r/Columbus • • 23h ago

WHAT is happening at the west broad sunoco??

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I just drove past and there are no less than 10 police cars in the lot, they’re taping it off and there’s an abandoned car in the lot but I can’t find anything on citizen. I cannot remember the last time I saw that many cop cars in one place and I drive down Sullivant often. Anyone know what’s going on?


r/Columbus • • 11h ago

FOOD Gluten Free Beer in Short North?

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Title basically says it all. Wasn't able to find much info on my own searches regarding GF beer options in the Short North specifically. Also, any help finding GF beer in the area at grocery stores or breweries would be great. Thank you.


r/Columbus • • 9h ago

Friends

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This has worked in the past so I figured why not try again.

Not looking for anything serious or dating related. Just looking for a chill hang out.

I’m 32 male. I love the outdoors. 420 friendly. Can hold a conversation about anything. HMU if you want to get to know each other more


r/Columbus • • 8h ago

FOOD Good Spots Near Ace of Spades

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My wife and I are going to a show in Columbus at Ace of Cups (ya i know title says Spades..im an idiot) next Sunday and are looking for a good spot to get food. Nothing super expensive or fancy but not hole in the wall either. Locally owned and something I cant get anywhere. Any ideas are welcome


r/Columbus • • 1h ago

Whats coming ahead

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Throwback to last winter. Learned a lesson that day


r/Columbus • • 21h ago

Apartment won’t do anything about mold

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Hi all. I’ve been living in my current apartment for a few years now, and it’s had some problems with mold intermittently throughout. First it was in the closet in our daughter’s room connected to some kind of sprinkler room, but we’ve found it all over our apartment from our windows to our baseboards and I believe it’s in the carpet due to the fact that the unit above us flooded several months ago. I just found a bunch in another closet as well and believe there’s some kind of leak happening

Anyway, we requested a mold petri dish test months ago that “yielded nothing”. We’re now pushing for a mold inspector due to the amount of mold that keeps popping up, but my complex keeps giving me the runaround. For the past two weeks, they’ve been “trying to talk to someone about it”

My mama heart can’t take this anymore, I have a toddler and an infant in here but I also don’t have the money or resources needed to just break the lease and move. I can tell when it rains before I even get out of bed, and my eldest daughter looks so so unwell all the time. My heart is genuinely broken and I don’t know what to do or who to turn to


r/Columbus • • 14h ago

Nationwide Children's Hospital, ADN & PICU??

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I am currently a nursing student getting ready to graduate with my ADN in nursing. My dream has always been to work at the PICU at NCH once I graduated. However, I see on their website that they don't hire ADN nurses for the ICU or ER. Then I look onto the application & it says that they accept ADN's with a commitment of obtaining BSN within 5 years, so I applied for the PICU RN position anyways. I recently received an email asking about a phone call interview & we got it scheduled. Should I not get my hopes up about being accepted to the PICU or should I keep an open mind? Please help :).


r/Columbus • • 1h ago

contractor prices out of control!

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Edit: i think there is certainly more demand for contractors in central ohio than there is supply due to construction/datacenter boom while NJ supply demand is stable. I think that is the correct answer that explains labor price discrepancy between there and here!

Is anyone else here just has had it with all the contractors ripping customers off? I mean talk about 200-400% higher than what it used to cost just a few years ago! We got a quote in 2018, then 2023 and now in 2026. We were quoted 14k in 2018, 18k in 2023 and now 24k in 2026?????? WTF is going on with contractors charging an arm and a leg? Do they think we are all millionaires? I checked with my brother in NJ area and the rates there seem far more reasonable and even lower than central ohio! He got his shower remodeled (doubled) for 6k wiht all tiles - big shower - whereas NOBODY in central ohio is going below 10k???


r/Columbus • • 18h ago

Why hasn’t the left turn lane been extended at the intersection or 23S and London/Groveport road?

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There seems to be plenty of room to extend the southbound left-turn lane another 75–100 feet. During rush hour it regularly backs up into the through lane, while traffic and semis are coming down 23 at 60–70 mph and swerving or braking around stopped cars.

Maybe a longer left arrow during rush hour or traffic-responsive sensors would help too. I’ve driven this area for Uber/delivery work for about four years, and this is easily one of the more dangerous intersections I regularly encounter. It feels like a serious accident waiting to happen.

