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The Columbus Historical Society is excited to announce the opening of our new exhibit: The Art of Edoardo Alfieri as Generously Donated by the Alfieri-Maisano Archive, Genoa: Celebrating the Special Connection between Columbus and Genoa, Italy. Opening on April 23, this exhibit will feature fifty-nine pieces by Edoardo Alfieri including nineteen or...

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Edoardo Alfieri (1913-1998) remains one of Italy's most renowned modern sculptors with architectural-scale works carved in marble and cast in bronze installed throughout Italy. Alfieri is best known in Columbus as the creator of the 1955 Christopher Columbus statue that stood at Columbus City Hall. This statue was presented as a gift from Genoa to...

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City leaders, through work with historians and architects and engagement with community members, will again wrestle with what to do about the towering statue of the man the city is named after. The conversations will be part of the Reimagining Columbus project, an overarching initiative the city announced to “promote diversity in the city’s public...

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The 20-foot-tall bronze statue of Christopher Columbus once towered over visitors to Columbus City Hall in the 15th century Italian explorer's largest namesake city. Now it sits in a storage room three years after being removed from its pedestal and likely won't return to its perch as the city reconsiders Columbus' legacy and controversial history....

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Old world, new restaurant. Toni’s Trattoria, a family-owned, old world Italian restaurant has officially opened for business. The eatery, which held its grand opening on March 23, is located at 19 W. Columbus St. in Galena, approximately 30 minutes from Downtown Columbus. Toni’s  Trattoria is immediate neighbors with Son of Thurman, the sister loca...

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Columbus staple Spaghetti Warehouse has found a new home in downtown Columbus after a year-long hiatus. The Italian restaurant's new location will be at 150 S. High St. near the Columbus Commons and is expected to open in fall 2023, according to a news release. A roof collapse in 2022 forced the restaurant's legacy location on W. Broad Street to cl...

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Opera Columbus and the Columbus Symphony are joining forces this weekend for the most grand scale opera Columbus has seen in nearly two decades. With an extravagant set and magnificent costumes, Rigoletto will be performed at the Ohio Theatre next Friday and Saturday. Opera Columbus General Director + CEO, Julia Noulin-Mérat, joined Good Day Columb...

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I feel like Columbus owes Delaware an apology. First one of the region’s best restaurants, Veritas, starts in Delaware before migrating to downtown Columbus. That frees up the space for Speck Italian Eatery to come along… and now that’s moved to Columbus as well. Can we assume that we might eventually get Cove, A Seafood Joint as well? Columbus has...

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In the middle of the pandemic, Tony’s Italian Ristorante was struck by a huge loss on the heels of the Columbus Brewery District restaurant’s 40th anniversary.  Antonio Stanley, the restaurant's chef and an employee of 32 years, died at age 53. The restaurant’s owner, Tony Scartz, lost not only a friend but also a key ingredient to the restaurant’s...

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Colder weather calls for warm, filling dishes, and few fit the bill better than pasta. While many global cuisines have some type of noodle dish, Italian pasta often first comes to mind. And the best thing about Italian restaurants in Greater Columbus is the level of diversity and skill that goes into making some of the city’s best pasta dishes. It...

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