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4 days ago
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Columbus music festival raises noise concerns
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The two-day Breakaway Music Festival wrapped up Saturday night, bringing tens of thousands of people to the Historic Crew Stadium, but its impact was felt across several central Ohio neighborhoods with concerns over noise, resulting in a social media storm. 'It was definitely a shocker because we were convinced it was a house on the street, maybe a car that was parked there, something nearby, and for us to have to drive over a mile away to find the source of the noise was ridiculous,' resident Luke King said. Franklin County families gather for community baby shower NBC4 received several emails and phone calls with noise concerns surrounding the festival; residents as far as Grove City claimed they felt their homes shaking from the music Friday night. 'A couple weeks ago at the Sonic Temple, we could hear that a little bit, too, but this one just took it to a different level,' resident John Ubbing said. Residents took to social media Friday night to express their frustrations surrounding the loud music. Some Facebook posts read, 'I can hear Breakaway fest from my house six miles away in Merion Village. I'm not old enough to be this mad about loud music at night,' and 'So that's what it is. Its been driving me insane all evening.' 'We were coming back from dinner, it must've been about 7 (p.m.), and we could hear boom, boom, boom, really strong bass,' resident Wayne Trakas-Lawlor said. Ohio lottery winner takes $2 million prize from Columbus Sheetz According to residents, the normally quiet German Village was anything but that Friday night. 'What concerned us the most is it was so loud, it was shaking our house,' King said. 'So we decided we'll call the non-emergency number to file a noise complaint and then, of course, they want to know where the noise is coming from so, I walked down the street to find out which house was bumping this music for five hours all day long and made it all the way to Livingston. I could still hear it, I could still feel it and I still couldn't see it.' Parents in the area said the Breakaway Music Festival was a nuisance, especially when trying to put their kids to bed. 'We had to kind of turn our sound machines up to try and turn that off,' Ubbing said. Worthington restaurant manager wrestles money away from suspected robber Breakaway Music Festival organizers shared the following statement regarding the noise concerns: While our music festival was originally scheduled to end at 11:00 PM programming was temporarily paused for over an hour due to severe weather. To ensure the safety of our fans, artists, and staff, and with support from the Historic Crew Stadium we made the necessary decision to delay performances, and shelter in place while we closely monitored the storm's progression. As a result, the event extended beyond our original planned end time. However, we want to reassure our local community that our sound permit allows programming at full volume until midnight, and we continued festival operations within that permitted window, ending at 11:50 PM. We appreciate our surrounding communities patience and understanding as we prioritized safety while doing our best to deliver fans a positive festival experience. 'If you play music, I can understand going to concerts, but at that time of night, you'd expect it to quiet down a bit,' Trakas-Lawlor said. 'I mean, during the day is fine, I don't have a problem with it.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Axios
6 days ago
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- Axios
Breakaway, real-life Clue and more weekend events
🔎 Get your steps and solve a murder with the interactive "Clue: A Walking Mystery" game throughout the Short North. Starts at 59 Spruce St., 5-7pm Thursday-Friday and 11am-7pm Saturday-Sunday through June 15. $39+. 🎵 Snag last-minute tickets to the Breakaway Music Festival at Historic Crew Stadium. 4pm Friday-Saturday, One Black and Gold Blvd. $119+. 🦉 Get an up-close look at Ohio's majestic birds of prey at Linden Community Center's Falconry 101 program. 🦸 Be a summer reading superhero at Comic Fest, a family-friendly day of crafts, books and food trucks at Pickerington Main Library. 11am-2pm Saturday, 201 Opportunity Way. Free!
