If there’s one thing the world needs more of, it’s Gooey Butter Cake. Granted,…
Fine-dining Indian restaurant ROOH is set to open its doors this Thursday, November 14.…
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The Candle Lab's newest storefront has closed its doors. After just 15 months in…
The Highpoint on Columbus Commons is finally getting the mini-grocer that Robert Weiler Company…
Online service Artkive will open its first pop-up store at Easton Town Center on…
Mary McClendon is a long-time jazz singer who is performing during the King Arts…
David Whitehouse has been part of Shadowbox Live since 1994, taking part in shows…
When artist Laura Alexander came back to Columbus after graduate school, she thought she’d…
Last summer, the City of Columbus and the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) temporarily…
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Your votes have been cast and results have been tallied and here are the…
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CATCO leans into its core strengths with an invigorating production of Samm-Art Williams’ mythopoetic…
A brand-new show featuring both drag and opera will host drag queen, actor, and…
The Wexner Center for the Arts has cultivated relationships with cutting-edge dance and theatre…Grassroots: Central Ohio Worker Center Fights for Workers’ Rights
August 18, 2017 10:00 am
Lauren Sega
It’s easy to feel invisible as a minimum wage worker, washing dishes as people gather and socialize over brunch, or whacking weeds as the neighborhood joggers pass by. These workers no doubt contribute to the growing success of the city, but their minimum wage status often allows for this success to hover over them, just […]
Locals Create New Fund to Support Refugees and Immigrants in Columbus
February 6, 2017 1:57 pm Lauren Sega
U.S. refugees and immigrants can breathe slightly easier now that President Donald Trump’s executive order “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” has been temporarily suspended by a federal judge. Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued the Trump Administration last week, claiming the executive order was separating families, harming thousands […]
Mayor and City Council President Renew Support for Refugee Settlement in Columbus
January 30, 2017 5:38 pm
Walker Evans
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther joined Columbus City Council President Zach Klein in announcing this afternoon that the City of Columbus would continue forward in its effort to accept refugees and immigrants, defying the executive order issued by President Trump last Friday. “Our immigrant population is part of the fabric of what makes Columbus so vibrant,” stated […]
Photos: Immigration Protest Takes Place at Columbus Airport
January 30, 2017 12:23 pm
Christine Ruddy
Hundreds of protesters gathered at John Glenn International Airport on Sunday to protest the travel ban put into place on Friday by President Donald Trump against seven Muslim-majority countries. Protesters chanted “No hate, No fear, Refugees are welcome here” and “Black Lives Matter” among other slogans of the protest movement. A Columbus Police presence was […]
Photos: Protesters Show Solidarity With Immigrants at Columbus Airport
January 30, 2017 9:35 am
Katherine Forbes
Editor’s Note: Hundreds of protestors gathered at the John Glenn Airport in Columbus on Sunday from 1pm to 4pm to protest the immigration ban placed in effect by the Trump administration on Friday. Click here to read more details about the protest. All photos by Katherine Forbes of KRForbesPhotography.
Ugandan LGBTQ Refugees Seek a Better Life in Columbus
June 5, 2016 8:30 am
Amber Hage-Ali
Stonewall Columbus and Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS), are collaborating to create a new program for LGBT immigrants fleeing Uganda. “We are working on a partnership with SWC (Stonewall Columbus) to help get the story of the experiences of the LGBTQ from Uganda to the public,” said Angie Plummer, executive director of CRIS. In […]
Success Stories, Calls to Action Discussed at Panel on Immigration
January 15, 2016 6:09 am Lauren Sega
Columbus’ American immigrant population grew by almost a quarter between 2007 and 2012. Foreign-born citizens now make up more than 10 percent of the city’s workforce, and more than 15 percent of the high-tech labor sector. On Wednesday, a panel of speakers, mediated by Guadalupe Velasquez, Assistant Director for the Community Relations Commission and New Americans […]
