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Omnipotent Scott Schiff targets Brewery District history for burgers

The joke around town about personal injury attorney Scott Schiff is, if you need to find him, just wait around any car accident. Poof, he’s going to appear out of nowhere, and if you need a chiropractor, he’s probably one of those, too.


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Free Press Heroes & Enemies of the People

Free Press Heroes


This month the Free Press honors those who put their bodies on the line in the fight against poverty. Eight activists were arrested while blocking a downtown street in Columbus during the Poor People’s…

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Why not? A night of heaven at, of all places, Dick's Den

Brett Burlison.


Eddie Bayard.


Roger Hines.


Shane Willis.


Alex Burgoyne.


 


Folks, that is how you spell ‘beauty’ in this day and age of the Beast – those five jazz-men’s names.


And boy, did I…

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Socially Just Dining: Passport 196

Passport 196 just launched in October 2017 in Upper Arlington on the corner of Fishinger and Riverside Drive (33). They serve an assortment of Caribbean fusion food with jerk seasonings. Azariyah Aiyetoro, the brother of Passport 196’s…

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