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Friday, November 10 2017
These are the best holiday light displays in Columbus 🎄
Hello Friday. It's James.
Everyone knows about Wildlights, but light displays don't start and end at the Zoo. We have done the Alum Creek State Park drive through lights, and say whatever you want about Christmas kitsch, it's amazing. Highly recommend, especially if you don't feel like braving the cold with small children.
And that's just one - if you have kids (or if you just love Christmas lights, I'm not judging) this list will have you loaded down with options for light viewing between now and Christmas.
Navigator full story: These are the best holiday light displays in Columbus
Friday Weather 🌡33 - Sunny. ☀️
Navigator Originals ✏️Embrace The Cold At The First Ever Columbus WinterFestBicentennial Park will be hosting a winter festival on December 2nd. There will be live music, a huge lineup of food trucks, and some of the proceeds will go to Mid-Ohio Food Bank.Navigator Weekender: The 15 Best Things To Do This Weekend Including Ray Ray’s Opening, OSU VS. Michigan State, and Black Restaurant WeekLots of fun things happening this weekend, including lots of holiday themed shopping, a home OSU game, and more.The Rickmobile Is Coming To ColumbusThe internet is leaking. The popular Adult Swim show Rick and Morty has spawned a sort of subculture, and if you're into it you'll probably be psyched to see that the Rickmobile will be visiting Columbus November 19th.
Around Town 🏘Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley wants to make community college free in Ohio, pointing to Tennessee's free community colleges as a model. She also wants to enact a five cent tax on all opiate prescriptions, as a way to “clean up the mess [drug companies] created.” Whaley says she is confident the drug companies would not pass the tax on to consumers citing prior cases where the state became involved with consumer protection (road salt price gouging and natural gas company collusion.) [Dispatch/Schladen]Mayor Ginther announced the end of the controversial "community safety initiative" as well as a review of police. The initiative saw increased neighborhood policing, which included plain clothes officers. It's fairly plausible to say this went a long way towards increasing friction between the community and police following the killing of Henry Green by plain clothed police. One plan going forward is increased foot patrols, which was proposed by Fraternal Order of Police and the NAACP. [WOSU]A Wendy's in Clintonville has been turned into a test location, with open seating, printed menus, and self serve ordering kiosks. It also has an outdoor patio with twinkle lights, outdoor couches, and twinkle lights.(!) [WOSU]
Coming Up 📆🎭 11/10-12: Waitress🏒 11/10: Blue Jackets vs. Hurricanes🖼 11/10: CAC Studio Sale🛍 11/10-11: Junk Bash🏈 11/11: Ohio State vs. Michigan State🛍 11/11: Ohio Made Holiday Market🛍 11/11: Bexley Shop Hop🍺 11/11: Beer Pong Tournament Benefiting Best Buddies Ohio🎨 11/11-12: Craftin' Outlaws - Holiday Show🛍 11/12: TWIG Bazaar
Picture of the Day 🎄Butch Bando's Festival of Lights opens November 17th. Unique doesn't really begin to describe it. Very high quality family tradition, and while Wildlights is great, sometimes with kids it can be a lifesaver to do something chill and avoid the crowds. (📷: alexcraig63)
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