Children enjoy the cool waters of the fountains at Bicentennial Park as the sun sets.
Photo by Dispatch photographer Eric Albrecht
Remember that episode of The Office when Michael Scott failed to deliver on his promise to pay the college tuition for a class of third graders?
Scott’s Tots may not have worked out, but Scotts Miracle-Gro has paid for 41 Columbus high-school grads to go to college — and the advisers provided by the company put in a lot of work helping the students get there.
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Some Ohio Village Singers take a break after singing the national anthem for a vintage “base ball” game on the Ohio Statehouse lawn on Tuesday.
Their team, the Ohio Village Muffins, played the Capitol Cannons from the Ohio General Assembly.
Yes, there is a vintage base ball team called the “Muffins.” See photos of them in action here.
Ohio State Fair imbibers will be happy to hear that beer and wine will stay on the menu for 2012.
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Tonight: Soul singer Michael McDonald performs a free (yes, free) concert at Columbus Commons
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Some historical trivia from The Dispatch “Look Back” blog:
This photo taken around the turn of the century shows the F.W. Atcherson livery stable at 56-62 E. Gay St. in downtown Columbus. (Today, if you head east alon Gay Street from the Residence Inn, this is between the Inn and the parking lot at the corner of Gay and Third.)
Signs read “hacks, coupes, baggage, livery, automobiles.” The smaller building, at lower right, is the office of veterinarians Leist and Brandewie. Stairs at the lower left led to more veterinarians — Hillock and Hillock.
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They claim to be sorry for party rocking, but we’re not convinced.
LMFAO, who kick off their 26-city tour at Columbus’ Schottenstein Center tonight, told us they’re “turning this world into a party planet.”
“You can use this as your excuse to let loose, no matter what job you’ve got,” said 25-year-old Skyler Gordy, aka Sky Blu. “Come get some champagne spray. Have a good old time, baby.”
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Putting together your bucket list of summer activities in central Ohio?
If you need some extra ideas, check out The Dispatch’s Summer Fun Guide.
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It’s a tough time to be a clown.
Pop culture has labeled you creepy. Something called the Insane Clown Posse has stolen your look. If a child’s not screaming in terror at your big red nose, there’s a chance his parent is.
Above: Timmers the clown tries to sell papers in downtown Columbus for a charity fundraiser for the Aladdin Shriners Clown Unit. Photo by Dispatch photographer Jonathan Quilter
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Upper Arlington native Pete Scantland, 33, routinely is cited as one of Columbus’ most-successful young entrepreneurs and is known as the driving force behind Orange Barrel Media’s iconic wallscapes, which combine advertising with art — or, at least, as one observer has noted, the art of capturing attention.
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