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Birmingham, Alabama, resident Pat Thompson bought a house in September on Azalea Drive in Columbus, hoping her elderly parents would downsize and move there. When her parents opted to stay where they are, Thompson turned to Airbnb to salvage her investment by offering it to travelers for short-term rental.
The Juneteenth Festival in Columbus will celebrate its 25th year this summer with an expanded, more than weeklong series of events, including a Freedom Ball and a Greek show to be held at the Trotter Convention Center.
Columbus Police Chief Fred Shelton is standing up a new unit to try to both fight crime and improve the conditions in the neighborhoods.
Columbus City Council made its first concrete decisions on spending its American Rescue Plan Act funding Tuesday night.
After a long search process, Columbus City Council has hired a chief operating officer. Jammie Garrett was hired after a sometimes-heated, nearly two-hour meeting Friday morning that was almost entirely in executive session.