Friday, July 14 2017

Hello Friday. It's James.

Columbus is lucky to have such a hot food scene, with awesome new restaurants to check out all the time. But sometimes you might get tired of farm to table, locally sourced, high quality ingredients served in a cute location with a quirky name.And that's ok!Zoey Miller takes a look at 8 off the radar restaurants to try the next time you're burned out on the trendy new stuff.Navigator full story: 8 Restaurants That Keep It Simple When You’re Done With Trendy

The Rundown:Weather: 82. 30% chance of thunderstorm, mostly in early morning, and then partly sunny. I'm sure everyone is ready for a break from the rain.To do: It's the freakin' weekend - check out the best things to do in Central Ohio this weekend in the Navigator Weekender. 

Navigator Originals:Daisy Ridley Will Star In Local Author Lisa Klein’s Big Movie DealLocal author Lisa Klein has scored a major movie deal for her novel Ophelia, and the movie will star Daisy Ridley.8 Simple Steps To Self-Pampering In The 614You probably need to relax. Chelsea Wiley has your back, focusing on 8 ways to pamper yourself in Columbus.Columbus Zoo Welcomes An Adorable Kitten And Precious PupThese pictures of a pallas cat and Asian otter pup are things you need to see this morning.This Gorgeous Temple On The Eastside Is One You’ll Want To Explore YourselfZoey Miller takes a look at one of the most beautiful places in Columbus, a Buddhist temple on the east side. The pictures are stunning.A New Cat Cafe Is Open For Business And It’s PurrrfectLove cats and coffee? Madeline has notes on a grand opening of a business for you.Award Winning Rapper Common And Others Perform This Weekend At The Columbus CommonsColumbus Commons has some awesome performers coming through this weekend, including rapper Common.

The Friday Conversation:Mother Jones goes deep on how children of the opiate epidemic are flooding foster homes, focusing specifically on Ashtabula county Ohio. [Mother Jones]How about those storms? Over 3 inches of rain, an Ohio State employee was struck by lightning, evacuations in Licking County, and flooded roads all over central Ohio. The Dispatch has the roundup and photos. [Beard/Dispatch]Outlook Ohio magazine, a central Ohio institution dating back to the late 90's, has evidently closed operations. It hasn't published since May, and their annual June event hosting local elected officials was canceled. To top it off, publisher Christopher Hayes was recently arrested in West Virginia on drug charges. [Feran/Dispatch]

Longread for your lunch break:Many places in America are sitting on tremendous amounts of nuclear waste dating all the way back to The Manhattan Project. Given the media blackout on the topic, it seems to be something purposefully ignored on a societal level.This absolutely incredibly devastating article begins with a woman noticing a strange smell, and receiving the explanation that her neighborhood is sitting on an EPA Superfund site contaminated with toxic waste, and that it's on fire. She's then told that what she should really be worried about is the almost 50,000 tons of nuclear waste located less than 1000 feet from that fire, and the possibility that the two landfills could meet.The story does not get less terrifying from there.Guernica: The Fallout

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