In the early 1970s, John W. Galbreath was an advisor to Nationwide Insurance. They were looking to move. He advised them to move downtown. “AsRead More »The brilliant business tycoon and his sports toys
Young Earl Fernandes was going to be a doctor. His father was a doctor. Three of his four brothers would become doctors. His life’s pathRead More »The young bishop and Columbus’ Catholic explosion
One of the most popular radio personalities in Columbus was going through a midlife crisis in 1994. John Corby was 38 and still unsure ifRead More »John Corby reluctantly answered his calling – radio
After a big drive off the par 5 fifteenth tee, Jack Nicklaus was now looking at an opportunity to get on the green in two.Read More »The GOAT and the Masters forty years ago
Virginia native William Henry Harrison was governor of the Indiana territory for twelve years. His main job responsibility was to fight Indians. Legendary Shawnee ChiefRead More »Columbus welcomed to the Union with the War of 1812
Clinton DeWeese Firestone got a letter from his nephew Harvey in 1887 asking for a job. At the time Harvey was 19 and lived onRead More »The rise & fall of the CBC
Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most recognizable human beings on the planet. ‘Conan the Barbarian’ was released in 1982, grossing $100 million and wasRead More »The Terminator’s loyalty and his partner in Columbus
The Soviet Union surprised the world in April 1961, sending up a manned rocket around the Earth for one complete revolution. That had never beenRead More »The space race and an American Cold War hero
By 1970, Nancy Wilson was at the top of her profession. Over forty musicians – the crème de crème of Hollywood – played on herRead More »The meteoric rise & magical life of Nancy Wilson
All aviation cadets were required to have at least two years of education and to pass a physical exam. Harold Sawyer from Columbus, Ohio, whoRead More »The Tuskegee Airmen and the Columbus connection
Salvatore felt the pull early in life to make his way to America, despite growing up an ocean away. After surviving a treacherous Atlantic OceanRead More »The hard and beautiful life of Salvatore Presutti
“The 250th gives us all this once-in-a-generation opportunity to lean into this thing we continue to aspire to – to be united in these states,”Read More »A seasoned frontiersman and the Columbus story
Phale Hale was introduced to an 18-year-old southern beauty named Cleo Ingram by a friend at Spelman College. That fall, Phale would visit Cleo atRead More »MLK Jr stayed with the Hales when he visited Columbus
“Ben was everybody’s next-door neighbor who leaned over the back fence to tell us the latest in our Columbus neighborhood,” said Fred Holdridge, a pastRead More »Woody’s cousin columnist brought smiles and history to Columbus readers
Legendary football coach Dick Walker led Bishop Watterson High School to its first state championship in 1966, twelve years after the school opened. Watterson shutRead More »The dream journey of a high school coach at his alma mater
Things happen in our lives that some people would try to explain away as a coincidence. Feeling divinity can be subtle, it can just beRead More »Feeling Divinity doesn’t just happen at Christmas
On Dec 1, 1922, F&R Lazurus Department store decided to sponsor a Christmas holiday parade with horse drawn floats in downtown Columbus. The parade pre-datesRead More »Christmas holiday parades in Columbus were a big thing
Growing up, Beverly D’Angelo wanted to be a cheerleader at Upper Arlington High School. She tried out but was named first alternate, despite in herRead More »‘Christmas Vacation’ co-star’s crazy life and loves
When my wife brought up the idea of getting tickets to go to the Conservatory for their Winter Wonderland happy hour, I got grumpy. ThisRead More »The Franklin Park Conservatory is a Columbus jewel
Winning in Ann Arbor has never been easy for Ohio State’s football team. In my lifetime (since 1961) Ohio State is a pedestrian 16-15-1 inRead More »Two Buckeye legends a century apart brought greatness in Ann Arbor