'Big Table' civic-conversation project to take place Aug. 30

A new civic-conversation project aims to gather more than 1,000 people for a day of wide-ranging, grassroots discussions in homes, offices, libraries, places of worship and community centers across central Ohio. The effort is called the Big Table and is set for Aug. 30. "Even before the developments we’ve seen over the past several weeks, with people being driven significantly apart, we were inspired to bring people together," said Kelley Griesmer of the Columbus Foundation, which is leadi