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Pull out the maps and start dreaming, because a Joshua Tree National Park adventure is just as daring as you want and ne...
10/30/2025

Pull out the maps and start dreaming, because a Joshua Tree National Park adventure is just as daring as you want and need it to be -

A Joshua tree is unlike anything that grows in Ohio. Surrounded by tall, spiky, writhing forms before the sun rose, I couldn’t help but feel that I might have been transported to another world… or at least the set of a Tim Burton film.

10/30/2025

Nickey Winkelman is a veteran of the Columbus comedy scene, and we were thrilled to have her on stage for season 2 of our live recording shows! In this insta...

Halloween is the big thing this weekend with costume parties and more, plus Hell is Real MLS playoffs, new plays, pumpki...
10/30/2025

Halloween is the big thing this weekend with costume parties and more, plus Hell is Real MLS playoffs, new plays, pumpkin roll and more!

Halloween is the big thing this weekend with costume parties and more, plus Hell is Real MLS playoffs, new plays, pumpkin roll and more!

Pecan Penny’s Bar-B-Q is getting a facelift -
10/30/2025

Pecan Penny’s Bar-B-Q is getting a facelift -

Pecan Penny’s Bar-B-Q is getting a facelift.

Prototype, Columbus’ newest museum, will open to the public on November 1, take a look!
10/30/2025

Prototype, Columbus’ newest museum, will open to the public on November 1, take a look!

Prototype, Columbus’ newest museum, will open to the public on November 1. With a “sneak preview” period drawing to a close, the final tweaks and finishing touches are being made on the 30,000-square-foot, adults-only space in anticipation of a busy opening weekend. The multidisciplinary museu...

November 1, documentarians Christina Paolucci and Scott Spears return to the scene of Ohio’s Underground Railroad histor...
10/29/2025

November 1, documentarians Christina Paolucci and Scott Spears return to the scene of Ohio’s Underground Railroad history, screening their 2023 film A Higher Law: The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of 1858 -

November 1, documentarians Christina Paolucci and Scott Spears return to the scene of Ohio’s Underground Railroad history, screening their 2023 film A Higher Law: The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of 1858 in the main auditorium of the Columbus Metropolitan Main Library (96 S. Grant Ave.) at 1 pm.

Much ado about nothing? Or a crime spree that Facebookers will remember for years to come?
10/29/2025

Much ado about nothing? Or a crime spree that Facebookers will remember for years to come?

I assumed that maybe they were replacing all of the windows in some sort of cosmetic or construction upgrade. There had to be some good reason for it. Yesterday, it was confirmed that there most certainly was not.

Democrats Ready to Fix Ohio Maps While Republicans Drag Their Feet -
10/28/2025

Democrats Ready to Fix Ohio Maps While Republicans Drag Their Feet -

About two dozen activists showed up to Tuesday’s meeting of the Ohio Redistricting Commission wearing purple t-shirts that said “where is the map?”

21 local nonprofits that assist with food programs throughout Central Ohio will be receiving $500k in grants from The Co...
10/28/2025

21 local nonprofits that assist with food programs throughout Central Ohio will be receiving $500k in grants from The Columbus Foundation to help through the shutdown -

To assist with the shortfall in the short term, The Columbus Foundation announced this afternoon that it would be donating $500,000 in grants to 21 local nonprofits that assist with food programs throughout Central Ohio.

New H**p and Ma*****na Laws Advancing, Allowing for THC Drink Exemptions -
10/28/2025

New H**p and Ma*****na Laws Advancing, Allowing for THC Drink Exemptions -

The Ohio House passed a bill Wednesday that will make changes to the state’s ma*****na laws and add regulations to intoxicating h**p products.

Ohio Schools Want Protection from Property Tax Reform -
10/28/2025

Ohio Schools Want Protection from Property Tax Reform -

School officials from around Ohio pleaded with lawmakers this week to pump the brakes on two more property tax reforms. Both proposals tie increases in property tax collections to inflation.

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