Man arrested in Powell robbery
A Franklin County man is in custody accused of robbing a Powell family early Sunday, Feb. 19. Members of the Columbus Police Department's S.W.A.T. Section apprehended 25-year-old Douglas Blake at his
Troopers seize 100 pounds of hydroponic marijuana on Turnpike
MAUMEE - A truck driver and his passenger are facing felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized 100 pounds of hydroponic marijuana, worth an estimated $500,000, following a tr
Over the TOP: Kasich looks good with a hat in his hand
I've been wondering what our governor's up to. It's been all quiet on the Kasich front for a while now, ever since his November smackdown really. That's a man who's conspicuous by his silence.
A landlord responds
Landlord Jack Powelson grew up in the Linden area. Generations of his family have owned businesses there and he's rehabbed and rented neighborhood residences for a quarter-century.
'And all who believed were together'
From the outside looking in, it's a holiday party like any other. Held at a well-kept home in a Gahanna subdivision, middle-aged suburbanites eat plates of meat and Jello and pie while mingling next t
Good luck applying that humanities degree, study says
Of all the tragedies caused by the recession, there is one that you didn't need a college degree to see coming: the startling unemployment rates of people who are really, really good at reading Shakes
College on the fast track
Charting your entire collegiate curriculum in advance might be difficult when you're fresh out of high school - but not impossible, said Carleton Williams, adjunct professor at Columbus State Communit
North Campus Video to close
North Campus Video, the late-night destination for Washington Beach weirdos, OSU students and back-room skin-flick connoisseurs, announced early this month that it will close its doors after 34 years.
Death at a gallery
The 911 call was heartbreaking, as 911 calls tend to be.
15-year fight for citizenship ends for former Cap City cook
Magnus Duruji didn't breathe a sigh of relief until 2:30 p...more
Where are the Regular Joes on the school levy committee?
On Tuesday, a committee assembled by Columbus City Schools Superintendent Gene Harris begins the business of deciding whether to ask voters to support a tax levy in No...more
Over the TOP: Heart, don't fail me now
I had a heart attack nine years ago, so I suppose the thing could blow again at any time. I don't worry too much about it, but man, I gotta make it to November. It's like the line from Cool Hand Luke,
Jackets split in first two games of four-game homestand
The Columbus Blue Jackets are 50/50 in the first two games of their four game home stand after losing 2-1 to the San Jose Sharks in front of 16,582 at Nationwide Arena last night. The club secured a 4
Finalists chosen in Bicentennial celebration song contest
200Columbus, the organization leading the efforts for a citywide celebration of Columbus' 200th birthday, has selected 29 entries in the Celebrate Columbus in Song contest that will be available for p
Furniture Banks holds auction
The Furniture Bank of Central Ohio is holding a furniture auction on Saturday, February 4, 2012. The auction will be held at 2221 John Glenn Ave., Columbus, OH 43217. Doors open at 9 a.m. Auction begi
MORPC Weatherization Programs provide energy efficiency
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) has a residential energy efficiency program that fits every need. Regardless of your income, MORPC has a program that will help you reduce your utili
Northstar named among country's 10 healthiest restaurants
This week's issue of Gourmet Live included Columbus's Northstar Cafe among its list of the top 10 healthiest restaurants in the country.
ACLU candidate report card reveals poor racial justice records
Washington, D.C.-The American Civil Liberties Union's Liberty Watch 2012 campaign released an update to its presidential candidate report card today-in advance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day-grading th
Reefer madness, GOP-style
Harry J. Anslinger was the Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics from 1930 to 1962 and man, he was a beauty. He led the hysterical charge to make pot illegal in the '30s and dropped some rea
House with a history comes down
While the city's civic leaders were busy planning a massive bicentennial birthday celebration, Columbus quietly lost a small sliver of its history Monday. Only a few neighbors and a handful of demolit
Over the TOP: Sometimes the law is too black and white
Two career criminals, two guys in their early 50s facing serious prison time for preying on old ladies, two guys with a lot in common.
Woof!
The days of canine profiling in Ohio are about to end, it
appears. No more dog discrimination. And more tail-wagging good
news potentially awaits man's best friend: a possible end to dog
auctions and
Happy Valentine's Day - or not
In honor of the Hallmarkiest of Hallmark holidays, we've been
collecting your love and hate dedications. Fortunately (for us, at
least), you're not afraid to emote. Here are your unabashed
Valentine's
Everywhere I look -- mud
Life consists of two elements: baseball season and not baseball season. January lasts forever and February is even longer and every day is the same when you watch Law and Order instead of the Phillies
Coleman refuses to take stance on gay marriage
Equality Ohio released a statement Tuesday praising six Ohio mayors who support the Freedom to Marry campaign, a bi-partisan coalition of mayors who have pledged to support same-sex marriage rights. M
OSU warns fans of counterfeit tickets
The Ohio State Department of Athletics has experienced a rise in the number of counterfeit tickets showing up for men's basketball over the past several games.
If the hat fits . . .
A group of civic leaders are huddled in a room this week interviewing candidates for a job that holds as much power as virtually any in the city -- though perhaps not quite as much power as it once di
Sick of pinching pennies? You're not alone
Take one look around any Columbus mall at this time of year and you'll see a plethora of red signs plastered on store windows and propped in thoroughfares. There's even an annoying J.C. Penney commerc
OSU researchers come up with drunken conclusions
Posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012 2:00 pm | Updated: 2:01 pm, Thu Feb 2, 2012. Ohio State is something of a Mecca for students who want cheap, low-quality alcohol en masse, so it's no surprise that OSU researchers would want to make use of the thousands of inebriat...more
OSU researchers come up with drunken conclusions
Ohio State is something of a Mecca for students who want cheap, low-quality alcohol en masse, so it's no surprise that OSU researchers would want to make use of the thousands of inebriated guinea pigs
Rock on the Range lineup announced; tickets on sale Feb. 10
ROCK ON THE RANGE returns to Columbus for its sixth year, boasting a massive lineup covering the rock spectrum. The show, scheduled for May 18-20 at Crew Stadium, will feature performances from Incubu
2011: An Other Year in Review
2011 was a helluva year. Ohioans didn't see any Mark Dann-level political scandals (though we were hardly scandal-free. Just ask Gene Smith.), there were enough high-profile events to keep water-coole
Death becomes him
Christopher Hitchens died a couple weeks ago and that's a good thing. Not just because the man was in misery, esophageal cancer (which is even worse than it sounds) robbing him of everything that make
Traffic ticket inspires fine art
The email hit my inbox Monday, looking not unlike the dozens of
other emails that show up daily. According to the subject line, it
was generated by someone who had used the "Submit News" button on
our
Wards and rewards
Columbus City Council did what Columbus City Council does on Monday nights; it kept its eye on the big picture, what's best for the whole city.
Longtime Ohio State SID D.C. Koehl Passes Away
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State University and the Department of Athletics lost longtime administrator D.C. Koehl today from complications of a fall he had in late November. He was 61.
