Cultural festivals are a common thing in a melting pot like the United States. The act of showcasing the best, most colorful, fun, delicious and awe-inspiring traditions of one's culture has long proven a draw.
But not every cultural display is as open to active participation as the one that happens at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea every summer.
Content Warning: This article mentions suicide.
When the LGBTQ+ Community Center of Darke County was still in the works, a local resident in the LGBTQ community died by suicide.
When Kevin Tarpley was a young lifeguard in the '70s, the city of Youngstown had almost a dozen public swimming pools.
"You had a pool on every side of town — maybe one or two pools, one side had three," he said.
Algal blooms have plagued Lake Erie for decades.
Hira Siddiqui felt she was making a real impact through AmeriCorps.
She spent her days researching rural vaccine hesitancy and tackled the health needs of refugee high schoolers through Ohio State University Extension's Public Health program.
Then suddenly, she was told to stop.
This weekend, "Superman" soars into theaters. And Ohioans may find some of the scenery the superhero flies over familiar: the movie was filmed in parts of Cleveland and Cincinnati.
Now, another region of Ohio is hoping to bring Hollywood to their neck of the woods.
Climate change will affect Ohio in a myriad of ways: it could alter farmers' growing seasons, increase energy bills, change the price tag on food and lessen the biodiversity Ohioans see on walks a
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Hocking Hills sees more than 4 million visitors every year — a number that exploded in recent years. One 2023 study found the area gained popularity faster than almost any other state park in the country, based on an analysis of web searches.
The latest data from a Map the Meal Gap study shows that more than 1.8 million people in Ohio are food insecure, which accounts for over 15% of the population. As hunger rises and food access shrinks, some Ohioans have taken matters into their own hands—and yards.
