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Axios
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Axios
Ohio gearing up for America's 250th birthday
We're about 250 days away from celebrating America's 250th birthday throughout 2026. State of play: Ohio's Commission for the U.S. Semiquincentennial is not only highlighting the nation's founding in 1776, but all the history made since then. Along with planning next year's festivities, the commission is helping communities develop lasting historical projects. The latest: It just awarded dozens of grants statewide, including some to pay for new Westerville murals and a "Transportation Open House" in Hilliard featuring old trains, planes and automobiles. There's also a tree planting project and a new Creativity Trail featuring sites like the local Thurber House and Ohio Craft Museum. The big picture: July 4, 2026, is the big day, though state humanities councils face planning difficulties due to recent DOGE federal funding cuts. Yes, but: The Ohio legislature is funding most of our commission's grants, programs and marketing, so we're not affected, a spokesperson tells us. Gov. Mike DeWine's budget proposal seeks $10 million more over the next two fiscal years. The House budget bill obliged, while the Senate is still negotiating its own bill. The intrigue: The Statehouse recently paid tribute to Paul Revere's famous midnight ride 250 years ago, placing two lights inside the cupola.
Axios
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Blooms & Butterflies, Howie Mandel and other weekend events
🕺 Party like it's 2005 during the 2000s Rave at Skully's. 9pm Friday, 1151 N. High St. $16-20. 🦋 Think spring thoughts when Blooms & Butterflies returns to the Franklin Park Conservatory this weekend. 10am-5pm Saturday-Sunday, through July 6. $16-24. Kids under 3 free! 🎨 Make a masterpiece at a mural workshop honoring local art legend Aminah Robinson at the Ohio Craft Museum. 1-4pm Saturday, 1665 W. Fifth Ave. $45, includes all supplies. ⚜️ Celebrate Mardi Gras a little early as Park Street becomes Bourbon Street for a bar crawl. Check in between 6-8pm Saturday at Howl at the Moon, 504 Park St. $18 general admission, includes beads and color-changing glass. 🏒 Welcome the Blue Jackets back from their midseason break as they take on Chicago at Nationwide Arena. 7pm Saturday. Resale tickets started at $65 as of yesterday on Ticketmaster. 👨🦲 Hang with comedy icon Howie Mandel at the McCoy Center for the Arts. 8pm Saturday, 100 E. Dublin-Granville Road, New Albany. $68-110. 🎤 Laugh along with the Vicious Vixens, a "no-holds-barred, all-female comedy show" at the Attic Comedy Club. 8pm Saturday, 892 Oak St. $20. ⚽ Plus: The Crew's season kicks off Saturday with Goosebumps Night.
