Sophia Veneziano

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Sophia Veneziano, Columbus DispatchWed, June 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM UTC1 min readChampions from the football field to the skies, Columbus is ranked yet again in a USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards list. ZipZone Outdoor Adventures was voted the third-best aerial adventure park in the nation as a part of the newly released list of Best Aerial Adventure Parks. This isn't its first time being recognized. The central Ohio park was also ranked 10th on the 2024 list.

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Logan Boyd said that when he graduated from Wittenberg University, he felt stuck and wanted to find a way to give back. The Sunbury native and Big Walnut graduate said a family friend inspired him to join the United States Coast Guard. "I thought that the service would help open some doors for me, and it has done way more than that. It's given me a lot of really great experiences and, you know, put me in touch with a lot of great people that are going to be friends for life," Boyd said.

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It's not a surprise that people donate all sorts of things to thrift stores. As the senior director for warehouse logistics for Volunteers of America of Ohio & Indiana, Lawrence Hendrix said he oversees everything donated that shouldn't be there, from firearms to hazardous waste. But it was a surprise, even to him, when Hendrix met Dolores in 2018. Her cremains were brought to his office from the organization's West Broad Street Thrift Store, where they had been found in a plastic bag.

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Several suburban communities around Columbus are hosting their own pride events in June. These events offer a variety of activities, including live music, food trucks, vendors and resource fairs. The Columbus Pride Festival is famously the second-largest pride festival across the Midwest, rivaling that of Chicago. However, with its 2025 theme, "United in Power," the city of Columbus isn't the only community holding LGBTQ+ events in June in central Ohio.

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The "Croce Plays Croce" tour celebrates the 50th anniversary of Jim Croce's hits. The legacy of the late, great Jim Croce is living on through his son, A.J. Croce, and is coming to Columbus on Oct. 10. The "Croce Plays Croce" 50th anniversary tour is coming to KEMBA Live! with Jim Croce's timeless hits like "Operator" and "Time in Bottle," along with songs from the younger Croce's own catalogue.