Eastland

Some of Columbus' 21 area commissions are expressing concern over the city's planned update to land use maps. Previously, the city relied on the 21 groups to build their own maps. Now, officials want a single uniform map for the entire city.

The Eastland Prosperity Center will be a 67,000-square-foot facility for nutritious food, health care and social services.

The new Eastland plan focuses on eight areas: housing, retail, small business, education, community well-being, jobs, transportation, identity, and gathering spaces.

Mid-Ohio Food Collective plans to transform a former Kroger store on Refugee Road into the MOFC’s Eastland Prosperity Center.

The center will be geared toward those wanting careers in construction trades or as first responders.

Eastland Mall is making changes that administrators hope will usher in a new life within the next year.The mall on Hamilton Road opened in 1968, and was a…