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The 20 most-viewed Matter News stories of 2025
From the local refugee detained and threatened with deportation by ICE to the inside tale of the worker-led push to unionize the Columbus Metropolitan Library, here were the most-read features of the last year.
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The aftermath of ICE
In the week since federal agents apprehended three staff members at one North Side hotel, employees and management have simultaneously navigated a mix of fear and grief while adjusting operations to better keep people safe at work.
Anduril teach-in highlights Ohio State’s long-developed military connections
The fight over the Arsenal-1 plant is a part of a larger struggle for the future of the country but also the soul of one of America’s largest public universities.
The top 20 Columbus albums of 2025
Here are the albums this writer found himself returning to the most often over this last calendar year.
Opinion: Amid ICE surge in Columbus, fear is now part of the job
Independent restaurants are struggling to protect and support the immigrant workers who have long been the backbone of the industry.
Jay Swifa just wants to make his teenage self proud
The rapper and producer will celebrate the release of new album ‘Palo Santo’ with a listening party at Rehab Tavern on Saturday, Dec. 20.
Kirsta Niemie Benedetti wants you to know you’re worth it
The Columbus artist’s new exhibition, which kicks off at 934 Gallery with an opening reception on Friday, Dec. 19, empowers incarcerated women to take a different view of themselves.