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• Police fatally shoot man with hearing, speech impairment

  22-08-2016 23:59
  
  A driver shot and killed by a North Carolina trooper Friday following a brief pursuit was hearing and speech impaired, according to a police report.The report by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police provides no other details on the impairment of the 29-year-old driver, identified by the State Bureau of Investigation as Daniel Kevin Harris.The incident began about 6:15 p.m. Thursday when a trooper tried to pull over a vehicle for a speeding violation on Interstate 485, the patrol said in a news relea
  
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• Will Donald Trump stay on script in Akron?

  22-08-2016 23:51
  
  AKRON — Which Donald Trump will show up tonight at a rally at the University of Akron?
  
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• Rabbi finds spiritual home at Young Israel NEW

  22-08-2016 23:49
  "When we visited we were just astounded by the warmth and dedication," said Unterman, who became religious leader at the 220-family Orthodox synagogue Aug. 1. "There was this feeling, a passion, within the community. Rivkie and I both felt a deep connection with the people just from spending one Shabbat here."
  
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• Man missing from Hilliard found dead in car crash

  22-08-2016 23:37
  
  A 68-year-old man who had been missing since Sunday night, after leaving his job in Hilliard, was found dead today in a car crash in Madison County.
  
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• Man gets life in prison for fatal shooting over missing dog

  22-08-2016 23:30
  
  A fatal shooting a year ago that began with a dispute over a missing dog has resulted in a life sentence for a 19-year-old Near East Side man. Gino Griggs of E. Livingston Avenue pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of murder in the death of 21-year-old Ja'Quan Tucker. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Colleen O'Donnell imposed the mandatory sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for 15 years. A gun specification and a weapon-possession charge were dismissed as part of the plea ag
  
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• ColumbusRotary: BIA Parade of Homes

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• Bingo hall raid nets enough guns "to start a small war"

  22-08-2016 23:13
  
  A Texas bingo hall looked more like a “doomsday shelter” when police raided it earlier this week, reports CBS affiliate KHOU. Authorities confiscated 100 guns, $87,000 and body armor, said Harris County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Ruben Diaz. “Enough, what I would consider, to start a small war,” Diaz said during a Friday press conference. “This is one of largest seizures of guns I’ve seen in one particular spot.”Investigators found the stash of cash, gun
  
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• Logan County man sentenced to five years for killing teen at party

  22-08-2016 22:40
  
  A 20-year-old Logan County man who claimed self-defense in the shooting death of a 16-year-old at a party last year was sentenced Monday to five years in prison. Evan John Hoffman, of Bloom Center, pleaded guilty in July to reckless homicide for the December 27 shooting of Branden Doseck, of Jackson Center in Shelby County, following a party at Hoffman's grandmother's home.
  
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• Former Ohio State childcare worker pleads guilty to sexual abuse of boy

  22-08-2016 22:40
  
  A former Ohio State University childcare worker could be sentenced to as many as 44 years in prison after admitting Monday that he sexually abused a child, beginning when the boy was in the daycare program, and eventually videotaped the sex acts. Nathan Fassnacht, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual battery, three counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor.
  
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• The Confluence Cast: Restaurateurs

  22-08-2016 22:39
  
  
  What’s it like to own a restaurant and what drives people to do it? This week, we sat down with two restaurateurs with very different perspectives. First up, Sangeeta Lakhani, co-owner of The Table who speaks from her perspective on dealing with customers, employees, and the city. Then, an interview with Joe Deloss, founder and head fryer of Hot Chicken […]
  
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• Latina waitress in Virginia gets racist message instead of tip

  22-08-2016 22:08
  
  An 18-year-old waitress working the lunch shift at a Virginia restaurant was left with a racist message instead of a cash tip recently, and her grandfather started a social media firestorm that shamed the customers, according to reports.Sadie Elledge was working at Jess’ Lunch in downtown Harrisonburg when she got a reciept that said “We only tip citizens” where a tip amount should have been written, reports CBS affiliate WUSA-TV.The girl’s grandfather, John Elledge, took
  
