Columbus Freepress Local News & Events
A (not so) sentimental journey, boners, tacos, Sons of Gladys and the (not-so) great B.B. King
Let me share something that ought to be obvious after 30 years of inflicting my musical opinions on the local long-suffering populace: music gives me a boner. Still. After all these years.
And I mean a…
Where should the next Columbus skatepark be built?
OSU demolished their West Campus Skatepark to make room for a new Sports Facility. Thisdemolition left Dodge Park as the only public skatepark in Columbus. Dodge was built in 1994. Since that time skateboarding has grown…
Statewide write-in effort leaves the Greens as the only alternative in Ohio’s governor race
As the Free Press goes to print, the Ohio Green Party appears to have achieved a historical victory by writing its gubernatorial candidate onto the ballot in the May 6 primary. With the May 27 county boards of elections…
Racist Rally Fizzles in the Drizzle
Intermittent light rain followed about 40 counter-protestors throughout the morning of June 2 at the Statehouse as they waited for a planned neo-Nazi rally that never materialized. The activists, some black clad members…