Franklin Park Civic Association & Historic Neighborhood

09/22/2026

There will be a new bridge connecting the Alum Creek Trail just south of us with Hanford Village Park on Alum Creek Drive to Schneider Park in Southwest Bexley. 🚲 🌉 🏞

Grand Opening - Pedestrian Bridge & Skate Park

Please join us for a celebration of Bexley’s newest additions to Schneider Park, Bexley Skate Park and the Schneider Park Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridge. These new park amenities have already welcomed many community members and neighbors, winning praise from skating enthusiasts and ensuring a safe and beautiful connection between Schneider Park and the Alum Creek Greenway Trail in the City of Columbus. We are delighted to share these projects with you, and to express our gratitude to the sponsors whose support made these projects possible, including Bexley Community Foundation, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and the State of Ohio. Please join us on Tuesday, September 22 to thank our supporters, and to explore and celebrate these beautiful new spaces.

09/22/2026

Join us Today, September 22 at 6:30PM for our September General Meeting. We will be back at the AEP Education Pavilion (1850 Franklin Park South), and over Zoom.
For our September speaker, we will preview the Franklin Park Chapter of Walk with a Doc - Central Ohio , which will kick off on Saturday October 3 at 10AM outside the Caretaker’s Cottage at 1820 Franklin Park South and walk around the park!
For our Small Business Spotlight, we will have Perry Logistics (Miq Perry ) a Columbus based logistics training & workforce development company specializing in freight dispatching, freight brokerage & transportation career preparation.
You don't have to be a member to attend. All are welcome. Please share this information with your friends/neighbors/blocks/circles.

Here is the Zoom link for our meetings:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88963984394
Meeting ID: 889 6398 4394

09/20/2026

The Olde Towne East Jazz Festival has moved to the Healthy Community Center (1600 E. Long St.), due to the weather.

COLUMBUS!! THE FINALE IS MOVING INSIDE DUE TO THE WEATHER FORECAST. Our partner OSU Healthy Community Center is graciously hosting us today.

Location: 1600 E Long Street, Columbus, OH
Time 2-8pm
Same line-up! GET READY!!

09/19/2026

This bridge will connect Bexley to the Alum Creek Trail along Hanford Village between Main and Livingston, just south of the southeast corner of our neighborhood.

What a great upgrade to Bexley to make the Alum Creek Greenway Trail more easily accessible to Bexley and other East Side residents. Join the city next Tuesday September 22nd at 5pm for the grand opening. This is located just to the north of Schneider park in Bexley. City of Bexley, Ohio The Mayor of Bexley

09/18/2026

Both Champion Middle School and the Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls are on this list. Congrats to both Near East Side middle schools! 🏫

Celebrating our 3+ Star Schools! ⭐⭐⭐➕

Congratulations to schools that earning an overall rating of three stars or higher on the Ohio School Report Cards.

This achievement reflects the hard work of our students, the dedication of our educators and staff, and the support of our families.

Together, we’re building bright futures! ❤️💙

09/18/2026

Join us on Tuesday September 22 at 6:30PM for our September General Meeting. We will be back at the AEP Education Pavilion (1850 Franklin Park South), and over Zoom.

For our September speaker, we will have 1221 Art Space (1221 Art Space) , which is an art studio supporting individuals in recovery that located just west of us in Olde Towne East on East Broad Street.

For our Small Business Spotlight, we will have Perry Logistics (Miq Perry) a Columbus based logistics training & workforce development company specializing in freight dispatching, freight brokerage & transportation career preparation.

You don't have to be a member to attend. All are welcome. Please share this information with your friends/neighbors/blocks/circles.


Here is the Zoom link for our meetings:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88963984394

Meeting chat link
https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/88963984394

Meeting ID: 889 6398 4394

09/17/2026

Just a heads up for most of our voters in the area.⚠️

We just found out today from a reliable source that the Columbus City Prep School for Girls on Bryden Road will not be used as a polling location. Those who have voted there have been reassigned to either Wolfe Park Shelterhouse (105 Park Drive, off Broad Street across from St. Charles) or the Martin Luther King Library (1467 E. Long St.), depending on where you live.🗳🗳🗳🗳🇺🇸

The best thing to do this year is to VOTE EARLY (at the Franklin County Board of Elections at 1700 Morse Road; or absentee, however due to the new State law, absentee ballots must be mailed out in enough time so that they are received by 7:30PM on November 3 for your vote to count), or if you must, check this link to find your new voting location: https://www.ohiosos.gov/directories/find-my-polling-location

09/17/2026

The artist behind this iconic poster, Peter Max has passed away. Known for his 1960s psychedelic pop art, Max designed this poster for AmeriFlora '92, the horticulture expo that took place in all 88 acres of Franklin Park in 1992.

This evening I learned that Peter Max, an artist whose works I have admired since I was a kid, has passed away. He created this poster for AmeriFlora '92, the floral expo held in 1992 at Franklin Park.