Bexley News

Junior Marcellus Veneziano and sophomore Nate Klingenberg, right, will sing along with the rest of the Bexley High School choir when they perform at Carnegie Hall this spring.

Bexley officials learned this week that they had been awarded a $475,000 Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission grant to fund Jeffrey Mansion interior renovations.

Bexley's Ross Friedman takes the ball from Dayton Carroll's Matthew Barnes in a Division II regional final Nov.

Senior Josh Thaboune, a Bexley graduate, scored in a shootout as the Capital men's soccer team captured the OAC championship by defeating Ohio Northern 3-2 on Nov.

One of Eric Acton's priorities when he was hired as coach of the Bexley High School boys and girls track and field teams in 1999 was to unite the program.

Bexley might become central Ohio's test kitchen for curbside food-scrap recycling.

Area residents will have the opportunity to view a variety of artwork -- from painting to glassblowing -- during the Jewish Community Center's arts and crafts fair.

The opening reception for the Ohio Craft Museum's 10th annual "Gifts of the Craftsmen" holiday exhibition will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Bexley's Charlotte Myers battles Middletown Fenwick's Emily Ross for the ball last Saturday during a Division II regional final at Hilliard Bradley.

Seniors lost: Ronnell Armstrong, Martin Binau, Tommy Bolon, Alex Delap, Mike Edwards, Christyan Hertlein, Ziyad Khaloufi, Drew King, Jack Lake, Adam Leeds, Matt MacKay, Dylon Myers, Mikey Penn, Scott Podlasiak, Martin Raabe, Sam Spicer, Matt Stanton and Danny Webb Key returnees: Kyle Boddie, Derek Cain, D.J. Jones, Ahmed Khaloufi, Josh Lake, St.

Bexley's Zach Arace competes in the Division II state meet last Saturday at Scioto Downs.

Bexley City Council passed legislation Tuesday creating a charter review commission, but residents shouldn't expect to see any potential charter changes on the ballot until November 2011, city attorney Lou Chodosh said.

Moe claps as "Anchors Aweigh" is played as part of the Armed Forces Medley during a ceremony inducting 20 Ohio veterans into the Veterans Hall of Fame on Nov.

Bexley senior citizens could face a more than 50 percent increase in their annual trash pickup fees next year.

Fall foliage fantasia is almost past. It was a particularly fine season, and there were some surprises this year, especially pleasing peach-blush colors of sassafras and wonderful deep reds of pin and scarlet oaks, as well as seasonal needle yellowing on the inner needles of native and exotic pines.

Health issues prevented Bexley resident Jim Tornes from participating in his 50th marathon last weekend in New York City.

The Franklin County Board of Elections said results for some races may not be in until after midnight.

Oktubafest Capital University, COLLEGE AVENUE AT E. MAIN STREET, Bexley The final two concerts of a five-performance celebration of the tuba and euphonium will involve recitals by R. William Roesch and Tony Zilincik.

Ed Lentz writes a history column for ThisWeek. It has taken a while, but Halloween is coming into its own once again.

The Division I state tournament didn't start the way St. Charles Preparatory School golf coach Anthony Mampieri and his team had hoped.