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Thursday, April 25 2019

Thursday, April 25 2019

The Best Bookstores In Columbus 📚📚

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Happy Thursday! James here.

There was a stretch where it seemed Amazon was going to completely destroy physical bookstores, but it's been a wonderful and welcome surprise to see independents in Columbus making a comeback in recent years. The library is my BFF and all-time #1, but life is better with good non-chain retail stores in the mix as options. Here are our 8 central Ohio favorites.

Navigator Feature Story:

8 Wonderful Independent Book Stores In Columbus

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Talking Points ❤️

Round 2 🏒🥅

The Columbus Blue Jackets get back to climbing the mountain tonight, taking on the Boston Bruins in round 2 of the NHL playoffs. The Bruins are only two days removed from winning game 7 of a

brutal series with the Toronto Maple Leafs

, and hopefully, they'll be coming into this series with tired legs. If you're looking to get in the mood, the Blue Jackets have

that is well worth watching.

F Is For ♻️

Franklin County received an F air quality rating from the American Lung Association on Wednesday, as

part of their annual "State of the Air" report.

The F was specifically for the number of high ozone days, which are a serious danger for the elderly and anyone with compromised lungs or other health problems (and really, a problem at some level for all of us.) Air quality in Columbus has improved dramatically since the 1990s but still lags behind more rural areas. For example, Delaware County received a B for high ozone days.

Peanut Butter Fudge Cream Puff ... 🥜🍺

Beer. If that sounds intriguing to you,

check out the new collaboration between Schmidt's and Platform Beer Co

Columbus Inferno 🔥

This list of

the 9 circles of Columbus hell

is all well and good, but I'd add that it's not just Clintonville's Facebook group that's brutal, it's really Facebook groups in every community. I can vouch that Bexley's group can be barbaric, even with a no politics rule.

Weather

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70 and cloudy, but showers likely. Thunderstorms possible after 1 PM and showers will continue overnight and into Friday. 🌧☔️⛈

Sponsored by Cameron Mitchell: Del Mar SoCal Kitchen is now open and offering up California-inspired dishes and cocktails, while later this month Lincoln Social is bringing us a new urban rooftop lounge experience - the perfect way to enjoy the Columbus skyline. Bring on patio season.

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