Friday, March 3

Hello Friday. James here.

BrewDog brewery continues to be one of the boldest companies in central Ohio, announcing yesterday a new $6 million hotel, deemed "The Doghouse," that will be attached to their brewery and US headquarters in Canal Winchester.This will be the world’s first craft beer hotel and will include amenities like Punk IPA on tap in each room, and something we all need: an en suite shower fridge.Navigator full story: The Doghouse, Columbus: BrewDog To Open Hotel & Sour Brewery

The Rundown:Weather: 33. Partly cloudy. 20% chance of snow.To do: The Arnold Sports Festival gets into full swing, with an overwhelming amount of events and things going on around town. Check out the schedule here. 

Navigator Originals:8 PAWsome Places To Volunteer With AnimalsNews have you stressed? Why not order up some stress relief and do some good in the world, all at the same time?Retro Radio: WLVQ 96.3 QFM96Today's retro radio looks at a Columbus rock institution.The Columbus Navigator FM Radio IndexI feel like I've had the same presets in my car forEVER, which is crazy given how often station formats seem to change around here. Check out this graphic to see what Columbus FM radio is playing right now.Bexley’s Street Lamps To Be Powered By Renewable EnergyBexley street lights will now be powered 100% by wind energy. It's not only a good move for the environment, it'll also save the city money.10 (Actually) Great Local IPAsPairs nicely with our previous list of local beers better than IPAs. 

The Friday Conversation:The annual Buckeyes Cruise for Cancer returned today and pulled in $2.5 million for cancer research. [Eleven Warriors/Byrnes]The Giant Eagle on Neil Ave. is closing Saturday, but still no plans on what might become of the space. [Columbus Business First/Weese]Abercrombie & Fitch has been attempting to pivot, but the turnaround has been slower than expected. [Columbus Business First/Eaton]Local leaders Rob Portman and Pat Tiberi are supporters of Jeff Session's decision to recuse himself from investigations of Russian activity in the 2016 election. [Dispatch/Torry] 

Longread for your lunch break:The Osage nation became one of the richest per capita in the world after oil was found on their land. Then someone began murdering them.

The Marked Woman: How an Osage Indian family became the prime target of one of the most sinister crimes in American history -

New Yorker

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