Oh, Deer: Columbus Communities Grapple With How to Address ConcernsColumbus' urban deer population has become unavoidable, leading to polarized debates. The city and its suburbs are looking into population control. Jul 25 25July 25, 2025Article at Columbus Monthly
Pollinator Gardens vs. Perfect Lawns: A Growing Movement, and Growing TensionsAs the native plant movement grows, more people are creating biodiverse habitats at home. But they're clashing with neighbors who prefer manicured lawns. In the summer of 2022, Morgan and Anthony Bennett moved with their five kids to a 2-acre lot in… Oct 16 24October 16, 2024Article at Columbus Monthly
White Power Outage: Inside a Hilliard Teen’s Fascist Terror Plot to Attack the Power GridChristopher Cook was sentenced last year in a white supremacist plot to attack the nation’s power grid, capping his evolution from isolated suburbanite to neo-Nazi radical. Matter News and Columbus Monthly They’d need weapons. Preferably ghost… May 21 24May 21, 2024Article at Columbus Monthly
How Hello Emerson Frontman Sam Bodary’s Family Influences the Band’s New AlbumNearly seven years after a harrowing incident involving his father, the singer-songwriter faces his fears on the indie-folk band’s remarkable new record, ‘To Keep Him Here.’ Columbus Monthly On Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in the middle of his workday… Mar 28 24March 28, 2024Article at Columbus Monthly
The Sad Spiral of Rockmill Brewery: How the Craft Beer Darling Ended up in ForeclosureAfter a 12-year run, Matthew Barbee’s popular Belgian-style brewery and tavern cratered under piles of debt in 2022. Could potential new owners revive it? Columbus Monthly There was a time when it seemed like Rockmill Brewery was untouchable. Between… Jan 03 24January 03, 2024Article at Columbus Monthly
Top Doctors: Anatomy of the Central Ohio Measles Outbreak and Why It Might Not Be the LastLate in 2022, 85 local kids contracted measles, a vaccine-preventable illness that was eliminated in the U.S. Here’s how it started, how the city responded and why more outbreaks could be coming. Columbus Monthly Back in January, a friend in… Aug 15 23August 15, 2023Article at Columbus Monthly
Lies, Scandal and Stormy Daniels: The Long Shadow of the Columbus Police Vice UnitFour years since the disbandment of a corrupt police unit, Columbus continues to feel the aftershocks of the scandal. This is the story of how the squad went astray, plus a look at what replaced it. Ed Hastie’s wife woke him suddenly in the early… May 23 23May 23, 2023Article at Columbus Monthly
Political Radicalism Class Challenges Worthington Students to Explore Differing ViewpointsFor nearly 50 years, Worthington has invited extremists from the left and right to speak to high school seniors in a political radicalism course. The class is beloved by students and the community. In the fall of 1975, North Side native Tom Molnar… May 05 23May 05, 2023Article at Columbus Monthly
At Last, Columbus Artist Richard Duarte Brown Gets His DueAfter decades of making brilliant work, the beloved arts educator is finally receiving recognition as a master artist. A new show follows on the heels of his Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Fellowship. On a Tuesday afternoon in January, Richard Duarte… Mar 13 23March 13, 2023Article at Columbus Monthly
After a Drive-by Shooting Changed His Life, Maxwell Williams Remains ResilientIn February 2022, a random act of violence at Old North bar Dick’s Den left a young man partially paralyzed. His remarkable response to the shooting made a lasting imprint. Few things are white or bright or plastic at Dick’s Den. It’s a warm,… Feb 08 23February 08, 2023Article at Columbus Monthly
A Forgotten Community Searches for Answers After the Devastating Yenkin-Majestic FireWhat responsibility does a 100-year-old chemical manufacturer with repeated federal safety violations have to its neighbors? And is rebuilding trust even possible? Diana Debro’s head had just hit her pillow a few minutes after midnight on April 8,… Dec 13 22December 13, 2022Article at Columbus Monthly
When Hanif Met Ann: Two MacArthur Fellows Talk Craft, Creativity and ColumbusThe city’s two living MacArthur Fellows, writer Hanif Abdurraqib and artist Ann Hamilton, met at the former home of Aminah Robinson, the only other local recipient of the prestigious honor. It’s perhaps Columbus’ most exclusive creative club, and in… Nov 10 22November 10, 2022Article at Columbus Monthly
Viewing Gun Violence Through the Eyes of a Pediatric Trauma SurgeonTo Dr. Jonathan Groner of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, firearm deaths aren’t just a social issue—they’re an illness. It’s an idea Columbus leaders embrace. As a pediatric trauma surgeon at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Dr. Jonathan Groner… Aug 02 22August 02, 2022Article at Columbus Alive
City Hall vs. the FOPA decades-old drama boils over as Columbus Mayor Andy Ginther and the powerful union fight over the future of police reform in Columbus. No Columbus mayor has more experience working with the local police union than Mike Coleman. Every three years… Apr 07 21April 07, 2021Article at Columbus Monthly
Billy Cash Lives!Columbus Monthly Billy Cash is an Elvis impersonator. From time to time, he dresses in a bedazzled white jumpsuit with a handmade leather belt and sings Elvis Presley songs in front of other people, karaoke-style. Even without the jumpsuit, Cash has… Aug 24 15August 24, 2015Article at Columbus Monthly
Rise Up: The Unstoppable, Unknowable Willie PhoenixColumbus Monthly It's Halloween night, and High Street is teeming with Ohio State students scurrying to and from bars and nearby rentals. I'm headed to Bernie's, a basement deli and concert venue that opened in the '70s, to catch a set by Blues Hippy… Jan 20 15January 20, 2015Article at Columbus Monthly
A Turn Lane Divides Clintonville ResidentsInside the story of how a turn lane became Clintonville's biggest drama This story is from the August 2013 issue of Columbus Monthly. Carole Tomko stands on the sidewalk in front of Starbucks at East North Broadway and North High Street in… Feb 06 14February 06, 2014Article at Columbus Monthly
ACE Gallery Continues to Inspire Columbus Black Artists Decades After its ClosingKojo Kamau’s pioneering arts space welcomed diverse artists when other opportunities were scarce. People gave Richard Duarte Brown all sorts of reasons he couldn’t be an artist. “Everything has been done before,” they said. “You have to live in New… Article at Columbus Monthly
