u/benkeith

Many people in Columbus choose to shop at not-Kroger stores; the availability of non-Kroger stores will change soon. They're planning to close some Giant Eagles.

>In connection with obtaining the requisite regulatory clearance necessary to consummate the transaction, Kroger and Giant Eagle expect to make limited Giant Eagle store divestitures.
The transaction is expected to close in 2027, subject to receipt of required regulatory clearance and other customary closing conditions.

The current regulatory environment isn't likely to object to the merger, but you can still contact your elected officials and ask them to object.

>Courtney Ingersoll, 36, suffered critical injuries June 9 near the intersection of South High and West Mound streets. According to a Columbus police crash report, Ingersoll was [riding a bicycle] northbound on South High Street with a green light when a westbound driver of white 2016 Chrysler 300 on West Mound Street ran a red light and hit her before speeding away.

>She was transported to Grant Medical Center, where she remains in intensive care. The driver has not been identified. Police said bystanders performed CPR at the scene before she was transported to the hospital.

>[...] Anyone with information about the crash is encouraged to contact Columbus police.

Columbus' bus operator, COTA, is currently going through its regular update of plans for the service network, for plans to be implemented in 2027-2031.

In the current proposal for service changes, there's a line 99:

>Line 99 is a new route connecting John Glenn Columbus International Airport, downtown Columbus, and OSU Columbus campus with fas service operating on the freeway. Line 99 will operate hourly everyday from 5:00 AM to 12:00 AM.

Reddit won't let me upload a screenshot of the route, so to see its route: go here, click on "By Line or Zone", then on the left side of the page use the drop-down to choose route 99.

Despite running past the Convention Center, it doesn't stop there, so this wouldn't really be useful for trips to conventions. You can help change that by commenting that it should stop at the Convention Center hotels.

Comment on the proposed changes with this form.

If you're looking at the timeline and thinking, "I will graduate by then," think of all the times that you wanted to go someplace, but not having a free and fast ride to the airport made it hard to arrange a trip. Support this, so that future students won't be in the situation you were in.