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What Would It Take to End Homelessness in Columbus?
January 10, 2024

What if Columbus committed to becoming the largest US city to completely eliminate homelessness? How much would it cost? What specifically would we do with the money? As Columbus works to hone a dist

Blue Chip Economic Forecast
January 03, 2024

Whats in store for Central Ohios economy in 2024? Inflation seems to be coming under control, and is well off its summer 2022 highs, yet the regions labor market remains incredibly tight, with just

Re-Attaching Historic Neighborhoods to Downtown Columbus
December 13, 2023

Developing a Dynamic Downtown Series; Harrison Smith Legacy in Civic Engagement - Recognizing Excellence in Downtown Development; The Downtown Commission's Annual "Smithy" Awards What freeways divid

Reimagining A Style Giant
December 06, 2023

Donna James is among Ohios most successful and admired executives. Her current challenge may be among the most significant of her accomplished career: helping a storied Ohio-based global fashion and

Is Snob Zoning America's New Redlining?
November 29, 2023

AuthorRichard Kahlenbergs new book offers an indictment of Americas housing policy by revealing the social engineering underlying our segregation by economic class, the social and political fallout

Conquering Lung Cancer
November 15, 2023

An Optimal Health Series Forum Its the leading cause of cancer death in the United States and its treatable: lung cancer kills some 127,000 people annually in the U.S., but its not a hopeless dis

Unpacking the 2023 Election
November 08, 2023

Every U.S. election now feels like a litmus test for the health and future of American democracy, and this year is no exception. On November 7, Ohioans took to the polls by the millions to decide key

Millennial Voices in Ohio Politics
October 30, 2023

If it looks like Millennials are everywhere, they are. In fact, Millennials are now Americas largest generation, surpassing the vaunted Baby Boomer generation as far back as 2019 in terms of sheer si

Whose Rights Win? Gun Violence, Preemption, and Home Rule in Ohio
October 25, 2023

In Ohio, cities that have attempted to enact their own gun control regulations have run up against a brick wall where municipal home rule and their governing authority ends abruptly. Ohios legi

Facing Hate, Finding Hope: America's LGBTQ+ Community Under Attack
October 18, 2023

The lives of LGBTQ+ Americans are under greater threat in 2023 than at any point in the countrys recent past. This summer, the Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people