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The Cleveland School of Cannabis opens Columbus location

Many hardworking and successful marijuana connoisseurs have dreamed of one day working a legal and legitimate job in the cannabis industry.


For Ohioans that dream can finally become a reality. According to many Ohio medical-marijuana…

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Amber Evans and the memory of another missing black woman

On March 23, Amber Evans body was recovered from the Ohio Scioto River.  She had been in the river since January 28, 2019.  The community of Columbus and people across the nation had been waiting since January 28th for the police to…

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Bob Bites Back: The Columbus Way won’t work

Mayor Ginther: Unopposed and Unindicted


Mayor Andrew Ginther is running unopposed in this year’s election. His major accomplishment in his first term was successfully remaining unindicted in the RedFlex camera scandal.…

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Socially Just Dining: Portia’s Next Door and Tofu Louie

Portia Yiamouyiannis knocked down a wall in Porta’s Cafe and opened the expanded new coffee shop and deli concept “Portia’s Next Door” on Indianola in Clintonville on Feb 11, 2019. I’m already delighted with the “eggless salad” and the…

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This Weeks Events

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Music
Fri Apr3 6:00 pm
Ace 614 Immigation Solidarity Benefit Show
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Protest/Rally
Sat Apr4 9:30 am
Hilliard Pop-Up Protest
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Meeting
Sat Apr4 11:00 am
Central Ohio Cannabis Social Equity Forum and Panel Discussion