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• Police: Missing 68-year-old man last seen in Hilliard

  22-08-2016 21:30
  
  Columbus Police are searching for a missing 68-year-old who has not been seen since Sunday night.Authorities say David D. Fee was last seen at his place of employment near Equity Drive in Hilliard.He is described as a white male, 5'08'' tall, weighs 160 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.They added Fee is driving a dark blue 2012 two-door Honda Civic with Ohio tag GFP7908 with hail damage over the surface of the vehicle.Police said Fee does have serious medical issues.If you happen to see
  
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• Police: Missing 68-year-old man found deceased in Madison County (UPDATE)

  22-08-2016 21:30
  
  UPDATE 4:15 p.m.Columbus Police said David Fee was found dead in Madison County after being involved in a crash.Authorities said the vehicle was found on its side in a creek near US 42 and Lucas Road. They believe the crash happened sometime overnight.They added that Fee drove off the right side of the road and hit a guardrail.There were no signs of a crash on the road and could not be seen from the road.Fee's vehicle was found by a person who lives nearby.---Original StoryColumbus Police are se
  
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• Route 33 reopens in Marysville after crash

  22-08-2016 21:26
  
  Route 33 has reopened in Marysville between Routes 36 and 4 this afternoon, the Ohio Department of Transportation said, after a crash just before noon closed the road.
  
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• Final report released on child's death caused by gator at Disney resort

  22-08-2016 20:26
  
  The father of a toddler killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World last June reached into the animal’s mouth in an attempt to free his son’s head from the reptile’s jaws.A final report on the death released Monday by Florida’s wildlife agency says that the 7-foot alligator bit 2-year-old Lane Graves’ head as the boy bent down at the edge of a lagoon at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report says the boy di
  
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• Skydiver plunges to his death in southwest Ohio

  22-08-2016 20:09
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — The owner of a skydiving company says a man has died after opening his main and reserve parachutes too late during a jump at a southwest Ohio airport. The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reports (http://bit.ly/2ba4WMh) the 47-year-old man from the Cincinnati suburb of Mason man plunged to his death Sunday morning at Middletown Regional Airport.
  
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• John Oliver Tears Apart Ohio Charter Schools in New Segment

  22-08-2016 20:08
  
  HBO’s Last Week Tonight turned its attention last night to the world of charter schools, showcasing how many of the 6,700 publically-funded-yet-privately-run schools across the country have failed to deliver a quality education, despite being touted frequently as a better alternative to public schools. Host John Oliver spent a good deal of the segment focusing on […]
  
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• Polls open Tuesday for Upper Arlington council recall election

  22-08-2016 19:44
  
  Voters in Upper Arlington go to the polls Tuesday to decide if four current council members keep their jobs. Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Polling locations can be found at vote.franklincountyohio.gov or by calling the Franklin County Board of Elections at (614) 525-3100.
  
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• Huckberry gearing up for Columbus

  22-08-2016 19:09
  
  In July, the men's outdoor company received approval for state tax incentives in return for hiring 158 people here as the company marks its first expansion outside of its home in San Francisco. Since then, the company has locked down a 65,000-square-foot warehouse near Rickenbacker Airport and has started hiring.
  
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• Wrong-way driver involved in US 33 head-on crash (UPDATE)

  22-08-2016 18:58
  
  Authorities say they had received reports of a wrong way driver just before a two-vehicle crash in Union County Monday.The incident happened just before noon on US 33 and US 36 near Marysville.Marysville Police said they were contacted about a car driving eastbound in the westbound lanes around 11:48 a.m. Within a few minutes, they were called about a crash nearby.A 2005 Honda Civic was traveling the wrong way and struck a 2011 Acura MDX head-on, according to Marysville Police.The driver of the
  
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• US 33 reopened after two-vehicle crash in Union County

