More noise complaints lodged against Patio 45 at council meeting Eurie Bordenave, who owns Patio 45 Restaurant with her husband Curtis, speaks before the city council at its regular meeting Tuesday. Several residents of the Holly Hills neighborhood behind Patio 45 have complained that the music coming from the restaurant is too loud, but the Bordenaves have maintained that they are not violating city ordinances and that successful businesses with live music are good for city growth. Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff
For the second city council meeting in less than a month, residents of the Holly Hills neighborhood off Highway 45 raised concerns about the noise they claimed was coming from Patio 45 Restaurant.
Kitten season: Shelters implore communities to help curb a spring explosion of kitten births This litter of kittens at the Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society heralds the beginning of kitten season. Warmer weather traditionally brings on a burst of kitten births that add to the overpopulation of cats that strain area shelters. Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society Executive Director Karen Johnwick spends a few minutes helping socialize the kittens as staff member Darlene Brown entertains them with a cat toy. Courtesy photo
Odds on healthy survival for four little kittens born to a feral gray tabby mother cat in Columbus went up recently. They and mama cat were brought into the Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society on April 1. It’s the second litter to come through the shelter’s doors this year, but CLHS Executive Director Karen Johnwick knows these furry little ones signal what is typically an explosion of kitten births experienced every spring. The issue is a big one for all animal she