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The Columbus Metropolitan Club

Each week, the Columbus Metropolitan Club hosts a forum discussion on topics that range that gamut, from business to policy to social services and more. The discussions might feature a diverse panel of experts, or it could be an interview with a high-level community or business leader, with our customary audience Q&A at the end. Whether it's something that impacts the local community or has global implications, listeners walk away educated, informed, and engaged. (All forums are recorded live in Columbus, Ohio.)

Feb 27, 2019

In a herculean effort that included grassroots and top leaders, the Columbus community rallied to save the Crew, MLS’ inaugural team. Hear new Co-Owners Peter Edwards, Jr., M.D., Dee Haslam, and Alex Fischer (President and CEO of the Columbus Partnership), about what's in store for the team, the stadium and the...


Feb 22, 2019

On February 20, CMC hosted our third annual State of Downtown, a popular forum where key downtown stakeholders discuss what's coming into the area, what's being built, and what might be the Next Big Thing downtown.

Marc Conte (Deputy Director of Research, Planning and Facilities at Capital Crossroads and Discovery...


Feb 16, 2019

Organized Africentric education has been an emerging discipline since the 1960s. Columbus City Schools made it a focus in the late 1990s. Now that it has a foothold in communities why is Africentric education so often considered the exclusive domain of the African American community and not a part of mainstream...


Feb 8, 2019

With the federal government currently in the spotlight, the complexities and politics of government funding and budgets has never been more evident.

The state budget is no joke, either. What gets funded, what gets cut, and what goes into these decisions? Where do local funds come into play? And in Ohio, with its oft...


Feb 1, 2019

The transportation sphere is ever-changing, with new technologies appearing all the time. But when the buzz dies down, are the needs of the human element really being met?

Considering the emerging markets like aging Baby Boomers and Millennials who either don't want to or can't afford to own a vehicle, who is catering...