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The Community Festival, better known as Comfest has been operating annually since that late 70’s in Columbus. The fest is a free celebration of community organizations, artists, performers and volunteers. Comfest is the largest volunteer led festival in the country and while it’s usually held in Goodale Park, it will be virtual for the first […]

News

With all things adults enjoy indulging in being off-limits these days, combined with all kids being home 24/7; it’s no surprise that alcohol sales have drastically risen. Since we are all being quarantined, stockpiling on liquor has definitely become a thing. According to reports, alcohol sales have increased to 55% in the United States alone. […]

Entertainment

Honey Pot is a black owned business just trying to make it in these streets! Recently, the company and its owner have received heavy backlash once their Black History Month commercial aired. Owner, Bea Dixon and Honey Pot have been attacked and called “racist” by white people after being featured in Targets’ Black History Month […]

Local

  Long time lingerie staple, Victoria’s Secret has been going through its fair share of ups and downs. With the recent drop in sales along with heavy criticism, its founder is stepping down and looking to sell. L Brands, which owns Victoria’s Secret, will be selling 55% of its stake to a private equity firm […]

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Today is officially the 10th annual Small Business Saturday! That’s right, November 30th is a day where consumers are encouraged to shop smaller, locally owned businesses during the bustling holiday weekend! This act of support creates a space for more money to stay in the community. And falling between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, is […]

Entertainment

The Midwest is slowly becoming more and more progressive these days! Two Midwestern states are about to initiate legal marijuana sales to adults! Both states have already had access to medicinal marijuana in place for some time now but the state is now making things even more accessible to the public. With the high demand […]

Kanye West is most certainly a controversial artist and creative. To say the least, it has been quite a wild ride for Ye these last few years. However, in spite of all the messiness, it’s projected that he is right on track to raking in big money in profits from his clothing line alone. In […]

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More than 5.2 million comic books will be given away on Saturday on Free Comic Book Day! Here in Columbus and nationwide, over 2,200 comic book specialty shops will give away free comic books. This giveaway is an annual event, one of the most anticipated comic book celebrations of the year! Retailers are preparing to […]

National

Former first lady Michelle Obama’s memoir, “Becoming,” could become the best-selling memoir in history. According to reports, Obama’s book has just surpassed 10 million copies sold. The crazy thing is that these sales only include books sold in English, Spanish and German-language territories. “I’m not aware, in my personal experience with Penguin Random House, that we […]

DJ Dimepiece

Drake continuing to be the “Controlla” of the airwaves!  He’s now beating out the queen Adele on sales this year! Via USA TODAY If you want to paint a picture of the ever-shifting music landscape, look no further than Views. Drake’s latest is the top-selling album of 2016 so far with 2.6 million equivalent album units […]

Celebrity Gossip

The jury might still be out
 for some on Justin Timberlake’s comeback single, “Suit & Tie,”
 but there are clearly enough fans of the Timbaland-produced
 song out there that JT could be looking at his biggest first week ever. According to Billboard, “Suit,” which has topped the iTunes singles chart in the U.S. and England, […]