In 25 years of working with newspapers and magazines, Paul Batterson has had the pleasure of being a bar with Billy Martin, almost being run over by Paul Newman and being snubbed by David Hasselhoff. He was born in Columbus, graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia and spent three years in Frankfurt, Germany before returning to Columbus. He lives here with his wife, Nancy, and children Alicia and Grant.

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Middle aged white man with red sunglasses on singing with wide mouth open into a standing mic in front of a guy playing drums
07 March 2018

As a child, John Lyon, also known as Southside Johnny, believed Billie Holiday would come into his room at night and sing him lullabies. The front...

Young woman with long blonde hair in a green sports jersey
07 December 2016

When she was a senior at Worthington Kilbourne High School, Lydia DeWeese wasn’t sure she had what it takes to play volleyball at the Division I collegiate...

Woman in bathing suit doing a flip in a dive
30 September 2016

Around this time last year, Abby Johnston’s life revolved around boards. The 2008 Upper Arlington High School graduate was either studying for them (...

Two guys playing soccer
30 August 2016

The Kamara of the present and the Kamara of the past found themselves on opposite sidelines when the Columbus Crew SC defeated the New England Revolution 2-...

Guy playing lacrosse
06 July 2016

There’s a void in Kyle Harrison’s trophy case. The Ohio Machine midfielder has won championships at every level.

Every level but one.

In high...

Two soccer players going after the ball
04 May 2016

As a defender for the Columbus Crew SC, Michael Parkhurst likes to make the most...

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