Curious Cbus
You've got questions. We've got reporters. Let's find answers together.
That's the idea behind Curious Cbus. You submit your burning questions about our region and we鈥檒l work on getting answers, together, through the resources of 89.7 NPR News, 星空无限传媒 TV, and the 星空无限传媒 Digital Media teams.
So what are you curious about? Submit your question, vote on what we should investigate next, and see what we've dug up so far.
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Curious CbusSundown towns were a form of discrimination and segregation prominent in the U.S. during the period after Reconstruction through the first half of the 20th century. The name comes from a warning鈥攚ith either an explicit or implicit threat of violence鈥攖hat people of color were not welcome in the area after sundown. -
Curious CbusFor decades, urban and suburban planners focused on cars rather than pedestrians when building infrastructure. Now Columbus and other cities are playing catch-up in adding safe sidewalks and shared-use paths. -
Curious CbusDepending on who you ask, you may get a different answer on how the idea for a community festival arose. But one thing we know for sure is that ComFest was born around a nexus of activity at the corner of 16th and Waldeck Avenue. -
Curious CbusThis year marks the 130th anniversary of the first Black student to graduate from Ohio State University. His name was Sherman Hamlin Guss and he graduated in 1892. -
Curious CbusIn the 1960s, the construction of shopping malls had a deep impact on the American economy. Downtown retail struggled as shoppers flocked to large indoor and outdoor shopping centers. Today, Columbus鈥� first malls are either gone or in decline, but 50 years ago, they were in their prime. -
Curious CbusForty-five years ago, a bold new way to watch television launched in Columbus. Warner Cable would start to offer an unheard-of 30 channels. But even more impressive was the remote control that let viewers interact with local shows in real-time. -
Curious CbusCromwell Dixon made aviation history by becoming the first person to fly across the Continental Divide in 1911, but his story of innovation began in Columbus's University District neighborhood. -
In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court decision of Obergefell v. Hodges cleared the way for legal same-sex marriage across the country. After nearly seven years and tens of thousands of same-sex marriages in Ohio, the letter of the law still states that marriage can only be between one man and one woman. -
Visitors to Scioto Audubon Metro Park may have noticed the three giant pillars behind a chainlink fence at the northern edge of the park. Curious Cbus has received more questions about these mysterious monoliths than anything else in the city. -
Curious CbusWe know that the buckeye tree was native to the land where Ohio now sits, but why exactly did Ohioans come to be known as Buckeyes?
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