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John's Columbus, OH Blog April 2008 Archive

By John Kazalia, About.com Guide to Columbus, OH since 1997

John McConnell Dies at Age 84

Saturday April 26, 2008
BREAKING NEWS: The man many credit with bringing the Blue Jackets--and major league status--to Columbus, John McConnell, has died at age 84. The local businessman founded Worthington Industries and worked ... Read More

Digital TV Comes to Columbus

Wednesday April 23, 2008
Digital TV is coming! You've probably seen advertising about it. Soon we will have a clearer digital signal for Columbus' own WCMH14, WSYX13, WBNS-21tv, and FOX36. You're probably thinking, ... Read More

Housing and Foreclosure Crisis in Ohio

Monday April 21, 2008
As the foreclosure crisis in Ohio and the nation continues, you might have seen billboards advertising the Web site savethedream.ohio.gov. Your guide has tried this address several times with ... Read More

Earth Day in Columbus

Wednesday April 16, 2008
April 22, 2008 is Earth Day. You can celebrate locally at the Columbus Zoo and Easton Town Center with Earth Day events on April 19. Visit columbuszoo.org and ... Read More

Pulitzer Prize Photo Exhibition Opens at Historical Center

Monday April 14, 2008
Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs, the largest display of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs ever shown, opens Friday, April 25, 2008 at The Ohio Historical Center in Columbus. This special ... Read More

Huge Orange Barrel Sighted in Downtown Columbus

Wednesday April 9, 2008
No, not really. But that huge orange thing in the sky at night is a construction barrel of sorts. Concerned by the deaths of 14 motorists and more than 1,860 ... Read More

Income Tax Countdown

Tuesday April 8, 2008
If you're like many people, you're looking at that pile of W-2s, 1099s, etc. that came in the mail in January and you're thinking, gee, I've got to get this ... Read More

Skybus Ceases Operations

Friday April 4, 2008
BREAKING NEWS: Columbus, Ohio based Skybus Airlines just announced they are ceasing all U.S. flight operations effective midnight tonight. From the discount airline's Web site: Skybus struggled to overcome the combination ... Read More

Governor's Economic Stimulus Proposal

Friday April 4, 2008
Here are the details on Governor Ted Strickland's planned $1.57 billion economic stimulus package this week. Help new and emerging industries: Bio-based Products, $50 million: Help support and grow an industry that ... Read More

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