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Patty and Jerry Jurgensen enjoy the city they love from a bird's eye view. They have lived all over—Omaha, Minneapolis, Chicago. But Columbus did something that no other place could: it made them stay. “It’s a wonderful city,” Patty said. “We love it here.” The couple grew up together in Omaha, started dating in college, married 40 years ago and raised two children. When they landed in Central Ohio in 2000 for Jerry’s job—he’s the former chief executive at Nationwide Insurance—they moved into one of Bexley’s classic homes. But after deciding to retire in Columbus, the couple—namely, Patty—became captivated by the idea of Downtown living.