Friday, June 9 2017

Hello Friday. It's James.

You might be surprised to learn how many great opportunities there are to kayak either in Columbus or in surrounding areas (I was!)Chelsea Wiley takes a look at all of the best places to kayak, as well as some groups to join if you find you love it.

Navigator full story: Find Your Bliss: These Beautiful Kayaking Routes Will Make You Drop What You’re Doing And Head Straight For The Water

The Rundown:Weather: 80. Mostly sunny. Get out and enjoy because it looks like we'll be living in a swamp of low-mid 90's next week.To do: The Columbus Arts Festival starts today and highlights the weekend. You can find more info, and lots more to do this weekend in the Navigator Weekender.

Navigator Originals:It’s Alive! Delaware County Sees Bike Police Square Off Against The UndeadZombies descended on Delaware County Wednesday for the 27th International Police Mountain Bike Association Conference. Police used the actors as part of a training exercise.Nick Jonas Promises To Make You Swoon At This Year’s New Albany ClassicThe New Albany Classic will be celebrating 20 years this September, and as part of the celebration they've nabbed Nick Jonas as a performer.Coyote Peterson Continues To Live My Dream Life After Appearing On The Youtube Sensation, ‘Hot Ones’Columbus native Coyote Peterson gets the opportunity to compare really, really hot wings to his more normal activities (you know, bullet ant stings, snapping turtle bites, and the like.)

The Friday Conversation:The state will begin spraying for gypsy moths next week in central Ohio. Crop dusting planes will spray from 100 to 200 feet in the air, and will even be targeting downtown. [Rinehart/Dispatch]It's looking like Butler coach Chris Holtmann might be the current frontrunner for the Ohio State men's basketball head coaching position. [Shoemaker/11W]

Plans for WiFi in Ohio Stadium and the Schottenstein Center have now been put on hold after an "unusually tense" trustee meeting. [Knox/Business First]Spotify has put a list of the biggest one hit wonders, based on percentage of plays of their top song vs. overall plays of an artist. It may not surprise you to learn that 96.2% of Chumbawumba plays on Spotify are of "Tubthumping". [Spotify]

Longread for your lunch break:Alex Honnold has become the first climber to free solo Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Capitan wall. Free solo means no equipment, no ropes, just Honnold and the wall. The article is interesting but the video is incredible.National Geographic: Climber Completes the Most Dangerous Rope-Free Ascent Ever

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