  22-08-2016 18:58
  
  Marysville Police are investigating a serious injury accident involving two vehicles along US 33 in Union County.The incident occurred just before noon Monday on US 33 and US 36 near Marysville.All lanes of westbound US 33 were reopened just after 3 p.m.Officials did not immediately detail the injuries to those involved and it is not known how long the roadway will remain closed.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates on this developing story.---Traffic updates: 10tv.com/traffic
  
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• US 33 closed in Union County after 2-vehicle crash

  22-08-2016 18:58
  
  Marysville Police are investigating a serious injury accident involving two vehicles along US 33 in Union County.The incident occurred just before noon Monday on US 33 and US 36 near Marysville.The Ohio Department of Transportation says US 33 is closed in both directions while police investigate the crash.Officials did not immediately detail the injuries to those involved and it is not known how long the roadway will remain closed.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates on this developing story.
  
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• Serious Injury Accident Closes US 33 in both directions

  22-08-2016 18:58
  
  Marysville Police are investigating a serious injury, two vehicle crash along US 33 in Union County.The accident happened just before noon Monday on US 33 near US 36 in Marysville.Ohio Department of Transportation says US 33 in both directions are expected to be closed while police investigate.Officials did not immediately detail the injuries to those involved in the crash. It is not known how long the roadway will remain closed.No word on how long the road will be closed or injuries to those i
  
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• Duck Donuts Coming Soon to Polaris Area

  22-08-2016 18:53
  
  North Carolina-based Duck Donuts announced last week that it will be expanding its national footprint through franchise operations into many new cities and states, including Columbus. More accurately, Duck Donuts will be landing in Westerville, with its first regional location setting up shop in a strip mall at 825 Polaris Parkway. The local franchise will […]
  
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• Ohio students are losing learning time to bomb threats

  22-08-2016 18:42
  
  The Ohio prosecutor calls it “bomb week,” his shorthand for eight school threats — many written in school bathrooms or on notes — over a few days in May that set off evacuations and investigations, parental panic, and the rumor mill of students linked by cellphones and social media in Warren County.
  
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• New MacGyver, New Aliens, Old Jean-Claud Van Damme & More

  22-08-2016 18:40
  
  As we head into the fall, there’s a lot of new films, tv shows and video games to look forward to. Each week, we bring you the latest trailers worth watching to get excited (or not so excited) about what’s coming soon across the cultural landscape. Here’s the latest and greatest: MacGyver Does MacGyver need […]
  
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• Harambe lives: Killed zoo gorilla gets a second life online

  22-08-2016 18:19
  CINCINNATI -- With online declarations such as "Harambe Lives!" the Ohio zoo gorilla shot and killed after a 3-year-old boy got into his enclosure has taken on life after death.The late 17-year-old great ape has shown up in tongue-in-cheek petitions to rename the hometown Cincinnati Bengals, to add his face to Mount Rushmore or the Lincoln Memorial, and to put him on the dollar bill. He has grown the angel wings and halo of a deity in social media memorials.He's even been mock-nominated for pres
  
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• Speedo USA, Ralph Lauren drop Lochte after Rio incident

  22-08-2016 17:32
  
  NEW YORK -- Ryan Lochte has lost two majors sponsors after Speedo USA and Ralph Lauren announced they are dumping the swimmer over a drunken incident during the Rio Olympics that he initially described as an armed robbery.Both companies announced their decisions Monday, one day after the end of the games.How much could Ryan Lochte's Rio "robbery" actually cost him?Ryan Lochte admits he "over-exaggerated that story"Speedo says it will donate $50,000 of Lochte's fee to Save The Children to benefit
  
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• Speedo drops sponsorship of Ryan Lochte

  22-08-2016 17:32
  
  NEW YORK -- Speedo is the first major company to drop its sponsorship of swimmer Ryan Lochte.The swimsuit maker owned by PVH in New York says that it doesn't condone behavior that is counter to its values.Lochte fabricated a tale that he was robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro during the Olympics. He later apologized.Speedo says it is donating $50,000 from Lochte's sponsorship fee to the global charity Save the Children for children in Brazil.The official response regarding our sponsorship of R
  
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• Big Table Conversation to Focus on Mental Illness

