Fatal pedestrian crashes up in Columbus and Ohio and other top stories.

• Fatal pedestrian crashes up in Columbus and Ohio

  

  Columbus police and other agencies are seeing an unsettling trend: more pedestrians are being hit and killed in crashes. (WSYX/WTTE)COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) -- Columbus police and other agencies are seeing an unsettling trend: more pedestrians are being hit and killed in crashes.On March 5, a woman was struck and killed by a car on Refugee Road near Eastland Mall. On March 9, a man crossing South High Street and Marilla Road was hit by a car. He died the next day.Those crashes are two of the f..

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• Dan Sharpe Replaces Lisa Courtice as The Columbus Foundation ...

  

  The Columbus Foundation has chosen Dan Sharpe to serve as Vice President for Community Research and Grants Management. The position was once occupied by Lisa Courtice, who was chosen last week to lead United Way of Central Ohio as their new CEO and president. “I am deeply honored to serve in this role for The Columbus Foundation,” Sharpe said in a statement. “My family and I are proud to call Columbus home and to advance our community in increasingly meaningful ways.” Sharpe is an 11-year associ..

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• All car2go Vehicles Being Replaced With Upgraded Models in ...

  

  Starting today, you may notice some new car2go vehicles on the streets of Columbus. And by March 31st, you’ll definitely notice, as the entire fleet will have been replaced with upgraded cars that feature the latest technology that the carsharing service has to offer. “This new tech allows members to connect immediately through their smartphone and manage the entire process through the app versus a member card,” explained Blaire Kniffin, Communications Manager with car2go. “The new cars essentia..

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• Robbery reported at southeast Columbus CVS pharmacy counter

  

  Robbery reported at southeast Columbus CVS pharmacy counter COLUMBUS (WCMH) – Police are looking for a man who robbed a Canal Winchester area CVS Monday afternoon. It happened around 1:25pm Monday at the CVS at 3506 Gender Road. Police say a man approached the pharmacy counter and passed a threatening note demanding narcotics. Police say the suspect was described as a white male in his late 30s or early 40s. He was around six feet tall and weighed around 250 pounds. He was wearing dark su..

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• Meet 'Sesame Street's' muppet with autism

  

  There's a new kid on the street. Her name is Julia, and her story begins with an introduction to a Sesame Street muppet that has become an American institution, Big Bird. The episode portrays characters introducing themselves to Julia. Even Big Bird is confused when Julia doesn't respond. But it's a feeling Columbus mother, Megan Griesemer, once knew all too well.At 2-years-old, Griesemer's son, Finnegan, wasn't talking or making eye contact. "I kind of knew something was going on. It was insti..

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• Cincinnati Tough Gun Stance Expanding To Columbus

  

  A Cincinnati Police-federal government partnership targeting violent offenders is going so well the U.S. Attorney's Office is expanding it to Columbus. In the spring of 2016 Cincinnati and the ATF, DEA, FBI, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department and the U.S. Attorney's Office stepped up efforts to pool their intelligence and identify what violent criminals are causing the most problems in Cincinnati. The partnership included two attorneys from the City Solicitor's Office on loan to the U.S...

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• Top in-state duo headed to Columbus this weekend

  

  Ohio State is back in action at spring practice this week, and it looks like the Buckeyes will be inviting some of the state's best to check out their team this ...

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• Style: Q&A with Columbus Monthly's March cover models

  

  This month's fashion models talk about their work. By Jillian Span Hofbauer and Sherry Beck Paprocki The professional modeling business in Central Ohio has grown exponentially in the last few years, spurred by the surge in the local fashion and design industry. Columbus Monthly frequently works with Sigal Models for fashion shoots, so we asked the spring fashion models featured in this issue to provide some insights into their work. Both Madalyn, who is the cover model, and Andrew ar..

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• Columbus Blue Jackets Manipulate Rule That Needs Changed

  

  In Sunday’s win over the New Jersey Devils, the Columbus Blue Jackets took advantage of a rule to score a goal to extend their lead to 3-1. Columbus would go on to win their fourth straight by a score of 4-1.Six minutes and twenty-eight seconds into the second period, former Columbus Blue Jackets and current New Jersey Devils defenseman Dalton Prout tripped Josh Anderson as Anderson started breaking away toward the New Jersey goal. This prompted the second penalty shot opportunity of the game fo..

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• Commercial Real Estate Spotlight: Hilliard

  

  Projects create new uses on commercial sites throughout the suburb. Brian Ball When Maryland-based Erickson Retirement Communities began building the first of a planned 1,529-unit senior housing and continuing care facility in 2008, Hilliard officials hoped the $300 million Hickory Chase community would anchor an undeveloped area between Britton Parkway and I-270 at Davidson Road. “Clearly, Hickory Chase (would have) created a self-contained little city with the number of baby boomer..

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