CAPA adopts free health verification app Bindle for patrons to use for entry to events

October 31, 2021 by Earl Hopkins in Community, Culture, Business

To speed up the health screening process for those attending local performances, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts has adopted a free health verification app.

Starting Oct. 25, patrons will be able to upload their full vaccination status or negative COVID-19 test information to Bindle, a free health verification app, which will generate an event entry pass on their mobile device.

Short film featuring families of those killed in Columbus police shootings screened at OSU

October 25, 2021 by Earl Hopkins in Community, Crime, Education

The names of Tyre King, Julius Tate Jr., Henry Green and others resonate soundly across the Columbus area.

For many, their deaths speak to an issue that's grown more conspicuous in Ohio's capital city: people — most of them Black — who have been killed by local law enforcement officers.

Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium only a month away

October 17, 2021 by Earl Hopkins in Art, Community

While central Ohio has embraced the hallmarks of the autumn season, many are already gearing up to celebrate the beautiful magic that comes with each Columbus winter.

The falling of snowflakes and brewing of hot chocolate will be illuminated by the millions of lights set to fill the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium during this year's Wildlights Season.

Ohio ranks No. 1 as scariest state for Halloween attractions, according to new study

October 17, 2021 by Earl Hopkins in Community, Entertainment, Culture

Congratulations, Ohioans. We're living in the most terrifying state in the country.

If you're eerily excited about the Halloween season, you may crow in delight knowing the Buckeye State is considered the spookiest in the nation, according to a new study by My Baggage.

Greater Columbus Arts Council now accepting 2022 Aminah Robinson Fellowship applications

October 17, 2021 by Earl Hopkins in Community, Art, Culture

The Greater Columbus Arts Council has announced the opening of applications for the 2022 Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Fellowship.

Launched in 2020, the fellowship celebrates the legacy of the late Columbus artist Aminah Robinson, who was known for channeling the experiences of her African ancestors through drawings, woodcuts and complex sculptures.

'Quirky is a lot of fun': Donut and Beer Festival at Huntington Park to satisfy Columbus lovers of crafted ales, pastries

October 17, 2021 by Earl Hopkins in Community, Entertainment, Culture, Drink, Food

Want a quick fix to satisfy your sweet tooth or quench your thirst for a well-crafted brew? We have just the place for you.

With the motto "Donut Worry. Beer Happy," the Donut and Beer Festival will offer a medley of palate-clashing offerings in Greater Columbus after three successful years in Michigan.

WOSU hopes to offer expanded content, community engagement as new headquarters opens

October 06, 2021 by Earl Hopkins

When Tom Rieland, general manager of WOSU Public Media, thought about a change of venue and updates in 2016, the broadcast company had spent nearly 45 years in the basement of the Fawcett Center.

After speaking with Ohio State University administrators about a transition, Rieland began taking suggestions from WOSU staff.

Between the requests for new equipment and innovative programs, one constant emerged: more windows.

Columbus author and poet Hanif Abdurraqib named a MacArthur Fellow

October 03, 2021 by Earl Hopkins in Community, Culture, Art

Author, poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib has been named a 2021 MacArthur Fellow, and is among 25 recipients of the fellowship awarded every year by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The latest recipients were named Tuesday.