Columbus skyline
03 September 2025

Columbus is in the middle of a building boom. Sleek apartment towers climb skyward, marketed with rooftop lounges and pet spas. Rents stretch past $1,500 for one-bedroom units. But a very different Columbus exists...

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03 September 2025

Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 12:00 PM
Ohio is preparing to draw new congressional maps this year. The Ohio Environmental Council has invited Peter Miller with the Brennan Center for Justice to provide an in-depth...

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01 September 2025

Monday, September 1, 4pm
McFerson Commons, 218 West Street, downtown Columbus

Labor Day, September 1st, 2025, people in more than 1,000 communities across the 50 United States, Sweden, and the Territory of Guam will gather...

Comic of Trump in US flag diaper
31 August 2025

Donald Trump has signed an unconstitutional executive order banning protected speech. He is ordering that anyone who burns an American flag should receive a year in jail.

So I guess it doesn’t matter if the flag is desecrated, but...

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31 August 2025
Community Potluck in Support of our Immigrant Refugees

Sunday, August 31, 3-5pm
Old First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Bryden Rd.

Join us for a community potluck where we will center our immigrant community. We...

Hurricane from above
30 August 2025

Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans on September 9, 1965, days after I had begun my senior year in high school. Those were the old days when school didn’t start until after Labor Day. The night the hurricane came, our whole family stayed,...

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