This year, the Greater Columbus Arts Council will bring new elements to their annual Columbus Arts Festival at the downtown riverfront, including an updated layout, larger artist display and demonstration space, virtual reality activities, musical performances and emerging artists. Updated Layout The Columbus Arts Festival ...

A new exhibition has opened in the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery called “Duo Trio,” which seeks to breathe new life into an age-old format of storytelling in art. The exhibition, which features the work of 14 Ohio artists, is made up exclusively of diptychs ...

Tom Griesemer smiles widely as he sits at a table by a few dozen wood barrels filled with coffee beans from as far as Nicaragua, Ethiopia and India. A warm, rich aroma saturates the air. Griesemer is the founder of Columbus coffee staple Stauf’s, and ...

For the first time in four centuries, an early version of William Shakespeare’s play “The Merry Wives of Windsor” will return to the stage — here in Columbus. Lord Denney’s Players, the theater company of the Ohio State Department of English, presents a staged performance ...

Columbus is on Amazon’s short list for its second headquarters alongside cities such as New York, Dallas and Chicago. Amazon announced 20 finalists Thursday, after narrowing the proposals down from the 238 submitted since September. Columbus was an “unexpected” finalist, according to the New York ...

The newest downtown festival is giving people a reason to embrace the winter season. Presented by the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department and hosted at the Scioto Mile Saturday, the first WinterFest features live music, nine food trucks and locally crafted seasonal beer. Nancy Colvin, ...

Texas has made its way to Ohio — in the form of tacos. Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, a Fort Worth-born Mexican joint, opened its first Columbus location downtown at 479 N. High Street on Oct. 16. The fast-casual restaurant is not your average taco place. Opening ...

While many hope to get away and go to the beach, for others, going home or staying in Columbus is the only option for spring break. If you’re in that latter boat, there’s some good news: Spring is in the air and there are countless ...

The drive-in movie experience won’t be exclusive to the edges of the city when films are screened outdoors in downtown Columbus this summer. The Gateway Film Center, collaborating with the North Market, plans to screen films outside North Market throughout the summer to recreate a ...