Yahoo
23-04-2025
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St. Paul City Council may lower noise limits for Breakaway Music Festival
The city of St. Paul may yet lower the volume on a two-day electronic dance music celebration scheduled to light up the grounds outside Allianz Field in June. Days after urging the city council to approve a sound-level variance for the Breakaway Music Festival at decibel levels objected to by city staff, a key council member has had a change of heart. 'This is something we had a lot of robust conversation around last week,' explained Council Member Anika Bowie, whose political ward encompasses Allianz Field. Bowie asked the council on Wednesday to redo its 4-2 vote from a week prior and lower the decibel limits to those recommended by the city's Department of Safety and Inspections, for two reasons. First, neighbors living near Allianz Field never received notice there would be an April 16 public hearing about the sound-level variance. Following last week's council vote, 'we unfortunately recognized that the public notices had been drafted, but the all-important part of hitting send did not occur,' said DSI Director Angie Wiese, explaining the snafu to the council. As a result, the public will get a second chance to weigh in before the council during a public hearing to be held May 14. In addition to the new public hearing, Bowie on Wednesday asked the council to amend the sound-level variance resolution, reverting to an earlier version that includes lower decibel limits recommended by DSI. The amended limits will be finalized following the May 14 hearing. Bowie said she had received strong feedback from the executive director of the Union Park District Council and other concerned critics who 'shared disappointments around the process. We want to make sure we can rectify this.' The amended decibel limits and new hearing date were approved together on Wednesday, 6-0, without further discussion. Council Vice President HwaJeong Kim was absent. Organizers have said their inaugural St. Paul celebration last summer drew 24,000 fans and $2 million in ticket sales, generating as much as $6 million in spending for the region. Critics as far as Mendota Heights complained of window-rattling noise likely well above approved limits, leading organizers this year to promise sound-shielding improvements, including hourly testing of noise levels and better speakers aimed at the sports stadium instead of Cub Foods. The festival returns to the grounds outside Allianz Field on June 6 and June 7, but organizers have said they may pull out if they don't get a higher sound limit than the decibel levels recommended by DSI. The Breakaway Music Festival was approved last week for a sound-level variance 103 decibels at 125 feet from the main stage, as well as a limit of 101 decibels at 100 feet from a secondary stage. Both limits are above the noise levels associated with a typical outdoor concert, or even a construction site, DSI staff said. City staff have recommended a sound limit of 100 decibels at 100 feet from the main stage, and 99 decibels at 75 feet from the secondary stage. Housing, downtown get top billing in Carter's State of the City address St. Paul: Music festival gets higher sound level limit for Allianz Field St. Thomas wins fight on Goodrich Avenue loading drive near Binz Refectory Maria Toso: Downtown's in bad shape. But we can make it really good Letters: We need St. Paul councilors with business sense
Yahoo
21-04-2025
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Top things to do in Tampa Bay this week: Breakaway Music Festival, Green Thumb
Breakaway Music Festival: For EDM and hip-hop fans, this huge music festival that started in Ohio has turned into the nation's largest touring festival. It will touch down in Tampa on Friday and Saturday, April 25-26. Top-tier acts like Fisher, Louis the Child, Knock 2 and ISOXO are among 20 national touring acts and five local DJs performing at Raymond James Stadium. Gates open at 4 p.m. both days. Tickets start at $75. Though single-day tickets for Friday and Saturday are sold out, there are lots of options at Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival: The annual sand sculpting festival continues its run through April 27. There are free activities for all ages, including a children's play area, street performers, artisans, live entertainment, fireworks each Saturday night, sand sculpting classes, speed sand demonstrations and the master sand sculpting competition. It's $14 to see the exhibit of more than a dozen sand sculptures, age 3 and younger free. The exhibit is open Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; and Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Located next to Pier 60 at 1 Causeway Blvd., Clearwater Beach. Moments of Truth: This national touring exhibit from the Poynter Institute is an exploration of journalism's past, present and future. This series includes a dynamic pop-up exhibit and workshop series that traces the evolution of storytelling and journalism, highlighting its vital role in defending democracy, combating false information and fostering media literacy. It was launched at the St. Petersburg History Museum April 21-28, and on Thursday, April 24, there's a free panel about the press, past and future, featuring local writers Craig Pittman, Tom Jones and TyLisa Johnson. For information on the tour, see The exhibit is included with museum admission at 355 Second Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. Colin Quinn: The comedian and 'Saturday Night Live' alum performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Tickets start at $29.50. 727-791-7400. 