What started in nearby Worthington, COHatch is more than just a coworking space. The new location in Westerville is a one-of-a-kind community location. The 2.3 acre campus offers a four season room, primarily constructed with glass, walkable gardens, North High Restaurant and Brewpub, live music and event venue, free coffee, tea and WiFI and more. You can reserve your place now for a membership or private offices. View a video of the new space.

A new local family-owned business will be opening in Westerville at 545 S. Otterbein Ave. The bakery will serve up gooey cinnamon rolls, giant cookies, and other tasty baked goods, along with delicious coffee, tea, and sparkling beverages. The menu will feature unique offerings for younger guests as well, because everyone is welcome at Family Room! The 1,500 sq.-ft. seating area will be full of comfy couches and chairs for snuggling up with a good book, and plenty of tables and chairs for meetings or work spaces. Family Room has a no-line philosophy. No one wants to wait in line, so at Family Room you won’t have to. You will just take a seat and order your drinks and baked goods through the mobile app or website. Or, place your order before you leave home and it will be ready when you arrive!

As part of the new opening of the Westerville CoHatch, a brand new North High Brewing will be coming to Uptown Westerville as part of the new opening of the Westerville COHatch campus, sitting on 2.3 acres in the old Westerville Armory building. Originally started in the Short North in 2012 as the 7^th brewery in Central Ohio, the Westerville location will now be one of 50+ breweries in the area and just the 2^nd in the Westerville area. North High will be located at 240 S. State St. and will feature their local beers, a full restaurant, outdoor space for events and live music and more.

Blue Santa Mexican Restaurant will be taking over the recent space that Barrel & Boar occupied in Uptown Westerville. They will be opening their second location (their first location on Polaris Parkway) sometime in September. While they're currently renovating the space to make it their own, the restaurant will serve authentic Mexican food and house-made margaritas, cervezas, and Mexican tequilas and will also offer an outdoor patio!

Found in nature and crafted by hand, everbowls are loaded with stuff straight from the earth that energizes the body and grounds the mind. Located at 15 N. State St. in Uptown Westerville, the new Acai bowl restaurant is now open!.

High Bank Co. will open its third location in the Columbus area in Uptown Westerville in the old United States Post Office building at 28 S. State St. The full-service bar and restaurant will feature a 3,600 sq. ft. full-service bar and restaurant, two patios, a retail store, and exterior DORA windows. In addition to the bar and restaurant, High Bank will also be opening a 2,000 sq. ft. speakeasy underground their location, offering elevated and creative cocktails and light bites.

Westerville is known as a “city within a park” and a new park coming soon will further prove that. Edge Adventure Park, a 10.5-acre wooded ravine between Vesper Way and Cleveland Avenue will soon be transformed to serve a dual purpose for workforce recruitment, worksite wellness pursuits and corporate fitness and team-building opportunities. While the park is still in the conceptual phase, potential activities could include a ropes course, tree swings, frisbee golf, a fitness circuit, seasonal sledding and fishing, a children’s garden, fire pits, kayaking, zip lining and more.

With the latest news that Barrel & Boar closed their doors for an offer they couldn’t refuse, the community can’t help but wonder what will go in the iconic space of the old Westerville movie theatre building. While nothing has yet to be announced on what will replace the BBQ joint, be sure to check back as we’ll update as soon as we have any information of what’s to come. We’re sure it will be something exciting!

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