Exploring Alum and Big Walnut Creeks 2020 By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist With recent restrictions due to COVID 19 in Ohio, Columbus Wired continues their goal to bring you fresh content and ideas for family trips. As you know; as of November 2020,...
The Road Home from Appalachia By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist With recent restrictions lessening in Ohio, Columbus Wired continues their goal to bring you fresh content and ideas for family trips. As you know; many people never truly end their trip without exploring some more. The...
Appalachian Getaway: New River Gorge By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist With recent restrictions lessening in Ohio, Columbus Wired continues their goal to bring you fresh content and ideas for family trips. Not every family wants to river raft, climb across the Western Hemisphere’s Longest Arch...
Appalachian Getaway: Lewisburg West Virginia By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist With recent restrictions lessening in Ohio, Columbus Wired continues their goal to bring you fresh content and ideas for family trips. This entry in our journey is a somewhat known way-stop between Pocahontas County and the...
Appalachian Getaway: Cass Scenic Railroad By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist With recent restrictions lessening in Ohio, Columbus Wired continues their goal to bring you fresh content and ideas for family trips. This entry in our journey is one of America’s iconic scenic railroads; The Cass Scenic...
Appalachian Getaway: The Road to Cass and Beyond By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist With recent restrictions lessening in Ohio, Columbus Wired continues their goal to bring you fresh content and ideas for family trips. This entry in our journey is reviewing our short stay in...
Appalachian Getaway: Antietam By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist With recent restrictions lessening in Ohio, Columbus Wired continues their goal to bring you fresh content and ideas for family trips. This installment of the Appalachian Getaway is more reflective but never the less enjoyable....
Appalachian Getaway: Harpers Ferry By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist With recent restrictions lessening in Ohio, Columbus Wired continues their goal to bring you fresh content and ideas for family trips. We had a preview and tip with the Road to Appalachia. Now, the Getaway begins...
The Road to Appalachia Prep work and driving to Appalachian Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist With recent restrictions lessening in Ohio, Columbus Wired continues their goal to bring you fresh content and ideas for family trips. Last year,...
Biking and Hiking with Family COVID-19 Style By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist Recently the United States and the world has been ridden by the COVID-19 virus. With recent restrictions lessening in Ohio, we continue the Assignment series with this installment. Columbus Wired’s goal with...
Drive Ohio’s New Homefront to Warfront Trail WWII Victory Celebration 75th Commemorative (Originally published on partner site The Ohio Railroader) Immediate Press Release Wendy Zucal, Executive Director Dennison Railroad Depot Museum, National Historic Landmark 740.922.6776 (Office) 330.340.1445 (Cell) director@dennsondepot.org Ten of Ohio’s Museums featuring WWII history have joined forces to...
Assignment: TusCo History Loop COVID-19 Style By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist Nearly two hours east of Columbus, beautiful and historical attractions await in Tuscarawas County. My wife Tanya, myself, and my daughter Hannah made the trip on a June Friday. It was Father’s Day weekend. The...
Assignment: National Road Western Ohio By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist Recently the United States and the world has been ridden by the COVID-19 virus. With recent restrictions lessening in Ohio, we continue the Assignment series with this installment. Columbus Wired’s goal with this series bring...
Assignment: South Central Ohio By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist Recently the United States and the world has been ridden by the COVID-19 virus. With recent restrictions lessening in Ohio, we continue the Assignment series with this installment. Columbus Wired’s goal with this series bring you...
Assignment: Westerville By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist Recently the United States and the world has been ridden by the COVID-19 virus. Unfortunately, that has placed a major break on travel; in general. But, that will not stop Columbus Wired to bring you fresh content and...
Cuyahoga Valley Exploring (in Partnership with the Ohio Railroader) By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist Columbus Wired From the days of the Ohio and Erie Canal to current day, Peninsula remains a trailhead for explorers of all ages. Brandywine Falls has been a long...
