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Every girl dreams of her wedding day. The team at SGE Bridal Boutique in Gahanna, Ohio believes that every girl should have the dress of her dreams on that special day. The boutique makes that possible by selling new and pre-owned gowns at a price to fit every budget.
If you’re a bride-to-be, you can browse more than 200 gowns at the shop. Styles include Mermaid, A-line, Empire and Trumpet silhouettes to help brides select a dress that best matches their personalities. (Want a sneak-peak at the selection? Check out their online gallery here!)
If you already have your dream dress but you’re still missing key wedding day accessories, SGE has you covered. They also offer veils, headpieces, crinolines, shoes, gloves, sashes, jewelry and other wedding related items. Check out some of their inventory on their website here!
The boutique team strives to accommodate every bride. In addition to providing brides with affordable wedding day essentials, they also offer wedding tips, trends and inspiration on their blog. The blog even features monthly wedding playlists!
Ready to give SGE Bridal Boutique a visit? Their hours are 5:30-7:30 pm, Mondays and Wednesdays and 10 am-2 pm Saturdays. If those hours do not accommodate your schedule, be sure to contact them to make an appointment during non walk-in hours.
Need assistance with finding the perfect wedding venue that fits your budget--or the ideal cake/band/or invitation vendor? Have you set up the hotel room block for your out-of-town guests? Visit Gahanna offers complimentary assistance with all of the above. Call 614/418-9114 and request our VIP Wedding Vendor List!
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What comes to mind when you think “comfort food”? We know you have a go-to favorite! From southern cooking and smoked BBQ to delicious desserts and pizza, we narrowed down our top 5 spots for comfort food for every palette ... and you don’t have to go far to find it! These gems are right here in Gahanna. CAUTION: you might get hungry after reading this. SuperChef’s Red velvet pancakes, fried chicken waffle sandwiches, French toast -- is your mouth watering yet? When it comes to having the breakfast of champions, SuperChef’s takes the cake on serving up the most creative and delicious breakfast food and more. If you are big on breakfast, this restaurant is an absolute must with creative foodie-favs like pancakes, waffles, omelets, sandwiches and more.
Cap City Fine Diner and Bar This award-winning establishment prides itself on classic-comfort-food-made-modern. Here, you’ll find go-to comfort foods like cheeseburgers, Philly cheesesteak, meatloaf, chicken pot pie and more. Cap City also has a dessert menu that is to-die-for, featuring a warm brownie sundae, chocolate-covered peanut butter pie, milkshakes and several more options that will surely make your tastebuds happy. Plus, Cap City’s Kids Meal Menu received top votes by readers of one local magazine. (Must be the homemade mac n’ cheese, grilled PB&J and chicken tenders!)
Barrel & Boar If your ideal comfort food includes BBQ from a scratch kitchen, then this restaurant--situated in the picturesque Creekside District--delivers big time! Enjoy southern food staples such as hush puppies, crab cake, mac & cheese and barrel BBQ chips. Or sink your teeth in a brisket platter, BBQ sampler or smoked strip steak. Pair any of these entres with one of their craft beers or cocktails, and you’ll be in comfort food heaven.
101 Beer Kitchen Gahanna Have you ever looked at a menu and knew immediately that restaurant would be your new happy place? That might happen to you at 101BK. If you like a restaurant that makes everything from scratch, changes up their menu quarterly and brings creativity to the table (along with great food) … this is the place for you. Menu features might include Mexican-inspired pizza or crispy lemon chicken, or perennial favs like Loaded Housemade Tater Tots and Shrimp & Grits. While you’re there, check out their dessert menu that--depending on the season--may include key lime creme brulee, red velvet cheesecake, banana splits and more.
Lola & Giuseppe’s Trattoria You don’t have to be of Italian descent to enjoy a delicious homemade Italian meal. From bruschetta and wedding soup to fettuccini alfredo and the classic spaghetti & meatballs, this family-owned restaurant offers authentic Italian recipes served in an intimate setting. One taste and you’ll see why Lola and Giuseppe’s is a treasured local favorite.
