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If you are moving to Columbus, local moving companies are thrilled at the recent announcement that the State of Ohio has approved $3 million in funding in order to create more affordable housing in central Ohio.

According to reports by Columbus Business First, workforce housing and senior apartments are to be constructed and funded by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency. However, it does not stop there – the agency’s board actually approved over $12.3 million for affordable housing initiatives throughout the state, which leaves Columbus moving companies hopeful for a boom in business.

$1.5 million will go towards Career Gateway Homes in Columbus. The construction will create 58 one-, two- and three-bedroom family units in four three-story buildings. The absolute best part of the state funding affordable housing initiatives is that it will create affordable housing for the working class in Columbus who are earning below 60 percent of the city’s median household income.

Columbus residential movers, as well as hundreds of locals, are thrilled to hear that the city and state are making great strides in helping young families and entry-level professionals who cannot yet afford average housing costs.

The other $1.5 million will go towards Georgetown Senior Apartments in Delaware for 50 new units for senior residents.

If you are moving to Columbus and are a young, hard-working professional or a senior citizen, be sure to check out the new construction once they are completed – All My Sons Moving & Storage of Columbus would be happy to assist your move!

Worthington is a city in Franklin County, Ohio and is a suburb on the northern side of Columbus. Founded in 1803, the city is about to face some major redevelopments in 2016. Earlier this month, the city officially launched its new citywide sign and program that is expected to forever change the appearance of the city.

Worthington movers and Columbus movers teamed up to inform residents of Worthington that the City Council approved a $120,000 project, as well as another $50,000 to be divvied up each year over the course of four years. The project was created in order to change the style of many city fixtures and signs, all while maintaining a new and more modern theme.

In 2011, the city created the Wilson Bridge Corridor Study and found that in order to provide sustainability for Worthington, the city needed to plant “seeds” that would provide a foundation for growth in the future. In order to maintain Worthington’s quality of life and make the city sustainable for future growth and development, the city agreed to pass the project that would update street signs and fixtures.

According to an article by Andrew King in the Worthington News, “It suggested that Worthington ‘enhance’ its image and brand; promote new, complementary residential development; guide redevelopment of ‘underutilized’ commercial properties; become more pedestrian-friendly; promote development of civic spaces, buildings and events in the corridor; fill out a commercial core; and seek funding assistance for the projects.”

If you are moving to Columbus or into the suburb of Worthington, you can expect to see many changes in the upcoming year, and hopefully, Worthington will become increasingly more attractive for others to move to as well.

Winter is here and Christmas is around the corner, and although many youngsters may have their sights set on presents, many Ohio residents have their sights set on deer.

The state of Ohio has a large population of deer, making deer season a welcomed time of year once December rolls around. If you are moving to Columbus, local Columbus movers suggest that you learn a little about deer season and see if it is a new hobby that you would enjoy. But, it is important to watch out for hunters and deer if you are moving to a more wooded area of Columbus.

Monday, November 30^th marked the initial first day of the 2015 Ohio deer season and, according to reports, hunters in the state checked 22,256 deer on Monday – a significant increase from 2014’s opening day figure of 17,512.

If you are looking into moving to Ohio and want to live in an area that welcomes the sport of hunting game, the top counties that have caught the most deer so far this year are Coshocton, Ashtabula, Muskingum, Guernsey, and Knox. Another interesting fact is that Ohio ranks fifth nationally for the amount of residents who hunt, as well as eleventh for the number of jobs that are related to hunting.

According to The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, hunting is the most effective way that the state is able to deal with the healthy deer population. For more information on deer season, gun season, and other forms of wildlife seasons in the state after moving to Columbus, be sure to check out the ODNR Division of Wildlife.

It’s December and the winter cold is officially here. If you have recently relocated, full-service movers in Columbus know that you are busy getting your new home decorated for Christmas. That is why we want to make sure that you do not forget that it is time to start moving your plants inside for protection from the winter weather. The Columbus movers at All My Sons are experts when it comes to moving, but also know a thing or two about protecting your plants from dying during winter. Keep an eye on the weather forecast and take the following measures to make your plants last through the holiday season.

Know whether your plants are classified as “hardy” or “tender.” Hardy plants are typically landscape plants like shrubbery and trees, which can withstand temperatures of 32 degrees Fahrenheit and below.

Tender plants are ones that can be damaged or killed in temperatures of 32 degrees or less. Typical tender plants that need protection from the cold are tropical plants, hibiscus, plumeria, ferns, begonia, and bougainvillea. If you have tropical fruit trees, like an orange tree, you will want to move it in from the cold as well.

