Lave

 

Lave is a fresh handmade natural bath product store. Each product in the Lave line is handmade or hand blended and hand poured or hand molded.  Some products use a basic blend of fresh ingredients for their simplistic beauty, while other products use a more complex blend of fresh ingredients that yield the unique Lave product line.  The colorful storefront plus the alluring aromas wafting through the door, begin the Lave experience before the customer steps foot in the store.  The unique method of product display sets Lave apart from its competition and allows the customer to feel how the products are “made to order.”  Lave creates this hands-on shopping experience by displaying large slabs of soap, cutting individual sizes, and wrapping in front of the customer.  The exciting atmosphere and tempting aromas of Lave will attract people of all ages. Lave is devoted to providing fun and healthy bath products, so fill up your tub and jump into the fun.

 

The 921-square-foot store will be located in Building C on High Street just south of the intersection with East 11th Avenue.  Lave is being developed by Lisa Karst, a Columbus entrepreneur.

 

The word “lave” is a verb which means “to wash or to bathe.”  The word is pronounced as one syllable with a hard “a” as in “ape.”  The “e” is silent.

The Finish Line, Inc.

 

The Finish Line, Inc., is one of the nation's leading athletic specialty retailers, offering the best selection of footwear, apparel and accessories for men, women and kids.  Finish Line will open one of its first college-town stores at South Campus Gateway.  The store will have 4,454 square feet and will be located in Building B on High Street just south of Chittenden Avenue.

 

Finish Line is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol FINL and currently operates nearly 600 stores in 46 states.  For more information or to find out more about the company, visit <www.finishline.com>.

 Panera Bread

 

Panera Bread is locally owned and operated by Breads of the World, L.L.C.  The company founders studied the art of bread-making extensively, traveling the country to learn directly from some of the best bakers in the world.  Panera Bread offers two lines of breads, artisan and sourdough. Its hearty, handcrafted artisan loaves are baked in traditional European-style, stone deck ovens.  Its tangy, robust sourdough breads are made from a carefully nurtured sourdough starter.  We use only the highest quality ingredients and bake fresh every day, in every bakery-cafe, using no preservatives. Products are created with healthy eating in mind, without sacrificing quality and taste.  Panera Bread offers many favorites including fresh baked bagels and pastries, soups, sandwiches, salads and, of course, artisan breads.

 

And now with Via Panera bakery fresh carry out, we offer a welcome way to get down to business. For breakfast, lunch or any time, we put together flavorful food just like we serve in our bakery-cafes, tastefully presented as assortments or individually boxed meals for groups of five or more.

 

Panera Bread is proud to be a part of South Campus Gateway, opening fall 2005.  To enjoy the taste and smell of fresh baking bread today, visit one of our 18 Columbus locations.  To find the one nearest you, log on to <www.paneraohio.com>.

 

The Panera Bread at South Campus Gateway will occupy 5,006 square feet in the north end of Building A at the intersection of High Street and West 11th Avenue.  The dining room will accommodate 167 persons, while the total occupancy will be 177 persons.

Eddie George’s Grille 27

 

The exciting new Eddie George’s Grille 27 is coming to Columbus this fall.  This new kind of sports-theme restaurant will put a whole new “spin” on the sports-restaurant experience, in other words…this ain’t your daddy’s sports bar!

 

This new project is being brought to Columbus by experienced hospitality executives who originally partnered with Eddie George on the highly successful Eddie George Sports Grille in downtown Nashville.  That restaurant opened in 2000 and is still providing a quality guest experience today.

 

Industry veterans Howard Shiller and Bob McCarthy, both formerly of the Walt Disney Co. in Orlando, Fla., along with Bob Burness are creating an all-new concept in Columbus that will be representative of Eddie George’s pride and commitment to Columbus and The Ohio State University.  This project, like Eddie, will be a stylish and classy restaurant that will provide a quality food, beverage and entertainment experience for all members of the community and especially for those who love The Ohio State University and Eddie George.

 

The restaurant will occupy 6,347 square feet on the southeast corner of High Street and Chittenden Avenue.  The restaurant, which is being designed by a famed Columbus architectural firm, will be stylish and sleek with modern décor that will represent the new millennium, but also classic enough to reflect the timelessness of the great campus of Ohio State and its alumnus.

 

The state-of-the-art audio/visual presentation of high-definition televisions and sound will be provided by Island Systems & Design.  This company provides audio/visual presentations for some of the country’s finest casinos, as well as ESPN Zones, Fox Sports Grilles, Darden Restaurants, and many others. With an over $250,000 investment in audio/visual equipment, the presentation will be spectacular!

