Columbus next to tighten smoking restrictions
Columbus could be the next city to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old. Health and city officials planned to roll out the Tobacco 21 policy last week, with City Council adoption expected Dec. 12. Columbus Public Health, meanwhile, will amend the health code in mid-January. For the next several months, the city will embark on a vendor-education campaign with the owners of more than 2,000 area stores that sell tobacco products, including cigarettes, smokeless ..>> view originalColumbus Early Learning Center students become authors
COLUMBUS -- Nancy Kangas cozied on a couch with preschooler Princeton, as the two wrote poetry together at Columbus Early Learning Center on N. Champion Ave.“Did I get it right?” Kangas asked Princeton.The process is part of the school’s literacy program which teaches 3 and 4-year-olds the art of poetry.“I was very scared about writing with them because they don't write. How would we make poems?” she asked herself aloud. Kangas says she quickly came up with a feasible answer, “You just listen to..>> view originalPaul Singh's Tech Tour visits Columbus startup community ...
The last time Paul Singh was in Columbus, the co-founder of 500 Startups said Central Ohio tech founders needed to improve their pitches and investors needed to crack open their checkbooks. On his return three years later, he says: “The pitches haven’t gotten that much better.” But take heart, Columbus. Pitch structure is a fixable problem, and other measures including reputation throughout the heartland, Central Ohio's startup community appears stronger, he told me. “It feels like th..>> view originalOhio inmate walked away from community service project
Published: 11/18/16 06:31 pm EST.Updated: 11/18/16 06:46 pm EST. The Morgan County Sheriff's Office are searching for an inmate who walked away from a community service project.Authorities responded to a call around 2:30 p.m. on Friday after the inmate left to go to the restroom and did not return to Cheserhill, a Multicultural building.The supervisor noticed he did not return after 30 minutes and called Southeastern Probation Correctional Facility SEPTA.SEPTA then called the Morgan County Sh..>> view originalUPS begins work on doubling size of Columbus hub
© WSYX | Portions are © Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or distributed.WSYX ABC 6 is On Your Side, providing local news, first warning weather forecasts and alerts, traffic updates, consumer advocacy, and the latest information about sports, politics, law enforcement, community events, government waste, and much more, including ABC network news and entertainment programming. WSYX proudly serves Columbus and nearby towns and c..>> view originalFormer warehouse by Scioto Audubon Metro Park being renovated ...
A former warehouse has been… more E.V. Bishoff Co. A former warehouse has been converted into the Audubon Park Office Center in the Scioto… more E.V. Bishoff Co. A downtown warehouse once run by F&R Lazarus & Co. is being renovated for creative office space. E.V. Bishoff Co. said it is spending several million dollars to transform the single..>> view originalAbercrombie shares tumble on news of disappointing quarter
Shares of Abercrombie & Fitch are down more than 11 percent this morning as the New Albany-based fashion retailer reported disappointing third-quarter earnings. Sales dropped to $821.7 million for the quarter from $878.6 million during the same quarter last year. Wall Street analysts had predicted $830.6 million in sales. Comparable-store sales, a key indicator of a retailer's health, dropped by 6 percent. By brand, the retailer's mall-based Hollister chain performed better than the namesake ch..>> view originalHigh school football | Pickerington Central heads to state semifinal ...
LONDON — Darius Coker said he was just trying to get a first down when he broke one of the most monumental plays in the history of Pickerington Central football. Brandon Vollmer, a mild-mannered senior who coach Jay Sharrett said “speaks about six words a day,’’ said he blocked out the noise before making the biggest field goal of his life. Together, they helped the Tigers advance to a Division I state semifinal with a 17-14 victory as time ran out over Huber Heights Wayne on Friday night in a ..>> view originalComing Soon: Watershed Kitchen & Bar to open by February
Watershed Distillery has joined the restaurant arms’ race, moving quickly to open its chef-driven Kitchen & Bar at the Grandview distillery by February. Watershed’s new 2,000-square-foot restaurant will seat 70 in the dining room and bar (with a glass wall that looks into the distillery), 40 in an adjacent event space and 30 on the patio, says Watershed co-founder Greg Lehman. The space was formerly home to product inventory, offices and storage. The move by Watershed follows the opening of Ro..>> view originalReports pintpoint health concerns in central Ohio
The 2016 Franklin County Health Map outlines areas of the community that have the highest rates of diseases. If you live in the 43223 zip code you rank highest in obesity. The 43207 zip code ranks highest for cardiovascular disease. The 43081 zip code has the highest rate of stroke. Nettie Watts remembers when she was first diagnosed with diabetes. "I was scared, upset. There's a lot thinks you can't have, can't do," she said. The 43207 zip code is located in south Columbus and stretches towar..>> view original
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