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Only in Columbus, Ohio, can “ideas [be] considered for Downtown plan” without confronting the physical reality or the history of downtown. That, of course, is the Columbus Way. Historical and physical reality, including concrete, cannot interfere with fantasy or selling and buying.
If I didn’t know better, I would be surprised. But after all, this is Columbus, Ohio, with no identity and no history, no democratic governance, leadership, or urban expertise. I wrote in December 2021 that “Columbus searches for its Downtown with historical, urbanist, and developers’ blinders,” and in January 2022 that “Columbus, Ohio, searches to be a city: The myth of the Columbus Way.”
Columbus, Ohio is also geographically challenged. This is the city that can’t tell the difference between the Short North and Greenwich Village or Near North Side of Chicago, the Convention Center and Times Square; the Scioto Riverfront and Boston Harbor, Lake Michigan, or San Francisco Bay.
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VIEW(ACTIVE TAB)EDITClone content“Simply Living’s Sustainable Living and Garden Tour!,” hosted by Simply Living
Saturday, August 13, 10am-3pm [tour nine sustainable sites at your own pace]; Sunday, August 14, 2pm [at a solar and permaculture site in Galloway, Ohio]
Saturday, August 13, 10am-3pm
• There are nine stops on this self-paced tour.
• Tour sites are in these zip codes [43203, 43205, 43209, 43214, 43215, and 43235] and include residential homes, community gardens, and urban farms.
• A detailed map will be sent to all ticket buyers by August 8.
Sunday, August 14, 2pm
• A special guided tour by the owners of a solar and permaculture farm and residence in Galloway Ohio.
"Nope" is the third film from writer/director/producer Jordan Peele. "Get Out" and "Us" are exceptionally well-crafted films catered toward the horror/psychological thriller genre. "Nope" was inspired by Steven Spielberg's "ET," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and M Night Shyamalan's "Signs." Some of Hollywood’s most famous directors have taken flying saucers and mixed science fiction to create cinematic magic UFO stories. Peele's third feature is right on par with his predecessors. "Nope" does have a horror vibe, but this time around, Peele taps heavily into Sci-Fi.
The Haywood family name dates back to the very first "assembly of photographs to create a motion picture," currently, the Hayword Ranch is known for training horses for film and television productions. After the mysterious death of their father, estranged siblings Emerald Haywood (KeKe Palmer) and OJ (Daniel Kaluha) inherit the Haywood ranch. OJ is trying to keep the business afloat and maintain his father's legacy, while Em would rather find fame and fortune in Hollywood.
Saturday, August 13, 7-8pm EDT
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Theme: Health, Housing and Hope - building a multiracial national movement
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Friday Night Free Press Salon
On August 12. 2022, The Columbus Free Press is hosting an in person social . Please come to join CICJ Board President Pete Johnson at his home to re - kindle a live progressive presence in Columbus, Ohio.
Join us at Pete Johnson’s house:
2228 Balmoral Rd, Columbus, 43229
Beginning at 6 PM until 11 PM.
The event will be outdoor and will be modeled after Saturday Night Salon's that have been held pre-Covid at Bob and Suzanne's home on E Broad St.
Anyone wishing to bring a dish or dessert is welcome to do that. We will provide food as well. BOB with respect to alcoholic drinks. Please bring a lawn chair.
I last saw Councilmember Shayla D. Favor on Tuesday, August 2nd. She and I had arrived at our mutual polling location at the Blackburn Community Center to cast our ballots in the Democratic primary election. As luck would have it, we’re registered in the same district, District 1.
Our exchanges over the previous two months had been contentious if cordial, negotiable if slightly adversarial. As Chair of Housing and Health and Human Services, her office had the keenest interest in Camp Shameless, a houseless camp for which I advocate as a member of a local nonprofit called FIRST Collective, a group of activists making art, creating social infrastructure and fostering community through mutual aid.
My position as an executive committee member with the Columbus Coalition for Rent Control has put us in a place of needed negotiation given Councilmember Favor’s position as well.
I last saw Councilmember Shayla D. Favor on Tuesday, August 2nd. She and I had arrived at our mutual polling location at the Blackburn Community Center to cast our ballots in the Democratic primary election. As luck would have it, we’re registered in the same district, District 1.
Our exchanges over the previous two months had been contentious if cordial, negotiable if slightly adversarial. As Chair of Housing and Health and Human Services, her office had the keenest interest in Camp Shameless, a houseless camp for which I advocate as a member of a local nonprofit called FIRST Collective, a group of activists making art, creating social infrastructure and fostering community through mutual aid.
My position as an executive committee member with the Columbus Coalition for Rent Control has put us in a place of needed negotiation given Councilmember Favor’s position as well.
Thursday, August 11, 2022, 6:00 – 7:00 PM
SURJCO is thrilled to be launching regular monthly SURJCO member meetings! Meetings are open to all whether you are already involved with SURJCO, ready to join, or simply curious.
Wednesday, August 10, 6-7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Ohio Beyond Coal Campaign is hosting a “Letter to the Editor Training.” This training is open to everyone regardless of skill and experience.
Hosted by Ohio Beyond Coal, Sierra Club Ohio, Miami Group (Cincinnati, Middletown, Dayton) Sierra Club, and Ohio Energy Sierra Club.
RSVP for this event by using this link.
A resource you can use for talking points, conversations and letters to your legislators.
Sources are linked.
The War on Drugs, and in particular the war on cannabis, must be the most ill-conceived public policies ever undertaken by the United States. Covering one hundred plus years and costing one trillion plus dollars, the war’s luster has been largely lost. With the recent introduction of the federal Cannabis Administration and Opportunity and Act, full legalization feels tantalizingly close. What are the most persuasive arguments for change and what facts support them? Here are ten constructs concerning cannabis – prevalence, history, opposition, racism, medicine, safety, penalties, enforcement, federalism, and freedom – that make the case.
PREVALENCE. Millions of Americans break the law every day when they consume cannabis. In the eyes of the feds, even medical marijuana patients are labeled lawbreakers.