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Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival Welcomed Over 138,000 Music Fans, May 16-19 In Columbus, OH With 120 Bands And Unforgettable Moments; 2025 Dates Coming Soon
After roaring back into Columbus, Ohio in 2023, Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2024 welcomed a massive crowd of 138,000 music fans, retaining its reputation as the Pinnacle of Rock Festivals in America. This year’s event — held May 16-19 at the Historic Crew Stadium — was also the fest’s biggest with 120 total bands playing 4 stages on a larger-than-ever festival site.
Why Ashley Madison says Columbus is the top city signing up for affairs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A chief executive for a dating website marketed toward married people has a theory on why Columbus suddenly jumped to the top of sign-ups. Toronto-based Ruby Corp., the owner of Ashley Madison, named the capital of Ohio as the No. 1 U.S. city creating new accounts on the cheating website. Known […]
Brief cool down ahead of holiday weekend warm-up, few storm chances
We start the morning off on a dry note, and that will be the case through most of the morning. Then as we get toward the mid-afternoon/evening timeframe, a few light and spotty showers roll back in. These will not be real impactful, just light. Highs top out in the upper 70s with just a light wind.
Festival featuring food trucks, live music played on porches of homes, returning next weekend
Next weekend, Porchfest will return to Bexley. The popular festival–which held its inaugural central Ohio event in the summer of 2022–involves musical acts performing on the lawns and porches of homes on S. Dawson Avenue in Bexley. This format lends itself to a free-flowing, block party atmosphere that’s family friendly.
Read the leak: What to know about the document at the center of a Columbus schools scandal
A leaked document associated with a Columbus City Schools board member is now at the center of a controversy as the district looks to close as many as 20 schools. Board President Christina Vera said in a statement before a Tuesday meeting that Brandon Simmons' proposed document was done independently of the board and...
New Columbus police substation coming to Easton
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One of the Columbus Division of Police’s (CPD) substations is being replaced and the new one is going to be at a central Ohio shopping center. Substation Six, on Ulry Road, was built in 1974. “It is 50 years outdated and that area in and of itself is one of the […]
Bourbon lounge, wine bar to open in historic Dublin cabins
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) — A pair of central Ohio cabins dating to the 1830s are undergoing renovation to become a wine bar and bourbon lounge. The neighboring properties at 30 S. High St. in Dublin will soon be home to “Apothecary Cigar and Bourbon Lounge” and “Uncorked Wine Tastings,” owner Todd Corwin announced on social […]
Melt Bar and Grilled sued over unpaid rent, water bills
Two Ohio shopping centers, including Belden Village Mall, are suing Melt Bar and Grilled and its owner. Lawyers for Belden Village Mall and Easton Town Center in Columbus have filed lawsuits seeking unpaid rent and payment for violations of lease agreements against the now-defunct restaurants and their owner, Matt Fish of the...
Rapid transit plan will go before voters this November in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — COTA has voted to approve a transit sales tax levy on the November ballot that would help fund a $2 billion project for central Ohio’s first rapid transit bus corridors. The LinkUS Mobility Initiative is a plan that includes fast and reliable public transportation, safe and expanded bike and pedestrian paths, […]
Spokesman: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine not opposed to indexing for teachers’ investment strategy
The ongoing fight over the way Ohio teachers’ $90 billion pension fund is being handled has to do with huge bonuses, big fees and a proposal to divert two-thirds of it to an untested company. But a spokesman for Gov. Mike DeWine last week said the governor did not object to the strategy many teachers […] The post Spokesman: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine not opposed to indexing for teachers’ investment strategy appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
Columbus Police Seek Anonymous Tips Through Online Portal
The Columbus Division of Police has launched an online portal for potential witnesses to a deadly shooting near Downtown. This portal will allow witnesses to share information anonymously. Police are asking community members to provide evidence and/or tips about the shooting. The incident occurred early Sunday morning near East 5th...
Marysville police reunite 'missing and endangered' man with family using new technology
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WSYX) — A 90-year-old Indiana man suffering from dementia is now safely back home after driving hundreds of miles to Central Ohio. Marysville police are thanking new technology for preventing a situation from ending badly. Greenfield Indiana Police issued a “silver alert” for Raymond Schalk on Monday....
First responders teach middle school students life-saving skills
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In honor of National EMS Week, students at Woodward Park Middle School are learning life-saving skills from first responders and nurses. “Every kid should know how to do CPR,” said Stacey Wickham, senior consultant for trauma outreach for the OhioHealth Trauma Network. The Columbus Division...
A shifting grocery store scene
A lot of attention is spent on corporate consolidation of services and industries, but at least on the local grocery store front, the opposite seems to be happening. As big chains including Giant Eagle and Walmart close central Ohio stores, smaller grocers are opening up. Feeling Lucky ...
Teen charged with inducing panic after gun threat triggered lockdown at Hilliard schools
A 15-year-old girl is charged with inducing panic after a joke about seeing a gun caused lockdowns at three Hilliard schools. A school resource officer at Hilliard Bradley High School received an alert about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday related to a potential gun threat, prompting a heavy police response, Hilliard Police Department said in a statement. ...
Ohio lawmakers to consider bill to ban ‘mass casualty weapons’
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WBNS) – A state representative in Ohio testified on Tuesday in the state’s first committee hearing for his bill to ban mass casualty weapons. House Bill 433 defines mass casualty weapons as any semiautomatic firearm designed or specially adapted to fire more than 31 cartridges without reloading.
Thurn’s Specialty Meats to close after 138 years
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In 1886, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated, Coca Cola was first invented, and in Columbus, Ohio, Thurn’s Specialty Meats opened its doors for the first time. That butcher shop has served the community for 138 years. But after over a century, the owner decided...
Columbus Weather: Isolated rain from time to time next few days
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Good Thursday morning! We had a few pockets of gusty & severe storms last evening, but the rain has now ended for most of Ohio this morning. THURSDAY: Partly cloudy, isolated rain/storms, mainly south, high 78. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy, very slim chance for rain, low...
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