 

“Our goal is to create a restaurant that provides the highest quality, casual-dining guest experience possible not only in Columbus, but in the nation,” explained Bob McCarthy.  “In order to do this, we sought the services of the best in their fields to assist us in delivering a restaurant that people will enjoy for years to come.  As my Disney experience showed and as Walt Disney once said, ‘Ultimately, quality wins out!’”

 

The menu will provide a broad range of offerings that will not only make the sports-bar fan happy, but also the most experienced casual-dining critic in any group:

 

  • Mouth-watering appetizers such as crab cakes, mini-reubens, crispy tuna rolls with ponzu, sesame chicken satays, bacon-wrapped shrimp with avocado and chili essence, as well as the ever-present chicken wings and over-the-top nachos.
  • Entrees which provide everything from the famous EDDIE’S 27oz. STEAK, angus burgers, lemon-garlic chicken, savory BBQ ribs, pecan-encrusted pork chops, ahi tuna, baked rigatoni with meatballs, wild mushroom and wide noodle past with sun-dried tomatoes and a parmesan broth, macaroni and cheese entrée, etc.
  • Tremendous salads and sandwiches from fresh Asian chicken salad, fried chicken salad, apple and bleu cheese salad, a fried-cheddar and meatloaf hoagie, hot shrimp BLT, smoked gouda, turkey and pancetta club on ciabatta bread.
  • Desserts will include hot deep-dish apple pie, skillet peach cobbler, triple-stack chocolate layer cake, a banana-split martini for two, etc.
  • The bar area will include 27 different martinis, 27 different beers, 27 different vodkas, scotches, etc.

 

Columbus is one of the places that Eddie George will always call “home.”  Being a Buckeye is a title Eddie wears with great humility and pride.  “We are humbled by this opportunity to deliver a restaurant along with Eddie that will make him as proud as he currently is of the phrase ‘graduate of The Ohio State University!’” said Bob McCarthy.  “This is our mission and, like Eddie always has, we will work harder than anyone else and never compromise to ensure this success!”

 

Pesto Creative Italian Bistro

 

            The Pesto concept is a new entrant into the fast-growing, quick-casual restaurant industry.  Pesto will launch its flagship location at the new South Campus Gateway project in Columbus, Ohio, and will pursue an aggressive expansion plan through national franchising and company-owned stores.  Integrating form, function and flavor, Pesto will offer an energetic and interactive atmosphere.  Customers can create their own fresh, made-to-order pasta, pizza, salad and gelato masterpieces at affordable prices!

 

            Pesto Creative Italian Bistro will be located in 2,236 square feet of space at the south end of Building B on East 11th Avenue just off of High Street.

 

            Pesto Creative Italian Bistro was developed by Lee Shadle, a 22-year-old college student.  Lee will graduate in June 2005 from The Ohio State University Fisher School of Business with a B.S. degree in marketing.  After dreaming up the concept in a marketing class during his junior year, Lee decided to pursue the idea and write a business plan.  Soon after its completion, he entered the concept into the annual Fisher Business Plan Competition, sponsored by Deloitte and Touche.  Although he did not walk away as the winner of the competition, he did walk away victorious, with a handful of family and friends who said, “Pursue it and we will invest.”

 

 “Pasta to me is synonymous with family,” Lee explains.  “Family comes first.  I wanted to create something that my whole family could be a part of.  I want to be able to give people the most bang for their buck.  My dream is to not only provide great Italian food, at an affordable price, in a unique environment, but also to provide a business opportunity that, whether it be a family or an OSU student, anyone can buy into.”

 

            Lee may have lost the competition, but he persevered with endless hours devoted to building the Pesto concept, while carrying a full college load and working as a resident manager at Taylor Tower on campus.  With the help of Campus Partners and several helpful Columbus natives, as well as using his parent’s home as collateral to secure a SBA loan, Lee will make Pesto a reality this fall at South Campus Gateway.

 

The Skye Bar

 

The Skye Bar, a locally owned and operated entertainment venue of 10,055 square feet, is being developed by Tom Selvaggio and David Allsbrooks, owners of The Frog Bear & Wild Boar Bar in the Arena District.  The Skye Bar will include DJs and a dance-oriented format, as well as live music events, an 80-foot bar, “sky box” private party rooms overlooking the stage and dance floor, and a private VIP room.

