Monday, July 1 2019

Happy July! 15 Epic Columbus Events Happening This Month 🍻🎶🇺🇸

Donut Worry, Beer Happy! The Drunken Donut, Brewdog & Columbus Donut Festival are coming together to put on a carbo-loaded Sunday Funday Party and you're invited! $20 ticket to the event gets you 4 exclusive pairings of Brewdog beers and mini donuts, a commemorative glass to take home, donut themed bar games, photo stations and exclusive access to parts of the DogTap Campus. Buy your tickets here! 🍺🍩

Happy July! Chelsea here.

Is it just me, or is this summer flying by? Yes, I know it technically only started a few weeks ago, but I just can't believe it's already almost the 4th of July! There are so many interesting and exciting things happening around the city this month, that I wanted to make sure you had as much time as possible to plan out an epic month! Start texting your friends (unless you're reading this super early... don't be that friend) and make some fun plans! 👭

Navigator Feature Story:

15 Epic Events In Columbus You Won’t Want To Miss This July

Navigator Originals ✏️

Satori Ramen Bar At North Market Is Officially Open

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I love ramen. It's so comforting and delicious. I'm always down to check out a new place serving up the brothy goodness, and Satori Ramen Bar is no exception. They opened over the weekend and I have a feeling they're going to become a favorite around town!

15 Signs That Prove You Are Definitely From Columbus

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New to town? Need help spotting the locals? Let us help. Speaking as someone who was born and raised here, I'm guilty of more of these than I care to admit.

#Sponsored:

6 Reasons Picnic With The Pops Is A Columbus Summer Institution

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The best part about summer in Columbus is all of the live music. Seriously, there are so many outdoor concerts and festivals going on all summer long. But few are as iconic as Picnic with the Pops. There's just something special about cramming as many of your friends and family as you can onto a blanket and enjoy some of the finest musicians in the city!

Talking Points ❤️

Local News 📰

Brutal news from Youngstown: their daily newspaper, the 150-year-old Youngstown Vindicator is

closing at the end of August

. It's not just the only paper in Youngstown, it's also the only paper in the entire county, an area with over 200k people.

Read the letter from the owners here

CBJ Crunch Time 🏒

A critical part of NHL free agency starts this week, which may mean significant losses for the Blue Jackets, but I find it's better to focus on happier times like this video compilation of the "

Best of 2018-2019 Mic'd Up

", a video series that the Blue Jackets puts out during the season, catching the players on ice and in candid moments. In other CBJ news, the regular season schedule was just announced, and the Blue Jackets will

open at home against Toronto on October 4th

It's A Mess 🇺🇸

Even in a virtual one-party state, politics is evidently still gridlock, as demonstrated this weekend when the Republican-controlled Ohio House and Senate

couldn't agree to a state budget ahead of the July 1st deadline

, instead passing a 17-day interim budget. I highly recommend clicking that link to see just how childish the process became, with legislatures refusing to turn over amendments in a timely manner and many refusing to communicate like normal human beings. It's just the third time in the past 28 years that lawmakers couldn't pass a budget in time. They also missed

First Energy's deadline for a bailout

, which supposedly means they will start the shutdown process of their two Ohio nuclear power plants.

Weather:

89 and mostly sunny, but a slight chance of thunderstorms all day

Air quality

: Moderate (Ozone & PM2.5)

Pollen:

Very High (Grass)