🧁 Credit cards transformed a home baker's dream into reality. Riley Harris opened her Columbus bakery "Love Riley" after being denied traditional bank loans, strategically using 0% interest promotions from multiple credit cards to fund her startup costs. She successfully paid off all her credit card debt and now runs a thriving bakery on North High Street. Financial experts warn this approach carries risks if balances aren't paid off, but for Harris, the gamble paid off beautifully. "If you're ready to bet on yourself 100%? Do it," Harris advises other entrepreneurs.
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🦁 Columbus Zoo unveils North American Trek, bringing wilderness to visitors. The new exhibit, which opened Friday, features immersive landscapes inspired by the Smoky Mountains, western canyons, and northern wetlands. Visitors can observe black bears, Mexican wolves, bald eagles, and river otters in their new habitats, though the songbird aviary remains closed temporarily as birds acclimate. The zoo expansion coincided with the opening of Conservation Tower at Zoombezi Bay water park, featuring three new water slides: The Hive, Captina Falls, and Mussel Mayhem.
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⚡ Central Ohio's power grid faces a dangerous tipping point. PJM Interconnection, which manages electricity across 13 states, warns that surging demand from Intel, Google, and Anduril facilities combined with extreme summer heat could create energy shortfalls. Grid operators expect demand could reach 154,000 megawatts but might spike to 166,000 during heat waves, potentially depleting reserves. A new natural gas plant in New Albany should help, but won't be operational before the projected shortfall in two years. Despite securing approval for 47,000 additional megawatts across the system, PJM officials stress that Ohio's biggest challenge remains getting new infrastructure built fast enough.
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Budget-friendly corner lot gem: Priced at $142,500, this 3-bedroom corner lot home offers fresh updates like new paint, flooring, and windows, plus a fenced yard and 2-car garage, all within walking distance to a park and pool.
Auction Foreclosure Below Market Value: This foreclosure property is available for auction at an unspecified list price. Auction.com, the nation's largest online real estate auction marketplace, suggests it may sell below market value.
Cheap cash-only foreclosure uninspected: This court-ordered sale offers a 1,056 sq ft foreclosure home with 3 bedrooms for a minimum bid of $63,333. The property is sold as-is with no interior inspections allowed and requires cash payment only.