On Development: More local voices needed
The city needs to find ways to support economic development and build more housing without so readily awarding tax breaks, and that means bringing in new perspectives.
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In Ohio, who really gets a say in Anduril weapons factories?
Newly released emails show the strength of Anduril’s legislative influence in Ohio.
Local Politics: The small-time data center resistance
A petition to ban data centers statewide won’t be going to the ballot this year. So organizers are working locally instead.
On Development: Progressive tax policy in Ohio?!? Maybe
It’s very easy for owners to pay low taxes on decaying properties while waiting for somebody else to begin a resurgence. A proposed move to a land tax would make it harder for these squatters to wait.
Opinion: The politics of abandonment and the future of district representation in Columbus
At-large voting has produced a culture of auto-pilot governance by electeds who acquiesce to the demands of the donor class instead of their constituents, the most recent example of which is the handover of McCoy Park to the Haslam Sports Group.
Used Kids Records owner Greg Hall purchases Musicol
‘And I think the people who have been around the music scene, particularly, see [Musicol] as a beacon, as a legacy institution here in Columbus’
Sweet Harmony Canal begins to spread its wings
Columbus musician Paige Vandiver is helping the Canal Winchester venue expand on its ambitions, continuing with a weekend concert from the Guitar Women.
‘And when you get caught, and your camp gets swept, you’re right back to square one.’
In interviews, nearly 20 unhoused or formerly unhoused Columbus residents spoke about the things they lost in encampment sweeps and the impact it had on their lives.
In their own words: Columbus residents share their experiences of living through camp sweeps
'And it’s sad, because they do that to get you off of the property, but then they don’t do anything with it. And it’s like, what was the purpose of it?'
On Development: Whatever happened to homegrown economic development?
Economic strategies in Ohio are more focused on helping existing corporations get stronger than on actually developing something new.
In Ohio, who really gets a say in Anduril weapons factories?
Newly released emails show the strength of Anduril’s legislative influence in Ohio.
Local Politics: The small-time data center resistance
A petition to ban data centers statewide won’t be going to the ballot this year. So organizers are working locally instead.
On Development: Progressive tax policy in Ohio?!? Maybe
It’s very easy for owners to pay low taxes on decaying properties while waiting for somebody else to begin a resurgence. A proposed move to a land tax would make it harder for these squatters to wait.
Opinion: The politics of abandonment and the future of district representation in Columbus
At-large voting has produced a culture of auto-pilot governance by electeds who acquiesce to the demands of the donor class instead of their constituents, the most recent example of which is the handover of McCoy Park to the Haslam Sports Group.
Used Kids Records owner Greg Hall purchases Musicol
‘And I think the people who have been around the music scene, particularly, see [Musicol] as a beacon, as a legacy institution here in Columbus’
Sweet Harmony Canal begins to spread its wings
Columbus musician Paige Vandiver is helping the Canal Winchester venue expand on its ambitions, continuing with a weekend concert from the Guitar Women.
‘And when you get caught, and your camp gets swept, you’re right back to square one.’
In interviews, nearly 20 unhoused or formerly unhoused Columbus residents spoke about the things they lost in encampment sweeps and the impact it had on their lives.
In their own words: Columbus residents share their experiences of living through camp sweeps
'And it’s sad, because they do that to get you off of the property, but then they don’t do anything with it. And it’s like, what was the purpose of it?'
On Development: Whatever happened to homegrown economic development?
Economic strategies in Ohio are more focused on helping existing corporations get stronger than on actually developing something new.