A Dublin developer has filed to replace the longtime Tommy’s Pizza on Lane Avenue with a six‑story student housing building that would add about 45 units and 130 beds.

Veteran restaurateur Rick Doody will convert Upper Arlington’s former Houlihan’s at Kingsdale Center into Arlington Grille; menu and opening date remain limited.

Ohio’s attorney general rejected the ballot summary for a petition to repeal the 2023 reproductive-rights amendment, pausing the campaign before any signatures are collected.

OhioHealth has walked away from talks to add Fairfield Medical Center amid regulatory hurdles. Fairfield signed a letter of intent to explore a partnership with Adena Health.

Court records say a Columbus man was charged after two early-morning fires at the same Aberdeen Avenue home; investigators say jealous text messages linked him to the blazes.

Saporo is basing its North American go‑to‑market in Columbus by partnering with Ratmir Timashev’s OH.io. Local teams will run U.S. sales and marketing while R&D stays in Europe.

A collapsed combined sewer flooded St. Mary Catholic School’s basement, forcing an early closure, canceling summer programs and prompting a costly cleanup.

Breakaway returns to Historic Crew Stadium May 29–30 with Kygo, GRiZ, REZZ and Disco Lines headlining a two-night festival. Lineup, ticketing and logistics for the weekend.

Nationwide will reinsure roughly $16 billion of MassMutual life policies, a major life‑block deal that expands Columbus’s reinsurer footprint and shifts long‑term liabilities.

A 1.5‑acre stretch of East Livingston in Schumacher Place has been cleared for a five‑story Northstar development with about 170 apartments and nearly 19,000 square feet of retail.

Ohio Equal Rights is staffing Pride events statewide as volunteers race to collect 442,958 valid signatures needed for each of two proposed constitutional amendments. Organizers have until July 1 to file.

A shooting near Refugee and Hines left a person in critical condition Wednesday morning as police investigate. Detectives are asking witnesses to come forward.

A federal judge handed a Columbus man 35 years after prosecutors said he sexually abused a non‑verbal 11‑year‑old boy with autism and shared images online. The sentence came after investigators found hundreds of files on his devices.