A Concourse B drop box at John Glenn is collecting $20 grocery, gas and restaurant gift cards to help TSA employees working without pay during the partial shutdown.

A city‑county advisory panel wants to redirect bed‑tax revenue from the Greater Columbus Arts Council to Experience Columbus and fund arts with a proposed county cigarette tax.

Mikey's Late Night Slice has filed plans to reopen at 1312 Grandview Ave in Grandview Heights, with a Planning Commission review set for March 18 and a mid‑2026 target.

Bob Evans Farms will be the sole tenant at a new 196,400‑sq‑ft cold‑storage center in Fairborn, adding modern freezer capacity to the I‑70/I‑675 corridor.

A developer‑linked LLC is asking the Downtown Commission to demolish two century‑old storefronts on South High, the adjacent Ohio National Bank would be spared. Preservationists have objected.

A judge has ruled the man accused in the Crestline double homicide not competent to stand trial, pausing the 11-count case while he receives psychiatric treatment.

The Columbus Board of Education extended Dr. Angela Chapman’s contract through July 2029, keeping pay at $265,000 as the district confronts a $109 million projected gap. The agreement includes tech stipends, leave and an annual review process.

Rooster Joe Coffee is renovating the old Versailles firehouse at 39 S Center St for a second location that will pair coffee with Made Apparel. Demolition has begun and updates will appear on the shop’s social channels.

A Franklin County autopsy finds multiple skull fractures and brain injuries in 9‑month‑old Michael Tustin, his mother has been indicted on murder charges. The coroner ruled the death a homicide.

A former Delaware substitute was arrested after an adult alleged a sexual relationship when he was a student roughly a decade ago.

Penn Entertainment will open a 150,000-square-foot, 203-room hotel at Hollywood Casino Columbus on June 12, 2026, adding event space and roughly 100 permanent jobs to the west side.

Ohio EPA will host a March 19 meeting in Hilliard on a draft permit that could allow 158 emergency generators at Amazon's data center. Neighbors and city officials have pressed for stricter limits.

Palmer Luckey’s Erebor Bank has opened in Columbus as a crypto- and startup-focused national bank under federal approvals and close scrutiny.