38th Annual Green Thumb Festival: St. Petersburg's popular annual Arbor Day celebration will have more than 120 garden, plant and flower vendors and exhibitors, as well as a flower show, tool sharpening, a butterfly tent, soil and water testing, mulch and tree giveaways, kids crafts and food trucks onsite. Free. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, April 26-27. Walter Fuller Park and Center, 7891 26th Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-893-7465. Fifth Annual Bucs Beach Bash: Get ready for football season with performances by country music duo LOCASH, appearances by the Bucs mascot, Bucs cheerleaders, the Bucs Street Team and the Pirate Krewe. On Saturday, enjoy a cornhole tournament, drinks, prizes, a Kids Zone. Thursday through Saturday, April 24-26. TradeWinds Resort, 5500 Gulf Blvd., St Pete Beach. Tampa Bay Home Show: Learn from and see a variety of remodeling, building, restoration and design projects and vendors at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Free admission and a special gift goes to the first 200 attendees each day. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 26-27. 4800 U.S. 301 N., Tampa. American Stage in the Park: Hair: The Tony-winning musical set in the 1960s era of flower power, protests and free love, runs every Wednesday-Sunday through April 27 at Demens Landing Park. The park is at Bayshore Drive and Second Avenue S., St. Petersburg. Tickets are $38-$58, with options for premium areas or reserved chairs at or by calling the box office at 727-823-7529. Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival: Guests can sip and savor their way through flavorful eats and mouthwatering treats each weekend of the event. This weekend also brings a free concert by Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke on Saturday, April 26, and country artists on Sunday, April 27, Mitchell Tenpenny ('Drunk Me') and Graham Barham ('Something to Chase'). The festival runs weekends through May 18. 10165 McKinley Drive, Tampa. Florida Orchestra: Pictures at an Exhibition: A program inspired by art. Ravel's orchestration of Mussorgsky's melodies paints a series of artworks in vivid sound. Fan favorite violinist Stefan Jackiw revels in the cinematic flair of Korngold's lush Violin Concerto. Thursday, April 24, is 'pay what you can' for an 'Inside Pictures at an Exhibition' program at Mahaffey Theater at 7:30 p.m. Shows are Saturday, April 26, 8 p.m. at Mahaffey and Sunday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Ruth Eckerd Hall. $23-$60. Spring King of the Beach Fishing Tournament: One of the oldest and richest kingfish tournaments in the United States celebrates its 32nd year Thursday through Saturday, April 24-26. In addition to the competition, 70 marine-related vendors will draw big crowds to the waterfront park. You can watch as nearly 400 boats will compete during the day of fishing. Things get really interesting when the day's catches are weighed on Saturday, which happens from about 3 to 7 p.m. Madeira Beach Recreational Complex at 200 Rex Place, Madeira Beach. Alan Jackson: The country legend is bringing his 'Last Call' tour which he says is a farewell to fans with guest Zach Top. Tickets start at $76.75. 7 p.m. Saturday, April 26. Amalie Arena, 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa. Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival Music Festival: The annual festival is a unique blend of African and African American art, culture and history. Saturday performers include Boney James, Eric Darius, Full Force and Brick featuring Jimmy Brown. Sunday performers include Morris Day and the Time, Jeff Bradshaw and Friends, Raheem Devaughn and Eric Roberson. $25 per day or $40 for the whole weekend, children under 12 are free. Gates open at noon Saturday and Sunday, April 26-27. Curtis Hixon Park, 600 N. Ashley Drive, Tampa. Dunedin Family FunFest: Enjoy this free, family event with activities, games, inflatables, music, a talent showcase and an outdoor movie in the park. The movie begins at dark and is shown on a large screen. 6-10 p.m. Friday, April 25. Dunedin Community Center, 1920 Pinehurst Road. Spheres Bubble Show: As seen on 'America's Got Talent,' this immersive and interactive bubble experience that will blow audiences away. $20. 3-5 p.m. Sunday, April 27. New Tampa Performing Arts Center, 8550 Hunters Village Road, Tampa. Historic Civil Rights Trolley Tour: The tour explores the events and venues of the Civil Rights movement in St. Petersburg. From the South Mole Beach and Spa Pool to lunch counter sit-ins and an act of civil disobedience at City Hall, the Museum of History and Star Trolley takes you on a trip through history. $35 members, $45 non-members. 9-11 a.m. Saturday, April 26. St. Petersburg Museum of History, 335 Second Ave. NE, St. Petersburg Registration is required, seats are limited. Playcon Gaming and Comic Convention: A one-stop destination for an experience filled with gaming competitions, panels, cosplay contests and an array of vendors catering to every aspect of the gaming and comic world. $8 presale or $11 at the door. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 26. Central Park Performing Arts Center, 105 Central Park Drive, Largo. Los Vinos de Dalí: Stroll through The Dalí while savoring exquisite wines from around the world, paired with signature bites from top local restaurants. Immerse yourself in live music and surreal entertainment, all while enjoying exclusive gallery access with the iconic masterpieces of Salvador Dalí. This event is 21+ only. Member ticket $160, non-members $180. 