Veterans of Foreign Wars

4.1 mi

Great organization doing wonderful things! Every Sunday they serve breakfast from 9-11am...open to…read morethe public! Cost is $6. If you walk away hungry... It's your own fault! First Friday of the month is "Steak Night" 530-730pm for $13. Also open to the public. Stop by, check it out and spread the word! Steve

Eco friendly paper straws.

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American Legion Post 710

31.5 mi

Went on a Thursday night to Bingo. This was our first time, but the Post has been doing bingo on…read moreThursday nights for a bit over a year now. It was a lot busier than I expected as there were about 54 players. The volunteers were very friendly. A few regulars noticed we were new and immediately helped us understand the game since we'd never played most of the types. They also had a bunch of various other games like "horse race", Snappys, and other ones that I have no idea how to play. I was surprised by how many types of bingo there were so I didn't want to overcomplicate things by trying the other ones. They also have events like community meals, parades, and more.

American Legion Don Gentile Post 532

11.4 mi

I visited this spacious, beautiful American Legion Post in Southwest Columbus on the third Saturday…read moreof May, which is Armed Forces Day. The Post allowed our Widows Sons chapter motorcycle riders association to meet in their shelter house in the morning. The afternoon features a ride south to the Chillicothe Veterans Administration Hospital where a donation is scheduled to be made. The people here are friendly, the grounds are beautifully maintained & it's a great place for events.

Saturday community breakfast at Post.

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American Legion Post 605

(2 reviews)

36.1 mi

Friendly staff! Great place to hang out and have a couple drinks! Prices are great! Customers are…read morevery friendly!!

Stoppin in for a quick lunch on the cheapgood grub good price. Although you must be a member of the…read moreLegion to get in here it's not open to the public. But for those of you that are members you know drinks are cheap and the food is low cost also and everybody pretty much knows everybody. Tonya pretty much runs the place and does a good job.

Member here st this one also. Stoppin in for lunch

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Franklin County Veterans Service Commission

1.0

5.6 mi

I believe that the people who have given this place a 5-star review are employees or friends of…read moreemployees. The office will not let you initiate direct communication with your case worker. If you call, they will not answer and when you leave a voicemail, they will not return your call. My case worker Mr. Hardin was not helpful. it has been several weeks of me trying to communicate with him. They are beyond rude to tell people they're here to help them. When I would call the rude unprofessional receptionist acts like a warden. All she does is forward your call to voicemail. When I asked to speak to someone else I was told that the only person I could talk to is the person with my file. You cannot get a prompt answer to know the status of your application.

Columbus Young Professionals Club

4.0

(2 reviews)

5.8 mi

Yet another reason why Columbus is badass? This city is hoppin' with young pros, 10,000 of which…read moretake part in this (not so) little organization - one of the top three young professional networks in the US! Reasons why I love CYP: 1. FREE membership - rather than pay a flat rate per year, you only pay for the events you're interested in attending, many of which only cost $5-$10 dollars and tend to include free food/drinks 2. Variety - CYP events can be seasonal sports leagues, socials, networking breakfasts, movie nights, local cultural events, etc. You name it, CYP's probably got it. They're open to suggestions for new venues and ideas so you never know what will be offered next. 3. Networking - I might be a little biased on this one coming from a PR background, but I LOVE that this group incorporates people from all different professions. Events are a great way to step out of your comfort zone and meet some really interesting people. 4. Leadership and volunteer opportunities - with weekly events and access to hundreds of non-profits, clearly these opportunities will present themselves. They're another great way to access and connect with the community. With so many members, events can be overwhelming at times. The business events can get stuffy sometimes too, but I suppose that's to be expected since I'm probably one of the youngest members in the group (yeah, 22!) Either way, if you're young and looking for fun, networking and sweet experiences in Columbus, you should probably join CYP.

After living in DC and being a part of a very active Young Professionals network, I wished that…read morethere was something similar here in Columbus. Fortunately, the Columbus Young Professionals were just being formed at that time and I hurried to join. Unfortunately, an opportunity opened up for me out of Ohio and I put my membership on hold. Fast-forward 2 years later. I moved back to Columbus and found that the Columbus Young Professionals I had left behind had grown to be one of the premiere young professionals organizations in the country! They hold a nice variety of events so you are bound to find something that you like to do. There are a wide range of members but do be careful of those that see this as a dating club when you are there to network and meet other like minded professionals. I've met many new, wonderful friends in this group...but I've also met some people who restraining orders would be more appropriate. But that's really the case with any group. Just know what you're getting into. Membership is FREE and you only pay for what you do within the group. For example, there is a monthly member dinner which is fee to attend. You just pay for your meal. Other events, such as outings to the Funny Bone, have discounted tickets (normally $30 but $5 for CYP members). They also have volunteer opportunities to help give back to the community. I'm glad to be back and getting back into a group that with over 10,000 members has become the 3rd largest Young Professionals Network in the US!

