Westside Messenger - June 11th, 2023

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On June 3, local residents and regional travelers came out to
2925 West Broad Street to celebrate the official return of the
Westgate Farmers Market. According to manager Molly
Donavan, the market will welcome more than a dozen new and
returning vendors selling items that range from home goods,
baked goods, garden goods, and treats for furry friends, and it
will also include arts and crafts tables for children and
Storytime events on select days. The Westgate Farmers Market
will be held on the first and third Saturday of each month from
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Among the vendors who were making their
return to the market was the Hilliard-based Starlight Gardens
which sells popular produce and floral arrangements. Here,
Lorraine Cathala rearranges the mustard flowers that were
given to visitors of the booth.
Remi, a 2-year-old pointer mix, (bottom right) waits patiently
for a free sample at the Bougee Dog Bites table. Dan
Steigerwalt, who co-owns the company with his wife, Alyssa,
said they make natural “restaurant-style” food for canines.
Fire official seeks
parking restrictions
on Hilltop streets
By Dedra Cordle
Staff Writer
Public safety officials have asked a local
advisory board to advocate for parking
restrictions on some westside streets in
order to improve the emergency response
time.
At its meeting on June 6, the Greater
Hilltop Area Commission heard from the
administration at Fire Station 17 on West
Broad Street about their growing concern
over the amount of vehicles that are
parked on the roadway — especially those
that are narrow and have been designated
as a one-way street.
“We have to hold our breath sometimes
when we travel down these streets,” said
Capt. Mark Mattox with the Columbus
Division of Fire.
According to the veteran firefighter and
the westside native, the overabundance of
vehicles parked on both sides of the street
have caused accidents, near accidents, and
are impairing the ability of the fire engine
and ambulance drivers to safely observe
the road.
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Trucks galore and more in Prairie Township
The Central Ohio Ghostbusters crew was in attendance to offer
tips on how to use homemade gadgets to get rid of supernatural
pests. Here, Ava and Mia Justice learn some of the tricks-of-thetrade
from pros Joey Rudnick, Theresa Knapp and Matt
Rudnick.
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Hundreds of families throughout the westside came to the Galloway Sports Complex on May 20 to attend the
popular interactive event known as Touch-A-Truck. Hosted by Prairie Township, the area’s children – and the
area’s young-at-heart – were able to climb inside some of the massive machines they see traversing the roads
throughout the year and explore their inner workings. Here, future firefighter Silas Coomer gets comfortable
in the ‘airway seat’ of a township medic under the supervision of veteran firefighter Clark Smith.
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around the westside
Movie in the Park
The Prairie Township Community
Center will host a free outdoor Movie in the
Park at 8 p.m. June 16 at the Galloway
Road Sports Complex, 1503 Galloway
Road. The movie begins at sunset and will
feature “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.”
Concessions will be available. For more
information, visit prairietownship.org.
Community Hours
Franklin County Auditor Michael
Stinziano continues to hold weekly community
hours meetings where residents can
stop by and visit, or join virtually via
Facebook @mstinziano, and share their
feedback and ideas about the auditor’s
office or any concerns they have. The office
will have a community meting at 1:30 p.m.
June 13 at Hilltop YMCA, 2879 Valleyview
Drive, Columbus.
“As tight as those streets are, and the
way the kids are darting in between the
cars…” said Mattox. “I think (making
changes to the current parking situation)
would give us a little more opportunity to
see what we’re seeing and a bit more room
to move safely when we are responding to
emergency calls.”
Mattox said there are only a handful of
streets that he would recommend the commission
advocate for parking restrictions
with the city government: they are
Clarendon, Eureka, Richardson, Terrance
and Wayne. He would also like for the
sharp bend in the road at Eureka and
Whitethorne to be examined as residents
have made numerous complaints of their
vehicles “getting scratched” by ambulances
coming down the road during emergency
calls.
Mattox is not asking for the commission
to advocate for a complete ban on parking
on these streets. Instead, he would like the
city to consider a parking restriction to one
side of the road, especially on those oneway
streets. He would also like the city to
consider adding more connector streets
that they could use as a safe cut-through,
like they do with Highland and Wheatland.
“I think it is something that needs to be
looked at,” Mattox said.
He added that the department cannot
continue to have to back-up their vehicles
when responding to emergency calls just
because they cannot safely get down the
narrow streets that are filled with parked
vehicles.
“We’re not going to worry about clipping
car mirrors when we have a cardiac arrest
call or someone is choking,” he said.
The commission said they would speak
to the residents and the city about the
issue.
“This is something that we are going to
need a lot of public input on,” said commission
chair Dan Fagan in an interview after
Firefighter’s Fish Fry
Prairie Township Fire Department will
host its annual Fish Fry from 11 a.m. to 10
p.m. on June 23-24 at 123 Inah Ave. in
Columbus.
Firefighters fry approximately 2,000
pounds of ocean perch. They also serve
hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans,
coleslaw, fries, pies, cakes and soft drinks.
There will also be a beer garden, vendors,
evening entertainment and more.
On June 23, the fire department will
host its 22nd annual Cruise-In, sponsored
by local State Farm Agent Eric Snider.
Registration is from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The
entry fee is $10. All years, makes, models
are welcome. The rain date is Saturday,
June 24.
For more information, visit prairie
township.org.
the meeting.
“We agree that something needs to be
done to address the issue, but we also have
to get the input from the residents who
would be directly impacted by a potential
parking restriction.”
One immediate solution to the overabundance
of cars parked on the street,
said Fagan, is for residents to use the
alleys behind their homes to park their
vehicles. He admitted that it was not a
“great option” for many as they do not feel
comfortable either walking in the alley or
leaving their cars parked there.
“We have a lighting issue in the alleys,”
said Fagan. “We have been asking the city
for years to add more lighting to our alleys
or to repair the lights that are out in our
alleys and I think if those things were to
happen maybe people wouldn’t feel as
uncomfortable walking to their homes or
leaving their cars there overnight.”
He said the commission would be discussing
the parking situation further at
the public safety committee meeting on
June 22.
“It’s a complicated issue,” said Fagan,
“but I think there are some potential solutions
here that can be implemented so the
safety of our residents is not (negatively)
affected.”