  22-08-2016 17:15
  
  According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), one in five adults in the United States — which equals 43.8 million or 18.5 percent of the population — have experienced a mental illness over the last year. I am amongst that one in five adults. I have lived through insidious bouts of depression for […]
  
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• WATCH: Urban Meyer press conference | Ohio State Football

  22-08-2016 17:01
  
  UPDATE: This week's press conference has concluded. Check back for the full video.During the Ohio State football season, check in with 10TV.com every Monday at 11:45 a.m. to watch Urban Meyer's press conference.The Buckeyes' first game of the season is at home on September 3 against Bowling Green. The full schedule can be viewed here.Watch this week's conference in the video player above.Latest Ohio State News:AP Poll: Buckeyes start 2016 season at No. 6Ohio State football team holds first pract
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Urban Meyer press conference | Ohio State Football

  22-08-2016 17:01
  
  During the Ohio State football season, check in with 10TV.com every Monday at 11:45 a.m. to watch Urban Meyer's press conference.The Buckeyes' first game of the season is at home on September 3 against Bowling Green. The full schedule can be viewed here.Latest Ohio State News:AP Poll: Buckeyes start 2016 season at No. 6Ohio State football team holds first practice of fall campOhio State tops AP's list of all-time Top 100 college football programs---
  
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• Former business owner accused of rape to change plea

  22-08-2016 16:56
  A Columbus man accused of sexually assaulting employees of a Powell business he used to own will change his plea at a hearing in Delaware County Common Pleas Court this week.
  
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• Texas judge temporarily blocks Obama's transgender directive

  22-08-2016 15:44
  
  AUSTIN, Texas -- A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked an Obama administration directive on bathroom rights for transgender students in U.S. public schools.U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor in Fort Worth issued the preliminary injunction Sunday.Texas and 12 other states asked O'Connor to halt the directive after the federal government told U.S. public schools in May that transgender students must be allowed to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity
  
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• Federal judge temporarily blocks Obama's transgender directive

  22-08-2016 15:44
  
  AUSTIN, Texas -- A federal judge in Texas is blocking for now the Obama administration's directive to U.S. public schools that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.Hundreds of school districts Monday woke up to news of the order by U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor on the first day of class in Texas and elsewhere.The decision dated Sunday comes after Texas and 12 other states challenged the Obama directive as unco
  
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• Florida toddler found alive after an hour in air pocket under overturned boat

  22-08-2016 15:39
  
  COCOA, Florida – A toddler was rescued from an air pocket underneath an overturned boat after an hour in the Indian River in Cocoa, Florida, on Friday.CBS Orlando affiliate WKMG reports that one of the boaters, Tammy Brossard, believes there was divine intervention with her family.“God was with us,” she said. “Our boat hit the corner of the power lines and we all ejected.”Brossard said she, her husband and her two children -- an infant named Charlotte and a 23-month
  
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• Pfizer buying cancer drug maker Medivation for $14 billion

  22-08-2016 15:15
  
  Pfizer will pay about $14 billion in cash for the cancer drug company Medivation, a deal that will add the pricey late-stage prostate cancer treatment Xtandi to its oncology portfolio.The New York drugmaker said Monday that it will pay $81.50 per Medivation share. That's a 21 percent premium to the San Francisco biotech's Friday closing price of $67.19.Medivation Inc. and the Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma jointly market Xtandi, with Astellas selling the drug outside the U.S.Xtandi drew atte
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Donald Trump to have rally in Akron today

  22-08-2016 13:11
  
  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will stop in Akron today, one week after his invite-only foreign policy speech in Youngstown.
  
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• 9 hurt as car hits crowd at outdoor concert

  22-08-2016 12:49
  
  PARMA HEIGHTS — A car has slammed into a crowd at an outdoor concert in northeastern Ohio, injuring nine people, two of them seriously. It happened Sunday night in Parma Heights, about 10 miles south of Cleveland.
  