Amish Country Ohio: Trains, History and Cheese By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist My family and I planned a simple trip to Holmes, Tuscarawas and Knox County. We did not plan a full day as we had. But, it was a trip well worth. Our first visit was...
Exploring Downtown Columbus By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist There are a lot of places folks know about Downtown Columbus. There are also a few places people overlooked. Here’s a break down how to travel to Downtown without breaking the bank. Take COTA, in particular,...
Walt Disney World: Animal Kingdom By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist Our final full day at Walt Disney World was spent at Animal Kingdom. Between Expedition Everest, the Safari and Dinoland USA; it was a whole day of exploring. Whether you are able to explore the whole park...
Walt Disney World:Epcot By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist Epcot was another full day park experience; in which it had something for everyone. Thrill rides, simulation rides and many places to explore gave Epcot a whole world of memories. Again, due to the vastness; could not take in...
Walt Disney World: Hollywood Studios By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist Opened in 1989; an original concept was the Disney/MGM Studios. In recent years, the MGM nods have faded away. With Disney’s acquisition of Lucas Arts; the main theme of the Hollywood Studios has been the Golden Age...
Walt Disney World: Magic Kingdom By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist Welcome to the Happiest Place on The Earth! A few tips prior to entering the Magic Kingdom or any other Walt Disney Property…. Whether a one day visit or an entire vacation; please keep in mind,...
Drive to Disney: Staying at Walt Disney World By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist So, you got to your resort; now what? Let’s back up a few steps first. You do not have to be a Disney Vacation Club member to have a great vacation. More...
Drive to Disney: Travel Tips To and From Orlando By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist This introductory piece is not only to give you tips on travel as a whole; it is help on your most epic adventure as a family. Walt Disney World. Just those three...
TusCo History Loop: Family Fun Day By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist Approximately two hours east of Columbus, a hidden gem upon two more hidden gems await your family in Tuscarawas County. A couple weeks ago, Wendy Zucal (director) and Kevin Welch (active volunteer and train excursion crew...
By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist “Take me to Dreamsville, Ohio” The iconic Glenn Miller song was heard by many sailors, soldiers, airmen, marine and support personnel. The main way to get to the war-front was rail. Many in Ohio don’t know that Dennison, Ohio was one of...
Cincinnati Museum Center: Rebirth of History By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist Basic Facts on the iconic family attraction and historical grounds per their website Cincinnati Museum Center 1301 Western Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45203 Phone: (513) 287-7000 Toll Free: (800) 733-2077 TTY: (800) 750-0750 information@cincymuseum.org Hours Monday — Sunday 10 a.m. to 5...
Rails, Parks, and Trails North Columbus By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist Many people know of the great parks we have in Central Ohio. Not many know that some of them are right next to active railroad lines; that the railfan and their family can come together....
Hocking Valley Scenic Railway Heart of the Hills, Railway Style (Article originally published on partner site, The Ohio Railroader) By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist On a lazy Sunday in June, my family made a repeat visit to the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway. The railway, since 1972;...
Great Park Getaways in Metro Columbus By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist There are many parks to have you, that special someone or the entire family to getaway for the afternoon in Metro Columbus. Here are just a few snapshots of some here in Central Ohio Scioto...
Indy Motor Speedway and More Hoosier Getaway Has Lot To Offer By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist (Lead photo of Borg Warner Trophy by Joe Bennett, remainder by columnist) As our family did the Children’s Museum on Saturday; what visit to Indianapolis could not be complete...
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis More than Just a Kids Museum By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist Columbus Wired (Front Photo by Joe Bennett; remainder by columnist) The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 3000 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46208 317-334-4000 Spring Hours March 16-May 24, 2019...
Knox County Nice Getaway for a Day or a Week By Giles Kennedy Family and Travel Columnist Columbus Wired All throughout the year, Knox County has many attractions and festivals to appeal to the family and those young at heart. Let’s work our way up State Route...
I had the opportunity to get some questions out to Mike Healy, drummer for Papadosio in advance of their stop here in Columbus at The Newport Music Hall next week (11/23) … notes from the road: SM4CW: Hi guys … wanted to take a few minutes to discuss your...
