/curious-cbus Curious Cbus en-US Copyright Wed, 28 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-05-28/what-is-going-on-with-columbus-stalled-muslim-youth-centers On Sunbury Road, a would-be Muslim Community Youth Center building sits half finished. In Forest Park, the Muslim American Society of Columbus has aspirations for a grand youth center. And in Hilliard, Noor Islamic Cultural Center has hit a legal roadblock in its expansion attempt. Wed, 28 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-05-28/what-is-going-on-with-columbus-stalled-muslim-youth-centers Allie Vugrincic /2025-05-15/what-is-columbus-oldest-black-owned-business E.E. Ward Moving & Storage was founded in 1881. It holds the distinction of being the oldest continuously operating Black-owned business in the United States. Thu, 15 May 2025 18:14:15 GMT /2025-05-15/what-is-columbus-oldest-black-owned-business Cooper Palermo /2025-04-29/was-lincoln-village-a-model-city Lincoln Village is a neighborhood of modest homes just west of Columbus. The development started with one man's vision of a housing cooperative that would make home ownership more affordable while addressing the post-WWII housing shortage. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:41:59 GMT /2025-04-29/was-lincoln-village-a-model-city Michael De Bonis /2024-12-10/what-led-to-the-founding-of-the-american-federation-of-labor-in-columbus Central Ohio has an eventful history of labor movement activity including the founding of one of the nation's largest union organizations. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 20:33:00 GMT /2024-12-10/what-led-to-the-founding-of-the-american-federation-of-labor-in-columbus Michael De Bonis /2024-10-29/is-ohios-k-12-education-funding-formula-unconstitutional This election, many Ohioans will be voting on school levies. Education funding is a complicated and controversial topic, but one way to make sense of it is by using a quirky metaphor: it’s like baking a cake. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-10-29/is-ohios-k-12-education-funding-formula-unconstitutional Anna Staver, Michael De Bonis, Matthew Rand /2024-09-24/45-years-ago-compuserve-connected-the-world-before-the-world-wide-web On September 24, 1979, Columbus-based CompuServe launched its online service for consumers. Its subscribers were among the first to have access to email, online chat, digital newspapers and the ability to share and download files. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-09-24/45-years-ago-compuserve-connected-the-world-before-the-world-wide-web Michael De Bonis /2024-04-18/tracking-down-the-namesake-of-quarry-trails-metro-parks-millikin-falls Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks officially opened the Quarry Trails Metro Park in 2021. The ambitious project transformed the abandoned Marble Cliff Quarry and one of the park’s main attractions is its waterfall, Millikin Falls. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:09:00 GMT /2024-04-18/tracking-down-the-namesake-of-quarry-trails-metro-parks-millikin-falls Michael De Bonis /2024-04-01/how-do-ohio-locals-feel-about-the-eclipse-and-the-visitors-it-will-bring The moon will not fully block the sun in Columbus, but areas just north or west will have totality, making those places prime spots for eclipse visitors. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-04-01/how-do-ohio-locals-feel-about-the-eclipse-and-the-visitors-it-will-bring Allie Vugrincic /2024-02-12/how-eastgate-became-home-to-tuskegee-airmen-and-their-families Eastgate is a Columbus community that prides itself on its diversity. For decades it was a community where middle-class Black families thrived. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:24:15 GMT /2024-02-12/how-eastgate-became-home-to-tuskegee-airmen-and-their-families Nora Igelnik /2024-02-06/did-president-lincolns-body-spend-a-night-below-a-high-street-restaurant Following President Lincoln's assassination, his body traveled on a funeral train, dubbed “The Lincoln Special.” One of the 13 stops on the tour was in Columbus. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:04:49 GMT /2024-02-06/did-president-lincolns-body-spend-a-night-below-a-high-street-restaurant Nora Igelnik