Arnold Sport Festival 2020 – The Competitions Continue Without Spectators

The first day of the Arnold Sports Festival has come and the athletes are competing…but with minimal crowds. Per Ohio Department of Health Director’s Order, no spectators are allowed to view the general events. Spectators are allowed to buy tickets and view the competitions being held in the Battelle Grand Ballroom. A copy of the…

Veteran’s Memorial and Museum

If you’ve been a long time resident of Columbus or the closely surrounding areas, you probably remember the Veteran’s Memorial building on Broad Street in downtown. Not only do you remember it, but you may very well have attended an event there or even had your high school graduation ceremony hosted there. Many were sad…

Suspension: Balancing Art, Nature, and Culture

Three Columbus parks and the Main Metropolitan Library have nearly 3 dozen balanced, suspended art pieces for your viewing pleasure until March 1, 2020. These art pieces and installation were the work of Polish artist Jerzy Joptka Kedziora. Along with the Main Library, Schiller, Thurber and Livingston Parks hold the totality of the suspended art….

Chateau LaRoche – Loveland Castle

Harry Andrews, born April 5, 1890 served as a combat medic in WW1.  In 1918, he contracted spinal meningitis so severe that the hospital declared him dead.  Thankfully he was not, and recovered from his bout of the deadly disease.   The doctors were able to use his blood as a serum to fight the meningitis…

Landoll’s Mohican Castle

After selling the successful Landoll Publishing Company in 1997, Jim Landoll started plans on building the Landoll’s Mohican Castle. With no floor plans, they started building the structure one room at a time. The highest section of the castle sits 1200 feet on 30 acres of land. In 2002, the castle was opened to the…