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Wexner Center For the Arts

This is a really cool art gallery. It's free for OSU students…read more The exhibitions seem to mostly be modern art. Or at least that's all I've seen when I come. It's not a huge place, but it's worth your time. Give yourself maybe an hour to soak the whole thing in. The space itself is really open. They have security standing around as well. Probably because someone had used a gun to shoot and ruin some of the art work a few years ago. They have a coat check as well. I think because of safety. And I totally understand that. There is also a movie theatre in here for specific showings and a little cafe that is ever so popular, Heirloom. Anyway, thankful for free art galleries! It's a fun thing to do on campus.

Saying it's better than it used to be is not exactly a ringing endorsement...but at least they do…read moreseem to have slightly more student-focused programming now. The fundamental problem is that this has always been a museum nobody asked for in a location that would be better used for something more useful to the OSU community in a poorly planned building named after a person who is probably not a point of pride for the school and whose contribution cannot possibly have covered even a fraction of what it's cost to keep the place up over the years. Other than that, it's great. Seriously, though - if you're visiting columbus and want to see an art museum, the downtown one is the way to go, or their short north outpost if you're into contemporary art. If you're visiting Ohio State and want to see exhibits about what they do there, there are nice ones in the library and scattered across the various department buildings. I don't know what the future holds for this place...but they better figure something out before they go the way of Mean Mr. Mustard's.

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South Drive-In Theater

It was nostalgic to seeing the speakers on the pole. And hearing announcements about concessions…read more But, there were two kinds of moviegoers. Those who patiently waited in line, and those who didn't want to wait, so they started their own line, by driving across the grass and getting in front of the other cars. Management was on the scene in no time, to explain how things work but, didn't have them move! I guess there was a generation that skipped the rules. At $12.00 per adult, it sounds too good to be true. Watching a brand new movie. Followed by a second movie! There were a few pros & cons, but we had a great time.

Great place great value great service . Needs a better selection of movies. A little pricey but a…read moregood night out for the whole family.

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Hi-Road Drive-In

4.0

(7 reviews)

64.3 mi

We took the kids to see polar express here a few weeks ago. It was a good time. Definitely suggest…read morepaying by the car load online rather than paying per person. We thought the food offered at the concession stand was decently priced and was actually pretty good. If you order something that isn't ready made they take your phone number and text you when it's ready, which is convenient. The restrooms need some major work. Toilets were broken. The water on the faucets barely trickled out to wash your hands. Our girls didn't even want to use them because they were pretty sketchy, but we had an hour long car ride home. Regardless of the shoddy bathroom, we had a great time!

Such a fun place to go and spend a night with friends and family. Made me feel like a kid again…read moregoing to see grease. It was the perfect night with classic food, full moon and summer night weather. Plenty of room between cars. Good price. Hoping this place is here for a long time! Also SUPER friendly staff as well. FM transmitter station could be a bit stronger was the only minus.

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Stokes Berry Farm

4.5

(4 reviews)

61.6 mi

This has become my go to place for picking strawberries over the years! Their fields are spacious…read moreand always produce the sweetest strawberries. I've taken various friends with me over the years. With COVID this year, you weren't allowed to bring your own bucket, but this was ok because I usually buy their boxes anyway. I like that I can use them and recycle them. Earlier this week, I spent about 2 hours picking strawberries and walked out with about 17 pounds. I was able to make jam & jelly, as well as save some berries to go with strawberry shortcake. The prices are reasonable at $2.95/pound for pick your own and $5.75/container of pre-picked berries.

Visited Stokes Berry Farm for my first strawberry picking experience. It was about the third week…read moreof the season and there were still many ripe berries available. Today's strawberries were on the smaller side but still sweet. Gathered up over four pounds of berries to make fun concoctions, mostly jelly. Since this wasn't the start of picking season it took about five mins for me to really find some that were worth pulling. In my experience, many were along the irrigation pipes, and the larger ones were covered (shades) with thick green leaves. Tip: Contact or follow the farms social media for key picking times and confirm picking is available before you make the hike to the area.

Strawberry fields up close

The fruits of our labor!

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Schacht Farm Market

This place is only selling HAY! Call them first, before you go or you'll be waiting a very long…read moretime for your products. No food for the ones waiting, but you can stop by to say Hay! You might even see Nancy H.

Just an FYI, they no longer have pumpkins and the market. I think they just sell hay? Very nice…read morewhen I called to inquire though!