Friday, April 1, 5:30-9:30pm, Gokul Cafe, 2685 Federated Blvd.

If you feel like being foolish (or not) on April Fool’s Day, join us at Gokul Cafe for appetizers, a dinner buffet, and karaoke! Gokul Cafe has some of the best vegan Indian food around.

Kamal, the owner of Gokul Cafe, has made certain that we will have an intimate evening by reserving the main dining room for us. The stage will be there for the karaoke too! We will start with appetizers from 5:30pm to 6:30pm (Jalapeño Pakoras, Potato Bondas, Baked Beans on Toast, and Idli Manchurian).

The karaoke will be from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Dinner will be served buffet style starting at 8pm (Tofu Spinach, Malai Kofta Curry, Chana Masala, Dal Fry, Vegetable Biryani Rice, Basmati Rice, Puri bread, Mango Medley and Coconut Kir). Gluten free bread will be available for those who want it. Kamal will also be serving his refreshing Mintoli drink of mint, lemon, and ginger. All of the food at Gokul Cafe is prepared fresh and is vegan! Gokul Cafe has some of the most flavorful cuisine your taste buds will meet!

Israel’s balancing act in the Russia-Ukraine war is likely to falter soon, simply because the resulting NATO-Russia conflict is expected to last for years, not weeks or months. Eventually, Israel would have to make a choice. Alas, whatever that choice may be, Israel will stand to lose.

From the first day of the war, Israel somehow became involved. Top Israeli officials, including the country’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, began calling their Ukrainian and Russian counterparts. Initially, some in the media surmised that Israel is concerned because of the large Jewish populations in both Ukraine and Russia. 

Thursday, March 31, 2-4pm, Ohio Statehouse Atrium

The Heartbeat Movement, in partnership with Dream Corps Justice, is holding Ohio’s inaugural day of action for unity in the community to plan for community development and criminal justice transformation. Learn how the Heartbeat Movement is working to create windows of opportunities in Franklin County and the State of Ohio.

The purposes of this event include the following.

• Build empathy in elected officials

• Humanize and uplift stories of those who have been impacted by the criminal justice system

• Raise awareness about issues within the community and how people can help bring positive change

Joe Motil, former Columbus City Council candidate and longtime community advocate who is strongly considering running for Mayor in 2023  states that, “Mayor Ginther’s continued Enterprise Zone tax abatement hand outs at the Rickenbacker logistics center and elsewhere need to be repealed. And with Intel’s presence, the need for tax incentives as an enticement to locate at Rickenbacker and in other Columbus locations makes no sense at all.”

This past Monday, Columbus City Council members approved of a $5.34 million 10-year tax abatement to the athletic sportswear company lululemon USA Inc. The company has operated a distribution warehouse since 2014 at the Rickenbacker logistics center which is one of the if not the number one most risk-free development logistics centers in the United States. Rickenbacker boasted a vacancy rate of its warehouse space of 2.1 percent at the end of the recent 4th quarter.          

Last year Congress increased military spending. It does that every year. But last year it did it in a particularly disturbing way. President Biden asked for a $12 billion increase. Republicans asked for a $25 billion increase beyond that. The Democratic Congress ultimately passed even more than the Republicans had proposed.

This year, Biden has just proposed a $31 billion increase over the total spent last year. In the absence of a major public push for a reduction in military spending, we can expect Republicans to propose a major increase beyond the Biden increase, a handful of progressive Congress Members to mumble something about the proper Biden spending level, and Congress to pass even greater spending on war and war preparations.