As of Tuesday, October 29, Harvey & Ed's will be no more. Cameron Mitchell…
The longstanding Flatiron Bar + Diner departed the Columbus dining scene in late 2018,…
Preston's: A Burger Joint is opening its flagship location Downtown. After residencies at bar…
Online service Artkive will open its first pop-up store at Easton Town Center on…
Farmers Markets in Columbus and the Central Ohio area are underway. If you are…
Earlier this year, the owners and business partners at B/Rose Beauty Bar in Powell…
When artist Laura Alexander came back to Columbus after graduate school, she thought she’d…
Jessica Wheeler is a company dancer for the Columbus Modern Dance Company and is…
If you've purchased tickets to any events held in Columbus since July, you may…
A six-story apartment building with ground floor retail will be built at the northeast…
The Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC) presented plans for the first phase of its…
The City of Dublin’s Dublin Reality Check series is well underway. The latest event…
Editor's Note: In a press release from the campaign of Columbus City Council candidate…
Central Ohio was home to the fourth Democratic Primary Debate, hosted at Otterbein University…
Amidst the local and national debate surrounding $15 an hour minimum wage, today, Wednesday,…
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City Announces $15 Hourly Wage for Full-Time Employees
October 16, 2019 12:56 pm
Taijuan Moorman
Amidst the local and national debate surrounding $15 an hour minimum wage, today, Wednesday, Oct. 16, Mayor Andrew Ginther and President Pro Tem Elizabeth Brown announced all full-time, permanent city employees will make a minimum wage of $15 an hour. The City of Columbus has 8,498 permanent, full-time employees. “Closing the wage gap has been […]
Opinion: Washington Could Learn from America’s Mayors
October 1, 2019 1:32 pm
Andrew Ginther and Bryan K. Barnett
Michigan and Ohio. Republican and Democrat. These may seem like unbridgeable divides these days, but when it comes to running cities, all that matters is what works. And Columbus is offering the country lessons for smart economic development that transcends politics. That’s why this week, we brought the bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors to Columbus, […]
City Awarded Grant to Create Financial Empowerment for Women
September 18, 2019 3:10 pm Taijuan Moorman
The City of Columbus is one of seven municipalities to be awarded a $20,000 CityStart grant from the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund to create financial empowerment strategies for women and families. Each city will receive $20,000 for planning and an intensive six to nine-month “technical assistance engagement partnership” with the fund. The application was […]
Consulting Group Unveils 140 Police Recommendations in Report
August 22, 2019 10:36 am Taijuan Moorman
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to state the recommendations are the work of Matrix Consulting Group, not the Columbus Community Safety Commission. Matrix Consulting Group, the third-party consultant hired by the City of Columbus to review the Columbus Division of Police, has released their study and given 140 recommendations to reform police policies, […]
The Confluence Cast: Mayor Andrew Ginther
March 22, 2019 2:13 pm
Tim Fulton
They say politicians are only as good as their last election, but after that, they’re already looking towards the next election. After serving four years as mayor of Columbus, Andrew Ginther is reflecting on the accomplishments of his first term, but since he’s running unopposed for reelection, now he’s thinking about what to get done in his second term. […]
Video: Ginther Talks Neighborhoods, Public Safety Heading Into Second Term
March 1, 2019 12:08 pm
Lauren Sega
Mayor Andrew Ginther is running to keep his seat as Columbus Mayor, which shouldn’t be too difficult, as he’s running unchallenged. Earlier this week, CU sat down with Ginther to discuss his first term, its successes and challenges, and the plans he has for his second term. We ask Ginther about his approach on neighborhood […]
Mayor Ginther is Running for Re-Election
February 5, 2019 12:43 pm Lauren Sega
Mayor Andrew Ginther is running for re-election. On Monday, Feb. 4, Ginther filed over 3,000 petition signatures for re-election as mayor with the Franklin County Board of Elections. The democrat is the first to throw his name in for this year’s race, in which the seat for mayor as well as four City Council seats […]
