Some question if heroes exist anymore.
I believe they do exist, and they can be found in our own community.
For New Albany, one such person was Dave Ryan.
Sadly, Dave passed away last week. He will be missed, but his impact in our community will last for […]
A capacity audience of 464 guests attended The New Albany Community Foundation’s 16th annual Remarkable Evening benefit hosted by Abigail and Les Wexner at their New Albany home on the evening of November 28th. The event featured a panel discussion with three Pulitzer Prize-winning historians, Joseph Ellis, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham, moderated by […]
In his third visit to New Albany for a Jefferson Series program, Dr. Fareed Zakaria masterfully guided a discussion on national security and foreign policy with three respected experts who have served in administrations spanning from 1974 to 2017. Former U.S. National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, former Director of the CIA and the National Security […]
The Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts hosted full capacity audiences in the largest ever student lecture and sold out evening presentation on September 13th when Dr. Sanjay Gupta appeared as the first featured presenter of the new season.
During the student lecture, students from 17 central Ohio area schools had the opportunity to […]
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jon Meacham & Joseph Ellis to discuss the Past, Present and Future of American Leadership with moderator David Gergen
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Glenn Close, Noah Feldman and Jeffrey Toobin, plus a Fareed […]
On February 1, 2018, The New Albany Community Foundation convened onstage together for the first time General Michael Hayden, General Stanley McChrystal and General Peter Pace for a national security panel discussion moderated by CNN’s Dr. Fareed Zakaria. With more than 100 years of service and 12 stars among them, the conversation provided rare insight […]
By MIKE MARX
After more than 20 years of service, Kathy Mayhorn recently stepped down as executive director of the New Albany Arts Council.
During her time as the arts council’s leader, Mayhorn helped launch several programs that either provided residents with the opportunity to participate in the arts or provided opportunities to be enriched by the […]
Thanksgiving, for many, is a time to reflect on all we are thankful for and to appreciate our blessings.
Living in New Albany, there is much to appreciate. Relatively speaking, our community is safe, friendly and beautiful, with great schools and parks. We also have so many enriching educational, cultural and health-related opportunities.
Behind all these wonderful […]
This year marked the 30th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger’s explosion.
The night of the tragedy, President Ronald Reagan addressed the country with what many view as one of his most poignant speeches.
The speech was written by Peggy Noonan, who will be in New Albany on Tuesday, Oct. 18, as part of the New Albany […]
By Dennis Welch for ThisWeek Community News
“We need to rebuild the civic infrastructure of democratic life.”
How appropriate that this call to action from the celebrated Harvard professor and political philosopher, Michael Sandel, was made in the heat of this sometimes contentious presidential-election year.
Described as a “rock-star moralist” by Newsweek, Sandel is a best-selling author who challenges audiences […]
