For years, Powell life happened in the car. You drove to the zoo, drove to Sawmill for dinner, drove to Polaris for anything else. Downtown was pretty to look at on the way through.

That's quietly stopped being true. Between the openings that landed this past winter and spring, the free programming running on the Village Green most weeks, and the project sitting in front of City Council for W. Olentangy Street, the center of gravity has moved. The three blocks around 77 W. Olentangy are turning into the part of Powell you actually walk to on a Tuesday.

Here's what changed while you weren't paying attention, and what's on the calendar between now and Labor Day.

Three openings that landed in the last five months

If you drive Liberty Street on the way to school drop-off, you've already noticed the newest one.