Clintonville Spotlight

Clintonville Spotlight is a monthly publication overseen by Editor & Publisher Cliff Wiltshire, along with a dedicated group of volunteers on the advisory board.

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Cat Welfare excited to grow into new space

1 week ago | clintonvillespotlight.com | Cliff Wiltshire

In 2023, when Cat Welfare launched a $3 million capital campaign, the goal was to raise funds to renovate and expand its existing location. But plans and opportunities change, and the campaign evolved into the purchase of a building located at 625 E. North Broadway. It is along the south side of North Broadway, just off a small road extension before Broadway dips below the railroad tracks. The facility formerly housed EM Engineering Group.
Spring brings changes for Braves teams

1 week ago | clintonvillespotlight.com | Cliff Wiltshire

The changes that traditionally come along with spring will be accentuated by changes within the Whetstone High School athletic department. New head and assistant coaches in track and field, boys tennis and softball are leaving their marks as the spring season gets under way. “Spring is one of our strongest seasons at Whetstone,” said Athletic Director Hannah Bleikamp.
‘Spelling Bee’ engages audience members

1 week ago | clintonvillespotlight.com | Cliff Wiltshire

Local theatergoers will have the opportunity to grow their vocabulary this month by learning some unusual words such as lugubrious, syzygy and crepuscule. Luckily for audience members, there won’t be a test – except for the actors onstage. Worthington Community Theater actors once again are taking to the MadLab stage to present their spring musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Organizers seek gardens, musicians for 2025 tour

1 week ago | clintonvillespotlight.com | Cliff Wiltshire

Organizers of the annual Clintonville Garden Tour are seeking gardeners willing to open their yards for this year’s garden tour, scheduled for Sunday, July 13. Cultivators of all kinds of gardens are invited to apply. Previous tours have included theme gardens such as Asian-style gardens, rock gardens, fairy gardens and container gardens; ornamentals or edibles or a mixture of both; cottage-style and formal gardens.
Proposed budget, board races affect schools

1 week ago | clintonvillespotlight.com | Cliff Wiltshire

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s 2026-2027 budget proposal could wipe out $45 million in funding for the Columbus City Schools District, officials have said. According to a message from CCS superintendent Dr. Angela Chapman, this reduction in state funding could put essential district programs and services at risk. In a statement released by Policy Matters Ohio, a non-profit policy research institute, the budget proposal included the final phase of the Fair School Funding Plan.
Personal letters can be treasures that lift our spirits

1 week ago | clintonvillespotlight.com | Cliff Wiltshire

“But letters were letters then and we made great prizes of them and read them and studied them like books.” –Elizabeth GaskellDuring these particularly tumultuous times, have you noticed that people are reaching out to one another more often, calling and now writing? What a lovely feeling that is to find a letter in your mailbox, with familiar handwriting.
Newest commissioner seeks to be voice for District 4

1 week ago | clintonvillespotlight.com | Cliff Wiltshire

Angela Sausser, a 13-year resident of Clintonville, was elected to serve a three-year term as commissioner for District 4 of the Clintonville Area Commission. The special election was held Feb. 22 and the results verified a few days later. District 4 east of High Street is bounded on the south by the center line of Oakland Park Avenue and the center line of Arden Road to the north.
Spring offers chances for tots to get hopping

2 weeks ago | clintonvillespotlight.com | Cliff Wiltshire |Rachel Wiltshire

Springtime has officially hit Central Ohio, and rising temperatures plus the Easter season bring really fun community activities for children and families to enjoy. Clintonville offers a traditional egg hunt, Worthington boasts a fun bunny hop, and the annual Duckling Day Parade arrives at the end of the month. Spring is a season of rebirth and baby animals, and two of these events offer the opportunity to interact with some classic spring animals.
Kings Lounge aims to build community

2 weeks ago | clintonvillespotlight.com | Cliff Wiltshire |Preston Harmon

A new Clintonville hookah bar aims to make patrons feel like royalty as it creates a community space for college students and others. Kings Lounge, 3070 N. High St., opened in November 2024 in the former home of the Four Seas store which featured Asian-American items. Kings offers various flavors of hookah, flavored tobacco smoked through a pipe, as well as coffee, smoothies and custom lemonade. “We have a variety of hookah flavors,” owner Abiel Kiflu said.
Watterson brings colorful characters to life

2 weeks ago | clintonvillespotlight.com | Cliff Wiltshire |Rachel Wiltshire

A sponge, a starfish, a squid and a squirrel walk onto a stage …Rather than the lead-up to a joke, this describes Bishop Watterson High School’s spring production, SpongeBobSquarePants: The Broadway Musical. Just as it sounds, the show is a song- and dance-filled story about the popular television characters living in Bikini Bottom.