Nicole Eshelbrenner

Though Andrea Boxill calls herself an artist and Shanne Lopez is a fantastic baker who dreams of opening a food truck, their love and commitment to caring for others is a defining pillar of their live...

If your teen plays girls’ volleyball, swimming or boys’ track and field, you might already know Tyler Mansfield. The athletic dynamo was a three-sport athlete while at Bexley High School in those thre...

Can you believe that a town that has a healthy amount – dare I say, an overabundance – of ice cream, pizza and sub shops, that until late last year, Bexley had zero fine jewelers?  [caption id=""...

Only an estimated two percent of high school sweethearts get married, yet these three local couples still say “be mine” this Valentine’s Day: let’s celebrate The Myers, the Bolons and the Blairs! A.J....

Friends Svetlana Khodorkovsky and Darya Babahanyan recently turned a hobby and love for high-end designer fashion into a venture filling a void on the East Side: a preowned luxury goods shop. K Galler...

It’s a story oddly reminiscent of the Charity Newsies fundraising the schools do each year and the tale of the boy selling his papers out in the cold: Kyle Barger, who lives in Bexley with his partner...

One of the best known, yet best kept secrets of Bexley is Miller’s Hill. On a heavily snowy day the likes of which haven’t happened yet this winter, the Buzz is sure to have someone ask, “where do we ...

Homesteading is on the rise in the United States, with an uptick starting during the COVID lockdowns when people became full of time, possibly scared of food scarcity and in need of more outdoor space...

“Not a week goes by without us being reminded why we serve our community,” Nancy DeRoberts-Moore says. Nancy is the executive director of the Bishop Griffin Resource Center, which serves “working fami...

On a warm Saturday morning in May of this year, a group of volunteers got together in Mt. Vernon, OH to help prep and paint the side of a barn. But this wasn’t an ordinary barn out in the farmlands of...

On October 1, HEARTSafe Bexley held its kickoff for a series of citywide CPR training events where residents can learn how to do chest compressions and use an automated external defibrillator (AED). “...

The advancements made this past year in Bexley’s environmental sustainability realm – by the City’s Sustainability Department, Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee, and residents – can best...

In Bexley, the white buckets, purple coneflowers, and blue toters are all abundant and all part of Green Bexley, the joint outreach branch of the City of Bexley’s Sustainability Department and Environ...

“Did you know that Halloween started because long ago people believed that one day a year at the end of the fall harvest, the spirits would return to walk the earth? On that day, people wore masks so ...

Imagine a place where the teens hang out on Friday and Saturday nights, where things get so raucous that encyclopedias are being tossed out windows and the police are called in to monitor. Is it our b...

For the O’Reilly family, going home for Thanksgiving is less Planes, Trains and Automobiles and more a leisurely stroll around the block. And it’s been that way for more than a hundred years. Diana O’...

On March 2, Bexley celebrated the Jeffrey Woods Festival and Maple Syrup Workshop, where participants experienced maple syrup production, axe sharpening, a sawmill demonstration, and wood working proj...

The Bexley Education Foundation’s premier fundraising event, BRAVO! will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Jeffrey Mansion…and, it’s a pajama party. Gather your besties and come dressed  in y...

Five outstanding graduates have been named recipients of the 2023 Bexley High School Distinguished Alumni awards. The awardees will be recognized at a special student assembly on Monday, November 20. ...

Where can you see birds of prey fly across a classroom or watch a live knee replacement surgery? At Bexley High School of course when the annual Judah Folkman MD Scientist in Residence Program is held...

Hello everyone! I hope this month is filled with joy, safety, and happiness! My name is Daniel, and I have a passion for cooking and creating delicious cocktails at home. My inspiration comes from var...

Can you believe the holidays are upon us? “Celebrate the endings — for the precede new beginnings!” “Cheers to a new year and another chance to get it right!” “What the new year brings to you will dep...

Nestled discreetly in Columbus, Ohio, Hidden Creek stands as a symbol of refined outdoor living. With over 25 years dedicated to our craft, our expertise in designing exquisite pools, modern landscape...

Photography by Kimarie Martin Photography When Max first started playing lacrosse at age 9, signing to play at Otterbein would have been a far-fetched idea. “That first year,” Max says of the Bexley Y...

Is it just me, or does everyone else need a professional planner to keep track of all the memory-building activities Columbus has to offer during the holiday season? There’s Conservatory Aglow, the Dr...

We renamed our studio to Beyond Arts & Music because we wanted to go beyond our music classes and lessons to bring a thriving and diverse arts community to the whole 43209 community and beyond. We...

Elana Hardesty, an 11-year-old fifth-grader, started taking voice lessons in December 2021 to improve her singing voice and gain confidence. She says singing is fun and makes her happy. So far, increa...

CJ Tedder is an 8th grader at Rosmore Middle School in Whitehall. He started taking lessons in the summer of 2023 and likes playing piano and keyboard best.  Inspired by other family members who ...

Sometimes magic just happens. Take Celeste Williams, the artist who creates the fairy garden sculptures at Schneider Park. Before COVID, she had never owned a chain saw. Since then, she has used them,...

This month’s Students of the Month at Chambers have something in common: a big love for pasta and Piada! Laiden Al-Sakur Laiden, a 9 year old 4th grader at Indianola Informal K-8, started playing pian...

Earlier in October, Casey King traveled to Malaysia where a lifelong love of soccer turned into the opportunity to play on a global stage. Casey was selected to represent the United States, one of onl...

Eastmoor and Bexley Young Residents Make Taking out the Trash a Lucrative Business Not everyone dislikes taking out the trash. Inspired by neighbors who often forgot what day was garbage and recycling...

Growing up in a family of photographers, it was no surprise that I eventually picked up a camera myself. However, as a child, I failed to appreciate the art of photography and viewed it as something o...

Brooke Parr took the Buzz by storm when she asked for input on a Bexley-based illustration featuring landmarks and images of significance to the community. Dozens of comments later, she refined her ar...

Benny Zelkowicz hadn’t done theater since college -- “and when we moved to L.A.,” he says, “it was harder to dabble.” When his wife got a job as the head of Columbus Jewish Day School in 2016, bringin...

We got Max in October of 2020. Our family dog of 12 years passed away, and we were desperate for another dog. I found Max online, and we traveled 5 hours to Indiana to get him. My son Jake picked him ...

He was adopted from Rescued Ohio in November 2021 as a two year old. He was the most lovable pup from the beginning and fit perfectly into the our family. He quickly grew to be his mom’s shadow, never...

Hardy mums are still filling yards with color and some of our gorgeous fall leaves are hanging on, yet as winter begins to settle in, a little extra color never hurts! This month, we are thankful for ...

Rhodes Selner is a seven-year-old second grader at Cassingham Elementary who started playing piano when he was five. Inspired to play because he dad also plays piano, Rhodes says what he enjoys playin...