Journalism

• CAPA announced the winners of its annual Marquee Awards for high school musical theater on May 9. • Top acting awards went to Jakob Robinson and Kamryn Dansby, who will compete in the national Jimmy Awards. The results are in. Winners for the annual Marquee Awards, hosted by CAPA, were announced May 9 in a showcase at the Ohio Theatre. Over 30 students from 18 central Ohio high schools were nominated in 13 musical theater categories from best actress to backstage excellence. The CAPA Marquee Awards, which first got...

• The new Hilliard store marks the chain's third location in the Columbus area, joining existing stores in Pickerington and Westerville. • Gionino's offers pizza, chicken, subs, pasta and more, with carryout and delivery options available. A hometown pizza favorite from northeast Ohio is making its way to central Ohio. Gionino's Pizzeria will open its third Columbus-area location in Hilliard at 11 a.m. May 12 at 5068 Cemetery Road. Its two other central Ohio locations are in Pickerington and Westerville. Regional manager Ahmad Youssef said Gionino's is a family-focused brand...

• Ayana Abdirizak fulfilled a promise to her daughter, Najma Mursal, by earning her bachelor's degree alongside her. • The mother-daughter duo graduated together from the Ohio State University with degrees in public health. • They hope their story inspires other women and mothers to pursue their dreams, regardless of age or circumstance. With Mother's Day here, Najma Mursal celebrated her mom a week early, along with over 12,000 of her closest friends. Beyond brunch or a bouquet of flowers, Mursal gave her mother the gift of believing in herself....

• The CAPA Summer Movie Series will feature 28 films spanning eight decades at the Ohio Theatre from June 13-Aug. 24. • The lineup will include a variety of genres, series premieres and anniversary screenings. • Special events include a "Fritz the Nite Owl" tribute and preshow organ performances by Clark Wilson. According to master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock, the cinema isn't a slice of life. It's a piece of cake. If that’s the case, then the CAPA Summer Movie Series is the icing on that cake. Offering a rich...

Hometown heroes are stepping in to save the day at Sonic Temple Music and Arts Fest. Rock band Alice in Chains dropped out just 48 hours before their main stage Sunday Sonic Temple performance on the X Stage due to an "immediate" need to care for drummer Sean Kinney's health. As concern grew on social media for whether the performance time would be filled, the festival announced on May 10 that Columbus' own rock legends, Beartooth, answered the call to rock on the Temple Stage at 6:30 p.m. on festival...

Metallica headlining the Temple Stage on day two of Sonic Temple at Historic Crew Stadium on May 9th, 2025. David Heasley/Columbus Dispatch, David Heasley-The Columbus Dispatch Metallica headlining the Temple Stage on day two of Sonic Temple at Historic Crew Stadium on May 9th, 2025. David Heasley/Columbus Dispatch, David Heasley-The Columbus Dispatch Metallica headlining the Temple Stage on day two of Sonic Temple at Historic Crew Stadium on May 9th, 2025. David Heasley/Columbus Dispatch Metallica headlining the Temple Stage on day two of Sonic Temple at Historic Crew Stadium on...

• Day 3 of Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival features Linkin Park as the headliner. • Other performers on Day 3 include Incubus, I Prevail, and a variety of other rock and metal bands. • Metallica, who headlined Day 2, will return for a unique set on Day 4. Day 3 of Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival kicks off May 10 at Historic Crew Stadium with an action-packed day that concludes with Linkin Park set to take the stage at 9:20 p.m., with support from Incubus and I...

Even after over 40 years, Metallica still has it. And by it, I mean their iconic heavy metal sound, the sort of pleasurable sonic bludgeoning that metalheads worldwide adore. The fans were out in abundance Friday night for Metallica's first of two sets at Sonic Temple, headbanging, throwing up devil horns and letting the music quake through them. It was the band's first appearance in Columbus since 2017, and its first time headlining Sonic Temple. There was a palpable sense of pent-up energy, like lightning in a bottle ready to...

• Clogged gutters can lead to basement flooding and foundation damage. • A large, old maple tree overhanging the house was removed due to safety concerns. • Despite the tree's removal, debris still clogs the gutters, requiring regular cleaning. I figured that after the monster in my daughter’s front yard was gone, I would be free of gutter-cleaning duty. But all of the recent wind and rain managed to find little sticks, bits of leaves and those maple-seed helicopters from elsewhere and fly them right into her second-story rain gutters....

• The plant blooms with lemon-yellow, bell-shaped flowers in April and May. Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Have you ever hiked at Clifton Gorge or other natural areas in Ohio during April or May? It is a feast for the senses! Among the carpet of every green you can imagine is an elegant spring-blooming wildflower called Uvularia grandiflora, also known as large bellwort or merrybells. It occurs naturally in rich woodlands, valleys, riverbeds...