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More than 500 gifted and talented central Ohio middle school students this month are attending three week-long sessions of the Ohio Wesleyan/ Junior League of Columbus camp at Ohio Wesleyan University. “Middle school is a particularly hard time for many students who are struggling to embrace their giftedness at a socially vulnerable period in their [...]
The Columbus Metropolitan Library has partnered with the Children’s Hunger Alliance to provide children 18 and younger with free lunches and snacks at 17 library locations this summer. “So many children in our community rely on free or discounted school lunches,” said Kathy Shahbodaghi, public services director for the library. “It is absolutely critical that [...]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Seventeen years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has completed an extensive system of floodgates, strengthened levees and other protections. The 130-mile ring is designed to hold out storm surge of about 30 feet around New Orleans and suburbs in three parishes. It is "the largest [...]
At a time when rising gasoline and food prices are already straining Americans' budgets, many apartment tenants are grappling with soaring rents. The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan area in Florida saw overall median rent soar over 50 percent in April from a year ago, to $3,045 a month, according to Realtor.com. The next biggest [...]
After a two-year absence due the COVID-19 pandemic, the Columbus Arts Festival returns this weekend for its 60th edition, highlighting local and national artists and crafters. “After two years off because of the pandemic, we’re very excited to welcome our slate of exhibiting artists from all over the country,” said Sean Kessler, festival director. “Once [...]
AUSTIN, Texas — One of the most booming cities in the U.S. over the past decade thinks that it grew even bigger than the U.S. Census Bureau says it did. Austin, Texas, became the largest U.S. city to challenge its 2020 census figures when it filed an appeal with the Census Bureau last month, saying [...]
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther recently announced $16.2 million in funding for summer programming for the city’s youth. The money will be used for education, violence prevention, career exploration and jobs training to help provide safe and engaging outlets for youth throughout the summer, according to the mayor. “Over the past two years, our youth have [...]
COLUMBUS — Ohio school district employees once again could be allowed to carry guns under legislation being fast-tracked by Republican lawmakers to counter the impact of a court ruling that restricted the practice. The measure aims to undo the effect of an Ohio Supreme Court ruling last year, which held that under current law, armed [...]
Batten down the hatches for another nasty hurricane season. Nearly every natural force and a bunch of human-caused ones — more than just climate change — have turned the last several Atlantic hurricane seasons into deadly and expensive whoppers. The season that started June 1 looks like another note in a record-breaking refrain because all [...]
The last week of April was a whirlwind for San Francisco’s Chinatown. The storied neighborhood debuted the “AAPI Community Heroes Mural,” a mostly black and white depiction of 12 mostly unsung Asian American and Pacific Islander figures on the wall of a bank. Three days later “Neon Was Never Brighter,” the first ever Chinatown contemporary [...]