With spring upon us in the capital city, we’re all about change. There’s a vibrancy in the air and that’s apparent in our latest roundup of the biggest stories on Columbus Underground. Co-founder and editor Walker Evans sat down to discuss everything from Liz Lessner’s influential legacy to the latest murmurs about when we’ll get passenger rail. There are plenty of renderings to peruse, too ..read more

The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio closes the 2023-24 season with the Off-Broadway musical Ride The Cyclone, written by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Blackwell and directed by Leda Hoffmann. In the aftermath of a roller coaster wreck at a traveling fair/carnival (a stunning set designed by Courtney O’Neill), the self-aware fortune-telling device Karnak (Brian Gray ..read more

As finely calibrated as it is painful, not a gut punch so much as a serrated knife plunged right into my abdomen and carefully twisted, eMBer Women’s Theatre left me sobbing and breathless with their stunning production of Marsha Norman’s Pulitzer-winning ‘Night, Mother, directed by Michelle Batt. Taking place over the course of the evening ..read more

Central Ohio is welcoming another food hall. This time in Grandview as part of Thrive Companies’ 60-acre mixed-use development, Grandview Crossing. Initially announced in August of 2021, the food hall now has a name and an opening date. Spanning 22,500 square feet, The Little Grand Market will open this August. “When conceptualizing The Little Grand Market ..read more

Columbus-based clothing chain Express announced this morning that it is filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with plans to close approximately 100 locations across the U.S. The brand was originally launched in 1980 as a spin-off from former parent company Limited Brands, before being sold off gradually to a private equity firm. Express is also ..read more

Columbus Crew were mere inches away from taking all three points on Saturday evening as the woodwork came to the visiting Portland Timbers’ rescue and left both teams to share the spoils in a 2-2 final at Lower.com Field. Portland scored the only goal of a dull first half that saw very few chances and ..read more

That feeling of hanging out in the backyard with your friends and family, sipping on a beer around the fire – that’s exactly the kind of atmosphere a new Central Ohio brewery aims to create. And the name reflects it. Campfire Brewing will open this fall at 6300 Frost Rd. in Westerville. While the address ..read more

A Near East Side building with a long history in the community will be changing hands soon. The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority has agreed to sell the longtime home of the Neighborhood House – a 52,000-square-foot building located at 1000 Atcheson St. – to a buyer that it says wants to renovate the structure. The ..read more

Vampires, cryptids, superheroes and supervillains vie for attention on screens big and small this week. Some hits, some misses but there’s a lot of originality and that’s never a bad thing. Abigail In theaters by Hope Madden Back in 2019, directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett had a blast locking a group of evildoers and ..read more

For many birria fans, Martha’s Fusion Kitchen was this town’s OG. At the very least, Martha’s Fusion Kitchen was one of the first spots in Columbus that got people talking about birria – a Mexican dish in which comforting, soft-stewed meat and a flavorful consomé take center stage.  If Matha’s introduced us to the joys of ..read more