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• Skydiver killed on jump in Ohio

  22-08-2016 12:48
  
  MIDDLETOWN — The owner of a skydiving company says a man has died after opening his main and reserve parachutes too late during a jump at a southwestern Ohio airport.
  
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• Learning time also lost to bomb threats

  22-08-2016 12:45
  
  The Ohio prosecutor calls it “bomb week,” his shorthand for eight school threats — many written in school bathrooms or on notes — over a few days in May that set off evacuations and investigations, parental panic, and the rumor mill of students linked by cellphones and social media in Warren County.
  
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• 10 things to know for Monday | August 22

  22-08-2016 12:40
  
  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:1. THE OLYMPICS END IN RIO, AND LOOK AHEAD TO ASIAThe Games are headed for South Korea, Japan and China - all countries have previously hosted the Olympics and enjoy a shared reputation for prosperity and administrative efficiency.2. TEHRAN SPARS WITH MOSCOW OVER SYRIAIran's defense minister is chastising Russia for making public its use of an Iranian base for attacks on Syrian militants.3. WH
  
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• Minnesota man jailed in death of co-worker's 5-year-old daughter

  22-08-2016 12:15
  
  A Minnesota man was jailed Sunday on suspicion of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of a co-worker’s 5-year-old daughter,Zachary Todd Anderson, 26, of Monticello, was being held in the Crow Wing County Jail in the death of Alayna Ertl, whose mother discovered her missing from her home in the central Minnesota town of Watkins around 8 a.m. Saturday. Alayna had last been seen about 2 a.m. when she was put to bed, and her body would later be found in a wooded area about 80 miles
  
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• Forecast: Scattered showers or storms possible

  22-08-2016 11:50
  This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy & more humid. Slight chance for rain. Mid 80s.
  Tomorrow: Chance for a scattered shower or storm, especially early. Upper 80s.
  Friday: Warm and humid under sun & clouds. Slight chance for rain. Near 90Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Live Radar | Hour-By-Hour ForecastSpecial Information: A warm front will move into the area today with an increase in moisture (humidity). Any morning sun will mix with clouds as the day goes along. With some instability bu
  
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• Forecast: Off & on showers and storms; Heavy rain at times

  22-08-2016 11:50
  This Evening: Showers and storms roll in through the evening.Isolated strong winds possible.
  Tonight: Off and on showers and storms.Heavy rain at times.Low 71.South winds 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Hot & muggy with heat indices in the 90s.Chance for more storms in the afternoon.High 88.SW winds 8-12 mph.
  Friday:Sunshine returns with seasonal high temperatures.High 84.NW winds 4-8 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Live Radar | Hour-By-Hour ForecastSpecial Information:As a weak boundary push
  
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• East Main property owners might unite to fund improvements

  22-08-2016 11:40
  
  Tired of thefts, prostitution and blight plaguing the worn-looking area of East Main Street between Bexley and Whitehall, neighborhood leaders are pushing for a special-improvement district to pay for bicycle patrols, litter cleanup and beautification.
  
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• Ohio State boat-engine team aims for speed record

  22-08-2016 11:36
  
  Kevin Klosterman wants a new jacket, one with "Buckeye KiloWatt" on one side and a long list of winning years on the opposite sleeve. But before he can get it, Klosterman and C.G. Cantemir will have to do two things: get their electric-boat program up and running and break the world speed record for such a boat.
  
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• Buckeye Lake residents suggest bike path atop dam

  22-08-2016 11:22
  
  BUCKEYE LAKE — Some residents awaiting a new Buckeye Lake dam want the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to pave and stripe the top when it's finished to create a waterfront bike and walking path along its 4.1-mile length.
  
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• East Side neighborhood leaders urge reviving Eastland Mall area

  22-08-2016 11:10
  
  In December 2007, the city of Columbus completed a revitalization plan along Hamilton Road near Eastland Mall. It called for landscaping and architectural improvements to make the aging area more attractive and safe for commercial, office and residential uses even as stores were leaving. The plan suggested better lighting, niche hotels and the recruitment of government office tenants for Eastland Mall. But nothing much came of it.
  
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