In other news, the full commission
meeting in July has been moved to the 11th
to accommodate the Independence Day holiday.
It will still be held at 6:30 p.m. at the
Hilltop Branch of the Columbus
Metropolitan Library.
The commission also approved to move
their regular full commission meeting to
Nov. 14 to accommodate the general election
on Nov. 7. They will have regular
meetings in September, October and
December. There will be no full commission
meeting in August unless immediate pressing
business comes to their attention.
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The beloved historic Hilltop Bean
Dinner Festival will once again return this
year to Westgate Park.
The popular Westside event will take
place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday,
June 24 at Westgate Park, 455 S. Westgate
Ave., Columbus.
Applications and registrations for booth
spaces, arts and crafts vendors, and the
annual car show are now available on the
Hilltop Business Association’s website,
hilltopbusinessassociation.org.
One of the largest and oldest community
festivals held on the Westside of Columbus
every year, the Bean Dinner is known for
serving guests its “secret recipe beans.”
However, guests will also find plenty of
other activities, from an antique car show
to music and food vendors.
The bean dinner’s roots date back all the
way to the Civil War. The area now known
as Westgate Park used to be a Civil War
prison camp called “Camp Chase.”
According to the Hilltop Business
Association, the camp was a feared place
by Confederate soldiers, who were fed a
ration of beans twice a day.
Over the years, the local connection to
bean dinners evolved. Veterans from the
war would gather for reunions and cook
simple food - usually beans and coffee.
Politicians running for local offices also
looked at bean dinners as a way to meet
and greet residents in one location.
Before the 1930s, the Hilltop
Businessmen’s Association sponsored yearly
picnics at Buckeye Lake, but began looking
for a local way to thank their customers
for their business. They began hosting
bean dinners several times a week, and in
the late 1950s and early 1960s, organizers
added carnival attractions, drawing visitors
from areas outside the Hilltop.
In the early 1970s, however, the Bean
Dinner event temporarily paused after
unrest, security problems and the decline
of businesses on the Hilltop. In 1981, a
renewed Hilltop Business Association
brought back the Bean Dinner at Franklin
Heights High School. It then moved to
Westgate Park after organizers sought permission
from the Columbus Parks and
Recreation Department.
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Columbus implements summer safety initiative
On June 1, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther was joined by
leaders from the Columbus Division of Police and Recreation and
Parks Department to announce the city’s summer safety strategy.
“There’s a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks in our community:
festivals, concerts, Pride, parades, Boom, camps, pools
and more,” said Ginther. “Know that we are committed to doing all
that we can to ensure a safe and successful summer — particularly
for our children, teens and youth. That is why we are, once again,
making unprecedented investments in summer programming to
provide fun and engagement through structure and stability.”
This includes $20.1 million for summer programming in partnership
with Columbus City Council, including $9 million going to
more than 90 community organizations. These groups offer safe,
constructive opportunities for youth to learn, grow and stay active,
and include programs like ReRoute and TAPS (Teen and Police
Service Academy) that are specifically designed to steer kids away
from violence and other dangerous behaviors.
The city is also bolstering policing city-wide, through initiatives
including “Operation Moonlight,” “Operation Burnout,” and “Safe
Streets.”
“Operation Moonlight” will put up to 40 additional officers in
high-visibility areas during key times throughout the summer.
That means dozens of extra boots on the ground, when and where
they are needed most. This represents a total cost commitment of
$2 million, up from $1.6 million last year.
“Operation Burnout” targets the reckless operation of motor
vehicles, “take-overs” of city streets, businesses and private properties,
along with related criminal activities. This has been successfully
rolled out over the last month in multiple parts of the
city. Over the last few weekends in the Short North, “Operation
Burnout” resulted in 10 felony arrests, 45 misdemeanor arrests,
seven weapons recovered, five incidents of drugs seized, nine curfew
summons, and 202 vehicles impounded.
“We are pleased with these results because those numbers are
down week over week. That means the community heard and
heeded our warnings: that violent, disruptive behavior of any kind
will not be tolerated,” said Columbus Police First Assistant Chief
LaShanna Potts. “But more importantly, we saw two weekends in
a row without violence in one of our most densely packed, heavily
visited neighborhoods. Our goal is not arrests and citations: it is
safety. And by that measure, ‘Operation Burnout’ has been an
unqualified success.”
The “Safe Streets” program will also return this summer.
Teams of bike officers will work together across the city in every
zone, both engaging the community and conducting enforcement
activity. These officers will be highly visible and eager to interact
with the community.
Last year during “Safe Streets,” officers:
• Checked 375 businesses, churches and schools
• Attended 169 community events
• Worked 523 hours attending community meetings and events
• Made 107 felony arrests
WABA Parade
The Westland Area Business Association’s Independence Day
Parade will take place on June 24. The parade starts at 9 a.m.
near Beacon Hill Road then travels down West Broad Street, ending
at Norton Middle School. For additional information, visit
westlandarea.com.
around the westside
Free city pool admission with CML card
Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) has partnered with the
Columbus Recreation and Parks Department to offer free outdoor
pool admission for CML cardholders this summer.
CML cardholders who show their library cards at any of
Columbus Recreation and Parks Department outdoor pools will
receive a free leisure card good for five free entries.
CML is celebrating its 150th birthday with help from community
partners offering free or discounted admission or programs.
For more information, visit columbuslibrary.org/150-anniversary.
• Seized 96 firearms
• And spent more than 2,000 hours on their bikes
This year “Safe Streets” will be enhanced by the addition of
CPD’s newly created 6th Patrol Zone. Adding this new zone has
helped police balance calls for service across the city. This has
more evenly distributed the workloads of patrol officers, creating
opportunities for stronger relationships between officers and the
neighbors they serve.
Supporting these efforts, the division of police will have 29
brand-new officers completing their training and hitting the
streets.
Thanks to funding approved by Columbus City Council, safety
efforts in Columbus parks are once again being bolstered by 25
portable camera towers and seven light towers. These cameras can
be monitored in real-time and relocated as needed in consultation
between CPD and Columbus Recreation and Parks.
The city also asks for the continued vigilance and partnership
of parents and guardians to do everything they can to keep their
kids and teens safe. Per city code, everyone between the ages of 13
and 17 needs to be off the streets from midnight through 4:30 a.m.
