Friday, February 23, 2018

Happy Friday, fam. We made it through yet another week! Chelsea, here.

Columbus is full of beautiful homes. We've shown you a few of the hidden gems around the city, but this one is absolutely stunning. Built in 1910, the house has a history of its own, retaining the beauty and style of the different eras it has seen. But my favorite thing about it has to be the grand staircase. Shortly after the mansion was built, it hosted a wedding, and it's hard not to picture a gorgeous, early twentieth-century bride descending the staircase to greet her future husband! Who says history can't be romantic? 

Navigator full story: This Beautiful, Historic Columbus Home Has The Most Stunning Grand Staircase

 Friday Weather 🌡It may be warm out there today, but it's also going to be wet. Temps will reach 62F, but it's going to thunderstorm. 100% chance of rain. ☂️⛈

Navigator Originals ✏️Navigator Weekender: The 13 Best Things To Do This Weekend Including WCOL Birthday Bash, Gaelic Storm, And Juicy BrewsIt may be rainy out there, but don't let that keep you inside! There are so many fun things happening this weekend, and you deserve to enjoy a few of them! There are awesome family events like a magical Mother/Daughter tea party, and plenty to do for those child-free peeps as well (looking at you Juicy Brews). The City Of Columbus Wants You To Bug Your BikeI know what you're thinking: that headline sounds a little ominous. But I promise the government isn't trying to track your every position using your bicycle (or are they... just kidding, they aren't). The Bug Your Bike program exists to help citizens whose bikes are lost or stolen to retrieve their property. If you don't have a bike and you think it's not important to read about, you'd be wrong! Think of all the neighbors and strangers you could help out by knowing how this system works! 

Around Town 🏘Columbus seems to have a habitual problem of tearing down older buildings. Yes, the same could be said for a lot of large cities, but here it almost seems obsessive and yet another landmark has come up on the chopping block. The building, located at 2015 W. Fifth Ave., was designed by Frank Packard, the architect of the Atlas Building, the Sells Mansion, and many other landmarks in the city. But not all Marble Cliff residents are willing to let it go without a fight. [Columbus Underground] It's the end of an era. Wexner Center for the Arts Director Sherri Geldin has announced she will step down at the end of 2018. Geldin has served as Director for 25 years, and although she didn't specify what she'll do after stepping down, her track record proves that it will probably be pretty amazing. [WOSU] I know that Canton isn't "technically" around town, but I just couldn't not talk about Kiersten Bell. She is smashing any preconceived notions people may have about female basketball players. The Canton McKinley star has even been compared to The King himself, Lebron James. In fact, when James attended a game to see her play, she didn't disappoint. Bell dropped 38 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals to bring home a win for her team. And she only plans on getting even better. [ESPNw]

Coming Up 📆♱  2/23: Late Nite Catechism🎵 2/23: Gaelic Storm (Newport)🎂 2/23: 92.3 WCOL 24th Birthday Bash featuring Gary Allan 🎻 2/23-24: Beethoven Marathon (Southern Theatre)🎸 2/24: Columbus Ohio Record & Music Memorabilia Show❄️ 2/24: WOSU Kids Winter Party🏒 2/24: Blue Jackets vs. Chicago Blackhawks🏒 2/24: First Responder Face-Off📚 2/24-25: An Art Book Affair🍺 2/25: Juicy Brews Columbus🎨 2/25: Arts Fest Pop Up

Longread As a kid, I always found myself drawn to the world of fantasy. By the time I was ten, I had already read The Hobbit, A Wrinkle in Time, and most of The Chronicles of Narnia. But the next year, I received a gift from my sister that would forever change the way I looked at the literary world: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. From that moment on, I knew that I would always keep a tiny place in my heart for magic. I don't know if all Millennials/Gen X'ers (whatever I am, I can't figure it out) feel that way, but a lot of us sure do love Astrology. The mystical art of the zodiac has risen to popularity and fallen from grace more than once over the thousands of years it's been out there. But for some reason, it's striking a chord with younger generations today. After all, "In a stressful, data-driven era, many young people find comfort and insight in the zodiac—even if they don’t exactly believe in it."The Atlantic: The New Age of Astrology

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