In & About Uptown
Welcome to Uptown Westerville Inc.’s blog, In & About Uptown.
Here we share stories about Uptown events, residents, businesses and redevelopment.
Ada to add ‘Ampersand’ to Westerville restaurant group
By JOE MEYER – Asterisk Supper Club owner Megan Ada and her husband Joshua Cook are branching out Uptown. They will further punctuate Uptown’s culinary offerings with another of their signature restaurants, through the opening of their Ampersand Asian Supper Club at...
Historical plaques added to another 17 Uptown buildings
By JOE MEYER Seventeen more stories of local history await your next stroll through Uptown Westerville. The stories are featured on new decorative plaques, added this past summer and fall to historic commercial buildings across Uptown. The 17 new markers join the 20...
Tree Lighting, Christmas Parade usher in holidays this weekend
The holidays officially get popping in Uptown this weekend. The annual Westerville Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. And this year, the Tree Lighting comes wrapped in an expanded Uptown event. The Tree Lighting will expand to a full...
Head Uptown Nov. 25 to support Small Business Saturday
Yeah, there’s that little thing happening on TV Saturday, called The Game. But small businesses across the area and across the country are still counting on big returns Nov. 25 from Small Business Saturday. That’s certainly the case in Westerville’s historic business...
Uptown recognized as a ‘Great Place’ in Ohio
The Ohio Chapter of the American Planning Association recently recognized Uptown Westerville as a “Great Place” in Ohio. In explaining the awards, the association said the program recognizes places in the state that are thriving due to extensive planning efforts and...
Wear your costume to Midnight Madness Fourth Friday Oct. 27
The last Fourth Friday Uptown street festival of the year is just around the corner, Westerville, and a Halloween theme will color the final rendition of 2023, set for Oct. 27. Kids and adults alike are encouraged to dress up in costume for Midnight Madness, Uptown’s...
Just two more Farmers Markets remain in the 2023 season!
To top off this beautiful week, celebrate the 4th Friday Uptown street festival Sept. 22, then return Sept. 23 for UWI’s Westerville Saturday Farmers Market, from 9 a.m.-noon behind Westerville City Hall. Find locally grown food, farm products, baked goods, and a...
Farmers, artisans, community groups & yoga return Sept. 16
Enjoy the crisp, fall weather to start the day at the Westerville Saturday Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 16, in the parking lots behind Westerville City Hall, 21 S, State St. The Sept. 16 Westerville Saturday Farmers Market is sponsored by...
