On a warm afternoon in Schiller Park, the sound carries before you see it. A crack of a wooden bat.A cheer from the sidelines (no matter the team).And, every so often, a chorus of “Huzzah!” Out in the meadow, under the shade of old trees, is not a traditional baseball field, but something a little looser. A little older. A little more forgiving of quirks like uneven ground and the occasional tree in play. This is where Michael “Corndog” Cornelis spends much of his time. As ca

Beth Josephsen first came to Schiller Park as a college student looking for more ways to immerse herself in theater. “I was a theater major, and I was like, ‘Free theater? Brilliant.’” she said. Eighteen seasons later, Beth is now the Artistic Director of Actors’ Theatre of Columbus, the first woman to hold the role since the company’s founder more than 40 years ago. Beth moved to German Village in 2006 and lives just a block from the park. Her first show with Actors’ Theatre

A group of little kids once found a dead squirrel outside the Schiller Park Community Center. They were devastated. Suzanne Schwartz didn’t rush them past it or try to distract them. She found a box. She gathered the children under a tree in Schiller Park. She led a small eulogy so they could say goodbye properly. Did she have to? No. But she understood that feelings matter. That small moments shape how children learn to process loss, care for one another, and move through th

On a cold Saturday morning in Schiller Park, more than 15 people gather to walk together - even in winter, unless the sidewalks are icy or the weather turns dangerous. They chat, welcome newcomers, and then set off on a familiar three-mile or five-mile route. At the center of it all is Larry Smith. Larry started the German Village Walking Club in 2015, during one of the harshest winter vortexes Columbus had seen in years. On the very first day, nearly a foot of snow covered t