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Upscale Resale Furnishings, one of Gahanna, Ohio's most established retail shops, has recently moved to a new location--providing lots of additional space for more new and gently used furnishings, home décor items and accessories. We caught up with busy owner Karamel Van Atta for a quick Q & A ...
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Consider yourself a true foodie? If you enjoy a wide variety of delicious local food all-in-one place, then take note ...Taste of Gahanna is back for its 21st year on Thursday, August 30, from 5:30 - 8:30 pm. Sponsored by Lew Griffin Insurance, Taste of Gahanna will take place at a new location this year! Creekside Plaza (117 Mill St.) will transform to a foodie’s dreamland as attendees walk around, sampling everything from bacon-wrapped brisket and corned beef sliders to red velvet Bundtinis and freshly baked cupcakes. We had the pleasure of talking with Leslee Blake, President of the Gahanna Area Chamber of Commerce, about what’s new this year and what people can expect.
What will be different about Taste of Gahanna this year? The biggest change this year is that Taste of Gahanna 2018 will be held outdoors! For the first time ever, the event will take place at Creekside Plaza, allowing us to showcase one of our city’s most beautiful gems and provide a delightful alfresco dining opportunity to attendees. We’re excited to be welcoming both returning and new restaurants and vendors to Taste. Additionally, we’ll have new entertainment by Gahanna artists Paisha Thomas and Doug O’Hare, and a caricature artist that will create a one-of-a-kind drawing for attendees to take home as a special souvenir. One of the highlights of the evening is sure to be our “Celebrity Chopped” Challenge featuring local celebrities that include the Mayor, Fire Chief, our GJPS Superintendent and a local TV personality. We’ll be pairing these dignitaries with local chefs to test their culinary skills! Additionally, attendees will be able to vote online for their favorite appetizer, entrée, dessert and table display. The event is from 5:30 - 8:30 pm, so it goes by quickly! People can mix, mingle and nibble on unlimited samples from 20 different food vendors.
Which Gahanna area restaurants will be taking part? The new restaurants include Piada, Honey Baked Ham, Nazareth Deli, Smallcakes Cupcakery, Soulshine, Noble Cut Distillery, Simple Times and Kroger (who will feature their several amazing catering options). Returning fan favorites include J Gumbo's, Mi Tradicion and 101 Beer Kitchen. Other great restaurants that will take part in Taste of Gahanna 2018 will include Old Bag of Nails, Cafe Creekside, Jet’s Pizza, Max & Erma’s, La Navona, Barrel & Boar, Cap City Fine Diner and Pam’s Popcorn!
Is there a certain dish you're excited to try? I get so caught up and busy working the event that I hardly have time to try all the food! I’m certainly excited about the desserts. For me, it’s a mini competition between Smallcakes and Nothing Bundt Cakes since they’re both so good. I’m also excited to have Piada since I’ve never tried their food before. Nazareth Deli also has great offerings; I love that they make their own house dressing, and I’m a big fan of their hummus. I also love Longhorn’s salmon. So I guess I’m excited to try everything (if possible)!
There’s a great assortment of tastes that people can try, so no one should go away hungry. Three hours of unlimited eating?! It doesn’t get any better than that! And it’s a great value at $35 per person (pre-sale), with prices increasing to $40 after 12 midnight on Saturday, August 25.
How can people get tickets? Tickets are currently available online and also will be available at the door (but buy early to save). To make the evening extra special, we also offer VIP reserved seating packages that include a complimentary bottle of wine for your table to enjoy! Guests can decorate their own tables and take home a prize for the best design! For tickets, you can go to the Chamber’s website or get your tickets here.
