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a day ago
- Entertainment
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Pride on High viewing area to benefit Columbus LGBTQ+ groups
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Those heading to the Stonewall Columbus Pride March this weekend can reserve their spot at a special viewing area that benefits central Ohio LGBTQ+ organizations. Boasted as the ultimate parade watching experience, Pride on High is a ticketed event allowing guests to view the march from Parlay Sports Club and Kitchen, Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse, or the recently opened El Vaquero. The event is the only one in the Short North offering live entertainment, food and beverages during the parade, along with shade and private restrooms. In its 15th year, Pride on High was created by organizer Mike Maly and his husband, who noticed in 2010 that nearly all of the restaurants in the Short North were closed during the Pride march. Watch a previous NBC4 report on Pride on High in the video player above. Out in Ohio: Stonewall Columbus gets ready for Pride 2025 'All of the restaurants were closed for the Pride parade, and my husband and I actually went down to Hyde Park and there was a high-top table, an umbrella and two chairs, and we sat there,' Maly said. 'That following Monday, I called them and said, 'Would you consider being open?' And that was the start.' Their first year, Pride on High just welcomed 25 guests. But the event has steadily grown, from about 440 attendees right before the COVID-19 pandemic to more than 770 last year. Tickets to Pride on High cost $75 per person, with every dollar benefiting the LGBTQ+ organization of your choosing: Stonewall Columbus, Kaleidoscope Youth Center, Equality Ohio, or Mozaic by Equitas Health, a community center for transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary Ohioans. 'The mission is to bring the Columbus community together and provide funding for LGBTQ+ youth and community initiatives that, in turn, provides resources for a safe, educated and healthy future,' Maly said. 'Each and every one of these organizations, I know exactly where every dollar goes, and it's not wasted.' List: 2025 Pride Month events, festivals in central Ohio NBC4 will be streaming the march from Pride on High, with anchor Colleen Marshall hosting alongside Columbus drag queen Virginia West and Amber Nicole, who will be performing two songs before the parade. Maly said this year, 'It's important for everyone to be seen, to be heard, to celebrate who we are' in the wake of federal measures and legislation at the Ohio Statehouse that opponents deem 'anti-LGBTQ+.' Maly said the rhetoric is having a tangible effect on Pride on High, as sales are down 50% compared to this time last year. 'I think with the political environment and everything that's going on out there, it's impacting the sales,' Maly said. 'This has been very tough this year. I've worked for over 30 years and making people's lives better and making sure that kids have a better future, and that's what keeps me going.' Nissan, Walmart dial back Stonewall Columbus sponsorships for Pride 2025 While ticket sales may be down, Maly said donations to operate Pride on High are higher than they've ever been before. 'That tells me that there are people out there that truly do believe in who we are, what we are, what we bring to the world, and this is ridiculous what we're going through right now,' Maly said. 'Hopefully, we'll get some of the folks to come and join the party.' Learn more about Pride on High and purchase tickets here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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2 days ago
- Politics
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No Kings, Pride protests scheduled in Columbus this weekend. See where they will happen.
It is looking to be a week filled with sign-waving and chant-shouting in Columbus and Central Ohio as several large protests supporting LGBTQ+ people and defying a Washington D.C. military parade are planned for the coming days. These protests are set against a national backdrop of growing unrest due to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Protests that started in Los Angeles on June 6 have spread to cities across the U.S., like Austin, San Francisco, New York City and Columbus. Two hundred to 300 people marched across downtown Columbus on June 10 to protest ICE and show solidarity with Columbus' immigrant communities, The Dispatch previously reported. The protests scheduled for Columbus this week were planned before the Los Angeles protests erupted. Here are the protests you can expect to see in Central Ohio soon. The Stonewall Columbus Pride March will take place at Broad Street and High Street on Saturday, June 14, starting at 10:30 a.m., and the Pride Festival and Resource Fair will take place on June 13 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and June 14 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Goodale Park. Today's Pride Month and pride marches stem from the Stonewall Uprising of 1969, when members of the LGBTQ+ community in New York rioted after a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar, on June 28 of that year, The Dispatch previously reported. The first pride march was held on June 28, 1970, to commemorate the uprising, according to the Library of Congress. Stonewall Columbus was founded in 1981 after an anti-Moral Majority Rally at The Columbus Baptist Temple, according to the organization's website. Nationwide "No Kings" protests are scheduled to defy the large military parade the Trump administration has planned in Washington D.C. to commemorate the Army's 250th birthday on June 14, which is also President Trump's birthday. The $30-million plus taxpayer-funded parade of soldiers, armored vehicles and tanks will roll down the streets of Washington D.C. on that day, USA TODAY previously reported. There are several "No Kings" protests set to take place in central Ohio on June 14. They are: An Indivisible Central Ohio No Kings protest from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. during the Stonewall Columbus Pride March A No Kings Hilliard protest at Warehouse 839 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. A No Kings Clintonville protest at the intersection of North Broadway and Indianola Avenue from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. A No Kings: National Day of Action protest at Westerville City Hall from 3 to 4 p.m. A No Kings Grove City protest from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. A No Kings Pickerington protest at the intersection of State Route 256 and Refugee Road from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. A No Kings Delaware protest at Delaware City Hall from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. A No Kings London protest at the Madison County Courthouse from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. There are also several recurring protests organized by Indivisible Central Ohio that are happening this week. Support Veterans Rush Hour Rally at the Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on June 10 Highway sign waving on the footbridge over State Route 315 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on June 10, June 11 and June 13 Worthington Rush Hour Rally at the intersection of State Route 161 and High Street from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on June 10 Wednesdays at Bernie's Columbus Office Protest at U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno's office from noon to 1 p.m. on June 11 Breaking and Trending News Reporter Nathan Hart can be reached at NHart@ and at @NathanRHart on X and at on Bluesky. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Upcoming Columbus protests: Pride, No Kings events this weekend
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2 days ago
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Protests to hit Columbus streets this weekend. Will the weather forecast affect turnout?