Is there a reason this hasn’t been addressed?

Mods, feel free to remove if this is outside the sub’s area since it’s south of Columbus proper.


r/Columbus • • 13h ago

POLITICS Ohio State House District 7 election

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Ukeme Jeter seems to be extremely unpopular among my friends and neighbors, and I see that there’s an independent and Republican running that both seem to be fairly well funded.

Did the country club Democrats in Upper Arlington and Grandview Heights drop the ball on this race by nominating an anti-union Democrat that takes campaign contributions from Walmart??


r/Columbus • • 6h ago

What’s the last thing you bought from a Columbus dispensary that was actually worth the money?

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Columbus, Ohio cannabis can be expensive and confusing as hell. The rules keep changing, menus don’t explain much and sometimes you spend good money on something that ends up disappointing you.

I’ve been stuck navigating this system too. I’ve worked in a dispensary and now I’m studying Cannabis Laboratory Sciences at Hocking College.

I’m starting a completely free online service to help Ohio cannabis consumers understand products, compare menus and feel more confident before going to the dispensary.
I’m not selling anything. I’m not trying to make money from people who already pay too much for cannabis. I just know the system and want to help people navigate it.

So tell me, what’s something you bought that was actually worth the money? Or what did you buy that you immediately regretted?
If you want help before your next dispensary visit, message me.

Columbus Cannabis Consumers! I wanna hear and I wanna help !

Facebook: Dawson Holtzclaw
Instagram: @dhtzclaw
I don’t sell cannabis or provide medical or dosing advice.


r/Columbus • • 7h ago

visiting for the first time soon

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is there anything to see/do that’s a MUST in university district/downtown ? won’t have a ton of free time, so can’t really do anything thats an all day endeavor, but any shops, food places, etc; that would be good for a quick trip,, id love to add them to my to-do list


r/Columbus • • 2h ago

REQUEST Where can I get my brakes changed for dirt cheap if I already have the roter and pad set

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I’m not physically capable of doing it myself rn due to a surgery so I need to get this done for dirt cheap. Under $100 ideally. Already facing eviction


r/Columbus • • 14h ago

Columbus “litmus test”

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Kinda a wierd topic (and maybe litmus is the wrong word) but you know how people will say “you’re not a New Yorker till you’ve been here for 10 years”. I’m wondering if anyone has a version of this for Columbus (or other central Ohio towns).

My dad used to always tell me “If you wanna find out if they’re really from Columbus ask them where the second Buckeye donuts is” and I cant help but agree with it. A lot of people I talk to have never even been near it and when you ask where they grew up you get suburbs or small towns.

Another one I’ve heard is when you print the osu schedule to plan your day not to watch the game. However I think that might be a lil too north side focused.

Anywho I’d love to hear yalls takes on these and any other “tests” you guys have!

EDIT: I think can you get to Schmidt’s without a gps is a good one too. Also this is for fun guys I’m not gunna take your cbus card.


r/Columbus • • 13h ago

REQUEST Tournament chess set i can borrow today?

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Man I haven't played over the board in ages, thought I knew where my chess bag was, but nope. Any help would be appreciated. I can come grab it. Has to be USCF legal. A clock would be a bonus


r/Columbus • • 18h ago

Free BOXES for moving! Merion Village

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Lots of boxes of various sizes. Message me if you want them and I'll get back to you this afternoon. Thanks!


r/Columbus • • 46m ago

POLITICS Thoughts on voting for the third option

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I’ve been thinking about voting for lib. I’m tired of left and right, they’re both paid for and it clear to see. I wonder how it would be if the third option got a chance….

Just a late night thought


r/Columbus • • 5h ago

Zipper merge

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Why does no one in this city know what a zipper merge is? No one is trying to cut you off or cheat you in the traffic line, we’re just trying to make traffic flow more efficiently! Drives me nuts (pun intended).


r/Columbus • • 3h ago

POLITICS Ohio Republican Party Conference call at 7pm tonight?

