Monday, May 22 2017

The 18 best summer music festivals within driving distance of Columbus

Hello Monday. It's James.

It's music festival season, and Chelsea Wiley has compiled a list of 18 awesome festivals within an 8 hour drive of Columbus.Why 8 hours? That seemed to be the office consensus on how far we'd drive for a multi-day festival. If your driving radius is shorter, you can choose your own adventure in this list, because each festival is tagged with its driving distance.

The Rundown:Weather: 71. Sunny.To do: 80's legends Hall & Oates and Tears For Fears are stopping by Columbus tonight at the Schottenstein Center. Starts at 7pm and tickets are still available. More info, including ticket availability, here.

Navigator Originals:The 16 Top Yoga Teachers In ColumbusColumbus has a thriving yoga scene. If you're looking to get into it, these 16 teachers are a great place to start looking for classes.Video Footage Catches Car Driving Down A Bike Trail RedhandedYou're not going to regret clicking this and watching the video. Really. I worked at a summer camp when I was a kid, and at the camp's lake I once saw a very confused person in a Geo Metro cross a rickety wooden bridge that was ... about as wide as a Geo Metro. This isn't quite that, but it's in the same universe.What’s Hatching At The Zoo? It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! It’s A Dinosaur!Parent alert: Dinosaur Island has returned to the zoo. Or just a you alert, if you're a dinosaur fan. We aren't here to judge.

The Monday Conversation:

The Franklin County landfill effectively gave away $700,000 worth of trash dumping due to a poorly written contract, combined with what appears to be a surprising lack of oversight. You have to read the article and draw your own conclusions, but the word corruption comes to mind. [Bush/Dispatch]The New York Times recently compared Nashville to Columbus, trying to decide who deserves the bronze medal for fashion industry cities behind LA and NY. All publicity is good publicity, but it's kind of an odd article, for reasons this Dispatch piece rounding up Columbus reactions goes into. [Kurutz/New York Times]Highs and lows this weekend for the Cleveland Cavs. Friday night was one of the greatest things I've ever seen in sports, as they beat the Celtics by 44 points. The low came last night as they returned to Cleveland and lost on a buzzer beater. They now lead 2 games to 1. [Haines/Fear The Sword]

Longread for your lunch break:Crows are some of the most fascinating animals on earth. They show a shocking amount of intelligence, can use tools, are highly social, and have impressive memories. They can even tell individual humans apart, and will interact with people, showing appreciation for kind behavior by leaving gifts. Seattle Met takes a look at the secret life of urban crows.Seattle Met: The Secret Life of Urban Crows

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