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How Wexner’s desire for a city center led to a more fragmented Columbus 

As the central Ohio retail magnate faces a larger public reconciliation owing to his ties with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, a look back at how the Wexner name became so synonymous with the city.

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.

How Columbus shaped protest singer Phil Ochs

During his time at Ohio State University, Ochs became somewhat of an authority on the Cuban Revolution and its gunslinging protagonists – in addition to causing a stir in the school’s journalism department and in the bars on campus.

When CEOs pick the candidates: Inside the Columbus Board of Education race

This year's school board election could be viewed as a fight between insiders and insurgents, centralized power and community power, corporate influence and neighborhood voices.

Crypto-militarism comes to Columbus

If and when Palmer Luckey’s Erebor and Anduril open, residents and policymakers will have to ask what kind of future these right-wing capitalist ventures will usher in at a local level

‘You don’t have to try and con us’: Area Commission meeting reveals tensions underpinning Columbus’ growing housing crisis

Owing to its affordable homes and proximity to downtown, Milo-Grogan has become the latest local frontier for developers. On Second Avenue, modest houses that cost under $200k sit next to sleek new half-million-dollar builds, creating a tension that bubbled over in a heated public meeting earlier this month.

The roots of the looming AEP rate hike can be traced back decades

Markets were opened up to competition in hopes of creating affordability and efficiency. Consumers have been met instead with monopolies and rising costs.

The tangible impact of the Tesla Takedown protests

In spite of the criticisms levied at the protests being staged outside of Tesla dealerships nationwide, including Easton in Columbus, the growing movement given rise by the drastic cuts to federal government initiated by Elon Musk are hitting the billionaire where it counts.

The Composers’ Collective at the Ohio Theatre

The revolutionary roots of the Aaron Copland ballet ‘Appalachian Spring,’ recently performed by the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.

The end of work-from-home? On ‘Office Space’ and the spatial fix

Companies and politicians are calling for a full-time return to the office despite evidence that proves the effectiveness of remote work.