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• Coronavirus Update: Dr. Amy Acton Steps Down & More

  11-06-2020 22:57
  
  The Numbers COVID-19 cases — As of Thursday, June 11, 5,367 cases and 255 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported or are probable in Columbus and Worthington. Countywide, 7,143 cases and 333 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported by Columbus Public Health and Franklin County Public Health. Statewide, 40,004 cases and 2,490 deaths have been confirmed […]
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• Mayor to Issue Executive Order Mandating Investigations of Police-Involved Deaths

  11-06-2020 22:43
  
  Mayor Andrew Ginther announced he will issue an Executive Order to require all fatal use of force cases or cases of death in police custody in Columbus to the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The decision follows conversations between Mayor Ginther and Attorney General David Yost who has agreed to accept cases referred […]
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• Mayor to Issue Executive Order Mandating Independent Investigations of Police-Involved Deaths

  11-06-2020 22:43
  
  Mayor Andrew Ginther announced he will issue an Executive Order to require all fatal use of force cases or cases of death in police custody in Columbus to the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The decision follows conversations between Mayor Ginther and Attorney General David Yost who has agreed to accept cases referred […]
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• CTV News Briefs: New Community Based COVID-19 Testing

  11-06-2020 21:40
  
  
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• Mega Weekend – Marches, ArtsFestinPlace, Moonlight Market & More

  11-06-2020 20:00
  
  As Ohio opens back up, some weekend events are slowly coming back. The Columbus Zoo reopens Monday June 15 and Franklin Park Conservatory reopens Saturday June 13. Both require timed tickets purchased in advance for admission. Have a good weekend! MARCHES & ANTI-RACISM -Support Black Owned Businesses-Cartoonist Keith Knight on America’s Racial Illiteracy–How to Talk to Girls About Racism, Protests & […]
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• Human Services Program Funding

  11-06-2020 19:38
  
  
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• Christopher Columbus Statues Fall in Other Cities, Remain Intact in Ohio

  11-06-2020 18:22
  
  The darkest parts of America’s history are often glossed over in grade school — from the slave ownership of George Washington to the white terrorist massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma — and few historical icons stand taller in that regard than Christopher Columbus. Our city’s namesake was best known for “Discovering America” (he never actually set foot outside […]
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• Gay Street Area Hit Hard by Four Restaurant Closures

  11-06-2020 18:14
  
  The picture of just how much the coronavirus pandemic could impact the restaurant industry is becoming clearer as a number of Downtown restaurants have called it quits. Four spots on and around Gay Street have officially closed or seem to have uncertain futures. Plantain Cafe, 77 E. Gay St., ended their 10-year run in early […]
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• Second Avenue Project Tops Italian Village Commission Agenda

  11-06-2020 17:50
  
  The Italian Village Commission was scheduled to vote on a proposed 155-unit mixed-use development on East Second Avenue earlier this week, but a discussion of the project was delayed due to the large number of cases on the agenda. Many of the city’s review boards and historic commissions are dealing with similar challenges, having to […]
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• The Big Give Extended to 6pm

  11-06-2020 17:33
  
  This year’s Big Give event has officially been extended to 6pm today, giving locals a few more hours to support their favorite nonprofit organizations. Some technical issues during yesterday’s 10am launch kept the donation site from fully functioning, but that didn’t stop donors from getting involved later in the day. As of 11:25am today, over […]
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• The List: 8 Businesses Supporting Local Social Justice Organizations

  11-06-2020 16:37
  
  A number of local businesses have responded to the local and national (as well as international) conversations surrounding racism and the affects of police brutality in the Black community by donating to community organizers doing the work of combating racial injustice in Columbus. Below are a few organizations with ongoing promotions benefitting local social justice […]
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• Studio 35 & Grandview Theaters Open Friday

  11-06-2020 15:42
  
  It is official—Ohio movie theaters can reopen right now. Any time. But will they? There’s plenty in the way of that. First of all, there’s the lack of movies. Christopher Nolan’s Tenet isn’t coming to save us until July 17. Mulan won’t kick anybody’s ass for another week after that. Everything else is basically already […]
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