What we're watching this March
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Columbus is thawing out and spring is around the corner.
Here's what we're watching:
🏋 Central Ohio sports will have a big month.
- The U.S. Women's National Team comes to ScottsMiracle-Gro Field for the SheBelieves Cup March 4.
- The Arnold returns March 5-8.
- OSU women's basketball is eyeing a March Madness tournament run while the men are struggling to qualify.
- The Columbus Aviators debut on the road March 29 before an April home opener.
💕 Where are they now: In a March 11 reunion episode, we'll learn more about what the Ohio "Love is Blind" cast has been up to since filming last year.
✍️ Hemp pushback: Organizers have until mid-March to gather 250,000 signatures for a ballot initiative that would repeal a state ban on "intoxicating hemp" products.
🌸 Spring officially begins March 20 — not a moment too soon.
⚖️ Ricky Anderson's trial: The Columbus police officer who shot and killed Donovan Lewis in his bed in 2022 is charged with murder and scheduled for a March 23 trial.
🏛️ March is Women's History Month, and groundbreaking for a new Ohio Women's Monument at the Statehouse is set for March 25.
🪧 Wexner pressure: Columbus institutions associated with Les Wexner are still under scrutiny as Epstein-related investigations continue.
- Will Ohio State or any others take action?
🌎 Immigration enforcement: The Trump administration continues to seek the removal of immigrant protections and is now targeting Syrians.
🛴 Micromobility: With warm weather comes scooter and bike season.
- After a rider dip and a bumpy first year with new operators, how will the second fare?