Community gardens sprout around Columbus, uniting neighborhoods
On a warm day in early June, Margaret Ann Samuels walked past rows of crops, pointing out some of her favorites. “Here are the tomatoes — lots of tomatoes this year. There’s some Swiss chard and radishes over there. You want some lettuce?” she said, plucking a leaf and munching on it. “The lettuce needs picking.” Samuels said all the produce at the Garden of Communion, near the corner of Bryden Road and South Ohio Avenue in Olde Towne East, is grown without pesticides. The community garden is o..>> view originalJustice Insider: Columbus police showered with support
There are always people who, in the midst of tragedy and heartbreak, reach out to the grieving with love and comfort. Those people showered Columbus police offices in the past few days with gifts and gratitude. Police told some of those stories on Facebook after five officers in Dallas were killed by a gunman during what had been a peaceful protest Thursday. People showed their support for Columbus officers through emails, letters, hugs and gifts. On Friday, after watching a new class of police..>> view originalOhio doubles tax credit to lure more movie production
“This is just one of many pieces falling into place to create hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in positive economic impact for the region,” said John Daugherty, executive director of the Greater Columbus Film Commission, in a statement. “We have a lot of work to do, but with continued support from the city, state and region, we are making headway.” The legislation, passed by the Ohio General Assembly and signed by Kasich last month, will go into effect at the end of September. In additi..>> view originalColumbus City Council approves more than $1 million in wrongful ...
The Columbus City Council approved spending $1.125 million in taxpayer money to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city at Monday night's council meeting. It is one of the largest settlements in city history. The suit, which spawned a nearly four-year court battle, came after two Columbus Division of Fire paramedics delayed proper treatment of a 76-year-old woman in cardiac arrest. Sonia Bray was getting an MRI in January 2011 when she began showing signs of cardiac arrest, including t..>> view originalFentanyl-laced heroin blamed for deadly spike in overdoses
Columbus police arrested a man on Monday after a disturbing spike in opiate overdoses in and around Columbus this weekend. Rayshon Alexander, 36, of Clubhouse Drive on the Northeast Side,was arrested in connection to a batch of heroin believed to have caused 11 overdoses, including two deaths, on Sunday at eight locations mostly on the East Side. He has been charged so far with one felony count of corrupting another with drugs. Court records show that Alexander sold a half-gram of heroin mixed ..>> view originalTheodore Decker commentary: Weinland Park's rescuers priced out ...
Chris Picot stood in the heart of the small park at North 5th Street and East Eighth Avenue, lamenting the dwindling volunteer workforce who helped to weave its paths, yank weeds and sow sunflowers. “The kids, they’re all gone,” he said. If you know Weinland Park only from afar, by its reputation as the ancestral home to one of Columbus’ most notorious gangs, you might assume that Picot was talking about young lives snuffed by violence. Perhaps the violence and crime of years past will always b..>> view originalOhio's voters: Upset and fed up
Buy PhotoPhil Reed, 70, of Peebles, Ohio poses for a portrait outside First State Bank in Peebles, Ohio Saturday, July 2, 2016. (Photo: The Enquirer/Meg Vogel)Buy PhotoThis is the first in a three-part series: "Anxious Ohio." Ahead of the two party conventions, The Enquirer conducted 50 interviews early this summer with Ohioans across the state to discover the root of a driving force in the 2016 election: the sense that life in America, in Ohio, is not as good as it used to be.Outside Tom Reed’..>> view originalThree people, including a child, shot in east Columbus
Shooter fires into home, hitting man, two juvenile girls By NBC4 Staff Published: July 12, 2016, 1:19 am Updated: July 12, 2016, 7:26 am A shooting on Old Leonard Avenue has left three people injured. COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Columbus Police are investigating a shooting that left three people, including two juveniles, hospitalized early Tuesday morning. According to the Columbus Division of Police, at about 12:34am, officers were called to the 800 block of Old Leonard Avenue..>> view originalNo participation fees for Grandview students this year
For the 2016-17 school year, Grandview Heights students will pay no fees for participating in sports and the arts, or for labs workbooks. The Grandview Heights Board of Education voted 3-1 to waive all fees on Thursday night, with board member Melissa Palmisciano voting no. Member Stephanie Evans didn’t attend the meeting. Members spent about 20 minutes debating the issue. Palmisciano said she didn’t see the fees as a problem that needed to be fixed: They are among the lowest in the area, at $8..>> view originalNBA | Tim Duncan lauded as competitor, great teammate
Chris Quinn remembers the moment vividly. Quinn was with the San Antonio Spurs and can still see Tim Duncan sacrificing his body and diving out of bounds in a spectacular effort to keep a ball in play. It wasn't in a game. That story was from a practice. Moments like those that no one saw, moments like the five NBA championships that the world saw and countless other memories from Duncan's 19 seasons with the Spurs were shared by plenty around the game Monday, the reactions coming in swiftly..>> view original
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