7-10 p.m. Saturday, April 26. The Dalí Museum, One Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg. Wilco: 8 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at the Mahaffey Theater, 400 First St. S., St. Petersburg. Tickets start at $56. George Clanton: 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at Jannus Live, 200 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg. Tickets are $28 in advance. Blueberry Festival: Join Keel Farms for its annual festival with fresh blueberry U-pick, a blueberry shortcake-eating contest and family-friendly activities like camel rides. Saturday, April 27, and Sunday, April 28. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Keel Farms, 5202 W Thonotosassa Road, Plant City Dogs in a Pile: 7 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Jannus Live, 200 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg. Tickets are $22.50 in advance. Visit Kayzo: 5 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Jannus Live, 200 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg. Tickets are $30 in advance. Curren$y: 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at the Orpheum, 14802 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. Tickets start at $35. John Crist: 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Tampa Theatre, 711 N. Franklin St., Tampa. Tickets start at $29.75. 813-274-8286. The Dead South: 7 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at Jannus Live, 200 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg. Tickets are $40 in advance. Napalm Death and The Melvins: 14802 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. Tickets start at $30. Damien Escobar: 8 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Tickets start at $35. 727-791-7400. Damon Fowler: 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Safety Harbor Art & Music Center, 706 Second St. N., Safety Harbor. $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Lunar Vacation: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, at Crowbar, 1812 N. 17th St., Tampa. Tickets start at $20. 'Dr. Dirty' John Valby: 8 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at Side Splitters, 12938 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa. Tickets start at $25.50. 813-960-1197. Grace O'Malley: April 25-27, at Side Splitters, 12938 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa. Tickets start at $31. 813-960-1197. Cold with September Mourning and University Drive: 7 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Crowbar, 1812 N. 17th St., Tampa. Tickets start at $25. Back to the Future: The Musical: April 29-May 4, in Carol Morsani Hall at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa. Tickets start at $74. Dial M for Murder: April 25-May 11, at West Coast Players, 21905 U.S. 19 N., Clearwater. Tickets are $23. 727-437-2363. Tim Moffet: 8:30 p.m. April 25-26, at Clearwater Comedy Club, 483 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater. Tickets are $20. 727-435-0327. Pat Travers: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Safety Harbor Art & Music Center, 706 Second St. N., Safety Harbor. $35 in advance and $40 at the door. Cruisin' The Park Charity Car Show & Community Festival: Come out and enjoy a free event featuring over 250 antique and show vehicles, music, raffles, and demonstrations from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit, Team 79 Krunch Robotics, and East Lake Fire Rescue. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 26. John Chesnut Sr. Park, 2200 E. Lake Road, Palm Harbor. Tarpon Springs Book Festival: This inaugural street fair will bring authors, artists, organizations, and vendors from the Tampa Bay area and beyond together for a day of literacy celebration. Free admission and fun for the whole family. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 26. Downtown Tarpon Springs. Foreigners Journey: 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Mahaffey Theater, 400 First St. S., St. Petersburg. Tickets start at $29. Visit Beacon Dance 2025: 8 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Palladium at St. Petersburg College, 253 Fifth Ave. N., St. Petersburg. Tickets start at $10. Also compiled by Lee Clark Zumpe, Tampa Bay Newspapers.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
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St. Paul: Music festival gets higher sound level limit for Allianz Field
When the Breakaway Music Festival rolled into the lots just outside Allianz Field last year, window-rattling dance music and F-bombs from the mic followed, with noise carrying for miles away. Organizers called the event a commercial success, but ensuing noise complaints flooded St. Paul Police lines, as well as the phone lines of the city council. Music festival organizers promised the touring electronic dance music series would return to Allianz Field this year with sound-shielding improvements. On Wednesday, following an hour-long city council discussion, their sound level variance requests for June 6 and June 7 won the support of the majority of the council with a 4-2 vote, over the objections of city staff. Rather than turn down the volume, the council voted to allow the Breakaway Music Festival an even higher decibel limit than they were approved for a year ago. To mitigate the noise, the music festival plans to reorient its speakers away from Cub Foods and toward Allianz Field, and use a different speaker system, as well as an online feedback portal so organizers can assess complaints in real-time and conduct sound testing in any problem areas as the event unfolds. 