At social functions in the Neil household, Hannah, the wife of one of Columbus’ first millionaires, William, might be wearing the only dress she owned.Read More »The incredibly selfless life of Hannah Schwing Neil
When they were teenagers growing up in Marion, Ohio, Nan’s sister Elizabeth, in the presence of Warren Harding and his wife Flo said, “You know,Read More »The Ohio president, his mistress and her tell-all book
In February 1998, Columbus’ new MLS expansion franchise watched a second referendum for a new soccer stadium go down in smoke. Ohio State University hadRead More »The billionaire, Columbus and his Cup
Two TWA stewardesses were in Columbus one evening in the late 1950s, staying overnight at a motel airport, when they learned that nationally renowned painterRead More »A talented Columbus original and his eccentric life
Charlotte Curtis wanted to escape the women’s pages. The newspaper business in the 1960s and 1970s was male dominated. Her ticket out – her abilityRead More »The ambivalent society writer and her life of fame & influence
To honor America’s 250th anniversary, My Brother’s Keeper, a bluegrass band out of Cincinnati, decided to honor their own roots – Scottish – and playRead More »An Ohio band, a small western town and a spiritual connection
Entering the college football season in 1919, Ohio State sported a 0-13-2 record against the University of Michigan. Charles ‘Chic’ Harley, an East High SchoolRead More »A legend’s post football health and a university that did the right thing
Sixty-year-old resident and local legend Frank Fetch bought a home on Columbus’ heavily German south end in 1959 when nobody else would. The area wasRead More »Oktoberfest and its prolonged ‘schuhplattler’ with German Village
Before retiring earlier this year, the Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan compared the late Charlie Kirk to the Paul the Apostle. Dolan calledRead More »Christians everywhere reflect in prayer one year later
In 2012, Columbus, Ohio turned two hundred years old. Our mayor at the time – Michael Coleman – was friends with President Obama and calledRead More »The transformative years and Columbus’ best mayor
One of the most popular country rock tunes of the 1970s, Amie by Pure Prairie League, was released in the fall of 1972. To supportRead More »Legend Valley headliner was one of America’s original country rock bands
Emil Ambos wasn’t your typical rich guy. Born into a hardworking and eventually wealthy family, Ambos lived a lavish lifestyle for sure, entertaining at hisRead More »Columbus’ nineteenth century bon vivant
On March 13, 1993 @ 4:25am, a 911 emergency call came into Palm Beach County. Charles & Betty Muer and longtime friends George & LynnRead More »Popular restaurateur & his fateful trip into the Bermuda Triangle
In 2021, Columbus native Hanif Abdurraqib received the prestigious MacArthur Fellow which included a $625,000 grant, he launched a music focused podcast Object of Sound,Read More »Young Columbus writer dazzles with pearls of wisdom
In his 1992 book ‘The Way I Was,’ renowned American composer Marvin Hamlisch details the quirky beginnings of how, at the age of 45, heRead More »The fairy tale life of Terre Blair Hamlisch
In the late 1980s, Central High School was one of the most valuable properties in Columbus. After a 58-year run, the high school was closedRead More »How beautiful thy riverfront in Columbus O – HI – O
A year before Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller passed away, he wrote ‘William Tell,’ the tale of a fourteenth century Swiss huntsman who attempted toRead More »Columbus Germans’ exhuberance for a park, a poet and the Fourth of July
I was amazed at the number of young people who raised their hand when the question was asked, “has anyone ever struggled with suicide?” AsRead More »Hundreds gathered downtown to share the ‘cool breeze’ of resplendent love
Little did I know when I went to the Franklin County dog shelter Thanksgiving weekend in 2007, that my life was about to change. AndRead More »My transformative years and a great dog
Catherine’s father Jon Woods (the Ohio State marching band director) had told an incredibly cute story about his slain daughter at her funeral and measuredRead More »Columbus writer had the unique gift of poetic prose