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Unimpaired Dry Bar partners with UI to help downgrade drinking culture, promote nighttime safety

Univ. of Iowa students can come to Unimpaired and swipe their student IDs from Midnight to 3 AM on the weekends and receive two free slices of pizza, as well as just have a safe space to socialize and sober up.

PHoto lede: 01 convention  Secondary: 02 convention When Stephanie Tersigni decided to open Jolie Occasions, her women’s clothing boutique, it wasn’t hard to find the right neighborhood to put it in. “The biggest reason I personally wanted to open a business in the Short North is because of the convention center,” Tersigni said. “It’s such a destination for travelers and out-of-town people. The foot traffic there is unbeatable.” Unfortunately, the Greater Columbus Convention Cent...

The R Bar lives and dies with the Columbus Blue Jackets, and over the past few weeks, it’s finally starting to live again. On the nights of several recent Blue Jackets games, the bar was filled to capacity, owner Michael Darr said. Or at least it was filled to its limited capacity under Ohio’s coronavirus restrictions, which require tables to be spaced at least 6 feet apart. “All seats are taken on all game days,” he said. “People are getting here early, and they are getting up and mo...