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From Dispatch Web producer @cnelson624: A 10-foot-tall planter...

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:40:32 -0400

From Dispatch Web producer @cnelson624: A 10-foot-tall planter is lowered into place on S. 3rd St. as part of a $1M project around Capitol Square. (at Au Bon Pain)

It was a sweaty, frenzied, often-chaotic scene. And hot. Humid,...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:04:00 -0400

It was a sweaty, frenzied, often-chaotic scene. And hot. Humid, too.

What it wasn’t: a fringe gathering. The festival sold a whopping 105,000 tickets over three days, selling out Crew Stadium for the first time in Rock on the Range’s seven-year history.

Bolstering turnout was a lineup of powerhouse ’90s rock bands, each with a new album — but also a willingness to polish and present old hits.

Ohio, the @!$&-ing heart of it all. Cartoon: Nate Beeler,...

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:32:38 -0400

Ohio, the @!$&-ing heart of it all.

Cartoon: Nate Beeler, Columbus Dispatch

“As far as it’s quote-unquote, ‘all about the ’90s,’ I could...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:21:00 -0400

“As far as it’s quote-unquote, ‘all about the ’90s,’ I could give a f***,” said Billy Corgan, 46, who will perform with the latest Smashing Pumpkins incarnation in Columbus Crew Stadium at Rock on the Range this weekend. “A lot of bands go wrong trying to tap into the ‘old’ vibe. I’ve obviously moved on.”

The headliners of this year’s Rock on the Range festival share a common thread: All hit their peaks in the 1990s and have since morphed, mourned or paused before carrying on. Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Bush…despite new albums, all seem forever tied to a past time and place — a lineup that a festival-goer might view as nostalgia-heavy marketing (though Corgan might disagree).

Abercrombie CEO says he regrets any offense over ‘cool kids’ comment

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:47:25 -0400

Abercrombie CEO says he regrets any offense over ‘cool kids’ comment: “We are completely opposed to...

Study: Ohioans need mouths washed out with soap

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:03:54 -0400

Study: Ohioans need mouths washed out with soap: What the @#$%, Ohio? You swear more than Illinois?...

No more phosphorus in Scotts fertilizer! Scotts Miracle-Gro has...

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400

No more phosphorus in Scotts fertilizer!

Scotts Miracle-Gro has removed phosphorus from its popular Turf Builder line of lawn fertilizer to help reduce the type of harmful algae blooms that have plagued waterways such as Grand Lake St. Marys and Lake Erie.

The company sees the move as a milestone for its industry, which it says is partly responsible for the phosphorus runoff that feeds one of the nation’s most costly and challenging environmental problems — nutrient pollution.

Photo by Dispatch photographer Chris Russell

Today, the Ohio Women’s Bicycling Summit hopes to...

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:05:17 -0400

Today, the Ohio Women’s Bicycling Summit hopes to encourage more women to get outdoors and ride bicycles, despite the many barriers that organizers say have dissuaded women from biking in the past.

Speakers include Ohio first lady Karen Kasich and Rep. Teresa Fedor, D-Toledo.

Visit Dispatch.com for more information and registration details.

Photo by Dispatch photographer Eric Albrecht

Want to make a nice breakfast for Mom on Mother’s Day (or...

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:34:00 -0400

Want to make a nice breakfast for Mom on Mother’s Day (or any time)? Check out this low-fuss, quick, tasty recipe for baked eggs and English muffins from Dispatch food editor Robin Davis.

Under current law, states can only require companies selling...

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:29:25 -0400

Under current law, states can only require companies selling online to collect sales tax if they also have stores physically located in that state. But when the U.S. Senate returns from a weeklong recess this week, one of its first orders of business will be voting on a bill that would help change that.

Image: Nate Beeler, Columbus Dispatch

“We’re blessed to live in the greatest nation on Earth,”...

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:45:54 -0400

“We’re blessed to live in the greatest nation on Earth,” President Barack Obama told an Ohio State graduating class of 10,143 yesterday. “But we can always be greater. We can always aspire to something more. That doesn’t depend on who you elect to office. It depends on you, as citizens, how big you want us to be, how badly you want to see these changes for the better.

“And look at all that America has already accomplished. Look at how big we’ve been. I dare you, Class of 2013, to do better.”

See video, photos and more of Obama’s message to Ohio State graduates at Dispatch.com.

Photo by Dispatch photographer Alex Holt

Gay Catholic-school teacher’s firing raises questions

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:46:07 -0400

Gay Catholic-school teacher’s firing raises questions: If the commission decides that the diocese...

Hats, hats, everywhere, but not one on Tim Gunn, who was at the...

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:19:00 -0400

Hats, hats, everywhere, but not one on Tim Gunn, who was at the Franklin Park Conservatory for Hat Day today.

More on Hat Day (including more photos!) at Dispatch.com

Photo by Dispatch photog Chris Russell

@adamcairns: “From the #Columbus Dispatch archive, a young...

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:21:52 -0400

@adamcairns: “From the #Columbus Dispatch archive, a young Jack Nicklaus and his son, all grease penciled up.” #golf

Nate Beeler, Columbus Dispatch

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:57:02 -0400

Nate Beeler, Columbus Dispatch

Firing of Watterson teacher necessary to maintain 'integrity of our faith,' Catholic bishop says

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:26:38 -0400

Firing of Watterson teacher necessary to maintain 'integrity of our faith,' Catholic bishop says:...

This collaborative public art piece on Broad Street finally got...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:14:38 -0400

This collaborative public art piece on Broad Street finally got its last line! Do you like how it turned out? #ColumbusPublicArt #Columbus

A sad sight from photographer @doralchenoweth: Instead of laying...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:12:21 -0400

A sad sight from photographer @doralchenoweth: Instead of laying down a Stanley Cup playoffs logo Saturday night, workers destroyed the ice now that the Blue Jackets’ season is officially over.

From photographer @eamonq: Krishna Rai, 68, a Nepali refugee...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:14:00 -0400

From photographer @eamonq: Krishna Rai, 68, a Nepali refugee from Bhutan, poses in the North Side apartment he shares with his son. Columbus has filed action against the apartment complex where Rai lives for dozens of code violations.

Nate Beeler, Columbus Dispatch

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:54:00 -0400

Nate Beeler, Columbus Dispatch