Monday, March 14, 2011

The Best of Columbia

I can hear the "nay sayers" of our town now, "there's nothing good about Columbia," "our town isn't worth the dirt its built on." Well, some of us see Columbia differently. So, here goes. From time to time, newspapers and magazines do their "best of" lists.
I tried this a few times before at the Columbia Ledger. One that was particularly effective was a special section I produced on the 100 Years of Columbia High School football. Another, was like a "Best Of" list, in combination with other newspapers in our chain.
So, even though there are no prizes involved, I'd like to try it now. Between now and April 1, let's fill out the following lists and on April 2, I'll announce Columbia Talk's Best of Columbia.
"The Best of Columbia"
1. Best Community Event?
2. Best Place to watch a parade at?
3. Best Place to relax?
4. Best Park?
5. Best place to watch a sporting event?
6. Best place to get a cup of coffee?
7. Best place to view the Susquehanna?
8. Best place to get wings?
9. Best place to get a sub?
10. Best place to get a cheesesteak?
11. Best place to get ice cream?
12., Best soft pretzel (current or "back in the day")
13. Best street in Columbia?
14. Please place to get breakfast?
15. Best place to get a haircut or perm?
16. Best stylist or barber?
17. Best place to get an adult beverage?
18. Best place to get a soda?
19. Best pizza place?
20. Best sporting event?
21. Best place to walk?
22. Best burger?
23. Best tourist attraction?
24. Best place to get gas?
25. Best fast food restaurant?
26. Best place to go for entertainment?
27. Best service station?
28. Best club?
29. Best market stand?
30. Best teacher (present)?
31. Best teacher (back in the day)?
32. Best church?
33. Best police officer?
34. Best place to purchase a lottery ticket?

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

1. Craft Show
2. Five Points?
3. Locust Heights
4. Glatfelter
5. Glatfelter
6. Daily Grind
7. Route 462 Bridge
8. Union Station
9. Smith's
10. Joe's
11. DQ?
12. Hassebach
13. Grinnell Ave.
14. Hinkles
15. Downtown Hair
16. Shuppy
17. Station
18. TH
19. Columbia Pizza
20. CHS Basketball
21. CHS track
22. Burger King
23. Watch and Clock
24. Sunnocco
25. None
26. Club Good Times
27. Doutrich's
28. Hambones
29. Amish lunch meat guy
30. Wier
31. Martin
32. St. Johns
33. J.D. Bourne
34. Stovers

Anonymous said...

1. Car Shoe
2. Locust St. Park
3. River
4. Glatfelter
5. CHS Gym
6. TH
7. Long Level
8. Vehccia
9. Smith's
10. Joe's
11. DQ
12. Daddy O's
13. Union St
14. Hinkles
15. House of Cuts
16. The blonde on Locust St.
17. Deitz
18. Exxon
19. Wrightsville
20. CHS basketball
21. Glatfleter track
22. Union Station
23. Wright Ferry
24. Sheetz
25. McDobalds
26. Boro Council meeting
27. Doutrich
28. Hambones
29. Keagys
30. Ms. Eck
31. Tiger
32. St. Johns
33. K-9 Max
34. Stovers

Anonymous said...

1. Halloween Parade
2. 4th & Locust St
3. River Park
4. River Park
5. CHS Gym
6. Turkey Hill
7. River Park
8. No where in Columbia
9. Joes
10.Joes
11. DQ
12. From the guy in front of the steps of the Mason Hall (from the day)
13. Walnut St
14. Hinkles
15. Rodkey
16. Rodkey
17. No where in Columbia
18. Sunoco
19. Columbia Pizza
20. LC/Columbia in any sport
21. High School Track
22. No where in Columbia
23. Clock Musuem
24. Sunoco
25. BK
26. No where in Columbia
27. ??
28. VFW
29. ??
30. ??
31. Jolene Martin
32. ST. Johns
33. Steve Sherk (from the day)
34. Sunoco

Anonymous said...

1. bridge bust
2. locust street
3. river park
4. gladfelters
5. chs
6. turkey hill
7. chs
8. union station
9. smiths
10. smiths
11. dairy queen
12. ?
13. Chestnut St
14. columbia family resturant
15. holiday
16. Shoup's Barber
17. Union Station
18. turkey hill
19. columbia pizza
20. football lancaster cathlic
21. bridge
22.
23. turkey hill experience
24. turkey hill
25. mcdonalds
26. union station
27. ?
28. Foresters
29. ?
30. Mr weir
31. Mrs.Phil
32. ?
33. ?
34. Stovers

Anonymous said...

1. Halloween Parade
2. downtown
3. Locust Street Park
4. Glatfelter
5. CHS Gym
6. DG when Gallagher owned it
7. Cottages
8. Across the river
9. Joes
10. Not Smith's, Joes
11. DQ
12. Hassnebach
13. There are none
14. Hinkles
15. Schupp
16. Cliffy
17. Station
18. TH
19. vecchia
20. when columbia plays the fish
21. Glatfelter
22. BK
23. The Man in the browbn suit
24. Sheetz
25. Wendys
26. Hartmans
27. Doutrich
28. VFW
29. lunch meat guy
30. Martin
31. Herrshey
32. stjohns
33. Greenya
34. Where they have winners