Protesters planning to attend this weekend's multiple demonstrations might want to add "rain, rain, go away" to their repertoire of chants. Rain and possibly thunderstorms are clouding the forecast for June 14, the day of the 2025 Stonewall Columbus Pride March and multiple No Kings protests. The chance of precipitation is 90%. The rain won't let up as day turns to night, either. There will be showers and possibly a thunderstorm that night before 2 a.m., and the chance of precipitation is 80%. After 2 a.m. there will just be a chance of showers. Here is the full forecast for the next week in Columbus. Thursday: It will be mostly sunny with a high near 89. There will be a calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night: It will be mostly cloudy with a low around 66. There will be a light and variable wind. Friday: There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. It will be partly sunny with a high near 87. There will be a calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 30%. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected, except higher amounts could fall if there are thunderstorms. Friday Night: There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms. It will be mostly cloudy with a low around 69. The chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch are expected, except higher amounts could be possible if there are thunderstorms. Saturday: There will be showers and a thunderstorm is possible. The high will be near 83. The chance of precipitation is 90%. Saturday Night: There will be showers and a thunderstorm will be possible before 2 a.m., then there is a chance of showers. The low will be around 68. The chance of precipitation is 80%. Sunday: There is a chance of showers, then showers are likely and a thunderstorm is possible after 2 p.m. It will be mostly cloudy with a high near 81. The chance of precipitation is 60%. Sunday Night: Showers are likely, and a thunderstorm is possible before 8 p.m., then there is a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. It will be mostly cloudy with a low around 66. The chance of precipitation is 60%. Monday: There is a chance of showers. It will be mostly cloudy with a high near 84. The chance of precipitation is 40%. Monday Night: There is a chance of showers. It will be mostly cloudy with a low around 67. The chance of precipitation is 30%. Tuesday: There is A chance of showers and thunderstorms. It will be mostly sunny with a high near 86. The chance of precipitation is 40%. Breaking and Trending News Reporter Nathan Hart can be reached at NHart@ and at @NathanRHart on X and at on Bluesky. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Stonewall Columbus Pride March, No Kings protests: Weekend weather watch
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3 days ago
- Politics
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As LA protests erupt, multiple demonstrations planned in Columbus this week
It's going to be a busy week for protesters in Columbus. There are over a dozen protests to oppose the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, rally for LGBTQ+ people, defy a Washington D.C. military parade and more scheduled over the next seven days. These events come as protestors in Los Angeles and San Francisco continued rallying against the Trump administration's recent immigration raids on workplaces. Protestors in Los Angeles clashed with police on June 8, just a day after President Trump announced the deployment of the National Guard to the city despite California Gov. Gavin Newsom's objections. Over two dozen people were arrested, three police officers were injured, and several Waymo self-driving cars were set on fire during the L.A. June 8 protests, USA TODAY reported. The vast majority of Central Ohio's upcoming protests were planned before the weekend's escalating protests in California unfolded. Here are the demonstrations occurring locally this week. Several local left-leaning and immigration support groups, including Ohio 50501, the Ohio Immigrant Alliance, the Party for Socialism and Liberation Columbus, the La Raza Movement, and the Columbus Democratic Socialists of America, are planning an "ICE Out!" protest against the Trump administration's ongoing immigration crackdown. The demonstration is scheduled for 6 p.m. June 10 at Columbus City Hall at 90 W Broad Street. It's part of a mass mobilization effort "from L.A. to Columbus" to "stand in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors," according to the protest's flyer. The Stonewall Columbus Pride March will take place on Saturday, June 14, starting at 10:30 a.m., and the Pride Festival and Resource Fair will take place on June 13 and 14. Today's Pride Month and pride marches stem from the Stonewall Uprising of 1969, when members of the LGBTQ+ community in New York rioted after a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar, on June 28 of that year. The first pride march was held on June 28, 1970, to commemorate the uprising, according to the Library of Congress. Stonewall Columbus was founded in 1981 after an anti-Moral Majority Rally at The Columbus Baptist Temple, according to the organization's website. Nationwide "No Kings" protests are scheduled to defy the large military parade the Trump administration has planned in Washington D.C. to commemorate the Army's 250th birthday on June 14, which is also President Trump's birthday. There are several "No Kings" protests set to take place in central Ohio on June 14. They are: An Indivisible Central Ohio No Kings protest from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. during the Stonewall Columbus Pride March A No Kings Hilliard protest at Warehouse 839 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. A No Kings Clintonville protest at the intersection of North Broadway and Indianola Avenue from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. A No Kings: National Day of Action protest at Westerville City Hall from 3 to 4 p.m. A No Kings Grove City protest from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. A No Kings Pickerington protest at the intersection of State Route 256 and Refugee Road from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. A No Kings Delaware protest at Delaware City Hall from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. A No Kings London protest at the Madison County Courthouse from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. There are also several recurring protests organized by Indivisible Central Ohio that are happening this week. Support Veterans Rush Hour Rally at the Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on June 10 Highway sign waving on the footbridge over State Route 315 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on June 10, June 11 and June 13 Worthington Rush Hour Rally at the intersection of State Route 161 and High Street from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on June 10 Wednesdays at Bernie's Columbus Office Protest at U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno's office from noon to 1 p.m. on June 11 Breaking and Trending News Reporter Nathan Hart can be reached at NHart@ and at @NathanRHart on X and at on Bluesky. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Multiple protests planned in Columbus this week as LA protests continue
