Open Shelter, the first free homeless shelter in Columbus, opened in November 1981 as a temporary solution to increasing homelessness. The shelter faced numerous obstacles throughout its history ...

EVENDALE, Ohio (WKRC) — The passage of time isn't bringing temperatures down for those who live in Lincoln Heights. Plenty of residents showed up to Evendale's City Council meeting Tuesday night ...

Niko Murrell of Evendale began his igloo-building journey with 80 shoebox-sized containers that he would fill with water from his hose. He layered those with wet snow as mortar. Over the next ...

With frigid winter temperatures approaching, and an increased number of Columbus residents facing homelessness, Open Shelter, Inc. opened in November 1981 as the city’s first free shelter at 248 S.