Columbus

Columbus city officials said residential complaints regarding late-night activity surrounding food trucks are spurring new citywide legislation.

For the first time in three years, hundreds of thousands of people will head downtown this weekend for the Columbus Arts Festival in what organizers hope is a return to normalcy.

Columbus housing officials want to battle a shortage of affordable housing by requiring participating developers to build more dwellings that are economical to people making less than the area’s median income.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge made the announcement from a south Columbus residential construction site.

Columbus city officials are taking a joint, no-tolerance approach to people operating vehicles recklessly and loudly on city streets, with a particular focus on ATVs and motorbikes and help from the public.

Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein has filed a lawsuit challenging a recent Ohio state law known as the "Conscience Clause."

The Central Ohio Transit Authority wants to put a sales tax increase before voters, possibly as early as November. COTA said the money raised would go toward a $6 billion rapid transit system.

After more than half a century, the entertainment venue will be closing soon. The owner of Capri Lanes still wants to operate the bowling center, but the property owner says it’s time to sell.

Columbus is among the smaller cities with the largest African American growth in pure numbers over the past decade.

The residential population of downtown Columbus is growing but offices may not rebound as more people work from home. These are two findings from the State of Downtown Annual report released last week. We discuss the annual report and what the citizens of Columbus want to see as part of the strategic plan for downtown.