I m a visual guy, someone who does better with faces than names, who devises oddball mental images to sort out the world around me.
For a while now, I ve associated Mayor Andrew J. Ginther with wind. I couldn t put my finger on why.
One of the more-obvious explanations that the mayor might be full of hot air did not seem entirely on the mark. During the protests and violence that roiled Columbus last year, Ginther did not develop a habit of talking too much. He sometimes went days without making remarks, and when he did, they were often in the form of carefully crafted written statements that noted interviews would not be given.
Shortly after Bake Me Happy closed Sunday amid racial threats of violence, the community covered the business in love.
Customers taped colorful paper hearts with messages including “we’ve got your back” and “you are loved” to the Merion Village gluten-free bakery’s door and window.
When the business reopened early Tuesday morning, people continued the support by placing a steady stream of orders.
Erin Satterwhite, a first-time customer, emerged from the building with a bag of oatmeal cookies, zebra cakes and more.
“I was extremely outraged,” said the 28-year-old PhD student from Ohio State. “To see a well-respected business being targeted, it’s just absolutely ridiculous. … So, this is just me doing something small, and I’ll continue to share on Facebook to let people know what’s going on.”