Crews begin to raze Long's Bookstore near campus

The original Long’s Bookstore building, a landmark for decades across from the Ohio State University campus, is coming down. Demolition crews began razing the back half of the building on Thursday. It soon will be replaced by a plaza featuring a high-rise hotel. It's part of the redevelopment project that is supposed to transform the neighborhood just east of campus. The Long’s building at 1836 N. High St. has been empty for more than a decade, and time has taken a toll. Water leaks