 

The Skye Bar will serve food with one of the signature menu items being the world’s largest chili dog – a foot-long, one-pound weiner.

 

The Skye Bar will be located in the second floor of Building C with balcony space overlooking the lively pedestrian alley extending from High Street east to the Gateway parking garage.

 

Restaurant to be operated by The Happy Greek

 

The Happy Greek is a full-service restaurant specializing in Greek food located at 660 N. High St. in the exciting Short North district of Columbus.  The restaurant, owned and operated by Mohamed Hassan and Gihan “Gigi” Zalat, opened Aug. 1, 2003.

 

The Hassans will open a second restaurant in the South Campus Gateway project on High Street adjacent to The Ohio State University.  This restaurant, which hasn’t been named yet, also will specialize in Greek food.  The restaurant will be located along the pedestrian alley in 2,515 square feet in Building D.  The restaurant will have 120 seats.

 

The Hassans moved from New York to Columbus to open their first restaurant, which has been very well received in the Short North.

 

Drexel Gateway Theatre fact sheet

 

 

Managed by the Drexel Theatres Group, the Drexel Gateway Theatre will present a mix of first-run art and commercial film product with emphasis on art programming.  The theatre will provide needed additional art screens for the Columbus market and will provide a state-of-the-art venue for film and special events.  The theatre also will host the key commercial movie titles which college students and other audiences will be looking for.  Both reserved and general admission seats will be available in the two largest auditoriums.  The theatre will be outfitted with a wide array of state-of-the-art audio-visual capabilities.

 

In addition to film programming, the Drexel Gateway will develop unique partnerships with departments and facilities at The Ohio State University and the Columbus College of Art and Design to present student-produced digital works on a regular basis.  The theatre also will be an excellent venue for student recitals, small concerts, academic and business meetings, conferences and special presentations.

 

A bistro and bar will offer lunch and dinner alternatives in addition to normal concessions items, as well as the opportunity for on-site catering.

 

Theatre features:

 

·        Central Ohio’s most distinctive cinema environment with a state-of-the-art eight-screen theatre with seven movie auditoriums and an innovative multi-purpose room, plus a high-energy bistro and bar, occupying a total of 22,196 square feet.

·        Plush over-size seats in variable-height stadium seating, giving every seat in the seven auditoriums perfect sightlines with unobstructed views of the screens.

·        Wall-to-wall giant screens and the latest in projection and digital sound technology.

·        Located on the second floor of Gateway’s Building D in a stylish and uniquely designed space with a dramatic two-story, street-level entryway leading to two escalators and three stairways.

·        The street-level entrance is off the dynamic pedestrian alley between East 11th and East Ninth avenues and extending east from High Street to the 1,200-space parking garage.

 

Campus Partners selected the Drexel Theatres Group, Columbus’s premier art film presenters, to operate the theatre when it opens in the fall of 2005.  Jeff and Kathy Frank, principals of Drexel Theatres Group, have owned and operated theaters in Columbus for 22 years.  They opened their first theater, the Drexel Theatre in Bexley, in 1981, and they currently own two historic theaters, the Drexel and the Drexel Grandview.  They also manage the eight-screen Arena Grand Theatre, which has been selected as the “best movie theater” in the city by several major Columbus publications.

Mad Mex

 

Mad Mex® features Californian-Mexican style food, a fun and lively atmosphere, and up to 20 nationally known and local micro-brewed and popular beers on tap.  Since its opening, Mad Mex® continues to win numerous awards including “Best Mexican” and “Best Happy Hour” in Pittsburgh Magazine, Pittsburgh City Paper, and others.  The original Mad Mex® was opened in 1993 in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh and was an immediate success.  Five Mad Mex® locations have been opened since, adding three more locations to the Pittsburgh market, and two locations adjacent to university campuses in Philadelphia and State College, Pa.

 

In South Campus Gateway, Mad Mex® will occupy 4,598 square feet in Building D along High Street at the intersection with the lively pedestrian alley extending east to the Gateway parking garage.

 

Ugly Tuna Saloona

 

Ugly Tuna Saloona “Fresh Fish Ugly Owners" is an ultra-casual, old-style Florida seafood grill being developed by the owners of Adobe Gila's of Easton.  Ugly Tuna Saloona will feature fresh fish and cool cocktails!  Enjoy a great casual dining experience as you relax on our second floor outdoor patio overlooking High Street and South Campus Gateway’s vibrant pedestrian alley.  Entertainment will be presented seven nights a week, presenting the musical sounds of some of Columbus’s best local entertainers.  Ugly Tuna is known for its great seafood, including tuna, oysters, clams, shrimp and crab legs.  If you’re not a seafood lover, we have other great options, including the best burger in town.