If families don’t enforce it in their own households, the Columbus
Division of Police will.
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE
News from the
Statehouse
Ohio’s budget was passed out of The Ohio
House of Representatives last week. It now
heads to the Ohio Senate and, most likely,
back to the House before it is approved by
both chambers. The budget process
avoided the headlines. After all, most members
agreed on 75 percent of funding and
debated the 25 percent that aligned with
their political views. While the budget left a
lot to be desired, the hard work escaping
the current political headlines was a good
thing. In the end, the House budget moves
our state forward.
You do not have to look very hard on the internet
or social media to see that the political
rhetoric has recently gone too far. I can
only imagine what Jim Rhodes, Vern Riffe,
Ronald Reagan, and Tip O’Neill would say if
they were alive today. We have heard individuals
claim that elected officials are possessed
by demons and have seen others
defend slavery, all while there were
swastikas at local protests. These hateful
voices may be loud, they do not represent
how Ohioans feel.
How do we combat these things and
change the rhetoric moving forward? For
one, we get involved. We work with one another
by reaching out and helping those in
need. According to Volunteermatch.com,
there are more than 800 volunteer organizations
in and around Galloway alone. From
food banks to faith groups to sports and recovery
support, we make the world better
by engaging with one another. The Human
Services Chamber of Franklin County has
more than 160 members doing just that and
they are always in need of more volunteers
and members.
As spring turns into summer, we have a
choice in Central Ohio. Let’s choose to engage
and help one another and focus on
what unites us rather than what divides us.
Go to events like the Bean Dinner, Summer-
Jam West on the Hilltop, or the Celebrations
at the Station in Hilliard. Or join one of those
800 plus volunteer organizations. Let us rise
above the rhetoric and make our community
a better place for all of us.
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A guide to navigate graduation
Another high school graduation season has come and
gone with the class of 2023 about to move onward and
hopefully upward. We were unable to attend a family
member’s graduation on the east coast, but modern technology
stepped in and gave us the next best thing to being
there in person by streaming the event via a live feed. We
watched the entire two-hour ceremony unfold and in
between eyeblinks even caught the few seconds when he
strutted across the stage to receive his handshake and
diploma. At least we think it was him, at times the streaming
had its clarity limitations.
Despite occasional sound quality issues, I found myself
listening intently to all the speeches by students, faculty
and distinguished guests, something I didn’t even do at my
own graduation. I’m glad I did. They were good and almost
short enough and triggered some intense thoughts down
memory lane for me after I’d turned off the live-feed connection.
I’m much older now, with facial wrinkles from life’s successful
and failed learning experiences along the way to
prove it, and wishful thinking suggests just maybe a bit
wiser than I was when I graduated back in 1967. I pondered
the question: knowing what I know now, if given the
opportunity to return to my high school alma mater to
address a graduating class, what would I say to help prepare
them for the challenging difficult road ahead. My history
of being brutally honest in my writings suggest I
wouldn’t be asked back again, but let’s listen in as I’m
about to speak:
Hello graduates. Congratulations! Let’s hear it for the
class of 2023! Yes, you somehow made it. What seemed like
an eternity for many of you has finally come to an end.
Believe it or not, when you get as old as I am you won’t
believe how fast you’ll notice the school years fly by and
the memory of your own high school days of eternity will
be seen as just a quick stop for gas on your life’s superhighway.
You’re all here because you’ve either bribed your teachers
or more probably somehow convinced them you’re
Who you gonna call?
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Guest Column
Dave Burton
ready to take that next big step forward along life’s pothole-filled
yellow brick road. Some of you gave your all and
we’ll assume almost all gave some to get here. Hopefully,
all will give even more in the future because the winding
and often uncharted roads ahead will need it.
You’ve been longing for the day when you’d be considered
an adult and can begin to start calling your own shots.
Well, here it is, the time is now. I think you’ll find it won’t
be as easy as you thought, but now you’ve got that important
diploma in your hands to hopefully help unlock and
open many exciting new doors of success for you.
As you enter the adult world you may lack confidence
and perhaps even feel you’re not worthy of stepping up to
contribute and make a difference by leaving your mark
upon the future of this troubled world. Erase that thought.
Just look around you and feel content the world is crying
out for you to help shape the future? A needy country
awaits and beckons you to help solve its many problems. I
used to break out in hives when I heard my high school
English teacher speak the dreaded word Shakespeare in
class, but I’ll use a quote from him: “We know what we are,
but not what we can be.” Don’t wait for life to come to you,
go after it, it awaits and looks forward to you and most
importantly, needs you.
As hard as it may be to accept now, I can promise you
at some point in your life you’ll find yourself looking back
on your high school days with increasing frequency and
probably even start wondering why you were in such a
hurry to leave. You might even find yourself wishing you
could do it all over again. Yes, that’s correct, I said that. It
happened to me and hit like a lead brick when I realized
the past is past, forever.
I often think about what I’d do differently if I could go
back in time. For one thing, I’d try a bit harder. Any extra
effort would be well above the half-hearted effort I gave. It
seemed like I had to learn so much, for lack of a better
word, garbage. Now, many years later, I can still say the
same thing about much of it, but over the years I’ve found
myself amazed at how often I’ve been able to use something
my frustrated teachers tried to teach me.
I think the biggest change I’d make would be to ask my
teachers at the onset why something was important to
learn, rather than just memorize it to get through a test.
At the same time, I’d recommend teachers proactively try
to explain that same thing more often. For example, Me:
“Why do I need to know the difference between mitosis and
meiosis?” Teacher: “Today we’re going to be begin learning
about mitosis and meiosis and why it’s important for you
to understand why learning about them is important.” I
suspect my learning process might have been far more fulfilling
for me and my teachers who were probably tempted
to use a sledgehammer to get through to me. Anything
would have helped to focus my concentration on learning
in those days instead of staring at the girl in the row in
front of me or watching the clock move so painfully slow for
the next period bell.
You may not want to admit it, but you’ll probably find
yourself out on websites in your later years trying to
remember the names of your old classmates and teachers
and see if you can find what became of them. The experience
will be an eye-opening harsh reality when you realize
at your age, your teachers have gone to teach in that big
high school in the sky, even that favorite teacher that
made such a positive impact to your development. But it’s
fun and often startling seeing what some of your classmates
went on to pursue, the many different and often surprising
directions they took, where they now live and some
of their successes and achievements.
