Monday, February 5 2018

The best carrot cake in Columbus, plus your event guide for the week ahead. 🥕

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How's that Super Bowl hangover? Welcome to Monday, It's James.

Saturday was National Carrot Cake Day, which is a totally not at all made up thing, and to celebrate we did a deep dive on the best carrot cakes in Columbus.

Carrot cake is a polarizing dessert. Right now, half of you have noped right out, while the rest have probably already clicked and are thinking about making reservations. For the former, it's ok. The nice thing is that all of our selections are pretty great even apart from the carrot cake, so you might still find a great new-to-you dessert place in this list.

Navigator full story: The Best Carrot Cake In Columbus 🥕

Monday Weather 🌡🌤 28. Mostly sunny. Keep an eye on a potential winter storm mid-week, could have some significant snow incoming.

Navigator Originals ✏️Does This Scene Look Familiar? A Look At Films Made In Ohio 🎥Ohio hasn't historically been a hotbed for Hollywood, but several classics have been filmed here. Some straight to video clunkers too, admittedly. If nothing else, we'll always have Shawshank and The Christmas Story.Columbus Couple Gets Engaged On Rachael Ray 💍Check out the video for a Columbus couple getting engaged in an unlikely way.House Hunters Is Helping A Couple Find Their Perfect Party House In Columbus 🏡House Hunters visited Columbus for their episode that aired on Friday night. If you didn't catch it, we won't spoil it; after all, you'll be able to catch the re-airings until the heat death of the universe, and it'll eventually pop up on Netflix too.

Around Town 🏘Last night, Malcom Jenkins became the first Ohio State Buckeye to win a Super Bowl with two different teams. He's also just the 8th Buckeye to win two Super Bowls, period. [Eleven Warriors]This Bexley home remodel utilizes pop art and love of color. The result is unique and very bold. [Dispatch/Weiker]Could ECOT put Democrats into state offices in Ohio? Ohio Democratic Chairman David Pepper likens it to CoinGate in 2006. 2006 was a wave election nationally, similar to how 2018 may be shaping up. It's an interesting question to ask whether or not Ohio state level results actually are effected by local scandal, or if it's simply pegged to voter enthusiasm based on what's happening at a national level. [Dispatch/Siegel]

Longread ✈️When you heard the story of Ohioan Otto Warmbier being taken prisoner in North Korea, perhaps you were curious exactly how a 22 year old tourist from Ohio ends up in North Korea.This is how."For just $2,500, you too could be responsible for a geopolitical calamity."The Huffington Post: The Disaster Tourist

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