Hot Chicken Takeover Takeover - Westerville Doctor Accused of Fraud - Planning Commission Approvals
REBol to replace Hot Chicken Takeover in Westerville
Another former Hot Chicken Takeover space is getting a new restaurant.
REBol, one of Cleveland-based Ethos Hospitality Group’s brands, announced on social media that it will move into the former chicken chain’s space at 935 Polaris Parkway in Westerville. An opening date has not been announced.
REBol is a fast-casual bowl concept that emphasizes non-GMO ingredients and offers options for customers with a range of dietary needs. Its menu includes customizable and signature bowls, with choices such as rice, greens, and sweet potato hash, along with proteins including chicken, steak, shrimp, and falafel.
The restaurant also offers smoothies, coffee, breakfast items, and options suited to vegan, gluten-free, paleo, and keto diets.
The brand has two existing locations, one at Public Square in Cleveland and another at Bridge Park in Dublin, which opened in 2018.
At the opposite end of the same building is Agapé, another fast-casual restaurant built around customizable bowls. Agapé’s menu has a Mediterranean focus, with rice and salad bowls, pita sandwiches, hummus, tzatziki, falafel, chicken, and gyro meat.
The two concepts will compete for some of the same health-conscious lunch and dinner customers. Rebol offers a broader mix of flavors, specialty drinks, and dietary-focused options, while Agapé stays closer to traditional Mediterranean fare.
Ethos Hospitality Group also operates TownHall and Mandrake in Columbus’ Short North.
Westerville doctor accused of nearly $198,000 in Medicaid fraud
A Westerville doctor has been charged with fraud after investigators accused her of billing Medicaid nearly $198,000 for behavioral-health services that were never provided.
Dr. Tiffany Bell, 45, allegedly submitted claims involving children whose families told investigators they had received no services from her. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office said Bell was the state’s highest-billing provider in 2025 for the therapeutic behavioral-services code at issue. Investigators also allege that she fabricated supporting medical records and unlawfully obtained the children’s Medicaid identification numbers.
The investigation began in June 2025 after authorities noticed a significant increase in Bell’s claims. Her indictment in Franklin County was announced June 23 as part of a nationwide health-care fraud enforcement action. Bell is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Planning Commission approves parking expansion, floral shop conversion
The Westerville Planning Commission approved two site plan modification requests Wednesday night and offered an encouraging response to preliminary plans for a new house near East College and Otterbein avenues.
Commission members approved a parking expansion for Mid-City Electric at 937 Eastwind Drive. The company plans to add 31 parking spaces to accommodate new employees and on-site training, increasing the total from 84 to 115.
The approval included variances allowing part of the expanded lot to sit 9 feet from the building instead of the required 10 feet and as close as 9 feet to the rear property line, where a 15-foot setback is normally required.
Staff supported both variances, noting that the reduced building setback allows the parking spaces and drive aisle to meet code. Staff also concluded that the rear-yard encroachment would not significantly affect the surrounding area.
The commission’s approval included conditions requiring additional landscaping, screening along the new parking area, compliance with buffer-yard requirements, and light fixtures with a color temperature no greater than 3,000 Kelvin.
One condition calls for arborvitae to replace proposed seagreen junipers along the edge of the parking area. That planting selection may be changed with the approval of the city arborist.
The commission also approved the adaptive reuse of a former bank building at 33 S. Cleveland Ave. for Connells Maple Lee, a specialty floral retailer.
The matter was converted to an expedited hearing after the applicant agreed to proceed directly to a vote without additional comment.
Plans call for enclosing the building’s east portico and part of the former drive-thru canopy, eliminating the drive-thru function, adding new signs, and upgrading the landscaping. More than 2,000 square feet of pavement will be removed, reducing lot coverage and increasing green space.
The existing parking lot, access points, and site lighting will remain unchanged. A portion of the former drive-thru canopy will be used as a loading area for delivery vans, and a new pedestrian connection will be added along the south side of the building.
The property, at the southwest corner of South Cleveland Avenue and West Main Street, was rezoned earlier this year from Office/Institutional to Community Commercial.
Commission members also reviewed a concept plan for a proposed lot split and new single-family house at 254 E. College Ave., near Otterbein Avenue.
Because the proposal was presented for concept review, the commission did not take a formal vote. Members responded favorably to the design and encouraged the prospective builder to return with a formal application for approval.
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