The old courthouse and detention center have been empty since 2011. Razing them will eliminate blight and make way for changes to the Innerbelt freeway.

However, moving the Bankruptcy Court’s Columbus courthouse from a leased space at 170 N. High St. into the John W. Bricker Federal Building, also on High, has been in the works for over eight years.

The city allowed 290 Ocean to build a taller building that took over more of the property in question. LONG BRANCH -- A ...