Editing Obetz, Ohio (section)

===Fortress Obetz===
[[Fortress Obetz]] is a 6,500 seat stadium on the site of the former [[Columbus Motor Speedway]].<ref name="bizjournal">{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/11/16/obetz-building-6-500-seat-sports-and-concert-venue.html|title=Obetz building 6,500-seat sports and concert venue|last=Weese|first=Evan|date=November 18, 2016|access-date=January 21, 2017|location=Columbus, Ohio|newspaper=Columbus Business First}}</ref> In September 2016, Obetz purchased the Speedway, and has since developed it into a community asset to host concerts, farmers’ markets, trade shows, sporting events, festivals, and other community activities. In its inaugural year (2017), it held events such as the annual Zucchinifest and the 2017 Fashion Meets Music Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@Matlock45/fmmf-inside-the-heartlands-most-nihilistic-music-festival-f6f9d1213d21|title=FMMF — Inside The Heartland's Most Nihilistic Music Festival|last=Barrett|first=Tony|date=August 19, 2017|website=Medium|access-date=November 5, 2017}}</ref> This {{Convert|50|acres}}, $15 million project was completed in the fall of 2017. The stadium also serves as the new home for the [[Ohio Machine]] of [[Major League Lacrosse]]. The stadium's first event was held on May 6, 2017, for the first home game of the Machine, against the [[Rochester Rattlers]].<ref name="machine">{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Ohio Machine Announce New Stadium, Obetz Fortress Field |url=https://www.theohiomachine.com/articles/ohio-machine-announce-new-stadium-obetz-fortress-field |location=Obetz, Ohio |publisher=The Ohio Machine |date=November 17, 2016 |access-date=January 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002042/https://www.theohiomachine.com/articles/ohio-machine-announce-new-stadium-obetz-fortress-field |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>