Breakfast and lunch focused eatery Lifestyle Café celebrates its grand opening today, Saturday, January 18.…
Wolf's Ridge Brewing is ready to stretch its legs with an additional 20,000 square…
Whether you choose not to drink for a night, a month, nine months or…
Columbus' first DGX store has officially opened its doors Downtown, offering a mix between…
Like clockwork, once the holiday shopping season ends, the store closure announcements begin. The…
There's a lot of places you can shop in Columbus (and plenty of shopping…
The Mac Worthington Gallery has closed the doors to its showroom at 138 N.…
Robert Cooperman is the founder and president of Stage Right Theatrics, the country’s only…
Live theatre is a alive and well in Columbus in 2019, with plenty of…
A new charging station was installed earlier this week that will offer drivers of…
Charles Thompkins grew up in Milo-Grogan and has been actively involved as a leader…
An event at the Glenwood Community Center earlier this week served as the official…
If you don’t know what a Central Committee is or does, you’re not alone.It’s…
By Tyler BuchananTim Schumm is already looking forward to spring. County engineers like him also serve…
by Susan TebbenA new proposal to require voters to be automatically registered to vote…
Man, it sure is January. Everybody’s out there trying to make that Paul Blart…
Here's to the weekend! Tickets are sold out for the Big Bacon Bash! Don't miss…
Who’s hungry for a Royale with Cheese? Mike McGraner hopes you’re down for a…Immigration, Racism, and Xenophobia: A Historical Perspective
Compare immigration trends, attitudes, and policies in the U.S. between the turn of the 20th century and today with Anthony DeStefanis, an Associate Professor of History, from Otterbein University. Learn about the racism and xenophobia that developed then and how it relates to modern times. For ages 18 and up. Registration date for this event […]
Edith Espinal Denied for Stay of Removal
Editors note: This article and its headline has been updated to include ICE’s decision to deny Espinal’s application for Stay of Removal on Thursday, Aug. 29. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has denied Edith Espinal’s application for a Stay of Removal. The application would have halted Espinal’s deportation order, allowing her to go home while she […]
Opinion: What do we Stand for Anymore?
June 24, 2019 11:24 am
Lauren Sega
Today I cried for the first time since Christine Blasey Ford gave her testimony in front of Congress. It was that same bubbling over of empathy I felt, when I placed myself where she was and imagined telling the hardest truth I’d ever tell in front of an indifferent and toxic congregation. I guess some […]
Ohio Immigrant Community Braces for Mass Roundups Rumored for Next Week
June 21, 2019 3:48 pm Lauren Sega
Update 3:20PM 6/22/19 — President Trump stated that he will delay the ICE raids. If it comes to fruition, President Donald Trump’s tweet warning of the removal of “millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States” has major implications for the local immigrant community. The announcement, later confirmed by Immigration […]
Undocumented | Edith Espinal Fights to Remain With her Family in Ohio
February 19, 2019 12:41 pm Lauren Sega
Edith Espinal, an undocumented resident of Columbus who’s been in sanctuary at Columbus Mennonite Church, marked her 500th day in sanctuary on Valentine’s Day. Living inside a church, unable to leave for groceries, a date with her husband, or to visit her son when he was in the hospital last year has taken a toll […]
Long-Time Ohio Resident Faces Deportation to Country that Once Enslaved Him
November 16, 2018 3:16 pm Lauren Sega
Amadou Sow sits in a jail cell at the Morrow County Correctional Facility. He hasn’t committed a crime, not since he came to the United States in 1991, but it’s where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has kept him detained since his routine check-in back in August. His lawyers are fighting for an emergency stay. […]
CRIS 5k for Refugees 2018
September 8, 2018 12:00 pm
Kylie Harwell-Sturgill
EARLY CHECK-IN for the run will be held at CRIS offices on September 7th. We are located at 1925 E Dublin Granville Road 43229. Please enter our reception office for directions to check-in. Thank you! In solidarity with the Central Ohio’s refugee and immigrant community, we invite you to join the CRIS family at our […]
