PROJECT RUBY: One Data Center, or the Beginning of Many?
What 865 acres, sunk infrastructure, and a new zoning law could mean for Columbus — long after the first building opens.
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PROJECT RUBY: WHO WINS, WHO LOSES
A plain-language scorecard on every major player in the Project Ruby deal — and what they stand to gain or lose.
The Velvet Rope City – Part 3
URBAN POLICY & DEVELOPMENT How Columbus could lose its public square without anyone voting on it By Robert Haven | 706Reports.com May 27, 2026 SERIES PART 3 OF 3: THE RISE, THE THREAT, AND THE WARNING Something is changing about…
Uptown Under Pressure – Part 2
UPTOWN COLUMBUS — UNDER THREAT Teen takeovers, stretched police, and a City Council searching for answers By Robert Haven | 706Reports.com May 27, 2026 SERIES PART 2 OF 3: THE RISE, THE THREAT, AND THE WARNING It took forty years…
From Blighted to Broadway – Part 1
UPTOWN COLUMBUS — ORIGIN STORY How Columbus reinvented its downtown — and decided to call it Uptown By Robert Haven | 706Reports.com May 2026 SERIES PART 1 OF 3: THE RISE, THE THREAT, AND THE WARNING There was a time…
Two Contested Narratives, One Vacant Office: Columbus Will Confirm a New City Manager on May 26 — Cast in the Shadow of the Firing That Made the Job Open
Columbus has been without a permanent city manager since the May 2025 termination of Isaiah Hugley. With the search now resuming, a look at what the position actually controls — and how the charter shapes who can fill it.
Columbus Water Works’ Own 2025 Report Shows PFOA in Finished Tap Water Peaking at More Than Eight Times the Federal Limit
Columbus Water Works' 2025 Water Quality Report documents PFOA concentrations in finished tap water as high as 33.9 ppt — more than eight times the federal limit — while the utility highlights its 120-year record of zero drinking water violations.
The $750 Million Tap: Columbus Confronts ‘Forever Chemical’ Crisis and Massive Infrastructure Bill
Columbus Water Works faces PFAS contamination at nearly 9x the federal safety limit, triggering a $200M filtration overhaul and a $750 million total infrastructure investment by 2031.
Golden Tempo Wins 152nd Kentucky Derby in Historic Fashion
Long shot Golden Tempo stormed from the back to win the 152nd Kentucky Derby, as trainer Cherie DeVaux made history as the first female trainer to win the Run for the Roses.
A Tale of Two Cities: Why Columbus, Ga., Sits in the Middle of Georgia’s Crime Map
New 2026 data shows Columbus ranks above the state average for both violent and property crime — but a sharp north/south split, and a five-year decline, complicate the picture.