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A Central Ohio Magazine

The businesses your town talks about. Finally, on the record.

Documentary features on the founders, kitchens, and storefronts that make Central Ohio what it is. Film. Photography. Longform writing. Delivered to the neighbors who should already know their name.

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Restaurant|Richwood

Smoky Bears Grill & Chill

A Tennessee smokehouse transplanted with care into an Ohio dining room.

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Real Estate|Richwood

Cody Adams Real Estate

He sells the version of the conversation he wished someone had given him.

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Painting & Contracting|Richwood

McElroy Painting & Epoxies

Sixteen years on the ladder. Six years with his name on the truck.

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Richwood

The issue that started it all.

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Marysville

The county seat with more going on than the bypass lets you see.

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A college town and a county seat — old enough to have layers, young enough to still be building them.

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