In & About Uptown
Welcome to Uptown Westerville Inc.’s blog, In & About Uptown.
Here we share stories about Uptown events, residents, businesses and redevelopment.
Family ties bind in old Westerville. Just ask ‘Uptown Dave’ Deringer
By JOE MEYER | For Uptown Westerville Inc – If shopping and dining in Uptown feels like family, it’s no wonder. Family ties are common across the small independent businesses that dot the historic district. Husband and wife. Mother and daughter. Cousins. And in at...
2026 Uptown Cookie Walk kicks off our walking tour season March 7
Make a sweet start to the Uptown Westerville walking events season as you munch your way through the 2026 Cookie Walk Saturday, March 7. The Uptown Cookie Walk – the first Walking Tour for the new year in our historic Uptown Westerville commercial district – will be...
Shovel food instead of snow; Head to Uptown for Restaurant Week
If you’ve built up an appetite from all that snow shoveling Sunday, or a burning desire to get out of the house after being stuck at home for the winter storm, you’re in luck: It’s Restaurant Week in Central Ohio. Just as the snow stops you can, “Enjoy 3-course meals...
2025 Impact at a Glance: Uptown Westerville Inc.
In 2025, Uptown Westerville Inc. continued to strengthen the heart of Westerville through events, placemaking, small business support, and regional destination marketing — delivering measurable results for the community and our partners. 2025 Highlights $6.14...
North High wins Community Partner award for hosting Westerville Farmers Market
The North High Westerville Taproom stepped up for the Westerville community this year, and the restaurant’s peers noticed. North High’s Westerville location was honored with the statewide Community Partner of the Year award from the Ohio Restaurant Hospitality &...
New developments spiff-up Uptown ahead of Small Business Weekend
Shoppers visiting historic Uptown this Small Business Weekend will find a vibrant district brightened by redevelopment projects up and down State Street. Uptown Westerville Inc. invites residents to Shop Small and Support Local businesses both Saturday and Sunday,...
High Bank’s vodka awarded as World’s Best at international competition
Local craft distillery lands a total of 17 awards at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, including more accolades for its Whiskey War line of blended whiskey. Residents don’t have to search hard these days to find world class booze. Just head to the High...
Massage therapist inspired by theater opens State Street practice
Matthew Van Slyke has hung out his Licensed Massage Therapist shingle on State Street. Operating from Suite G of the historic Westerville Medical Center building at 100 S. State, Van Slyke has established his own massage studio, MRV Your LMT. The business operates...
