Dining and drinking in Central Ohio may look a bit different as restrictions remain…
Pierogi Mountain is moving into its very own space, taking over the former home…
Grow Restaurants is looking to shed two of its three concepts.
Both The Sycamore, 262…
As many businesses work to reopen after being shut down during the Coronavirus Pandemic,…
The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered many businesses across the country. In Ohio, non-grocery retailers…
As retailers begin to resume business operations, Central Ohio's major shopping destinations have updated…
When the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic first began to transpire, like many other…
Art Possible Ohio’s exhibition Accessible Expressions Ohio has gone digital this year, with new…
Can't Stop Cbus, local artists and community organizations have come together to launch the…
Applications are being accepted starting today for emergency rental assistance from both Franklin County…
Editor's Note: For the third day in a row, protestors gathered in Downtown Columbus…
Editor's Note: Protestors gathered for a second day in Downtown Columbus following the murder…
A change.org petition and a formal committee have been launched in an effort to…
By Jake Zuckerman
Ohio House Republicans voted Thursday to add an administrative step in the contact…
By Susan Tebben
The Ohio House Minority Leader says it is up to white people to…
While many locals were busy keeping up with protest news on Friday, Dr. Amy…
Quiet week in new home entertainment, but that’s OK. Both options are good ones,…
The Numbers
COVID-19 cases — As of Thursday, May 28, 4,416 cases and 196 deaths from…
Calls for the Resignation of Mayor Ginther, Chief Quinlan Grow
June 2, 2020 3:27 pm
Taijuan Moorman
A change.org petition and a formal committee have been launched in an effort to get Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, Columbus Division of Police Chief Thomas Quinlan or both to resign. Protesters have launched the Committee to Recall Ginther, a grassroots effort that has announced a recall petition demanding the mayor’s resignation. The announcement coincided with […]
House Republicans Pass Bill to Require Written Consent for COVID-19 Contact Tracing
June 2, 2020 11:00 am
Ohio Capital Journal
By Jake Zuckerman Ohio House Republicans voted Thursday to add an administrative step in the contact tracing process likely to slow down one of the most effective tools known to combat the spread of COVID-19. On a party line vote, House lawmakers passed Senate Bill 31, which requires health officials to obtain written consent from a […]
‘Willful Ignorance’ the Reason for Lack of Action on Racism, Says Ohio House Dem Leader
June 2, 2020 9:45 am Ohio Capital Journal
By Susan Tebben The Ohio House Minority Leader says it is up to white people to address the societies and legislation that they built to be discriminatory. On day five of protests surrounding the Ohio Statehouse, Minority Leader Emilia Strong Sykes said the state’s government needs to “lead the nation” in passing a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. […]
Opinion: Columbus Has Bigger Problems Than Broken Windows
June 2, 2020 9:44 am Taijuan Moorman
“Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In the comments of any and every social media post regarding protests in Columbus and across the country over the weekend, you’ll likely find someone who will acknowledge the death of George […]
Officials React to Weekend’s Protests
June 1, 2020 4:18 pm Taijuan Moorman
Over the last several days, City officials have responded to the protests that took place starting Thursday, May 28 and continued over the weekend, the Columbus Division of Police’s handling of those protesters, and more. City Council President Shannon Hardin and Pro Tem Elizabeth Brown have spoken on a renewed urgency for a Civilian Review Commission and […]
Council President Hardin, Community Leaders Comment on Thursday’s Protests
May 29, 2020 8:04 pm Taijuan Moorman
On the evening of Friday, May 29, Columbus City Council called a press conference to comment on the events of last night’s protest. The general message from the conference was in support of protesting, however an urging for nonviolence continued throughout. City Council President Shannon Hardin, Columbus Urban League Young Professionals President Nick Bankston, Letha Pugh, […]
Photos: Protestors Take to the Streets Over Death of George Floyd
May 29, 2020 2:15 pm Taijuan Moorman
The death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man killed while in the Minneapolis police department’s custody this week, sparked outrage and protests across the country, including Columbus. Downtown, demonstrators gathered Thursday evening in solidarity with protestors in Minneapolis and in Louisville, where the death of Breonna Taylor in March has also caused unrest. With […]
