Jim Fischer
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The Go-To Guide: Columbus Sporting Events That Are Fun for Families
Whether you enjoy baseball, hockey, soccer or equestrian, Central Ohio has numerous choices for catching athletes in action. Some of them are free. → Read More
Dana Lynn Harper and Lucie Shearer bring ‘halfway here’ all the way to Wild Goose
The new duo exhibit, which opens Friday, is the first to show in the art collective’s new Franklinton space → Read More
Five keys to the new, weird Blue Jackets season
Will this oddly timed season be Tortorella's last? What's the deal with Dubois? And what's in store for new Jacket Max Domi? → Read More
Dane Khy's Never-Ending Line
Grief. History. Beauty. Identity. One visual artist connects them all. → Read More
Straight Jackets: Formulating an all-time CBJ lineup
Our columnist digs through years of rosters and offers his picks for the greatest theoretical Blue Jackets team ever → Read More
Straight Jackets: When CBJ shocked the world
Before a rebroadcast of the Jackets' four-game sweep of Tampa Bay, our columnist relives moments of doubt and elation → Read More
Straight Jackets: The hockey gods have spoken
Jim Fischer And they're a fickle and contemptible lot It's OK by me if you're not sold on the existence of the hockey gods. I mean, there's no real proof such beings are a thing. (So we're clear, I'm not talking about the Howes, Orrs, Richards and Haseks of the hockey world. Those all-time greats clearly do or did exist, and whether you consider them the sport's deities or royalty or GOATs is up… → Read More
Straight Jackets: Back in the thick of it
An unheralded crew of young and overlooked players is leading the CBJ turnaround → Read More
Arts preview: Sarah Gormley Gallery
Longtime arts patron, first-time gallery owner opens space in Short North → Read More
Arts feature: Introducing 400 Square
Branding effort balances changing with the times and preserving the work done to make Franklinton a haven for artists → Read More
Cover: Jim's Otherworld experience
The sights impress but keep your ears open, as well → Read More
Arts feature: 'Chromatic'
Group exhibition explores the LGBTQ+ experience in Columbus → Read More
Arts preview: All People Arts
Nonprofit organization to build community around the arts → Read More
Angele Meleca Gallery to close
Downtown art gallery to close as owner pursues other opportunities → Read More
Flyover Fest: No Evil Eye debuts at the Wex
Collective seeks to build community around films that explore radical voices, views → Read More
Arts feature: Beyond Binary
Event uses art and more to uplift the trans and gender-nonconforming community → Read More
Arts feature: Columbus in Cuba
Local artists display work in Cuba, and prepare to welcome Cuban artists to Columbus later this year → Read More
Straight Jackets: Do you believe in miracles?
The Blue Jackets advance to the second round for the first time in franchise history with a stunning sweep of heavily favored Tampa Bay → Read More
Arts feature: ‘Cross Over’
Ceramics artist offers her pieces up as canvases in collaborative exhibition → Read More
Straight Jackets: Here goes nothing
The Blue Jackets are underdogs to Tampa Bay in the NHL playoffs, but hope springs eternal… maybe → Read More