Columbus movers suggest that if you have a lush landscape of grounded plants, that you decide which ones you would like to save or are worth saving. If a plant is inexpensive, you may not want to dig it up and replant it in a pot for the couple months of winter, but rather let it soil and replace it once spring rolls around.

When it comes time to start moving your plants inside, you should first move all plants that you already have in pots. Then, you can focus on selecting which plants you should cover or uproot and replant in pots and bring indoors. If a plant is too large to uproot and replant, build a sturdy tent that can cover the outdoor plants that you wish to save.

Each year, downtown Columbus is filled with Christmas cheer; however, this Christmas is going to be one for the books. Downtown Columbus is expected to see the brightest and merriest of Christmas’ in the city’s history, as officials plan to capitalize on all of the special activities that will be taking place this month. With many new businesses opening their doors and a Christmas parade to fill the streets of the town, the Christmas cheer in Columbus will not be on short supply.

Columbus movers have recently heard that the Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Development Corporation have teamed up in order to make the 2015 Christmas holiday in town “A Classic Christmas in Columbus.”

Lisa Cestkowski of the Columbus Journal reported that “a combined $3,000 on newspaper advertisements and radio station commercials” was spent in order to get the word out about all that Columbus has to offer residents and visitors this time of year.

“We want to promote the community, not just a specific event,” said Dave Carlson, the city’s economic development and marketing assistant.

If you are moving to Columbus or live in a surrounding town just outside of Columbus, the city aims to attract people into the area with the following “A Classic Christmas in Columbus” events and features:

1. Holiday Parade

2. Holiday Train

3. “Elf” showing at the Senior Center

4. Story Walk – a Columbus movers and local’s favorite – participating businesses located downtown will feature one page of a story in their window, for families to read and direct to the following page, starting at Farmers & Merchants Bank on James Street and ending at the library for a Christmas treat.

5. The Popcorn Wagon – located at The Workshop/Visitor Center on James Street.

6. Columbus Salvation Army – after moving to Columbus, give to others by bringing donations to the Salvation Army.

Take a break from your move to Columbus and be sure to check out this year’s very first “A Classic Christmas in Columbus.”

If you have recently moved to Columbus and have no idea what there is to do in town for Thanksgiving, then check out the Chase Columbus Turkey Trot. It is the number one Thanksgiving event in Columbus and has been a tradition for over 25 years.

The 2015 Chase Columbus Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot is scheduled for November 26^th, and will be hosted by Whole Foods Market Upper Arlington at the Shops on Lane Avenue. If you have recently moved to Columbus, your Columbus movers can let you know exactly how to get to the location, or your neighbors will surely be attending and can lend you some information as well.

All proceeds of the event will go to benefit Easter Seals and the Make the First Five Count Program. Easter Seals provides services for those with disabilities or special needs and their families. Easter Seals’ Make the First Five Count Program is an advocacy and awareness campaign that is designed to help give children with disabilities and/or developmental delays with the necessary support in order to be successful in school and in their futures. Make the First Five Count educates families with children born with disabilities on the importance of the first five years of that child’s life, and how their development and aid during the first five years is crucial to their lifelong success.

On Thanksgiving morning, the Turkey Trot event will conduct a five-mile run and a 2.5 mile “walk and talk” through Upper Arlington and the OSU campus in order to raise money for Easter Seals and the Make the First Five Count Program. This is the perfect opportunity for you and your family to give back, make an impact in your new community, and give thanks after moving to Columbus.

Sidebar Columbus is one of the Columbus movers at All My Sons Moving & Storage’s favorite local restaurants. Sidebar Columbus moved to Columbus four years ago, but is not typically the restaurant that your new neighbors will recommend once you move into town. However, it should be.

Recently, G.A. Benton from The Columbus Dispatch reviewed the underrated local restaurant. He describes Sidebar Columbus as being “versatile, fun and affordable.” Benton also mentioned that the restaurant also has a historical, sort of rustic downtown appeal, style, and atmosphere. With a great happy hour and extremely affordable prices, Benton questioned why Sidebar Columbus is not more popular.

If you are moving to Columbus, Columbus movers, along with Benton, recommend that you stop into Sidebar Columbus and try their mix of Mediterranean and South American flavors in the following menu items:

Drinks: Old-Fashioned ($10.25), pisco sour ($11), citrus sidecar ($11), Moscow Mule ($11).

