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Joel Oliphint

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Writer/editor. Formerly @columbusmonthly, @columbusalive (RIP). Bylines @smithsonianmag @psmag @BuzzFeed @Pitchfork Micah 6:8 firstlast@gmail #crew96
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Resonating with Bill Fox – Matter News

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By Joel Oliphint Verified
| Matter News Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Maybe we can do away with the shroud of mystery around Bill Fox. For years, the Cleveland songwriter’s reclusive tendencies and reticence to promote his music or speak with reporters has been a primary talking point, sometimes overshadowing his brilliant songs. It’s true that Fox doesn’t follow any sort of music industry playbook.
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Oh, Deer: Columbus Communities Grapple With How to Address Concerns

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By Joel Oliphint Verified
| Columbus Monthly Verified
Columbus' urban deer population has become unavoidable, leading to polarized debates. The city and its suburbs are looking into population control. Joel Oliphint Columbus Monthly Lesley Welch and her family moved into their Worthington home right around Thanksgiving in 2015. As they settled in, the first snowfall arrived, and Welch remembers gathering her kids next to the window to marvel at two stately bucks in the front yard.
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By Joel Oliphint Verified
| Sinister Myth
The urban transformation is on full display. Foodies and art lovers crowd Gay and High streets, a once-ignored corner of downtown Columbus. They scuttle in and out of swanky new restaurants. They walk under a monumental, multicolored fiber sculpture that hangs above the intersection. And they visit a pair of familiar local names that have brought artistic credibility to this rejuvenated area.
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