Anything Bagel Opens in Former Block’s East Columbus Shop

Anything Bagel opened August 14, 2026, at 6115 McNaughten Center in East Columbus, occupying the former Block’s Bagels location. The operator says it inherited Block’s original recipe, but that is a company claim rather than something CREN can independently verify through public records or taste comparisons.

What is verified

The company’s official site identifies the business, while 614NOW’s opening report lists the McNaughten Center address, August 14 opening and daily hours from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The shop follows Block’s Bagels and a brief Marx Bagels operation at the same address. That succession is part of the location’s history but does not establish why either prior business closed.

The recipe statement needs attribution

Anything Bagel says it inherited the original Block’s recipe and intends to continue the baking approach. CREN has no recipe document, licensing agreement or controlled product comparison that independently proves sameness.

The accurate formulation is therefore that the new operator makes the claim. The original story presented it as an established fact.

The new program

The operator also announced Bake It Forward, a rotating specialty bagel intended to direct part of its proceeds to a local cause. The public announcement does not specify a fixed donation percentage, recipient-selection method or first-year fundraising target.

Those details will determine how the program can be evaluated. A charitable concept should not be assigned an impact figure before distributions are reported.

What one reopening cannot show

Filling a storefront restores an active business use at the address. It does not by itself prove higher surrounding foot traffic, stable commercial rents or renewed neighborhood investment.

Opening-day status also cannot establish long-term viability. Regular hours, customer demand and lease performance emerge over time, and none can be measured from a single announcement. CREN therefore treats the August 14 opening as a verified operational milestone while withholding conclusions about permanence, expansion or the surrounding retail market.

The original article made those broader claims without traffic, leasing or sales data and linked the story to a home-search service. This version removes that promotion.

What to watch

Posted hours and ordering availability will show whether operations stabilize after opening. Future reporting can also document Bake It Forward recipients and disclosed donations, rather than predicting expansion to additional locations.