Friday, April 7 2017

Combustion Brewery & Taproom is almost here. Get a first look at the space, drinks, and food.

April 07, 2017

Hello Friday. It's James.

Combustion Brewery & Taproom is opening April 15 in Pickerington, in the old Pickerington Creamery building that is over 100 years old.Take a tour with Madeline Keener and see what we have to look forward to come Tax Day.

The Rundown:Weather: 51. Partly cloudy.To do: The Greater Columbus Film Commission is hosting a premiere party for the film, Aftermath, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Starts at 7:30 and crew from the movie will be there to chat with the audience about the making of the film. Even details here.

Navigator Originals:Huntington Park To Host AAA All-Star Game and National Championship GameA big get for Huntington Park and the Clippers.Sick Jokes And Scandal: The Controversy Of A Once Famous Comedian Turned Small Town Ohio MayorThe rise of Donald Trump could have been predicted by watching a parallel situation unfolding over the past several years involving a comedian turned small town mayor in Hillsboro, Ohio. Really an insane story.Ownership Hearing Will Decide The Fate Of Sawmill WetlandsODNR goes up against a developer over ownership of Sawmill Wetlands after a dispute over the restoration of land near Highbanks Metro Park.Navigator Weekender: The 12 Best Things To Do This Weekend, Including Moonlight Market, BalletMet’s Dance Party And The Ohioana Writers FestivalThe weather this morning might be frightful, but that's supposed to be changing as the weekend progresses. Check out our curated list of the 12 best things going on this weekend.

The Friday Conversation:Franklin County Sheriff has become one of the first Sheriff's department's in the country to have a therapy dog. The lab will be trained starting later this month, and will be used to comfort crime victims, particularly children and the elderly. [Dispatch/Perry]Large coworking spaces are coming to Columbus, in the Short North and Downtown. [Columbus Business First/Ghose]Watch John Glenn be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. [11W/Byrnes]

Longread for your lunch break:"The past is a foreign country" (L. P. Hartley) - This is true even when discussing things from a decade ago.Reality television hit a low in 2004 with the airing of a Fox television show called The Swan. Contestants underwent hundreds of thousands of dollars of plastic surgery and (probably not nearly enough) intensive therapy.It's surreal to think this happened less than 15 years ago.Vice: How the Most Bizarre and Offensive Reality TV Show of All Time Got Made

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