July 31, 2017

Hello Monday. It's James.

Max & Erma's German Village location will be closing. Not much advanced notice was given, so if you want to say good bye you should do it sooner, rather than later. You have until Sunday, August 6th to visit the German Village institution.

Columbus still has nine other Max & Erma's locations, so the tortilla soup will still flow, but none of those locations have the charm or history of the German Village spot.

Navigator full story: It’s The End Of Max & Erma’s As We Know It– And We Don’t Feel Fine

The Rundown:Weather: 86. Sunny.To do: The Ohio State Fair continues, with beard and tattoo contests in the afternoon, and musical act For King and Country, with opener Zach Williams at night.

Navigator Originals:The 14 Best Places To Snap An Amazing Instagram Pic In ColumbusIf you're as in love with Instagram as I am (it's Facebook without all the horror shows!), you'll enjoy this piece by Chelsea looking at her list of the most Instagrammable places in Columbus.The Best Specialty Grocery Stores In ColumbusMadeline takes a look at some of the most unique grocery stores in Columbus. <3 Carfagna's.The Walmart In Circleville Has A Smelly SituationSocial media in Circleville has been exploding concerning a weird liquid that covered the floor in the dairy section. After reading this you'll probably be clicking back to Madeline's best specialty grocery stores article ...

The Monday Conversation:The Dispatch looks at ECOT charter school founder William Lager, a man described as "flat, busted broke" before sketching out a plan to launch a charter school on napkins at a Waffle House. Now he owns a $3.7 million dollar home in Key West, and he's bought his daughter a house in Upper Arlington for $995,000. He's also given millions of dollars in political contributions  [Dispatch/Candisky]The National Cannabis Industry Association claims to be "the biggest trade association representing legal marijuana businesses in the country". They have recently opened a chapter in Ohio, only it's second state level chapter (the first was in California), a data point showing that the industry is bullish on Ohio's legal marijuana prospects. [Business First/Knox]Fans are rewarding the Blue Jackets for their great season by snapping up season tickets. The team passed the 10,000 mark, an increase of over 1,000, and they've also been seeing an increase in sponsorship interest. [1st Ohio Battery/Blazer]

Longread for your lunch break:When I bought my current house, my wife and I were wide open on location. We looked all over the Columbus area, and even expanded our search to Hocking Hills. We love Athens, but what killed the deal was finding out that if we lived outside of town, our options for broadband would be practically non-existent. This was nearly a decade ago, and it doesn't seem as if much has changed when it comes to rural broadband in America.538 looks at Saguache county, Colorado, statistically the place with the worst internet in America, as a lens to shine light on the issue of rural broadband connectivity, a subject that is increasingly contributing to the divide between rural and urban America. 538: The Worst Internet In America

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