One thing I’ll always remember from high school was
the peer pressure. It was too often downright cruel to
some, and I’m sure left permanent scars for many.
Unfortunately, it usually doesn’t get much better as you
travel down the adult road. I’ve always tried to keep one of
my favorite quotes in the back of my mind to help me deal
with it. It comes from writer Henry David Thoreau: “If a
man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is
because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the
music which he hears, however measured or far away.” As
you move on, try to treat your new peers with respect and
understanding. Also, try to keep your personal pride by
conducting yourself with unquestionable high moral, ethic,
integrity, and professionalism standards, all sorely lacking
too much in today’s adult world. As a proverb says: “He
who rules his spirit is better than he who takes a city.”
I’d like to leave you with a guiding thought as you continue
your life’s journey. Always live for today but look forward
to tomorrow and remember it’s there waiting for you
and hoping you’ll seize the many wonderful opportunities
it’s going to throw your way. If you can’t find them at first,
take a step back, regroup and keep looking harder. They’re
always there and just waiting to be discovered.
Finally, and most importantly, never forget or feel
guilty about looking back at yesterday and your days here
and the other places you’ll be visiting on what I hope is a
long and exciting life’s journey for you. Despite what some
of you may think now, I’m confident you won’t forget your
high school days here and you’ll be smiling more times
than not when you think back on them.
Dave Burton is guest columnist for the Columbus
Messenger Newspapers. He lives in Grove City.

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Enjoy the 2023 Hilltop Bean Dinner!
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SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2023 - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Westgate Park
One of the largest and oldest community festivals
By Christine Bryant
Staff Writer
A favorite event among Westside residents
is just around the corner.
This year’s Historic Hilltop Bean Dinner
Festival will take place from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. June 24 at Westgate Park, 455
S. Westgate Ave.
One of the largest and oldest community
festivals held on the Westside of
Columbus every year, the event is known
for serving guests its “secret recipe
beans.” However, the festival also includes
many other activities, from live
musical acts throughout the day to a children’s
area that features inflatables.
Event history
The bean dinner’s roots date back all
the way to the Civil War, HBA executive
secretary Nancy Rhynard said in a Messenger
interview conducted for a previous
Bean Festival article. Veterans from the
war would gather for reunions and cook
simple food - usually beans and coffee.
“These events came across the Ohio
River from Kentucky and West Virginia
into southern Ohio,” she said. “Soon,
politicians running for local offices looked
at the bean dinners as a way to meet and
greet residents in one location. Strong
coffee mixed well with politics.”
Before the 1930s, the Hilltop Businessmen’s
Association sponsored yearly picnics
at Buckeye Lake, but during that
decade began searching for an alternate
way to thank their customers for their
business throughout the year. That’s
when the idea of a bean dinner came
forth, she said.
“After a few years, the Bean Dinner
was held on three days, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, from noon until
around 9,” she said. “Beans were cooked
in large pots on open fires, and businessmen
could display their goods or hand out
samples.”
During the late 1950s and early 1960s,
organizers added carnivals as attractions,
drawing people from areas outside the
Hilltop.
“Trouble ensued as security became a
problem,” Rhynard said. “Unrest at local
high schools contributed to the mix. By
the early 1970s, it was decided to cancel
the Bean Dinner, not only for the security
problems, but also due to the decline of
businesses on the Hilltop.”
In 1981, however, a renewed Hilltop
Business Association began the Bean
Dinner again, with the first event located
at Franklin Heights High School. Wanting
to return it to the Hilltop, organizers
sought permission from the Columbus
Parks and Recreation Department to hold
it at Westgate Park.
“The Hilltop Business Association has
worked diligently to maintain this community
event for Hilltoppers and others,”
she said. “Many folks return from across
the country to see old friends and visit. It
is truly a reunion, just like the first bean
dinners.”
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The city of Columbus is expanding curbside
collection of residential recycling containers
to weekly service beginning the
week of June 12.
The expanded city service, versus the
current biweekly collection, is expected to
increase the amount of recyclables collected
by 25 to 40 percent, divert these items
from the landfill, and help meet the manufacturing
need for recoverable materials.
“Recycling supports jobs and a circular
economy to help our community and neighborhoods
thrive,” said Columbus Mayor
Andrew Ginther. “It is an important tool to
reduce carbon emissions, extend the life of
the landfill, and meet critical Columbus
Climate Action Plan goals for a healthier,
more equitable and sustainable community.”
Of the locally collected recyclables, 95
percent go to businesses in the U.S., and
the vast majority of the recoverable materials
are used by manufacturers in Ohio and
the midwest. Climate Action Plan goals
include diverting 95 percent of recyclables
from the landfill and achieving carbon neutrality
by 2050.
The enhancement to weekly recycling
pickup was identified by Ginther as a priority
in his proposed 2023 operating budget.
Since then, the Department of Public
Service’s Refuse Collection Division, with
recycling collection partner Rumpke Waste
& Recycling, have been working on an
implementation plan.
“We continuously strive to provide
exceptional core service delivery to residents
and neighborhoods every day, and
intend to meet that high bar with weekly
recycling,” said Jennifer Gallagher, public
service director. “Refuse Collection is a
leader in the city’s efforts to reduce and
divert recyclables and waste going to the
landfill.”
SWACO Executive Director Joe
Lombardi joined the city and Rumpke
Waste & Recycling to celebrate the implementation
of weekly residential recycling
service.
“Bold initiatives and collaborations
among the public and private sectors such
as the implementation of weekly recycling
services for individuals in the city of
Columbus will help our region meet our
diversion goals,” said Lombardi. “Not only
will this new weekly recycling program
provide an opportunity to increase the
amount of recyclables kept out of the landfill,
and extend the life of the landfill, but it
will also help to create a steady supply of
additional materials benefiting the nearly
400 recycling-reliant businesses that call
our region home.”
Approximately 22,000 city households
will be notified via a letter mailed to their
address before June 12 that their recycling
pickup day is changing. The city and
Rumpke have worked to minimize collection
day schedule changes while ensuring
timely service will be provided.