'We are going to dispatch a team physically to that location,' said festival president Jarrod Fucci, addressing the city council on Wednesday. The city's Department of Safety and Inspections will maintain a staffer at the event, and festival organizers will be required to monitor the decibel levels from an approved distance from each noise source and create a report that records the general operating levels within 15 minutes of the start of each act, as well as at intervals no greater than 60 minutes apart after that. Fucci said the event might be canceled if organizers did not get their requested variances, and that they were looking for different concert venues within the capital city for future years. 'Candidly, honestly, it depends how this goes,' he told the council. 'We want to stay within the city of St. Paul.' 'It is not lost on me that our event was disruptive,' Fucci added, emphasizing that the festival has been working with the Union Park District Council and city officials to consider any neighborhood impacts, including noise. 'Dance music fans are really unique. They have a really high expectation for the execution of these events. … In order for this event to be sustainable, we want to continue to deliver an excellent audio experience.' The council was presented Wednesday with two versions of a potential sound level variance resolution, each with different decibel limits and other conditions, generating some confusion and protracted discussion. Council Member Anika Bowie, who represents the stadium area, attempted to fuse aspects of each version, drawing concerns from three fellow council members who urged her to hold off on a vote for a week. She chose to push forward anyway. Bowie said the festival organizers had been 'really transparent and honest' about past challenges and how they would mitigate those issues going forward. 'I appreciate them promoting our city. … It seemed like the organizer really took into consideration all of our concerns.' Last year, the festival asked to be allowed a sound level variance with a limit of 103 decibels at 125 feet from the main stage, but the council approved only 97 decibels at 50 feet. The festival likely operated at 103 decibels anyway, according to city staff. Festival organizers this year again requested — and were approved for — sound level variances for 103 decibels at 125 feet from the main stage, as well as a limit of 101 decibels at 100 feet from their secondary stage. Both limits are above the noise levels associated with a typical outdoor concert, or even a construction site, DSI staff said. The city's Department of Safety and Inspections had recommended a 30-minute earlier end time — 10:30 p.m. — and that the festival compensate the city up to $640 for 10 hours of staff overtime to have a DSI inspector monitoring sound on-site throughout the event. The council and festival organizers agreed to both conditions. The request for a higher decibel limit, however, was not supported by DSI, and drew probing questions from council members. Last year, 'community members literally had buildings shaking,' said Council Member Cheniqua Johnson, who voted against the sound level variance. 'If the orientation of the stage has changed, but the sound level has not, and we're recommending a higher sound level this year than what we allowed last year, is the hope that the staff presence would gain compliance? … I just want us to make sure we're being consistent with festivals, no matter what the genre.' DSI had recommended a sound limit of 100 decibels at 100 feet from the main stage, and 99 decibels at 75 feet from the secondary stage. The city council appeared poised to approve the second version of the resolution until Bowie realized that it included the lower limits recommended by DSI. She then asked for amendments joining the two versions, incorporating the higher decibel limits, the earlier end time and compensation for the DSI staffer in one resolution. Council Member Nelsie Yang joined Council President Rebecca Noecker and Johnson in urging Bowie to delay a vote for another week, which would give the council more time to consider her suggested amendments. 'It just seems like there's just a lot of back and forth right now, and I would motion for a layover,' Johnson said. Added Yang later, 'This is just an example, for me, of something that could have been done behind the scenes. It sounds like there's room for negotiation and compromise.' Bowie, after receiving reassurance from staff that a 'no' vote would still allow her to introduce the original version of the resolution if need be, pushed forward. 'It just seems like it makes sense to give them a threshold they can work with, and they're not going to be at the max of 103 (decibels) the entire time,' she said. 'I think the proper adjustments have been made.' Bowie, Yang, Saura Jost and Matt Privratsky then voted to support the amended noise variance at the 103 decibel limit, and Noecker and Johnson voted against it. Council Vice President HwaJeong Kim was absent. Fucci told the council performers will include the American DJ John Summit, Dutch DJ Tiesto, Australian DJ Alison Wonderland, and about 20 national and 60 St. Paul-area performers. Some 12,000 visitors arrived each day of the two-day festival last year, for 24,000 in total, bringing with them $2 million in ticket sales and as much as $6 million in economic impact for the area. Privratsky, who lives just north of the site, said, 'I firmly believe having more events and more things going on in the city is better for the community, and also at this site, where we put significant public dollars into building out the Allianz Field district.' Steeple fire at historic St. Paul church likely sparked by lightning Letters: Seasons rule. We need permanent standard time, not DST Bremer Bank CEO to step down after merger with Old National St. Thomas wins fight on Goodrich Avenue loading drive near Binz Refectory Maria Toso: Downtown's in bad shape. But we can make it really good
