🎵 Columbus Symphony's new CEO brings $150 million fundraising experience. Maureen O'Brien steps into leadership as the orchestra pursues a new performance venue at The Peninsula. Her appointment comes at a critical time when the Symphony needs to complete its capital campaign for the proposed hall. O'Brien will leverage her extensive fundraising background to help realize this ambitious project for Columbus' arts community. The new venue represents part of a broader arts development emerging in downtown Columbus.
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🥕 Free produce for thousands at COTA's community giveaway event. The Central Ohio Transit Authority will distribute over 8,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables on June 18 at their East Columbus Park and Ride location. COTA's African American Employee Resource Group "BELIEVE" is organizing this second of four planned produce stands to help families with limited access to fresh food. The event begins at 3 p.m. with items available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Additional produce giveaways are scheduled for August and October.
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🚌 Columbus doubles transit tax to reshape regional transportation. The 0.5% sales tax increase will fund LinkUS, an $8 billion initiative to reinvent public transit in Central Ohio. The ambitious plan includes implementing bus rapid transit along three corridors, building 500 miles of sidewalks and trails, and creating proper bus shelters. As the region's population is projected to grow beyond 3 million in the next 20 years, COTA's new CEO Monica Téllez-Fowler faces the challenge of leading this transit transformation with "spirit and fortitude."
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