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COLUMBUS A free health expo for families is coming to the Linden neighborhood next Saturday, offering blood drives, cancer screenings, cooking demonstrations, and community resources all in one place. The Black Family Wellness Expo runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 21 at the Linden Community Center at 1350 Briarwood Avenue on Columbus’s … Read more
COLUMBUS, A new documentary about Summit Station, widely recognized as Ohio’s first and longest-running lesbian bar, sold out both of its premiere screenings this weekend at the Wexner Center for the Arts on North High Street. The 77-minute film, called “Free Beer Tomorrow,” screened Friday and Saturday at the Wexner Center at 1871 N. High … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Plumbing professionals in the Columbus area are urging homeowners to check their sump pumps after severe storms caused power outages across parts of central Ohio this weekend. Strong thunderstorms moved through the region Saturday and knocked out electricity for thousands of customers in Pickaway County and Fairfield County. Because most sump pumps … Read more
Columbus City Council approved rezoning for a 368-unit apartment development on 19.8 acres at 5295 N. Hamilton Road in northeast Columbus, clearing the way for Columbus-based developer The Daimler Group to build the project known as Langham at Chestnut Hill, according to official city records. The Columbus City Council agreed to change the zoning rules … Read more
The KeyBank Building at 88 E. Broad St., a 21-story office tower across from the Ohio Statehouse in Downtown Columbus, has been listed for sale through Allied Real Estate Advisors while under court-ordered receivership, according to property records and court filings. The building, which has struggled with high vacancy and foreclosure proceedings since 2024, carries … Read more
This is a developing story. Information is limited and unconfirmed at this time. ColumbusFrontline.com will update this article as official information becomes available. DUBLIN — Multiple police units and emergency vehicles responded to Tuttle Mall near the Scene 75 entertainment complex in Dublin on Saturday evening, according to multiple eyewitness reports shared on social media. … Read more
The SUV was moving at high speed when it clipped a sign pole, sending the sign crashing onto the roof before the vehicle rolled into a parking lot. The driver fled on foot and remains unidentified. Columbus police are asking the public to help. A driver fled on foot after a Ford Edge rolled multiple … Read more
COLUMBUS — A Franklin County Municipal Court judge set a $2 million bond Saturday for Molly Jones, 35, after she was charged with murder in the January 27 shooting death of James C. Pettigrew Jr. in Columbus’s Hilltop neighborhood. Jones was arraigned Saturday and remains held at the Franklin County Jail. A second suspect, Marcellus … Read more
The Columbus City Council ICE vote made history on Monday with a unanimous 9–0 decision. Every council member agreed to pass five new laws that limit how federal immigration officers (ICE) work in Columbus. These rules change how federal agents use city-owned buildings and interact with local police. These changes will start as soon as … Read more