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A Reynoldsburg food truck was forced to close for a day due to a break-in. Pattywhacks Burgers announced the closure on June 30 after discovering that items essential to conducting business were stolen from the truck. On social media, the food truck posted that it could not open until these items were replaced and the

Hawaiian-style plate lunches may be the next big thing in Ohio’s drive-thru lanes. Kansas City-born Hawaiian Bros Island Grill is scouting sites and franchise partners across Northeast Ohio, naming Cleveland-Akron-Canton, Columbus, Cincinnati and Dayton as target markets. The chain says it plans to identify operators a

Cuyahoga County’s Scam Squad is preparing to launch a teller-based fraud prevention program with local banks and credit unions. The program uses a half-sheet questionnaire ... Read More

Some Ohio meals should come with a small warning label. Not a scary one. More like: “Maybe rethink the tight jeans.”. You sit down expecting comfort food, then the mashed potatoes arrive, the warm rolls start acting suspiciously persuasive, and suddenly dessert is not a question anymore. It is a responsibility.

CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio (WSYX) — For 250 years, farming has been a cornerstone of America’s foundation, and in Ohio, that legacy still runs deep. Ohio has about 13 million acres of farmland, with 98% being family owned. “Well it was a very fertile area in the first place,” said David Trotter, who helps bring that histor

I consider myself to be a burger expert, y’all. So, when I say I’m looking for the best smash burger in Ohio, this is what I’m looking for: paper-thin patties smashed onto a ripping-hot griddle until the edges turn into crispy little beef lace, American cheese melted into every crack and crevice, and a soft […]

Ohio has a reputation for being flat, and while that’s not entirely wrong, its bike trail network tells a far more interesting story about the landscape hiding in plain sight. Rail-trail conversions, river corridors, canal towpaths, and greenways weave across the state in a way that rewards cyclists who...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Police responded to the report of a shooting at 1423 Byron Avenue at 11:05 p.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, they located one shooting victim. That victim was taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition, according to police. There are no suspects in custody.

In a noisy, refrigerated room, Chase Meeks checked a customer’s order before breaking down a large piece of beef. He’s the lead meat-processor and manager of a family-owned butcher shop near Shade in southeast Ohio, appropriately named The Local Butcher. In Ohio, 17,000 family farms raise beef cattle....

Some of the most memorable canoe trips in Ohio don’t announce themselves with big signs or crowded launch points. They begin quietly—on winding backroads, near small towns, where the landscape slowly opens into rivers, forests, and still water that reflects the sky like glass. In late spring and...