeting – October 15, 2025 

Please join us at 7:00 p.m. on October 15, 2025 for the next Harrison West Society Meeting. We will talk about the special event being planned in response to the invitation by the Center for HumanKindness to strengthen connections with our neighbors. The Harrison West Society meets on the third Wednesday of the month and these meetings […]

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(Canceled) Honeysuckle Removal in Harrison Park, October 22

(Canceled due to weather.) Help us to remove invasive honeysuckle in Harrison Park (575 W First Ave) on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. The cleanup will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at 7:00 p.m. Get some fresh air and exercise while helping out with the various gardening tasks to clean up the park!  Please contact […]

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Natural Gas Line Upgrade Progress Update

As of September 30, 2025, about 80 feet of main line on West First Avenue just west of Perry Street and four service lines remain to be finished.  Columbia Gas is still in the process of retiring the old system and the last part of it will be retired once all of the new system is […]

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Harrison West Society Meeting – September 17, 2025 

Please join us at 7:00 p.m. on September 17, 2025 for the next Harrison West Society Meeting. The Harrison West Society meets on the third Wednesday of the month and these meetings are open to the public. Our new meeting space is located at Harrison on 5th (579 W. 5th Ave, Columbus, OH 43021) in the […]

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Harrison Park Cleanup, September 24

Join Bob and other neighbors at Harrison Park on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. The cleanup will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at 7:00 p.m. We want to cut honeysuckle (chop it and drop it). Get some fresh air and exercise while helping out with the various gardening tasks to clean up the park!  Please […]

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