In addition, all Columbus households
will receive a mailer prior to the start of
weekly collection with information about
the expanded service and how to Recycle
Right by placing acceptable recyclables in
your blue container.
“Increasing the frequency of recycling to
a weekly pickup is important because it
will reduce the amount of waste sent to our
SWACO landfill and help families reduce
the amount of waste going in their waste
receptacle,” said councilman Emmanuel
Remy, chair of the environment committee.
“Columbus residents and businesses continue
to improve and increase their recycling
habits, and this monumental change
will benefit the next generation and
beyond.”
Yard waste collection will remain on the
current biweekly schedule. Residents are
encouraged to reduce the amount of yard
waste set out for collection by composting,
mulching, and leaving grass clippings on
lawns for healthy fertilization.
Residents may sign up at
columbus.gov/publicservice/Refuse-
Collection/ to receive reminders of their
scheduled collection days for recycling,
yard waste, and trash.
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around the westside
Prairie Township
Farmer’s Market
The Prairie Township Farmer’s Market
will be held on Monday afternoons from 4
to 7 p.m. June 19 through Sept. 18 at the
Prairie Township Community Center,
located at 5955 West Broad St. in
Galloway. The market will feature numerous
vendors and food trucks. Taquito’s and
Bubba’s Shaved Ice will be on hand at the
market on June 19. For more information,
visit prairie township.org.
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It’s time for the
WABA 4th of July Parade
Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 9:00am
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The Westland Area Business Association
will hosts its annual parade on June 24. At
last year’s parade, friends Kaylee Fuller,
Tiffany Arguello, and Mykia Canady (pictured
from left to right) eagerly await the
start of the parade.
The Westland High School mascot made
an appearance at the WABA parade in
2022.
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Bishop Ready High School
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Summer blockbuster season is off to a good start
The presence of children at a movie
screening is not always an enjoyable experience
for me — I find that they get up too
often to use the bathroom, they seem to like
the noise the straw makes as it sucks up
the liquid dregs of their big gulps, and they
prefer to use their outdoor voice to ask the
random and related questions that pop into
their minds — but I have to admit that some
of the observations they have about the
film can be spot-on.
For instance, I went to see “The Little
Mermaid” and “Spider-Man: Across the
Spider-Verse” as a part of a summer blockbuster
movie review mashup and came
away completely impressed with the variety
of comments they made about the aesthetics
of the films and their complete
befuddlement about plot threads, character
development, and even the length of the
run time.
Based on my mental notes of their frequent
commentary, I would say that the
general consensus of the younger audience
was that while they liked, and even loved,
both movies, they saw that each film had
its strengths and weaknesses. And as the
most quasi-professional movie reviewer of
the bunch, I would have to say that I cannot
disagree with their overall assessment
of these films.
In the case of “The Little Mermaid,” the
primary complaint that I heard from the
children at my screening was that it was
too dark to see some of the underwater
scenes and that with a run time of two
hours it was just too long. While I agree
with the latter assessment — why are
movies so lengthy now? — I have to push
back on the former because it could have
been so much worse. If you recall when the
trailers first came out for this film, the
lighting made everything look dark and
dank, nothing at all like the original animated
feature on which it is based. I don’t
think anyone was expecting another
“Avatar: The Way of Water” but a sharpening
of the picture would have been more
proficient. Thankfully, the lighting situation
in the movie that mostly takes place
under the sea was better than advertised
though it was still devoid of vibrant flashes
that are necessary for films like this to
make a lasting impression, at least visually.
My main complaint with this film is the
issue that I have with almost all of the liveaction
adaptations Disney has pulled from
their classics vault: the unwillingness to
deviate from the original and beloved
material. Basically, director Rob Marshall
and writer David Magee made a shot-forshot
and word-for-word remake of the 1989
animated film and just sprinkled in a few
new above water scenes in order to add
development to the human world that the
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title character so desperately yearns to be a
part of.
What saves this largely uninspired liveaction
film is the inclusion of and the
reprisal to most of the original music by
Howard Ashman and Alan Menken and the
casting of Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King,
and Melissa McCarthy, who play the little
mermaid Ariel, her human love interest
Prince Eric, and the chaos-loving sea witch
Ursula, respectively. One of the best uses
of the expanded run time is the additional
focus on the growing connection between
Ariel and Prince Eric so it starts to make a
little more sense as to why she may be
more willing to leave her family and fins
behind to walk among the mere mortals in
the human world. They have a sweet chemistry
and it was a delight to watch them
work together with these additional scenes.
However, it would have been nice had
there been more of a focus on
Ursula/Vanessa because McCarthy was
fantastic as the half-woman, half-octopus
who loves nothing more than to stir up
trouble and snatch up some poor, unfortunate
souls while doing so.
In the case of “Spider-Man: Across the
Spider-Verse,” the primary complaint that
I heard from the children in the audience
was that there was too much going on — “It
hurts my eyes,” said one - and that the
ending left them feeling a bit angry.
Actually, that was also a complaint from
the adults in the theater as they apparently
did not realize the film originally had a
“Part One” attached to the title. Those
were really the only grumbles I heard
about this animated feature and the analysis
on the former is all I can really take
issue with too because this film is fantastic
in just about every way possible.
Some of the main concerns I had going
into the viewing for this sequel to the
Academy Award winning “Into the Spider-
Verse” (2018) was whether it could top — or
even come close to — the greatness that was
that movie. I know there is a lot of negativity
about animated films and superhero
movies in general, but that particular film
is largely regarded as one of the most influential
films in the past decade as it opened
up the possibilities of the multiverse in theatrical
comic book adaptations and it
sparked a whole new visual style for other
animated features.
To be fair, the plot within “Into the
Spider-Verse” wasn’t that original — it’s
another origin story of the famed webslinger
but this time placing the groundbreaking
Miles Morales, a half-Black, half-
Latino teenager, into the mask and spandex
- but it was the visualization of telling
the story through the perspective of a comic
book come to life that made such a strong
impact on the audience and even yours
truly.
Like all great sequels, “Across the
Spider-Verse” builds on the tricks of its
predecessor and continues with the multiperspective
structure of “Into the Spider-
Verse.” While Miles (voiced by Shameik
The Reel Deal
Dedra Cordle
Moore) is still front
and center as he
tries to balance his
life as a student
with his life as a
superhero, his story
gives up some
ground to Gwen
Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), the Spider-
Woman of a parallel Earth whom he met in
the 2018 film.
