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Derf Backderf delves into the past, finds lessons for the present with ‘The Dissidents’

The Cleveland cartoonist will celebrate the release of his sprawling, deeply engaging new book with an appearance at the Wexner Center for the Arts on Wednesday, Sept. 23.

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If you start from a place of love, you can’t go wrong

A vigil for an unhoused community member who recently died in Newark served as a call to not look away.

Henry Hess says goodbye to his longtime Chromedge studio

Faced with a rent increase of more than 30 percent, the Hess family opted to move on from the artist’s creative home of the last eight years. And while the next steps remain uncertain, they stressed that Henry would maintain a presence in Franklinton. ‘We’re not going anywhere,’ Sophia Hess said.

Barbara Fant returns to Columbus ready to leave her mark on Thurber House

The poet and newly minted executive director of the literary nonprofit will take part in a community reception welcoming her to the role on Thursday, Sept. 17.

Thousands of missed trips leave Columbus COTA riders stranded

New records obtained by Matter News show that between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31 the number of missed COTA trips totaled 32,056, an average of almost 132 missed trips per day. The agency placed the majority of the blame on an in-house fleet maintenance issue and said it is taking steps to correct the problem.

On Development: Rapid-transit is moving slowly. Maybe we need a new model

Our policies suggest a willingness to spend any amount to add lanes and bigger (towering!) interchanges for major highways, while transit spending is too often regarded as frivolous.

Unpacking Vivek Ramaswamy’s plan to eliminate Ohio’s income tax

The campaign promise comes along with a $9.8 billion dollar budget gap to fund public education, health care, and public safety services across the state, according to a February report released by Innovation Ohio.

Baladna: Palestine Society of Columbus calls for a boycott of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants

'So, for us as a board, given that this was happening with a business right here in our backyard, we felt it was our responsibility to take action and make the public aware.'

Local Politics: Drain the swampy Municipal Courthouse

Columbus wants to renovate the Franklin County Municipal Courthouse instead of replacing it. The people who work there say this very wet “derelict” building is beyond repair.

A year after the implementation of SB1, Ohio State students reflect on its impact

‘You’ll see less Black, queer students graduating. You’ll see less Latin students graduate. You’ll see less marginalized identities going through this university successfully.’