Harrison West

The Community Capital Development Corporation (CCDC) is Ohio’s largest private, non-profit, certified development company. Formed in 1981, it began as an arm of city government intended to access United States Small Business Administration dollars and to put them to use locally. Initially, the CCDC served Columbus exclusively, but it eventually expanded to serve Franklin County […]

Newlyweds and one-year Harrison West residents Mike and Kristen Easterday met in Athens, Ohio where they attended Ohio University. Both were involved in student government—Kristen as student-council president and Mike as treasurer—during their senior year. They were already good friends, but they started dating during that time. “I love a guy with money,” quips Kristen. […]

By Mary Martineau Matt Wolf can’t control the weather, but as a weather forecaster he can tell you what the weather is going to do. Matt grew up out in the country in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He attended Penn State and studied meteorology, setting him on a course that would ultimately lead him to Columbus. And […]

by Mary Martineau Harrison House Bed & Breakfast greets visitors to Harrison West at the intersection of West Fifth and Harrison Avenues. What better gatehouse to the community than a beautifully ornate Victorian home that welcomes weary travelers? The home has been a bed and breakfast since 1990; in the decade before to that, it […]

Harrison West resident Mary Martineau has been a vendor at ComFest since 1997. She started the booth as an outpost of her High Street gallery at the time, Transformations. Despite the closing of the shop in 2001 she has maintained an annual presence at the iconic Short North event peddling her handcrafted wares. The booth […]