Monday, March 13 2017

Hello Monday. James here.

It can be tough to find good late night food in the moment. Sometimes you've had some drinks, sometimes you're tired. Save this story and next time you're starving late at night we'll have you covered.Navigator full story: The 10 Dopest Late Night Food Spots In Columbus

The Rundown:Weather: 42. Cloudy, and then rain/snow. 60% chance of precipitation. Potential for real snow accumulation Monday night.To do: 10 for $10 wine tasting at The Walrus. This neighborhood based wine tasting takes place monthly, and this month is downtown. No reservations and no tickets necessary. Check out the event and the Facebook page for the monthly series.

Navigator Originals:There's plenty of life outside of the bland ballpark Super Pretzel. Check out all the soft pretzels Columbus has to offer.Stupendous Soft Pretzels You Can Find In ColumbusOne of the best ice cream places in the Columbus area is expanding to Dublin.Johnson’s Real Ice Cream Opening Second Retail Location In DublinKarate Cowboy is moving production to Columbus, licensing with Middle West Spirits to produce their interesting lines in Columbus.Karate Cowboy Brings Production To ColumbusRumpke seems to have the city against a wall here, increasing the cost of the recycling program many millions of dollars over the price of the last contract negotiated in 2012. Almost 80% of the city takes part in the recycling program.Rumpke Hikes City Recycling Bid To Whopping 44.3 Million DollarsThe new Daily Growler is all set to open its third location in May.The New Daily Growler Near Downtown Will Open In MayLooking ahead at this week's weather, it looks like we've still got some time for cold weather activities.6 Fantastic Cold Weather Date IdeasFranklin County is looking for ways to help curb long lines at the polls. Read about how electronic poll books could help.Get With The Times: Franklin County Introduces Electronic Voting Poll Book

The Monday Conversation:The viral video of the political commentator getting walked in on by his children in the middle of a BBC spot has a Columbus connection. Professor Robert Kelly is an Ohio State and Miami grad. [Dispatch/Everhart]Redistricting reform, which Ohio voters overwhelmingly supported in 2015, may be gaining momentum. [Dispatch/Siegal]A former coal powered plant is being turned into office and creative space, and Columbus Business First has a slideshow of the progress being made. [Columbus Business First/Weese]

Longread for your lunch break:In Arctic Siberia, Russian scientists are trying to stave off catastrophic climate change—by resurrecting an Ice Age biome complete with lab-grown woolly mammoths.Welcome to Pleistocene Park - The Atlantic

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