City Makers: American Futures

Columbus, OH

• Shifting Back to Better News: What's Happening, Apart from the Primaries, in Ohio

  A big theme of our March issue cover stories (main story here; “11 signs of success” checklist; “…

  • James Fallows
  • Mar 15, 2016
  • Notes

• 'The Blue and the Gray'

  A historically oriented performance comes from New York to the Southern site that inspired it.

  • James Fallows
  • Mar 25, 2015

• A New Vocabulary for American Towns

  Three 21st-century words that are driving the nation's most dynamic municipalities

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Nov 21, 2014

• A Field Trip to America's Public Libraries

  How they serve the needs of their communities

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Nov 19, 2014

• When a Community College Transforms a City

  Ohio State University may be the local titan, but Columbus State Community College has also become a formidable presence.

  • John Tierney
  • Oct 29, 2014

• The Flying Housewife

  50 years ago, Jerrie Mock became the first woman to fly solo around the world.

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Oct 28, 2014

• Hip in the Heartland

  It's not just Brooklyn and the Bay Area any more

  • James Fallows
  • Oct 24, 2014

• Going Home to Columbus

  A generation returns to build lives and a town.

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Oct 22, 2014

• National Problems, Local Solutions: More Reports From Ohio

  America and Americans in the active, not passive, mode

  • James Fallows
  • Oct 17, 2014

• When 'Collaboration' Is More Than a Buzzword

  The story of a business partnership that stands to boost the economy of Columbus, Ohio, and the surrounding region

  • John Tierney
  • Oct 17, 2014

• A Creative Way to Educate Low-Income Students

  In Columbus, Ohio, an innovative school has patched together state funds, work study, and grants to give at-risk kids a high-quality education.

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Oct 16, 2014

• Ingredients of a Better City: How Arts Play Their Part

  A soft-power approach to hard economic and social problems

  • James Fallows
  • Oct 11, 2014

• How to Attract Artists to a Down-and-Out Neighborhood

  Columbus, Ohio, has figured out how to draw creative types to an area it is hoping to revitalize.

  • John Tierney
  • Oct 10, 2014

• Re-Knitting the Frayed Social Fabric: What Libraries Can Do

  As Ohio goes, so goes the nation—or at least we can hope so in this case.

  • James Fallows
  • Oct 6, 2014

• Not Your Mother's Library

  How Columbus, Ohio, is building community spaces for the 21st century

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Oct 6, 2014

• Urban Comeback Stories in 2 Swing States

  Tales from two cities, plus the secret of the writing life

  • James Fallows
  • Oct 5, 2014

• Remaking Columbus's Most Downtrodden Neighborhood

  Franklinton long has been called "The Bottoms." But not for much longer.

  • John Tierney
  • Oct 1, 2014