The marquee at Express Live had an old familiar name for Saturday, Jan 28th … McGuffey Lane and their annual Zachariah’s Reunion show. The doors opened at 7 and by 7:30, 2,200+ fans had filled the venue and were ready for a night with one of their favorite bands...
When you put 12 musicians on the same stage and they’re all in the zone, magic happens. Monday night (1/23/17) at The Palace Theatre those 12 musicians, collectively known as the Tedeschi Trucks Band, brought a special kind of magic. The setlist included songs from their latest record ‘Let...
Never miss a Sunday show … taken to heart by 1,000 + Campers, fans and friends of Greensky Bluegrass as they lit up the Newport Music Hall exactly 366 days since their last show at the storied venue. The 4th stop of the Winter 2017 tour once again affirms,...
It’s always a special treat to see a talented singer/songwriter in an intimate setting … you can hear and feel the emotion, it’s more real. When there are 3 performers and they happen to be Grammy nominated and BMA award winner Ruthie Foster, Texas born legend Joe Ely and...
Dark Star Orchestra – 2/28/16 – Setlist via DSO Original Dead Show Recreated: 5/13/78 (Spectrum – Philly) Set One: Jack Straw ; Dire Wolf ; Beat It On Down The Line ; Peggy-O ; El Paso ; Row Jimmy ; New Minglewood Blues ; Candyman ;...
Pure rock and roll … southern style, done right … what a show! Blackberry Smoke and Stone Rider brought the heat on a cold Columbus night … from the moment they stepped on stage they cut loose and the crowd loved every minute.
Greensky Bluegrass returned to Columbus Saturday evening (1/16/16) and thrilled a sold out Newport Music Hall. A GSBG show is truly an all encompassing experience and never fail to energize their fans … and Saturday was no exception. Couple the stellar musicianship with the stunning visuals from lighting director...
Michigan native Garrett Borns, fronting the band known as Borns, thrilled the sold out Newport Music Hall on Tuesday 12/15 at one of their last US tour stops for 2015. One look into the faces of the relatively young crowd and it was clear, they were fans...
Tommy Emmanuel & friends put on a show of shows this evening at the Capitol Theatre … first set was Tommy solo and it was simply incredible. This was a bucket list moment for me, first time seeing him live, won’t be the last! Didn’t mind putting the camera...
An evening of acoustic brilliance at the historic Lincoln Theatre with Ohio’s own Over the Rhine. Karin Bergquist, her husband Linford Detweiler and guitarist/mandolinist extraordinaire Brad Meinerding had the audience in the palms of their hands for 2 hours of story telling, incredible music (including reality Christmas songs …...
Ohio born (and former OSU resident) David Shaw and his tribe of New Orleans jam/soul/rock/funksters tore it up at the Newport Music Hall. From the moment they stepped on stage they had the Newport moving and the fun was just getting started. To a person, this is a band...
Rock On The Range–the largest and most-acclaimed rock festival in the United States–celebrates its 10th Anniversary May 20, 21 & 22, 2016 at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, OH. The incredible lineup features the legendary Red Hot Chili Peppers, hard rock titans Disturbed (who have returned after a 4-year hiatus),...
From the moment they stepped on the stage … Erica and the guys never took their foot off the pedal … another fine show by one of the Columbus area’s greatest bands … talent, tireless, humble and genuine!
Devon and the band touring in support of of his latest album, Ragged and Dirty (produced by Tom Hambridge) … great record, killer touring band and an epic show.
Every now and then you run across a hidden gem … I recently enjoyed one of those nights when Nashville’s Goodbye June opened for ZZ Top at the Palace Theatre … and brought their A game … high energy, emotion filled rock/blues … great writing, vocals and musicianship …...
For a while, it was 1973 riding shotgun in Alan Niswonger’s yellow hotrod and Tres Hombres was in the tape deck (yes, that would have been an 8 track) and life was good … fast forward 42 years to The Palace Theatre and life is even better. That...