Curious Cbus

You've got questions. We've got reporters. Let's find answers together.

That's the idea behind Curious Cbus. You submit your burning questions about our region and we’ll work on getting answers, together, through the resources of 89.7 NPR News, WOSU TV, and the WOSU Digital Media teams.

Here's the process:

  1. You submit a question
  2. You vote for your favorite question
  3. We report the story, together

So what are you curious about? Submit your question, vote on what we should investigate next, and see what we've dug up so far.

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Curious Cbus: Who Rings The Victory Bell At Ohio Stadium?

By • Sep 22, 2017
Erin Gottsacker

This story is part of the Curious Cbus project. You ask the questions, you vote for one of the questions and we answer.

Curious Cbus: Who Is Behind The Colorful "Camo House" Near Campus?

By • Aug 28, 2017
Adora Namigadde

This story is part of the Curious Cbus project. You ask the questions, you vote for one of the questions and we answer. This question was adapted from Reddit user panurge987.

Curious Cbus: Why Was Clinton Township Never Fully Annexed Into The City?

By Dan Timmermann • Aug 9, 2017
Gabe Rosenberg/Wikimedia

This story is part of the Curious Cbus project. You ask the questions, you vote for one of the questions and we answer.

Curious Cbus: The Tragic Story Behind High Street's Hidden Tunnel

By Dan Timmermann • Jul 12, 2017
Dan Timmermann

This story is part of the Curious Cbus project. You ask the questions, you vote for one of the questions and we answer.

Curious Cbus: What's The Story Behind Topiary Park?

By • Jul 3, 2017
Ohio State University

This story is part of the Curious Cbus project. You ask the questions, you vote for one of the questions and we answer. Linda Blaine asked, "Whose idea was Topiary Park and who created it?"

Curious Cbus: What Was The Continent Like In Its Heyday?

By Sam Hendren • May 15, 2017
Columbus Restaurant History

This story is part of the Curious Cbus project. You ask the questions, you vote for one of the questions and we answer.

Everyone knows The Continent has fallen on hard times. But once, it bustled the way Easton Town Center does now. 

Curious Cbus: Was The Olentangy River Moved For Route 315, And Where?

By Sam Hendren • May 8, 2017
WOSU/Google Maps

This story is part of the Curious Cbus project. You ask the questions, you vote for one of the questions and we answer.

Traffic thunders along State Route 315 between downtown Columbus and I-270 North. Running alongside is a popular bike trail and beside it, the Olentangy River. 

Curious Cbus: Seriously, What's The Deal With Pee Pee Township?

By • May 1, 2017
Adora Namigadde

This story is part of the Curious Cbus project. You ask the questions, you vote for one of the questions and we answer.

About an hour and a half outside Columbus lies a township within Pike County with a strange name: Pee Pee Township. Some locals think it's funny, while others would rather relieve themselves of the burden.

Curious Cbus: How Did Refugee Road Get Its Name?

By • Apr 6, 2017
Columbus Neighborhoods

This story is part of the Curious Cbus project. You ask the questions, you vote for one of the questions and we answer.

Refugee Road is a pretty typical busy city street, with heavy traffic driving past chain restaurants, houses and schools.

Curious Cbus: Five Questions You Always Wanted To Ask About Columbus

By Emily Thompson • Feb 14, 2017
Columbus, Ohio skyline
Rfgagel / Wikimedia Commons

The city of Columbus celebrated its 207th anniversary on Februrary 14. We take pride in our city and its history, and we’re always hungry to learn more about our home.

That hometown pride is evident in questions we receive for WOSU’s Curious Cbus project. You ask the questions and vote for your favorites, and we investigate them. We’ve reported on butter sculptures, streetcars, the ZIP code 43210, Mound Street and more.

Curious Cbus: How Mound Street Got Its Name

By Emily Thompson • Dec 2, 2016

This story is part of the Curious Cbus project. You ask the questions, you vote for one of the questions and we answer. To ask your question, visit wosu.org/curious.

Many of Columbus’ original street names are generic—Town Street, State Street, etc. But as it turns out, there’s a story behind the naming of Downtown’s historic Mound Street.

Curious Cbus: What Happened To Columbus's Streetcars?

By • Nov 23, 2016
AJC/Columbus Railroads

This story is part of the Curious Cbus project. You ask the questions, and WOSU investigates to get the answers. R. Webb asked, "What happened to Columbus's trolley cars?"  and Anonymous asked, "When were the electric cars totally discontinued? Where did they run?"

Curious Cbus: Where Is The Elusive "Ohio Valley"?

By Sam Hendren • Sep 13, 2016
Ben Gelber, NBC4

This story is a part of the Curious Cbus project. You ask the questions, we find the answers. This question was submitted anonymously.  A listener asked:

“Just where is the ‘Ohio Valley;’ that place TV meteorologists are always talking about?”

We went straight to the source: TV meteorologist Ben Gelber.

Curious Cbus: How Did Ohio State Get The ZIP Code 43210?

By Thomas Bradley • Aug 15, 2016
Ohio State University

It’s one of the more intriguing zip codes in the country: 43210. Is it a countdown of sorts, often used in marketing campaigns? Or are the numbers a coincidental anomaly, with logic and reason being the contributing factor behind the numbers?

Curious Cbus: What Happens To The Butter Cow After The Ohio State Fair?

By Thomas Bradley & • Aug 8, 2016
American Dairy Association Mideast

This story originally ran in August 2016 as part of the Curious Cbus project.

Every summer, the beginning of the Ohio State Fair is marked by the unveiling of a new butter sculpture. And this year, the occasion is especially jolly: The American Dairy Association Mideast announced on Tuesday that the 2018 butter sculpture will come straight out of "A Christmas Story."

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