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3 weekday food and drink specials in Central Ohio
Going out is fun, but who doesn't like a deal?
- Here are a few food and drink specials in Central Ohio you can take advantage of during the week.
Tips to detect "stealth Omicron," COVID's latest wave
👋 Alissa here. While I'd much rather offer you a happy Axios retreat recap or a tasty food review, today I'm here with a plea — please take COVID-19's Omicron subvariants seriously.
Driving the news: My D.C. retreat experience was over before it began, after daily on-site testing provided by Axios detected I had the virus shortly after arriving.
Columbus police may be forced to wear name IDs
A proposed change to city law would require Columbus police officers to publicly display their name tags and badge numbers while on duty.
What to do in Columbus this weekend
🔥 Get new ink at the Hell City Tattoo Festival at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, featuring seminars, live music, an art gallery and more.
- 12-11pm Friday ($25), Saturday ($30), 12-8pm Sunday ($25). $75 weekend pass.
Formula flexibility coming for Ohio parents on WIC
Ohio's low-income families could soon feel a bit of relief amid a frightening nationwide shortage of baby formula.
Driving the news: The Ohio Department of Health requested federal waivers this week to grant formula-buying flexibility for participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
Unearthing cardboard gold and junk
These four baseball cards share something in common. Can you guess it?
- I found them among thousands of other baseball, football, basketball and Pokemon trading cards unearthed during a recent attempt at spring cleaning.
Weekend temperatures could set records in Columbus
It's not just you — May has been a scorcher.
- And it's going to get even hotter.
Street hockey rink coming to Whitehall
Kids in Whitehall will soon have the chance to lace up and play free hockey.
- Street hockey, that is.