 

Ugly Tuna Saloona will occupy 3,510 square feet on the second floor of Building D with balcony space overlooking the lively pedestrian alley at its intersection with High Street.

 

Potbelly Sandwich Works

 

A unique sandwich joint, Potbelly Sandwich Works has been serving up crispy hot sandwiches, hand dipped shakes and live local music at a reasonable price since 1977.   The rapidly expanding Potbelly has extended the cult-like status of its first store to 70 restaurants throughout the Chicago, Washington, D.C., Ann Arbor, Mi., Madison, Wis., Detroit, Milwaukee, Annapolis, Md., Minneapolis, and Dallas metro areas.

 

At South Campus Gateway, Potbelly will be housed in 2,352 square feet at the south end of Building B at the corner of High Street and East 11th Avenue.

 

Potbelly began in 1977 in Chicago as a small antique store run by a nice young couple.  Despite the fast-paced, never-a-dull-moment world of antique dealing, the couple decided to bolster their business by making sandwiches for their customers.  What began as a lark, turned out to be stroke of genius.  Soon, people who could care less about vintage glass doorknobs were stopping by to enjoy special sandwiches and homemade desserts in this unusual atmosphere.

 

As the years passed, the lines grew.  Booths were added, along with ovens for toasting sandwiches to perfection.  Customers then choose from a variety of fresh ingredients to create their ideal sandwich.  Our goal is to keep things simple.  As our CEO Bryant Keil says, “We don’t have 500 gourmet sandwiches on our menu.  We try to do a few things and do them really, really well.”  Make sure you save room for our hand-dipped shakes, smoothies, irresistible oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and other treats.  You don’t want to pass those up!  We even provide live entertainment.  We love music and often feature local musicians performing live in our stores. 

 

As you can see, what began as a little antique shop has turned into the full-fledged, totally unique sandwich joint that you enjoy today.  Come give us a try!

 

Barnes & Noble, The Ohio State University Bookstore

 

Opening August 2005, South Campus Gateway’s primary anchor will be Barnes & Noble, The Ohio State University Bookstore.  One of only 11 Barnes & Noble academic superstores in the country, the bookstore will combine all of the elements of the existing Long’s Bookstore, The Ohio State University Bookstore, The Health Sciences Bookstore, and a substantial Barnes & Noble trade book and periodical section and café.

 

Located prominently at the southeast corner of High Street and East 11th Avenue, Barnes & Noble, The Ohio State University Bookstore will occupy 49,830 square feet over two floors in Gateway’s Building B.

 

 

Long’s Bookstore…The tradition continues

 

Long’s Bookstore, a campus and community landmark at East 15th Avenue and High Street, is moving down the street to its original location, the corner of 11th Avenue and High Street.

 

In 1902, Frank C. Long opened Long’s Bookstore at 11th Avenue and High Street.  In 1909, the bookstore was relocated to the historical main entrance to campus, the corner of 15th Avenue and High Street, where it has been an integral part of the Ohio State tradition.  Frank C. Long, Jr., was born in an apartment above the bookstore in 1909 and went on to become a physician.  Following his father’s death in 1956, Dr. Long gave up his medical practice and assumed management of the bookstore.  Dr. Long passed away in 1998, and the Long family and the corporation’s board sold the bookstore operation to Campus Partners in 2000.  Since 2000, Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc., has operated Long’s Bookstore under a lease and licensing agreement with Campus Partners and The Ohio State University Bookstore under a lease and licensing agreement with Ohio State.

 

 

Barnes & Noble

 

Founded in 1873, Barnes & Noble is the nation's largest bookselling enterprise.  Over the years, the company has established a reputation for operating the finest service-oriented campus bookstores in the nation.  Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc., operates more than 525 campus bookstores for many of the nation's top academic institutions, medical schools, law schools, and community colleges including the Harvard Coop, Yale University, the University of Pennsylvania, Boston University, Georgia Tech, and The Ohio State University.  The company operates 16 campus bookstores in the state of Ohio. All campus stores are customized to meet the specific needs of their communities and feature a highly professional management staff, top quality merchandise, computerized book ordering, and innovative store design.

 

The Barnes & Noble bookselling family includes Barnes & Noble, Inc. (the "Superstore" company), Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc., and barnesandnoble.com (the Internet company).