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Looking Back
Faces and Places in the news 10, 25, 30 years ago
MAY/JUNE 2019 Issue

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10 YEARS AGO 2009: FAREWELL

Benevolence closed a decade ago in May 2009 following a second change in ownership. The founders, Larry Henry and Nancy Stranahan, launched the cafe on Swan Street 14 years earlier, in 1995, turning profits to save nature preserves at the Highlands Nature Sanctuary. (Benevolence had a previous incarnation at the Quonset Hut North Market.) The cafe, located at 41 W. Swan St., just north of the North Market, carried handmade items from around the world, as well as vegetable soups, freshly baked breads and fruit.. [© File photo]

25 YEARS AGO 1999: WELCOME

Bonnie Segel opened Baskets By Bonnie 25 years ago in May of 1994 at 772 N. High St. in the Body Shop building (Piece of Cake space) before moving to the corner of Buttles and High at 721 N. High in 1996. The store sold gift baskets and was known for its unusual window displays featuring life-like mannequins and the lady in the tub. Segal closed the store in January 2006 and moved to Citygate near the airport where her business still operates with a focus on corporate clients. [© 2005: Gus Brunsman III]

30 YEARS AGO: 1989

Thirty years ago, Major Chord, a jazz club owned by Columbus City Council President Jerry Hammond, closed after less than two years in operation. It opened December 31, 1987 and closed on June 25, 1989. The space, at 700 N. High, reopened in December of that year as Kent Rigsby’s short-lived Indigo 88. [Photo Columbus Metropolitan Library Archives]

30 YEARS AGO: 1989 - MOVE

Thirty years ago in May 1989, the Short North Tavern, moved from 660 N. High St, (currently occupied by the Happy Greek Restaurant) to its current location at 674 N. High. Owner John Allen opened the Tavern in 1980 after buying the Star Cafe at 660 N. High, renaming it, and soliciting help from his friend Greg Carr. [File photo]

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