Eleanor Kennedy

2 weeks ago | dispatch.com | Eleanor Kennedy |Jordan Laird |Sheridan Hendrix

Columbus statues were removed from Columbus City Hall and Columbus State Community College in 2020. The City Hall statue remains in storage while the city decides its fate with help from the Mellon Foundation. The Columbus State statue was gifted to Knights of Columbus groups in Youngstown, Ohio and is now displayed at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica. What is going on with the Christopher Columbus statue that was removed from in front of City Hall?

1 month ago | dispatch.com | Eleanor Kennedy

What is the big structure going up at Riverside Hospital along 315, and when will the project be completed? This week I'm answering our first reader submission for What's Up With That?, our new weekly series answering reader questions about developments, trends and other interesting goings-on in central Ohio. Our question-poser asked to remain anonymous, but their query is one anyone who commutes from north of Columbus (as I do) may have pondered over the last several months.

1 month ago | dispatch.com | Eleanor Kennedy

What are these white things at the top of almost every stoplight? That was the question posed by Dispatch photographer Doral Chenoweth in a recent group chat, and it's the inaugural focus of our new "What's Up With That" feature. In this space we'll seek to answer your questions about things you see around the community: new developments, odd community features, even notable trends.

1 month ago | dispatch.com | Eleanor Kennedy

Columbus has enlisted the help of cloven-hooved friends in its fight against non-native plants at Antrim Park. Natural landscapers from Goats on the Go have been enlisted to help eat invasive species at the park off Olentangy River Road. Check out the gallery with this story for a look at the goats, who were introduced to the public on April 18. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources was also on hand to stock Antrim Lake with rainbow trout.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Eleanor Kennedy

It's been 61 years since Bexley's Jerrie Mock made history, becoming the first woman to fly solo around the world. Mock began her trip on March 19, 1964, and landed back at what was then Port Columbus airport on April 17, 1964. According to Dispatch archives, she typed articles for readers back home while on the journey. When she returned in her plane, "The Spirit of Columbus, she was greeted by a crowd that included Ohio Gov. James A. Rhodes and received greetings from President Lyndon Johnson.