Imagine a time, where if a person left downtown Columbus traveling east, after passing through a partially-developed Bexley, there’d be forest. And beyond that, forest.

This summer marks the 100th anniversary since Central Eastmoor was developed…

What is more Bexley than the 4th of July? Pizzas, subs and ice cream shops, perhaps? Or perhaps the feeling of community and knowing the names of folks you encounter on Main Street every day?

Rubino’s sits at the intersection of all of those intangible feelings of Americana.

Bexley Pride, a group some 200-people strong, started under a different name in 2020 after a certain hate group protested in front of Dr. Acton’s house and began harassing her neighbor, Kate. Realizing there was no unified LGBTQIA+ group, people came together to get action from the city. They went to City Council meetings and Mayor Kessler issued an apology, but the group stalled a bit after that. Not wanting a silent group, Larry DeAtley-Ellyson and his husband Brian restarted the group with the goal of social advocacy.