Food: Chile relleno con queso ($7), beef empanadas ($10), tilapia fritters ($8), snapper ceviche ($10), octopus Galician style ($10), braised short ribs, tuna sushi, pan-seared salmon ($20), and roasted duck ($27).

Take a break from moving to Columbus and stop in Sidebar Columbus while strolling down East Main Street. If you fall in love with Sidecar Columbus, they also offer catering and private events to be hosted in their restaurant on the second floor.

Northam Park is located in Upper Arlington and the discussion of new developments for the area has created much dispute and debate among residents in the area.

Northam Park resides between Tremont, Ridgeview, Andover, and Northam, making residents in all four areas skeptical and on high alert about the discussion of new developments to take place in the park. Residents like Stephen Buser told WBNS-10TV that he has lived in the area for 40 years and, like many of the other long-term residents, has always assumed that he could trust the city with any new plans.

“I think increasingly we feel citizens in general are not being heard,” Buser said.

Columbus movers learned that the city had approved a major overhaul of Northam Park, but the residents don’t feel as if they were made aware of all plans that would be implemented. The struggle comes from the residents not wanting any of the fields and recreational space for sports to be taken away or constructed upon – as they heard plans of a promenade being built over sports space.

If you are moving to Columbus and moving into the communities of Tremont, Ridgeview, Andover, or Northam, your family will most likely frequent Northam Park. Another major concern for the new development in Columbus taking place in the park is the plans for the tennis courts. News was heard among residents that the tennis courts were going to be moved to Thompson Park, creating more field space in Northam Park. A committee sent two recommendations to council: either move the tennis courts to Thompson or relocate them near Ridgeview Drive.

Columbus movers urge current and relocating residents to this area to stay up-to-date with the plans, as the city promises that the public will be able to weigh in on the topic.

Even though the Columbus International Film + Video Festival is international by title, it is Columbus based by nature. Columbus movers and locals flock to the annual film and video festival to show their appreciation and love for Ohio films.

The 63^rd Annual Columbus International Film + Video Festival is a 10-day long event and begins on Thursday, November 5^th. If you are moving to Columbus and this will be your first year attending, there will be 10 movies with Ohio connections showcased during the event, so no matter which day you attend you are likely to catch a local film.

Jeremy Henthorn is the executive director of the festival and explains that, “That’s where the film festival comes in — to showcase independent film, to showcase local film, to give you access to the filmmakers and give you exposure . . . and maybe inspire people here to move forward.”

Some films that will be featured are:

• Krisha – Thursday, November 5^th at 7 p.m. at Drexel Theatre
• Mojave – Sunday, November 8^th at 7 p.m. at Drexel Theatre
• The Adderall Diaries – Monday, November 9^th at 7 p.m. at Drexel Theatre
• Akron – Tuesday, November 10^th at 7 p.m. at Drexel Theatre
• Pro-Ana and Embers– Wednesday, November 11^th at 7 p.m. at Drexel Theatre
• Western – Saturday, November 14^th at 7 p.m. at Canzani Center

Columbus movers were informed that unless otherwise noted, admission for the Columbus International Film + Video Festival will cost $5 at the Canzani Center, and $7 at Drexel Theatre. An entire festival pass is $30. So, you and your family can take a break from your move to Columbus and catch a movie for only $5 per person!

As Columbus Day rolled its way into the streets of Columbus, Ohio this pass Monday, many residents and Columbus movers celebrated the historic day with great food, fun, and parades! This annual event located in St. Johns Baptist Catholic Church has been running for 34 years and will continue to bring together the Italian community. If you are moving to Columbus this year and missed the festival, no need to worry, the lineup for next year is already in the works!

The date of the first Columbus Italian Festival was set for the weekend of September 20 and 21, 1980. The location was the Lausche Building on the Ohio State Fairgrounds. A chairperson and a committee was selected for each activity of the festival. To make sure that everything functioned properly, the General Chairman, Mr. Frank Oliverio was appointed responsibility. Over ten thousand Columbus residents attended this first Columbus Italian Festival, making it a major success. In 2001, the festival relocated to its current location, the St John Baptist Church, and now attracts over 35,000 visitors a year. This three day celebration is a great way to meet your local neighbors and enjoy live entertainment after moving to Columbus.

Your local Columbus movers always recommend the annual Italian Festival when Columbus Day arrives! As you settle into your new neighborhood and get organized in your new home, make sure to add the Columbus Italian Festival to your calendar. Next year’s festival will be filled with much more family fun activities!