How does this event come together? It’s been great to work with Visit Gahanna, especially since hosting outdoor events is something they have experience with as hosts of the Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival. It takes a lot of hands to put this outdoor event together. Our Taste of Gahanna Committee (comprised of Directors from the Chamber’s Board and Chamber members) has been amazing and a huge help this year. We’re so grateful that Lew Griffin Insurance has supported this event for more than 10 years. Lew is a wonderful local business partner, and his team is fabulous. He loves the event and is a strong patron of the Chamber and our community.
Is there anything else you’d like people to know about Taste of Gahanna? Taste of Gahanna is the Chamber’s largest fundraiser. Because we are a business association, our proceeds help to support the programming, workshops and resources that we are able to provide to our members, and allow us to keep membership prices reasonable. This event also allows us to shine a light on our Chamber members and Gahanna businesses, and create an opportunity to connect our members with the local community.
The Lily Stone Bed & Breakfast is located in a home that is more than 100 years old, making it a charming piece of Gahanna history. Owned and operated by the Gahanna Historical Society, the Victorian-style B&B has recently undergone renovations to expose the underlying beauty of the building, as well as making some modern updates. We had the pleasure of talking to City Councilwoman, Gahanna Historical Society member and head of the B&B, Nancy McGregor, to learn more about The Lily Stone.
We love that The Lily Stone Bed & Breakfast is a beautiful piece of Gahanna history. Can you give us a little history of the B&B? The house was built in approximately 1900, and was owned by Lillian and S.C. Stone. Mr. Stone was the mayor of Gahanna in 1916 and 1917. The Stone family owned the house until 1981, when members of the Gahanna Historical Society pooled their resources to buy the property. Over the next 10 years members and community volunteers spent thousands of hours updating the house, cleaning, removing layers of wallpaper, establishing gardens around the house and painting the exterior. The Historical Society obtained a Community Development Block Grant of $20K that allowed them to update electricity, add/update bathrooms and add sinks and vanities to bedrooms. It was decorated in Victorian Style. The first guests at the Lily Stone visited in 1992.
We heard the B&B has recently undergone some renovations! What are the new updates? In 2017, a marketing class at Capital University chose the Lily Stone as their summer project. There were four groups that looked at the facility with new eyes and made recommendations. Last October, after reading the recommendations, a group of volunteers got together to update the decor of the B&B. They removed many layers of curtains, old upholstered fabric and most of the carpeting. They painted, cleaned and removed wallpaper. WiFi and a centrally located TV were added. New bedding and towels were acquired. Two bicycles were donated for our guests to use. The work continues, and the bedrooms and baths are new and fresh. The house is a beautiful, peaceful place to stay and relax. There is a marvelous view of the Big Walnut Creek and the delightful neighborhood in which it lies.
Where is the Lily Stone B&B located? The Lily Stone Bed & Breakfast is located at 106 S. High Street, Gahanna OH 43230. We encourage visitors to put the zip code in their GPS. Once I had to drive to downtown Columbus to pick up a guest from British Columbia whose taxi dropped him of at 106 S. High St. in Columbus!
What’s unique about this place? The Lily Stone Bed & Breakfast is a beautiful, charming place to stay. It is located in a safe, quiet neighborhood, adjacent to walking and bicycle paths, and it’s within blocks of the Creekside Development. More than 10 restaurants of varying cuisines and price points are within a couple of blocks. It is located just 10 minutes from downtown Columbus and 2 miles from John Glenn International Airport.
Can people tour The Lily Stone? A tour of the facility can be scheduled by calling me, [Nancy McGregor] 614/475-5735.
How can people book a room? People can book a room by calling 614/476-1976.
Is there anything else you’d like people to know about The Lily Stone Bed & Breakfast? Our guests, both local and international, are very happy with the beautiful setting of the LilyStone. We have guests who come into town for family events, guests who work for the airlines, guests coming in for career classes, folks passing through the area and even guests coming in for tattoos by a famed local artist. We would be happy to answer any questions.
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