The loneliness that they feel and their
desperation to recapture the feeling of not
being the only webslinger in their world is
what leads them to the “Spider Society,” an
interdimensional squad of Spider-Beings
who are tasked with stopping anomalies
from bleeding into other universes. It is led
by the humorless Miguel O’Hara (Oscar
Isaac) who considers Miles to be one of
those anomalies since he technically should
never have been “chosen” to be a Spider-
Man.
This push-and-pull between the two
heroes is a primary plot point but not the
only one. The secondary one, which is sure
to be expanded upon in the third installment
out next year, is the introduction of
the villain Spot (Jason Schwartzman) who
can access interdimensional portals
through the markings on his body. What
makes this such an intriguing thread is not
that he blames Miles for his ailment due to
the events of the previous film, but that it
seemed he could have deviated from his
planned multiverse villainy had Miles just
been a touch kinder to him.
“Across the Spider-Verse” is thematically
darker than its predecessor but it still
has a lot of the heart found within the first
installment and the visual style continues
to be unrivaled. The thousand-plus animators
deserve all the credit in the world for
their use of the color and design toward
making each Spider-Being and their
respective world unique. It is quite breathtaking
to see on the big screen, but it sometimes
makes for a “too much going on” feeling,
therefore diminishing the congruent
story that is taking place.
All in all, I would say that the summer
movie blockbuster season has gotten off to
a good start and that parents should consider
making a trip to see one, if not both,
of these films a priority for their children
and maybe even themselves. Although
these films are lengthy, I think they can
spark some great dialogue and open up
new imaginary worlds to people of all ages.
The Little Mermaid: B-
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: A-
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Rezoning for apartments approved
By Hannah Poling
Staff Writer
Pets of the week
Summer and her
sister, Savanah, were
rescued from a rural
West Virginia shelter.
Summer is still a
young pup, born this
past January. This
Lab mix is super
sweet and very loving.
She is doing well
learning potty training
and basic commands. This sweet girl is up
for adoption through Colony Cats and Dogs.
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Savanah is
Summer’s littermate
and is also a 5-
month-old Lab mix.
She is a sweet gal
who loves to play and
loves attention. She
gets along well with
cats, dogs, and children.
Savanah is still
learning basic commands
and house training but she’s doing
well. Both pups are spayed, microchipped,
and up to date on vaccines.
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Rezoning of property for multifamily
housing was discussed at the May meeting
of the Westland Area Commissioners.
Joe Thomas, director of development at
Metro Development LLC, attended the
meeting to present the zoning requests for
the property at 4300 Alkire Road in
Columbus that would allow multifamily
residential housing.
The triangular-shaped property is over
six acres in size. Metro Development LLC
plans to build a housing community made
up of one and two-bedroom apartment
units ranging from $1,100 to $1,400 plus
utilities. The community will also include
amenities such as a pool, community center,
and a gym for its residents.
Thomas requested four variances to be
approved on the project. To reduce the setback
for the meter building from 50 feet to
15 feet, to reduce the setback from 270
from 25 feet to five feet, to reduce the
perimeter yard on the western side of the
property from 25 feet to 15 feet, and to
increase the height of the garages from 15
feet to 16 feet.
The commission voted 9-1 in approval of
the variances requested by Metro
Development LLC and 9-1 in approval of
the zoning request.
According to Thomas, the project is currently
in the process of being annexed into
the city of Columbus for future utility connection.
The project in total is expected to
cost approximately $18 million dollars to
build. They hope to begin construction
early next year and to have the first unit
available in August 2024.
Maryellen O’Shaughnessy from the
Franklin County Clerk of Courts also
attended the meeting to introduce herself
to the new commissioners.
O’Shaughnessy is serving her fourth
four-year term as Franklin County Clerk of
Common Pleas and 10th District Court of
Appeals Courts. Previous to her election to
the post, she served for 11 years on
Columbus City Council.
According to O’Shaughnessy, in her
position, she oversees 200 deputy clerks
who serve in nine different locations
throughout Franklin County. The office
has five divisions: Administration, Fiscal
Services, Information Technology, the
Legal Division, and the Auto Title Division,
which includes four locations throughout
Franklin County.
O’Shaughnessy told the commissioners
and attendees that in her position she
doesn’t work for the judges, a common misconception,
she works for the people.
“I work for you. I make sure that you
have access to the documents that you need
to settle your affairs,” O’Shaughnessy said.
These furry friends are available
for adoption at local
rescues and shelters
Pizza is a big, chunky
boy with an even bigger
heart. This 3-
year-old has spent
half of his life with
Colony Cats waiting
for a family to call his
own. He may do best
in a home without
other cats and with
older children as he can be spicy. Is Pizza the
one you need to complete the space in your
home and heart? If so, come meet him at the
adoption center and see if he’s the right slice
for you.
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Cole is an energetic,
free-spirited boy who
loves back scratches
and sniffing his surroundings.
This 5-
year-old mixed breed
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A musical production is brought
to the stage by a westside native
Charles Travon Easley, 19, said he
knew he wanted to be involved in the theater
when he was 2 years old. He never
stopped dreaming, and he never gave up.
Now he is producing a musical and said he
is doing it because to create opportunities
for others on the westside.
Easley said he owes his success to his
grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth Tyree, his
faith, and Rachel Muha, founder of The
Run the Race Club, which is part of The
Brian Muha Memorial Foundation.
Born and raised in Columbus, Easley is
the youngest of 12 children. He grew up on
the westside, attended public school, and
graduated from Bishop Ready High School.
He spent a lot of time at the Run the Race
Center where he helped direct performances.
Steve Polk, a volunteer at the center,
said he would pay for summer theater if
Easley were good and got good grades. He
was then cast in a professional show at the
Columbus Childrens Theater. Easley said
if it were not for the Brian Muha Memorial
Foundation, he would not have had those
opportunities, which is why he wants to
give back and create opportunities for
other people on the westside.
Rachel Muha, who founded the foundation
after her son, Brian, was kidnapped
and murdered in May 1999, was his mentor,
and provided the helping hand in writing
this new chapter in his life.
