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Participant trying out Ghost Neighborhoods VR experience

CURA Featured at Ohio History Connection Event

By Jordan Swaim-Fox

At a public event at the Union Grove Baptist Church on the Near East Side neighborhood of Columbus, CURA teamed up with the Sharpe Field Library to demonstrate virtual reality experiences of the…

Speakers at the LinkUS event

Event Recap: LinkUS Presentation

By Jordan Swaim-Fox

On October 1st, CURA and the Ohio State City and Regional Planning Student Association hosted several speakers to talk about the LinkUS initiative. Kim Sharp of COTA, Charles Newman of the City of…

Marshall Shorts speaking at the Bronzeville Universe workshop

Bronzeville Universe Community Visioning Workshop

By Jordan Swaim-Fox

CURA and Artfluential co-hosted a community visioning workshop at the African American and African Studies Community Extension Center on Wednesday, July 24th. The event brought together two…

Teaching about Ghost Neighborhoods

Event Recap: STEAMM Rising in Geography

By Jordan Swaim-Fox

On June 6, the Department of Geography welcomed 100 elementary, middle, and high school teachers from Columbus City Schools. This event was part of a collaborative initiative involving Columbus…

Green Spot Awards Winners

GreenSpotLight Awards

Congratulations to the 2023 GreenSpotLight award winners! Council President Pro Tem Dorans recognized three businesses on their successes over the past year.

Winners: 
White…

Ohio History Connection

Outreach Recap: Ohio History Connection visit with The James Preston Poindexer Foundation

This week, CURA met with board members of the James Preston Poindexter Foundation, Poindexter Village Museum project manager, Shelbi Toone, and the Center of Folklore Studies gentrification course…

Nicole Hall, Harvey Miller, and Gerika Logan

Event Recap: MORPC Summit on Sustainability

Last month, CURA attended the 2022 MORPC (Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission) Summit on Sustainability. This year’s event theme, Transforming Our Future, featured various…

The Veggie Van

Outreach Recap: The Veggie Van

This past Thursday, CURA has the opportunity to meet Monique Williams McCoy with Veggie Van. Veggie Van is a mobile grocer and food education program on wheels. This organization…

Panelist at LinkUs Event

Outreach Recap: LinkUs Mobility Initiative Event

On January 26, 2022, CURA's director Harvey Miller was invited by LinkUS to give a presentation on bus rapid transit (BRT) and transportation. This event was conveniently placed on the same street…