Columbus Monthly

Columbus Monthly is a significant and impactful magazine in Central Ohio, established in June 1975. It has built a strong reputation for questioning the local establishment, providing an alternative viewpoint on breaking news, and addressing political and civic matters. The magazine is also recognized for its thorough service articles, including the popular Best of Columbus feature, as well as its comprehensive coverage of restaurants. Columbus Monthly is a proud member of the City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA).

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Share the Fun: Make Your Wedding Memorable with These Interactive Wedding Trends

1 week ago | columbusmonthly.com | Mandy Shunnarah

From antique tintype photography, taking cooking classes together or leaving audio guest book messages, Columbus wedding vendors know how to make your big day special for everyone involved. Mandy ShunnarahColumbus MonthlyCouples are making their special day just as memorable for their guests as themselves with engaging wedding trends, both before and during wedding celebrations.
Review: Haru Omakase Offers a Sublime Sushi Experience

1 week ago | columbusmonthly.com | Amy Bodiker Baskes

Diners at Haru Omakase leave the selections up to the chef. The multi-course tasting menu rewards them for doing so with fresh, excellent sushi an an experience unmatched elsewhere in town. Amy Bodiker BaskesColumbus MonthlyTrue confession: I don’t really like tasting menus. At the risk this admission lands me in foodie jail, I generally find them disorienting and unsatisfying, even as I understand they are usually the impressive expressions of a talented chef.
Fireworks, ‘Hamilton,’ the Ohio State Fair and More Things to Do Around Columbus in July

1 week ago | columbusmonthly.com | Peter Tonguette |Lucy Clark

Summertime brings a seemingly nonstop set of entertainment options to Columbus, including Fourth of July events, concerts, movies, festivals and nationally known entertainers. Here is a curated selection of highlighted events for July. Red, White and Boom | July 3The skies over Columbus will take on a patriotic hue of red, white and blue at 10 p.m. when a majestic fireworks display will be launched in fervent celebration of the nation’s independence.
Everyday Kindness Heroes: Nominate a Community Champion for the 2025 Awards

1 week ago | columbusmonthly.com | Sophia Veneziano

The Everyday Kindness Heroes program is now accepting nominations for 2025. Columbus Monthly, The Columbus Dispatch and Columbus CEO magazine are seeking nominations for the 2025 Everyday Kindness Heroes. The program is sponsored by the Center for HumanKindness at The Columbus Foundation. Kindness still reigns.
Editor's Note: Cities Need Effective Transit to Flourish

1 week ago | columbusmonthly.com | Katy Smith

You may be aware that the sales tax in Franklin and parts of surrounding counties went up by 0.5 percent on April 1 to 8 percent, doubling the share collected by the Central Ohio Transit Authority to 1 percent. That’s not a huge amount, comparatively—transit has been funded by a 1 percent sales tax in Austin, Houston and Chicago since the 1970s and 1980s, for example. Connect with the Columbus you don't know. Subscribe to Columbus Monthly's weekly Top Reads newsletter.
Artist Andrea Myers Designed a Backyard Studio to Work on Colorful, Large-Scale Pieces

2 weeks ago | columbusmonthly.com | Peter Tonguette

When Columbus artist Andrea Myers needed a space to create her distinctively vibrant and memorably patterned works in fabric and paper, she looked no further than her backyard. In 2021, Myers and her husband, Sven, hired a contractor to build a dedicated art studio behind the home they share with their 15-year-old daughter in the Brookside Estates neighborhood in Northwest Columbus. Connect with the Columbus you don't know.Subscribe to Columbus Monthly's weekly Top Reads newsletter.
Budd Dairy Food Hall Swaps Vendors, Ravello’s Coffee Opens

2 weeks ago | columbusmonthly.com | Nicholas Dekker

Budd Dairy Food Hall is seeing changes to its vendor lineup. Pokebap is closing its food hall location, while Elevated Pizza plans to open there. Nicholas DekkerColumbus MonthlyBudd Dairy Food Hall is seeing a couple changes to its vendor lineup. First off, Pokebap announced that its last day at the food hall would be June 15. The Hawaiian bowl shop is one of the original chef partners in the business. Pokebap’s owners said their Dublin location on Sawmill Road is still going strong.
Kim Flynn founded Overcomers on the Move to help survivors thrive

2 weeks ago | columbusmonthly.com | Sophia Veneziano

Growing up, Kim Flynn was told she was just like her mother—something that was not meant as a compliment. “I grew up hearing all kinds of horrible things about myself. I was just like my mother. I looked just like her, I acted just like her, and they were all in a negative way,” Flynn says.
Festival Latino at Genoa Park in Columbus Celebrates Latin-American Food and Culture

3 weeks ago | columbusmonthly.com | Peter Tonguette

The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA)—the organization that oversees the Ohio, Southern, Lincoln and other Downtown theaters—was never in the business of outdoor festivals. Yet, about a decade-and-a-half ago, CAPA made its first venture into festival management—and did so for a good cause.
Columbus Monthly’s 50th Anniversary: How a Lost Election Launched an Award-Winning Magazine

3 weeks ago | columbusmonthly.com | Katy Smith

Here’s the inside story on how Max and Lenore Brown, with Herb Cook Jr. and some well-known investors, brought a fresh voice to the Columbus media landscape. Max Brown was out of a job. It was 1974, and Ohio Gov. Jack Gilligan had very narrowly lost re-election to Republican Jim Rhodes, the governor who’d served two terms before him.