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Saturday, April 19, 2-4pm
El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant, 3230 Olentangy River Rd.
Facebook Event
Every year, WGRN 91.9FM radio commemorates our Earth Day Birthday to celebrate our first broadcast in April 2016.
This year, we will partner with WCRS 92.7/98.3FM community radio to hold a special celebration at El Vaquero with food, drinks, an awards ceremony, and more!
This event is free and open to the public.
We will honor the following people.
Producer of the Year:
• Evan Davis, producer of “Conscious Voices” and “Your Music” and a long-time supporter of community radio in central Ohio.
Volunteer of the Year:
• Juanita Brown, producer of “The Pink Pill” and WGRN board member.
During this event, we will give our attendees an opportunity to record a station ID, promo, or PSA for WGRN. If you have a nonprofit organization or event to promote, please write up a promo and record it here with us!
Andy Ginther’s 41-minute State of the City Speech given yesterday was as usual heavy on campaign rhetoric, self-promotion and empty promises rather than admitting or even hinting at his failures and mistakes.
Ginther emphasized that LinkUS Columbus is critically important to the growth of Columbus yet he continues to exclude the essential services of regional bus transportation providers as partners of LinkUS Columbus.
Ginther stated, “How lucky are we to lead and shape the future of this incredible place.” Of course, the mayor was referring to his major campaign contributors, developers, power brokers, and the 80 member Columbus Partnership.
Four GOP Senators Resist IRA Tax-Credit Repeal
Four Republican U.S. Senators have added their names with 21 Republican congressional representatives in support of retaining the renewable energy benefits outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act or the IRA.
The latest letter from Senators Lisa Murkowski from Alaska, Thom Tillis from North Carolina, John Curtis from Utah and Jerry Moran from Kansas expressed their support for continuing the renewable energy policy set forth in the Inflation Reduction Act, IRA.
Senators Murkowski, Tillis and Moran voted Nay for the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022. Curtis is a freshman senator from Utah elected in 2024.
There was no mention that President Trumps’ executive orders repealed the existing renewable energy agreements.
The republican senators carefully ask for “a targeted, pragmatic approach”.
House committees will soon begin the process of budget reconciliation in conjunction with Senate panels.
Dr. Bob and Dan-o Dougan commemorate Earth Day with songs by and about the Earth, the world, and land and discuss climate change.
Listen live at 11pm Friday, April 18 and 25 streaming at wgrn.org or on the radio at 91.9FM
and
Monday at 2pm streaming April 21 and 28 at wcrsfm.org or on the radio at 92.7 or 98.3FM
Thursday, April 17, 2pm
Franklin County Government Center 373 S. High St., first floor, auditorium
Join us in demanding Treasurer Cheryl Brooks Sullivan stop reinvesting in Franklin County’s $33 million in Israel bonds.
• Demand Transparency: The Franklin County Treasurer’s Office is withholding crucial investment information, including the status of $5 million in Israeli bonds.
• Protect Community Funds: With Israel’s credit rating downgraded as Israel continues to kill or severely injure over 100 children a day in Gaza, reinvesting carries significant risk. Join us to advocate for responsible and ethical financial decisions.
• A historic opportunity for change: Your participation sends a powerful message, signaling to other countries that divestment is possible and crucial to ending financial support for Israel’s actions. Your presence will help push for a permanent ceasefire and an end to apartheid.
Sponsored by JVP Central Ohio, AMP Columbus, Columbus DSA, and CPUSA.
Hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace Central Ohio.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 4:30 – 7:30 PM
Mozart’s Bakery and Piano Café, 4784 N High St, Columbus 43214.
Facebook Event.
Join us for the Community Refugee and Immigration Service’s Gathering for Good—an evening of connection, storytelling, and fundraising—at Mozart’s Café. Thanks to the generosity of our friends at Mozart's, this event is free and open to the public with light refreshments provided and a cash bar.
Good Café – a celiac safe restaurant – has joined a network of cafes in Central Ohio where customers can get their takeout drinks in stainless steel reusable cups.
When the basement flooded again, the Taylors didn’t panic. They filmed it. They emailed Beacon Property Management—again. The water damage wasn’t new. Neither was the silence.
For months, Zakee Taylor and his family had been trying to work with their landlord to resolve outstanding issues at their rental in Northeast Columbus: mold from a previous flood, broken fixtures, a faulty bathroom fan, and rising late fees due to the income cycle of the life of a small business owner entrepreneur. The Taylors are not “problem tenants.” They are deeply embedded in the city they’re being pushed out of. Their company, Taylor Branding Co., has operated in Columbus for more than two decades.
What they asked for wasn’t extreme—access to their online tenant portal, a structured payment plan, and time to vacate the property after their son’s high school graduation. They even had the rent money saved.
But their account was locked. Because Beacon filed for eviction. It wasn’t a miscommunication. It was the model.
This isn’t about one family. This is about what happens when profit meets poverty, meets policy, meets silence. Eviction is not a symptom. It’s a strategy.