Submitted by Michael Cote
Northland High School will host its first Northland Market in the heart of our Forest Park neighborhood! Please see the attached flyer.The Northland Market is an initiative of the Community Campus School model that is being implemented at Northland High School (NHS). The event will feature games, craft sales, musical performances, and food vendors. Renee Grice, teacher and organizer of the event, reports that over 50 vendors and community partners have already signed up to attend. I have taken the initiative to sign up the Forest Park Civic Association (FPCA) for a booth. A table and chairs will be provided by NHS. I will provide a canopy tent, a welcome flag, and bunting to showcase our FPCA banner at the table. The Northland Market event date of May 9, 2026 gives us time to prepare materials and promote our 2026 Summer Membership Campaign to lots of people that live in Forest Park. We’ll need an ample supply of “Brag Sheets” that highlight what makes our neighborhood special to distribute to attendees as well as membership forms to sign up any interested future members. Volunteers will be needed to staff the FPCA table at the Northland Market. Please contact me if you are interested. Northland Market organizers are also looking for volunteers to help with the event. I’ve attached a flyer for the Northland Market with QRCs to apply as a volunteer and/or apply as a vendor, There are still spots available.
Northland High School held its third Community Conversation,”Creating Community in a Digital Age” on February 26, 2026. Over twenty students, faculty and members of the community participated in a lively 90 minute conversation about the future of digital communication in schools and within local communities.
In honor of Black History Month the Woodward Park Community Center hosted a “Celebration of Black Excellence” event for the community on Feb. 26, 2026. Nearly 250 people attended! The event featured 10 amazing performances by dancers, drummers, poets, a violinist, a pianist, a belly dancer, and a 10 year old essay award winner! There were dozens of vendors selling their art and crafts as well as many nonprofit agencies giving way resource materials. A delicious complimentary Soul Food meal was also served!
The North YMCA will host a Columbus Community Jobs and Career Resource Fair on Friday,Mar 27, 2026 12-3. This is a free community event designed to connect job seekers with employers. The event is hosted in partnership with Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services (ETSS), the Ohio State University Global Leadership Initiative, and the North YMCA.
Woodward Park Rec Center to host Easter Egg Hunt on April 4th, Saturday, at 10:00 AM. Information Flyer Here
The Forest Park Civic Association and the Karmel Woodward Park Civic Association are planning to develop a joint working group to help maintain and enhance the natural beauty of Woodward Park and Natural Preserve that are bordered and shared by both of our communities. The goals of the Friends of Woodward Park Group is to enhance the natural beauty of our shared environment by planting native wildflowers, removing invasive species, planting trees, etc. In the process of working together to develop this group we will strive to improve collaboration between our sister civic associations, the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, Franklin County Soil & Water, and the environmental groups working in our watershed such as Green Columbus that can provide us with planting material and technical assistance. If you are interested in helping form the Friends of Woodward Park Group, please contact michaelcote@fpcivic.org
We hope to have something to do together by Earth Day, April 22, 2026!