Friday June 16, 2017

TGIF Columbus! And Happy Pride Weekend! It's Madeline.

This is the 36th Anniversary of the Columbus Pride Parade and Festival. It's back down on the riverfront in Bicentennial Park and along the Scioto Mile. This means that Pride will have even more booths, activities, and vendors. The festival is going to be bigger and better than ever!

We've got the weather forecast, the parade route, how to stay safe, the entertainment lineup, and how to get to and from Pride. Chelsea's gathered all of the info you could ever need! 

Navigator full story: Your Guide To Columbus Pride 2017

The Rundown:Weather: 91. 10% chance of rain. Mostly sunny skies.To do: Friday means it's time to make plans for the whole weekend. There's a lot happening in town the next couple of days. Aside from Pride, you've got Picnic with the Pops, the Bubble Run, Music in the Garden, and more.Check out The Navigator Weekender for all the details.

Navigator Originals:Not Only Is Giordano’s Pizza Incredible But So Is The ServiceGiordano’s has brought their delicious deep pizza to Columbus and people are going nuts over it. Zoey went out to see what the hype was all about. He was more than impressed with not only the 'za, but the folks that work at Giordano's.How A Spontaneous Uprising And A Few Concerned Citizens Brought Together The Pride Fest That We Have Today It all started in the summer of 1969 with the riots in Greenwich Village. Just over a decade later, Stonewall Columbus would make its first appearance. But at what point did the Columbus Pride movement become a crazy-huge festival of roughly half a million people?The Furniture From TY Fine Furniture Is So #GoalsSo what's more Pinterest than a raw-edged wood coffee table? Tarik Yousef and I sat down and chatted about the awesome custom furniture he makes right here in Columbus. Something tells me that Chip and Joanna Gaines from Fixer Upper would use some of TY Fine Furniture's pieces in their designs.14 LGBTQ Accounts To Follow On Instagram From The 614In honor of the 36th Columbus Pride Parade, you should follow these Instagram accounts. From fabulous and famous local drag queens to LGBTQ owned businesses, check 'em out.Spend This Father’s Day At The Zoo For Free With The KiddosDad and Gramps will get in free this Sunday on Father's Day. Just bring your munchkins in tow, because Pops will get in free with any paid children's admission. It's the perfect time to whip out your favorite animal-themed dad jokes.What do you call a bird that breaks the law?An ill eagle.

The Friday Conversation:

Columbus was just ranked No. 2 on the list of the best cities for recent college graduates. As a recent college graduate, I have to say that I'm pretty happy to hear this news. Other cities in the top five include Cincinnati, Nashville, San Antonio, and Pittsburgh. [SmartAsset/Perez]The guys that built lofts out of the old Wonder Bread building are going to take on the Columbus Electrical Works complex. The property's owners David Perry, Donald Plank and Kevin Lykens want to turn the place into restaurants, offices, and residences. [Columbus Business First/Weese]15 LGBTQ refugees will lead the Columbus Pride Parade in place of the grand marshal. Stonewall Columbus and Community Refugee and Immigration Services have teamed up and saved over 20 LGBTQ refugees in the past couple years. [Dispatch/Duthie]

Longread for your lunch break:After serving seven years of a 35-year-sentence, Chelsea Manning is out of prison. Manning was responsible for leaking some of the U.S. Government's highly classified information. The infamous Wikileaks scandal has turned names like Manning's, Julian Assange's, and Edward Snowden's, into household names.So why'd she do it? Why would she leak her country's secrets? The New York Times Magazine: The Long, Lonely Road of Chelsea Manning

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