Nashville-inspired diner opens, brings southern fried fare to Columbus area
The highly anticipated Broadway Standard Southern Charm Home Cooking, Grove City’s latest eatery, officially opened its doors on Monday, March 30th. Serving breakfast and lunch with a southern twist, the diner is putting the Tennessee hoe (cakes) in hoedown. According to Grove City Development on Instagram...
Grandview area bar closes after less than a year
After less than a year in operation, a sports bar near Grandview Heights has closed. Draft Day, previously located at 1130 Dublin Rd., officially closed March 13 after opening last May, TJ Valentino, owner of the bar, told 614 NOW. The concept offered an extensive beer collection, elevated bar food, and a space for...
This Strange Ohio Museum Might Be The Most Intriguing Stop In The State
Some roadside stops in Ohio are easy to forget, and others stay with you long after you leave. This one falls firmly into the second group, with a collection so unusual and so carefully preserved that even seasoned travelers tend to walk out talking about it for the rest of the day.
One dead after shooting at North Linden bar
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person has died and another is injured after a shooting near a North Linden bar on Friday morning. Officers responded to First Stop Bar and Grill on Oakland Park Avenue shortly after 4 a.m. on Friday, according to Columbus police. Authorities said the incident began as an altercation...
Person recovering after shooting reported at northeast Columbus park, police say
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A person was recovering Friday morning after a reported shooting at a park in northeast Columbus. Police were called around 8:20 p.m. Thursday to Strawberry Farms Park on Watt Road in the Northland area. One person was rushed to a hospital in stable condition, though it was not clear whether...
Child taken to hospital following house fire
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Fire crews battled a house fire early Friday morning along Sidney Street, just off 5th Avenue. Crews said the fire ripped through the roof of a two-story home where an adult and a child were living. Everyone made it out of the home before crews arrived, but the child was taken to Nationwide...
‘He could have killed me’: Ohio State nurse speaks on workplace assault
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio State nurse who was reportedly attacked on the job last fall is speaking publicly for the first time, saying she does not believe conditions have improved — even as the hospital points to progress on workplace safety. “I thought his plan was to...
Why Ohio banned the smelly, ubiquitous Bradford pear
The days are heating up, the sun is out longer and the smells of spring are in the air. Or is that just the smell of a Bradford pear tree?. Why it matters: The tree is a troublesome invasive species, but it's also one of the most noticeable plants in Central Ohio — among the first trees to bloom each spring and...
Columbus murder conviction tossed because jury saw defendant in shackles
An Ohio appeals court has thrown out a man's aggravated murder conviction , saying a Franklin County judge's decision to have the man walk in front of the jury wearing leg shackles – and drawing attention to it – unfairly influenced the trial's outcome. In a decision by a three-judge panel on March 31, Judge Carly...
One person dead following motorcycle crash in Ohio
OHIO — A Batavia woman has died following a motorcycle crash late Thursday night in Clermont County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred just after 10 p.m. on U.S. Route 50 near milepost 8 in Stonelick Township. Troopers said 38-year-old Emily Koeppe was traveling southeast on a 2013...
