Thursday, July 19 2018

Hello Thursday. It's Chelsea.

It's no secret that I'm a Hufflepuff. If you've spent the last two decades living under a rock and somehow that word sounds like jibberish to you, I can translate. It's a Harry Potter reference and it means that I'm from the

best

house at Hogwarts. Yeah, I said it. I have been totally enchanted by the wizarding world of Harry Potter since I first read

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

in 1998. After 20 years, I still love to take advantage of any opportunity to geek out with my fellow Potterheads, which is why I'm pretty over-the-moon right now. A magical Harry Potter Festival will be celebrating 20 years of Potter in Lancaster the first weekend of August, and I fully expect to see you all there: witches, wizards, and muggles alike. ⚡️🧙🏻‍♂️

Navigator full story: This Ohio Harry Potter Festival Is Going To Be Magical AF

Thursday Weather 🌡86 and sunny. ☀️

Navigator Originals ✏️Grab Some Cookies At Cheryl’s Two-Day Summer Bake SaleCheryl's Cookies are a Columbus treasure, and their two-day bake sale is happening this weekend. Get discounts on treats, win prizes and giveaways, and enjoy everything the flagship store has to offer. 🍪Columbus Landmarks Foundation Celebrates Buildings Reborn At The Seagrave BuildingDo you ever get the feeling that you are a part of something very special? Our new office is located in the historic Seagrave Building, which will host the Columbus Landmarks Foundation's annual gala, Buildings Reborn. Come check out one of the coolest historic buildings in Columbus and don't forget to stop in on the tour and say hi! 🚒🏢

Around Town 🏘This would have been bizarre - Papa John's was recently in talks to merge with Wendy's. The discussion apparently cooled after Papa John's founder John Schnatter stepped down from his role after using a racial slur.  [Wall Street Journal]Columbus Humane Society has taken over Eat Purr Love Cat Cafe in Clintonville after the owner moved out of state. Over 300 cats have been adopted from the store since opening in fall of 2016, so it seems like a purrfect match (sorry). [CU/Post]Columbus police are in the news for this viral video of an officer punching a man. When these things happen lately I'm always reminded of this piece from earlier this year that discusses the history of this sort of thing and Columbus PD. [Pacific Standard/Green]

Coming Up 📆🏢 7/19 Columbus Landmarks' Buildings Reborn at Seagrave🍪 7/19-20 Cheryl's Summer 2018 Bake Sale🎭 7/20 'Noir She Didn't' Murder Mystery🎶 7/20 MoJoFlo Summer Block Party🎵 7/20 Tchaikovsky Spectacular (Columbus Commons)🎷 7/20-7/22 Columbus Jazz And Rib Fest🏀 7/20-22: The Basketball Tournament, feat: Ohio State Alumni team🎨 7/21 German Village Art Crawl⚽️ 7/21 Crew vs. Orlando City SC👟 7/21 The Color Run Columbus 5k🎵 7/21 Picnic With The Pops: Brian McKnight (Columbus Commons)🚛 7/21 Ashville Food Truck and Community Festival🥗 7/22 Healthy Living Festival🌳 7/22 2018 Open House at Chadwick Arboretum 

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Longread ⏰I've mentioned here before that I can't resist stories of fraud, or potential fraud. This is a good one."The Spanish ultra-athlete has spent the past decade crushing a generation of elite rivals and redefining the limits of human endurance. But when he notched back-to-back speed ascents of Everest in 2017, critics pounced on the claims."Outside: Are Kilian Jornet's Speed Records Too Good to Be True?

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