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Thursday, November 15th 2018

Thursday, November 15th 2018

Fantastic Columbus Christmas tree Lightings and where to find them!🎄🎄

Happy Thursday. It's Chelsea.

We’ve officially made it over the hump and we’re on to the home stretch now, friends! This time of year can get a little busy, and if you’re anything like me, you’ve probably already got a packed calendar. But if there is one thing you make time for before the end of the year, please let it be one of these tree lighting ceremonies. They’re fun, they almost always involve hot chocolate, and it’s a great experience for the whole family! Who doesn’t love twinkling lights?

Navigator full story:

Brighten Up Your Holiday Season At These Columbus Christmas Tree Lightings

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Navigator Originals ✏️

TBDBITL Is Headed To The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 🎺Two iconic institutions are about to meet for the first time. The Ohio State University Marching Band will travel to the 92nd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City next week. If you aren’t headed to the Big Apple yourself, don’t worry. You can still see the band in action. Allegiant Is Offering Weekly, Year Round Flights To Sarasota, And They’re Super Cheap ✈️Just when wintery weather is about to get me down, I find out awesome news like this. I’m a sucker for a cheap flight, especially when it ends at a sunny beach.

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Exciting local news ... news

One of the reasons we started Columbus Navigator was that we believed a city of this size deserved more outlets and voices that currently existed, and it looks like that is starting to change. A new non-profit called

Matter

recently launched, and it looks like they'll be focused on development in Columbus. I don't think it will ruffle any feathers to point out most development coverage in Columbus is currently (and reflexively) pro-development, so a deeper look is welcome. This intro article lays out what they are doing, and hopefully you'll consider following them at the usual places (here's their

Facebook

Instagram

, and

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One BILLION dollars...

Well, almost. Columbus mayor Andrew Ginther revealed the proposed Columbus city budget for next year, and it comes out to $913 million. 2/3rds goes to public safety (mostly police & fire), but there are significant expenditures for enforcing code enforcement, increased funding for pre-K education, and many other new and expanded programs.

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How much of that goes to settle policing lawsuits?...

A relevant question, given the news that Stormy Daniels is considering suing Columbus.

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#SaveTheCrew as a how-to manual...

I've long thought that if the Crew managed to stay in Columbus, that it would be interesting to watch #SaveTheCrew become a model on what to do when a sociopathic owner tries uprooting a franchise. This is the first article I've seen with that (partially) as an angle, and it's a very interesting read from an outsider's perspective.

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Weather

🌡High of 38. Exercise caution this morning and all day. We'll be seeing a mix of snow, freezing rain, and sleet in the AM, changing over to rain the rest of the day, before changing back again tomorrow night to freezing rain/snow. This requires a record-breaking number of Navigator newsletter weather emojis, which follow. 🌨❄️🌧☔️🌨