“Travon is a superstar! (Close friends
and family call him by his middle name,
Travon.) He started coming to RTR (Run
The Race) when he was in third grade. And
now he graduated from high school last
year, went to college for one year, is working
in a bank now, but his heart is in writing,
directing and acting in plays,” said
Muha. “He has directed plays and produced
plays for us, and now he’s branching
out a little bit and producing “The
Bodyguard.” It won’t be held at the center,
but we are with him 100 percent.”
Easley’s latest project “The Bodyguard -
a Musical,” will run June 15-18 at East
High School, 1500 East Broad St.,
Columbus.
“Come feel like the ‘Queen of the Night’.
Come see one of the best shows this summer.
You’ve waited for it to come to
Columbus. You asked, so you shall
West High 50 year reunion
West High School class of 1973 will host
its 50 year reunion. Alumni are invited to
tour West High School from 4 to 5:45 p.m.
July 21 then meet at Bella’s Pizza from 6 to
10 p.m. On Saturday, July 22, alumni will
gather in the Hollywood Casino Ballroom
from 6 to 11 p.m. The cost is $30 per person.
For additional information, contact
Wanda Estepp Ross at 614-570-9899.
around the westside
Westside native Charles Travon Easley is
presenting his version of “The Bodyguard
- a Musical,” which will run from June 15-
18 at East High School. Cast members
pictured here include (left to right) India
Riley, Mark Anthony Tomsic, and Charles
Easley.
receive,” said Easley.
“The Bodyguard - a Musical” is about
former secret service agent turned bodyguard,
Frank Farmer, who is hired to protect
superstar Rachel Marron from an
unknown stalker. Each expects to be in
charge; what they don’t expect is to fall in
love. A romantic thriller, “The Bodyguard”
features a host of classics including Queen
of the Night, So Emotional, Saving All My
Love, Run to You, I Have Nothing, and one
of the biggest selling songs of all time — I
Will Always Love You.
Showtimes will be June 15, 16, and 17
at 7 p.m., and on June 18 at 2 p.m.
For tickets or for more information,
visit http://one.bidpal.net/muhaeasleythebodyguardthed.../welcome.
For more information about The Run
the Race Center and the Brian Muha
Memorial Foundation, visit brianmuhafoundation.org.
Hilltop Legal Clinic
The Legal Aid Society of Columbus will
host a Hilltop Legal Clinic every Monday
from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Columbus
Metropolitan Library Hilltop Branch, 511
S. Hague Ave. in Columbus. To receive free
advice, you must have a gross household
income below 200 percent of the Federal
Poverty Level. For more information, call
Legal Aid at 614-241-2001.

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“All Together Now” for Summer Reading Challenge
Southwest Public Libraries invites the community to a summer
of fun and learning with its annual Summer Reading Challenge,
launching June 3, and running through July 30. The challenge is
open to all ages, infants through adults and features reading fun,
live entertainment, and engaging programs all summer long.
Enjoy a celebratory kickoff show from entertainer Mike
Hemmelgarn on Tuesday, June 6, at 10:30 a.m. at Westland Area
Library and 1:30 p.m. at Grove City Library. All performers and
programs are free and open to the public.
Summer Reading Challenge participants will be able to track
their reading, attend library programs, and complete activities to
earn prizes and raffle entries for gift cards and more. This year’s
theme, “All Together Now,” promotes not just literacy but also
kindness, friendship, and community. Participants may sign up
beginning June 3 online at the library’s website swpl.org, in-person
at the library, or through the READsquared app available in
Google Play and The App Store.
“Summer Reading Challenge is for the whole family,” said
Brittany Harrison, youth services librarian at the Westland Area
Library. “We want everyone to be involved. Summer reading is key
in preventing summer slide for kids and ensuring that they go to
the next grade prepared. It also helps keep adult brains active.”
The research-backed “summer slide” refers to the tendency for
children to lose significant learning gains over the summer if they
do not participate in reading or other enrichment activities while
on summer break.
While excited children and teens make up the majority of challenge
participants, the library’s adult challenge has been quickly
growing in popularity
with prizes and
community events
raffles of its own.
“Our adult
Summer Reading
Columbus Air Show
The Columbus Air Show Presented by
Scotts will be held at Rickenbacker
International Airport, 2241 John Circle
Drive, Columbus, on June 16-18 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Performers and attractions at the air
show include: the United States Navy Blue
Angels; the United States Air Force F-22
Raptor; Ohio Air National Guard; the
United States Marine Corps C-130 “Fat
Albert”; the B-17 “Yankee Lady from the
Yankee Air Museum; an F-5 Tiger; the C-
47 “Hairless Joe from the Yankee Air
Museum; the B-25 “Rosie’s Reply” from the
Yankee Air Museum; the P-51 Mustang
“Old Crow” based in Central Ohio; and
more.
There will also be ground displays, air
racing, exhibits, civilian superstars, vintage
aircraft, and other experiences.
All tickets and parking passes for the
air show are available online at
www.ColumbusAirShow.com. Visit
www.ColumbusAirShow.com for information
and follow the show on Facebook,
Twitter, and Instagram.
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Challenge promotes
adult literacy and offers interaction with the library and friends in
so many fun and different ways,” says Grove City Adult Services
Librarian, Emma Trudeau. “Not only can you earn prizes for reading,
you are invited to join us for book discussions, DIY programs,
crafting or game nights, and much more.”
This year’s Summer Reading Challenge features two live performers
and presenters for youth each week hosted on Tuesdays
and Thursdays, plus a multitude of other library programs. Check
out swpl.org for a full schedule of all presenters and events.
Library Programs: The Highlights
•Weekly storytimes, plus Storytime in the Park
•Art, craft, and DIY programs for youth and adults
•Weekly Take & Make kits for youth and adults
•Sensory and STEM programs for youth
•Game nights, retro video game nights, and movie nights for
adults
•Educational adult programs from OSU extension, The Bee
Collective, and more
•Free Job Search Assistance
•Free Legal Advice Clinics
Southwest Public Libraries serves over 127 square miles in
southwest Franklin county and surrounding areas through its two
branches, Grove City Library and Westland Area Library. SPL
seeks to serve as the community’s center for lifelong learning by
connecting visitors with resources, technology, and programs to
educate and inspire. The library system provides access to millions
of items through a consortium partnership with 17 central Ohio
libraries and offers an array of free services to the community.
