Thursday, August 17 2017

Hello Thursday. It's James.

The battle for best tacos in Columbus is a fierce one, and (one we've covered before), but we think we might have found the winner. Check out Chelsea's visit to a little taco shop hidden behind Greenlawn Cemetery and start making plans to test and see if you agree.Navigator full story: The Best Tacos In Columbus Are Found At This Hideaway In South Hilltop [Wiley]

The Rundown:Weather: 85. Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. 60% chance of precipitation.To do: The Columbus Commons is hosting a free concert with three local bands and lots of food trucks. It's free and starts at 5:30 pm, all the details here.

Navigator Originals:The 10 Best Milkshake Places In Columbus To Help You Find Your Happy Place [Miller]Summer is starting to wind down, especially if you measure summer via the school calendar, but Zoey comes in under the wire with this list of the best places to get a great milkshake in the Columbus area. I, personally, am going to find this list invaluable for future needs.Pat And Gracie’s Scores Fantastic New Downtown Location [Keener]Pat and Gracie’s is already expanding after just a year in business in Clintonville. Their second location will be on E. Gay St. and will be opening in mid to late September.Drexel Theater Hosts Slash-O-Rama! An All Night Horror Scream-A-Thon [Miller]I'm kind of counting down the days to the release of It, but this looks like something that could tide someone over. Drexel is hosting an all night horror marathon that sounds like great fun. Just $20 for the entire night, and the lineup is full of awesome throw backs.The Best Places To Watch The Solar Eclipse In Columbus [Wiley]We're getting into the hysteria phase of the upcoming eclipse as procrastinators finalize their plans, but don't worry, we have you covered, from where to find glasses to the best places around town to watch it all happen.Ohio Politicians Respond To Charlottesville Violence In The Wake Of Trump’s Statements [Miller]Most all Ohio politicians, right and left, said normal politician type things about Charlottesville, as you'd normally expect, but forgive me for wondering given the things our president said. John Kasich was particularly blunt, as you'd probably guess.

The Thursday Conversation:The Dispatch looks at why homicide clearance rates have fallen so far in Columbus, something we discussed back in March. The police, not surprisingly, mostly seem to blame a lack of resources. [Dispatch/Burger]John Kasich revealed that Ohio continues to try to lure Foxconn into building something in Ohio. Given that Wisconsin's deal, even in the best case scenario, wouldn't get the state to a break even point until 2043, you have to hope Ohio will be wary here. Kasich sounds appropriately pragmatic, saying “I’ll tell you one thing: It’s not going to take us 40 years to make back the investment we make,” he said. “We don’t buy deals.” [Business First/Hill]One of the biggest roadblocks to electric car adoption is the question of what people living in apartments will do for recharging (or anyone in dwellings that don't include a garage.) Smart Columbus is looking to solve that by providing incentives for apartments to install chargers. [CU/Warren]

Longread for your lunch break:You might not think of sand as something finite, because I imagine if you're anything like me you haven't thought much about it at all.

But apparently we are running through sand at a rate that far exceeds natural replenishment rates. And it's a bigger problem than you might think, as explained in this engrossing article that had no right being so interesting, what with it dealing with such a mundane topic.The New Yorker: The World Is Running Out of Sand

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