Friday, April 13 2018

Happy Friday the 13th. It's James. 👻

Here's hoping nothing too freaky happens to you today. Especially since we're about to drop a big list of the best bars in the city on you! It doesn't matter if you and your squad are looking for a fun night of beers and games or if you're getting a little fancy with after work cocktails: You will find what you're looking for here. 

Just remember to drink responsibly. Have a designated driver or order an Uber. We don't care, just have fun and be safe. 

Navigator full story: The Best Bars In Columbus

Friday Weather 🌡Mostly sunny, and 77(!). 🌤Breezy, winds up to 35mph.

Navigator Originals ✏️Navigator Weekender: The 14 Best Things To Do This Weekend Including Anna And The Annadroids, OSU Spring Game, and Moonlight MarketIt's going to be a rainy weekend, but don't let the rain scare you from finding things to do. Here are our 14 best suggestions.Celebrate Ohio Tourism Day During National Travel And Tourism WeekObviously, we here at Columbus Navigator are HUGE advocates of spending (at least some of) your tourism dollars in Ohio, and this event will back us up on why that's a good idea. Over 80 exhibitors will spread out on the Statehouse lawn showcasing all the great trips you can make while staying in-state. It's a great kids event as well - hit the link for more details.Central Ohio Folk Festival Is Back For Another Year, But At A New LocationHighbanks will be the location for this year's Folk Festival, sponsored by WCBE 90.5 FM. This is an interesting event, with much more happening than just the live music.Third Sweet Carrot Location Coming To Sawmill RoadSweet Carrot seems to excel at creating devoted fans, and it's clearly paying off as they are expanding north once again.Pets On Patios Is One Step Closer To RealityThis bill still has to pass the Senate and be signed by the governor, but it's now through the state House. It feels a little ridiculous that this was ever illegal in the first place, given that patios are outdoors.

Around Town 🏘614Now looks at Columbus fast-food restaurants from days gone by, and if you've lived here long it'll definitely surface some nostalgia. Rax might have been my favorite fast food restaurant when I was a kid. Salad bar! Salad bar screams class. We'll have to look at this topic at some point because I feel like they may have missed some. [614Now] 🍔Amazon has put out a series based on Michigan football's 2017 season and it is delightful when it comes to the Ohio State game. Enjoy Harbaugh's "DANGIT" in this clip. [11W Twitter] 🏈In more sports news, your Columbus Blue Jackets won their opening playoff game in OT last night, 4-3. It's the first time in franchise history they have taken a lead in a playoff series.  Here is the winning goal from Artemi Panarin. It was breathtaking. [1st Ohio Battery Twitter] 🏒Breakfast with Nick visits Drunch (what a name, right?) and it looks great. The deviled eggs look particularly interesting - honey + deviled eggs is new to me. [Breakfast With Nick] 🍳

Coming Up 📆👩‍🎤 4/13-14: Anna and the Annadroids🎭 4/13-14: Thoroughly Modern Millie📚 4/13-15: Columbus Main Library Big Book Sale🐴 4/13-15: Equine Affaire🎪 4/13-15: Cirque du Soleil: CORTEO➕ 4/13: The Math Maniac Show🏈 4/14: Ohio State Spring Game🎸 4/14: CD102.5 Day featuring Franz Ferdinand (Express Live!)🎸 4/14: The Fab Four: Beatles Tribute (Palace Theatre)🤼‍♂️ 4/15: Ring of Honor Wrestling🖼 4/15: Pizzuti Collection Family Day

Longread 📺What's your scariest children's entertainment memory?Mine was probably the 1985 Wizard of Oz sequel "Return To Oz", which had Dorothy receiving electroshock therapy, nearly drowning in a storm trying to escape an insane asylum, and featured a decapitated witch who carries her head around. Plus lots more, I'm barely scratching the surface. If you haven't come across this film it probably sounds like a fever dream I might've had, but it was a real thing.Buzzfeed has 19 terrifying moments from children's television, some of which are so outrageous I had to laugh in a kind of shocked way. Maybe nightmares are character building?Buzzfeed: 19 Moments From Children's TV That Were Actually Really F'ing Traumatising

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