Visit swpl.org for more information or connect with SPL on
social media: Facebook @SPLFranklinCountyOH and Instagram
@southwestpl.
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Come - Let’s Worship Together!
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Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
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WESTSIDE MESSENGER - June 11, 2023 PAGE 15
House of
Representatives
Approves Eleven
Measures
This past week the Ohio House of Representatives
completed a busy itinerary, passing ten bills and
one resolution on to the State Senate for its approval.
Every measure garnered true bipartisan
support, winning at least 80 votes from the 99-
member body. I’ve summarized several of these
measures below.
House Bill (HB 27) requires our state public universities
to provide financial cost, aid, and average
salary data in an easy-to-understand one-page format.
In this manner, students and parents will understand
better the cost of a college education and
the dollars typical new graduates earn in the field
to which the student has gained admission. I was a
co-sponsor of this piece of legislation.
HB 57 calls for indexing to inflation the value of a
property that is not subject to a portion of property
tax because it qualifies for the homestead exemption.
This measure particularly will help senior citizens
and military veterans maintain financial
stability and stay in their homes.
HB 105 reduces the penalty for an individual filing
a late municipal income tax return from $25 per
month to a one-time-only $25 fine. It does not
erase any of the actual tax obligation an individual
may have accrued. This measure will help protect
students who may have worked in one municipality
for a summer job and had income tax withheld but
failed to file an actual return at the end of the year.
HB 50 is a criminal justice measure designed to help
reduce recidivism among formerly incarcerated individuals.
It allows them to petition the court for a
certificate of qualification for housing (CQH), which
could be granted for individuals designated as rehabilitated.
If granted, the CQH will help make it
easier for the individual to gain access to housing
and by providing provide some legal protection for
the landlord.
Additional measures: HB 28 designates March as
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
This type of breast cancer occurs more frequently in
younger and African American women. HB 61 designates
November 19th as “James A. Garfield Day”
in Ohio. Garfield, from Ohio, was our twentieth
president and no special state designation had
been in place for his birthday. The final measure
was a resolution to support the Ohio Commission
for the United States Semiquincentennial, America’s
250th birthday celebration that will take place in
three years. It affirms the legislature’s full and enthusiastic
support for the activities leading up to
and culminating on July 4, 2026.
(Dave Dobos represents the 10th District in the Ohio
House of Representatives, which consists of parts of
West, Southwest, and South Columbus, Grove City, Urbancrest,
and most of Franklin Township. He reports
regularly on his activities in this position and his campaign
has paid for this communication with you.)
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City orders Hilltop
bar to implement
security upgrades
On May 24, Columbus City Attorney
Zach Klein announced that the city
secured a preliminary injunction in the
Franklin County Environmental Court
ordering safety and security upgrades at
Cain’s Sports Bar, located in the Hilltop.
The bar was the scene of a double homicide
where four individuals were shot in July
2022. In March 2023, three people were
shot following a fight outside the bar
around 2:30 a.m.
“Guns and alcohol are a bad mix that
turn bar fights into deadly situations. With
violence spilling out into the streets and
threatening public safety, it was imperative
that the city step in, hold bar owners
accountable for this troubling behavior,
and make sure they work with the experts
at Columbus police and Columbus fire to
improve safety and security for patrons,
employees, and the surrounding neighborhood,”
said Klein.
Under the terms of the agreed order,
bar owners are shutting down operations
earlier, hiring more security, and allowing
full police and fire security assessments to
determine future safety and security plans
to protect public safety.
“The city is willing to work with owners
to improve security, but we won’t hesitate
to take appropriate legal action if problems
persist or owners are no longer cooperating.
It’s a matter of public safety,” said
Assistant City Attorney Sarah Pomeroy,
the city’s chief attorney assigned to problem
bars.
For the next several weeks, bar owners
have agreed to cease alcohol sales by 1:30
a.m. and close the premises by 2 a.m. The
bar must also hire properly licensed security
or off-duty Columbus police officers
from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. Thursday to Sunday
and reassess security staffing levels one
year following the signing of the order.
Additionally, the police department is
now authorized to arrest and trespass all
non-employees loitering after the bar closes.
Bar owners must also submit to CPD
and CFD security assessments of the property
and operations.
“Neighbors in the Hilltop are rightly
concerned about the levels of violence in
and around this bar. While this agreement
is a step forward, the city’s focus will
remain on this bar to see that safety and
security are a top priority - or we will take
further action,” said Assistant City
Attorney Zach Gwin, zone attorney for the
city’s westside neighborhoods, including
the Hilltop.
The city and Cain’s ownership are
scheduled to meet on June 29 for a status
conference.

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Breakfast at the Lodge
The West Gate Masonic Lodge #623 is
preparing breakfast once a month to benefit
the Special Olympics. The public is invited
to have breakfast the second Saturday of
each month at 2925 West Broad St. Adults
eat for a donation of $7 and kids can have a
meal for $3. Serving is from 9 a.m. to noon.
For more information, email westgate623@gmail.com.
Produce giveaway at YMCA
The Hilltop YMCA hosts a fresh produce
around the westside
giveaway the third Wednesday of each
month from 4 to 6 p.m. at 2879 Valleyite
Drive in Columbus. For more information,
call the YMCA at 614-276-8224.
Wellness and foot care
for senior citizens
LifeCare Alliance provides a nurse at
the Prairie Township Community Center
weekly to provide free foot care and other
wellness services. To schedule an appointment
or for more information, contact the
wellness office at 614-437-2878.
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Hilltop History & Heritage
This photo from around 1927 features the Matsonia Barbeque, then located at 3184
West Broad St., near Brinker Avenue and Algonquin/Orel avenues. The owner was
George W. Matson, and the caption states, “The only barbeque in Ohio equipped with
a Modern Electrical Kitchen.” The office of podiatrist Dr. Kyle Wire now is located at
this address. Matson’s son, George Matson, started the Matson Insurance Agency,
now located at 1275 Demorest Road, in 1958. If you have a photo to share, contact
Stacy Berndsen-Campbell at stacyberndsen12@gmail.com.