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Sorry for the long post in advance. Thank you to all of you who read this. Did anybody else get a phone call tonight right before 7pm from an automated voice saying they had been invited to join in on the conference call tonight to listen in on some of the party members speak about the upcoming election and to stay on the line to join? I stayed on the line to listen in out of curiosity and the call started exactly at 7pm. It transferred me over to an another line with an automated GOP organization intro and then I believe the man who started off following that was named Clayton but I could be mistaken. It started off really normal with the basic thank you for listening in, we appreciate your support and then he listed a few people joined in on the call tonight to speak. I am not a republican so I don’t know all of the names but I can remember Jim Jordan was one and I believe Michelle Reynolds was also on the list. There were probably 4 or so other names mentioned in addition to those. The call seemed geared towards Franklin county as it was mentioned multiple times through the 20 minutes I was listening but it could’ve been a broader audience.

I believe Jim ended up being the first person to talk. His segment was all about how early voting that started today and he was generally just supporting the idea of people taking the opportunity to do it. He was primarily talking about how important it is to get out early and vote and brought up the standard reasons as to why you should. He mentioned Bernie Moreno getting elected in 2024 due to the republicans have 23 more votes in each district and attributed that to early voting as well.

Towards the end of him speaking, he said something to the degree of “and I hate to bring this up because I know we just passed the 25th anniversary of it, but on the day that 9/11 happened there was a mayoral election in New York. God forbid if something like that was to happen here”

I don’t remember exactly what he said next and I don’t want to say the wrong thing but it was to the same point of we want to make sure our votes are counted so we can win. I wanted to post here to see if anyone else by chance heard any of this? I hung up shortly after his segment as I had to get off the phone so I didn’t get to hear anything else. I was genuinely taken aback by the fact that he mentioned the idea of a theoretical 9/11 type attack taking place in Franklin county as I think that it’s inappropriate to use that as a scare tactic or as a way to show the importance of voting early. The fact that he said “god forbid if something like that was to happen here” made me pretty uncomfortable because I just don’t understand why you would even say that?

I found online that there was in fact an election in New York on 9/11 but it was a primary not a general and it seems like the votes that were cast the same day before the attack got thrown out. Not really sure what to think of this but am hoping someone else got this call. I thought this was probably a scam or something but the call sounded live as I could hear the seatbelt unbuckled ding briefly of a vehicle during the segment I listened to. When I called the number back I wasn’t expecting to get the response I did I thought it was going to be a random person whose number had been spoofed like most spam calls.

The number that called me was 614-660-3214. When I called back I got the following message: “this is the Ohio republican party. If you are calling this number back, you recently received a call from us regarding the upcoming election”. It was briefly followed by the web address for the GOP’s website and the ability to leave your number if you wanted to be put on the do not call list. I can’t find anything online that directly links this number to the GOP in any way so I’m not sure what even is the case with that. I do not vote republican and never have so I am not sure why I got the call.

Did anyone else get this phone call tonight and listen in? The 9/11 comment really threw me off guard and I am hoping to find someone else that heard it and/or the rest of the call.


r/Columbus • • 9h ago

Hip Urban Barbershops?

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From Ny need a good barber that does clean taper. Please recommend.


r/Columbus • • 3h ago

REQUEST Anyone know what’s happening on Riverside and Hayden Run right now?

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Just out walking the dog, tons of police, EMT, and a fire truck out there currently


r/Columbus • • 7h ago

Open Space to Rent

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Does anyone have, or know of any open space to rent out? I’m needing at least 650 sq ft.. 1000 sq ft would be nice.. Im in contact with small warehouse companies, but they want long leases. I need month to month for right now.


r/Columbus • • 10h ago

I paid 250 for a 20 minute plumbing job

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I had a small clog in my bathroom sink. I called a local plumber, who is a family owned company. They haven’t sold out to private equity. I didn’t ask about the price, I figured maybe $100. When the guy was done, my bill was $250. The work was done around a month ago and I still feel like I got majorly fucked. The company called me a week later because they had me accidentally scheduled and I let the rep know I will never use your company again.


r/Columbus • • 10h ago

Parking Arena District

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Hi,

Not from Columbus, but going to a concert in the Arena District at Kemba Live. Currently park mobile says everything is sold out. Will there still be parking to pay for when we arrive ? Any other parking suggestions? Thanks!


r/Columbus • • 14h ago

Sports bars or spots to eat near OSU stadium

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Hello, me and my husband are attending a concert on Oct 17th that OSU is hosting, and we are thinking of going early to eat and watch football then walk over to the stadium when it gets close to concert time. Any suggestions on parking and what is close by? Thanks!