Whitehall introduced a proposed ordinance to require special‑use permits for detention facilities, saying the move will protect land set aside for planned development.

Sonic Temple added five late‑night metal aftershows at Columbus clubs, shifting bands into Donatos Basement, Ace of Cups and The KING of CLUBS. Aftershow tickets have passholder and public on‑sale windows in March.

A federal judge in Columbus denied Kalshi's injunction, allowing Ohio to enforce sports‑betting rules against prediction markets while the legal fight continues.

Crews have started the Capital Line’s Gay Street phase, the two‑mile, roughly $100M walk‑and‑bike loop designed to stitch downtown to the Scioto Peninsula.

China Bell, a Grove City institution since the late 1980s, will close as the property is readied for a new development.

Lorelai will convert a century-old storefront at 831 S. Front St. into a bar and restaurant next to the Jones Heel redevelopment in Columbus’ Brewery District.

Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio paid $2 million for the 13,500-square-foot office at 920 Michigan Ave in Harrison West to centralize family-care services.

A juvenile was shot late Saturday on Columbus’s southeast side and was taken to Grant Medical Center. Police say no one is in custody and are asking for tips.

Senate Bill 55 would drop metabolite-based OVI rules, raise whole-blood THC limits to 5 ng/mL and let defendants challenge lab testing as it heads to the Ohio House.

A House committee advanced HB173 to limit third‑party submeterers from overcharging renters, require clearer bills and open limited help for submetered tenants.

GXO is closing its West Jefferson warehouse, affecting more than 100 workers and prompting local workforce outreach.

The 2026 Gap report finds Ohio short roughly 266,000 affordable rental units and nearly half of the state’s 1.58M renters are cost-burdened. Advocates want action.

House Bill 292 would set up an Ohio Defense Commission and Fund to help local businesses land military contracts. Supporters promise jobs, critics decry the funding plan. The move now heads to the Senate after a heated House vote.