Harrison West

Celebrate the Newest Gem in Harrison West After seven years in planning, development, and construction, Harrison Park is finally ready for its official debut. The Harrison West Society is happy to invite the community to a grand opening celebration on Thursday, September 1 at 4:45 p.m. at the gorgeous new Harrison Park gazebo at the […]

by Matthew Williams On April 23, residents and business owners in the Short North neighborhoods selected the remaining two sculptures to be installed in Harrison Park. (See the article here.) On May 3, the CCAD student winners received the first half of their awards at a brief ceremony during the Short North Foundation’s monthly meeting. […]

by Matthew Williams On Saturday, April 23, residents and business owners in the Short North neighborhoods selected two new sculptures to be installed in Harrison Park. Fourteen CCAD students submitted fifteen proposals in the hopes of winning $3,000 and a chance to see their work make a home Columbus’ newest park. Five finalists were presented […]

by Matthew Williams Like me, some of you may have been watching the river a lot this winter. After many hours of chopping and chipping along the bank last summer, I intended to get an eyeful of the beautiful Olentangy despite the cold. The site has been so muddy, though, that it would have been […]

By Matthew Williams The Harrison West Society invites you to another opportunity to help make our neighborhood a better place to live on November 6th, 2010. Volunteers have been spending time on weekends throughout the summer cleaning up the east bank of the Olentangy River along the site of Harrison Park. We have made really […]