Content Warning: Please be advised that this article discusses alleged kidnapping and attempted sexual assault. While out on a walking trail Tuesday afternoon at 1:10 p.m., a woman was allegedly dragged into the woods by a shirtless man wearing a ski mask who emerged from the wooded area near the adjacent baseball fields. While pointing…

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A Clintonville pizzeria plans to reopen its doors after catching fire two times in just over a year. Harvest Bar + Kitchen announced it will open for the first time since July on Nov. 7 at 11 a.m. The pizzeria is located at 2885 N. High St. in Clintonville. In the early morning of July…

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An ice cream shop known for bold flavors and plentiful paletas is coming to the city’s Southeast Side. According to a social media post, Dulce Vida Ice Cream Factory is coming to Eastland Plaza. The concept’s new storefront will be located at 2561 S. Hamilton Rd.  “Big news is on the way! Dulce Vida is…

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Sure, we’re always thinking—and asking others—for the best deals across the Ohio food scene, but have you ever wondered the opposite, where the most expensive eatery in the Buckeye State is? National restaurant publication LoveFood put this question front and center in a new story that pondered the priciest spots in each state. According to…

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Name a better duo than beer & BBQ. Specifically, beer from Hoof Hearted Brewery and award-winning BBQ from Ray Ray’s Hog Pit. You’ll be able to grab this ultimate combination starting November 15 at Hoof Hearted’s 26 E. Fifth Ave. location! Ray Ray’s Reload food truck will become a permanent part of Hoof Hearted, offering…

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A popular, fast-casual restaurant for unique “build-your-own-sushi” combinations has shuttered another one of their locations. Earlier this week, 614Now reported that FUSIAN closed their Westerville location. Another location at 7721 Sawmill Rd. in Dublin has also now closed. Both of these locations opened during the COVID pandemic in locations that formerly occupied by closed Pizza…

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Yes, another national restaurant chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. And another Central Ohio location has closed. The last one in this region, actually. The TGI Fridays restaurant located at 2982 Taylor Road in Reynoldsburg quietly shuttered last month. The Texas-based restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy protection on Nov. 2 according to Texas court…

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You don’t have to travel all the way to Peru to experience an authentic ‘Sangucheria’ (otherwise known as a Peruvian sandwich shop). There’s already two here in Columbus, and a third is on its way! Si, Señor Peruvian Sandwiches first opened in March of 2010. Almost a decade and a half later, and the sangucheria…

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If you’ve above a certain age and are from Columbus, chances are you’re familiar with the Lazarus department store holiday tree.  An annual occurrence at the store in the 80s and 90s, the tree served as a unique twist on the mall Santa. A very unique one, as posters on the R/Columbus subreddit recall the…

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If you thought “Rug Gate,” as local TikToker Katie Santry describes it, concluded when Columbus Police discovered that the rug buried in her front yard did not contain a body, then you thought wrong. In case you missed it, in early October, Santry and her husband discovered a rug buried in their back yard while…

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