🛍️ The Rise And Fall Of Downtown's City Center Mall

Plus: 😍 This Glass Bridge Lets You Float Above A Gorge And Waterfall

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Chelsea Wiley
May 29, 2025

Sponsored by Columbus Recreation and Parks 🎶
Your favorite ’90s bands (sort of) are back. Tribute Tuesdays is bringing free live music, food, and drinks to Bicentennial Park all summer long. Catch tribute sets of Green Day, Nirvana, Weezer, and more. It’s all happening along the Scioto Mile — and yes, admission is totally free. Music starts at 6:30, but come early for happy hour vibes at 5. Please click here for more info.

Hello, Thursday! Chelsea here.

Is it weird to miss a mall? Because sometimes I swear I can still hear the soft whir of those glass elevators at City Center. Downtown’s glitzy three-story mall was once the place to be, whether you were shopping at The Limited, eating bourbon chicken, or just riding the escalators like it was a sport. Today, we’re diving into the rise and fall of Columbus City Center, and what it meant to a generation of mall kids.

Navigator Feature Story: 🛍️ The Rise And Fall Of Downtown's City Center Mall

😍 This Glass Bridge Lets You Float Above A Gorge, And It’s Right Here In Ohio
A glass walkway suspended over a gorge, ending at a waterfall? Nope, not Iceland—this wild new addition is just a few hours’ drive away. The Falls Edge Glass Walkway just opened at Nelson-Kennedy Ledges and it offers heart-pounding views of Minnehaha Falls.

🍿 The CAPA Summer Movie Series Is Back
The CAPA Summer Movie Series returns to the Ohio Theatre June 13–August 24 with 28 classic films, from The Sound of Music to spooky horror flicks, plus pre-show performances on the “Mighty Morton” organ. It’s a can’t-miss Columbus summer tradition.

Headlines 📰 

🏊‍♀️ An Ohio woman is training to swim the English Channel, a 21-mile journey through icy waters and strong currents. Her goal? To become one of the few to complete this legendary open-water swim. (NBC4)

🇺🇸 Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther is eyeing a fourth term in 2027, aiming to match his predecessor’s record. No challengers yet, but his 2023 opponent Joe Motil says he’s “in wait and see mode.” (WOSU)

✍️ Comics legend Carol Tyler brings her life to the page in Write It Down, Draw It Out, a new retrospective at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library. From Beatles concerts to deep personal loss, her work blurs the line between memoir and art, capturing life in all its raw, unfiltered beauty. (Matter News)

🌤️ Weather: 76 and partly sunny, with a chance of showers before 10 a.m.

Sponsored by the Greater Columbus Arts Council 🎨
One of the best weekends of the year is almost here. The Columbus Arts Festival is taking over the Scioto Mile June 6–8, and it’s completely free to attend. They’re bringing in over 250 incredible artists from around the country, plus live music, performances, and food vendors galore. It’s the kind of event where you wander for hours, run into everyone you know, and leave with a new print, a full stomach, and maybe a little sunburn. See you down by the river? For more info, head over to columbusartsfestival.org.

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🌳 If you passed by the story above about the new glass bridge, you’ve got to scroll back up and check it out. It’s incredibly cool and worth adding to your summer bucket list.

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- Chelsea