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1 day ago | dispatch.com | Nate Ulrich

Daniel Schneemann has spent more than a year as a Cleveland Guardians player after taking a long route through minor-league baseball. Schneemann's love of the game and his wife, Allie Hancock-Schneemann, kept him going. Hancock-Schneemann has a rare perspective on her husband's career because she is a BYU softball coach. Schneemann picked up odd jobs during his winding journey to MLB and had it delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, surgery and baseball struggles.

1 day ago | dispatch.com | Jordan Laird

Two local chains, Toro Meat Market and Dos Hermanos, will open new locations in Downtown this fall with the help of the city's Ground Floor Growth program. The program helps small businesses open in Downtown store fronts by subsidizing their rent for the first three years. Toro Meat Market will open on the first floor of a renovated apartment building, the Continental Building, and will be only the second grocery store in Downtown.

2 days ago | dispatch.com | Amani Bayo

Tom Katzenmeyer, CEO of the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC), is retiring after years of service. Katzenmeyer significantly increased GCAC's annual revenue and championed public art in Columbus. Katzenmeyer prioritized funding for artists and arts organizations, particularly those in underserved communities. What started as a vision to create a brighter future for the arts in Columbus turned into a mission for one leader of the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC).

3 days ago | dispatch.com | Dave Golowenski

In many ways, the most recent turkey hunting season played out as usual, with hunters taking more birds early than later in the season. In a key way, however, this season was different than the past few years: more birds were taken and hunters had greater than average success rates. These developments led a specialist in the wildlife division to suggest hunters should have "a sense of optimism."Ohio’s spring turkey season ended, as it usually does, without much of a bang. A whimper?

4 days ago | dispatch.com | Jordan Laird

On the eve of the Columbus Pride March, City Council President Shannon G. Hardin vowed to form an LGBTQ+ affairs commission to advise city leaders. Hardin made the announcement at City Hall on June 13, surrounded by officials from Columbus and across Ohio who are fellow members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. Hardin is gay. This is the third year in a row that Hardin has held the luncheon for Ohio's LGBTQ+ officials.