Thursday, November 16 2017

The best holiday beers in Columbus (according to Untappd) 🍻🎄

Hello Thursday. It's James.

Ok, so it's possible Columbus has a drinking problem (drinking obsession? Which sounds not so problematic?).

It feels like half of our output at Navigator deals with spirits and alcohol. But we can put off the hard conversations until 2018, because for now, it's time for holiday beers. We have all your options ranked by the crowdsourcing app Untappd. You only have about 6-7 weeks here, so get to it.

Thursday Weather 🌡43 - Mostly cloudy. ☁️

Navigator Originals ✏️Crew Relocation Meeting Between Mayor Ginther And Anthony Precourt Goes NowhereThe hyped meeting between city/corporate leaders and MLS/Anthony Precourt happened yesterday in New York, and the results were ... not great. Columbus reps say they will not negotiate unless Precourt drops relocation to Austin as a possibility, and Precourt seems to already have his bags packed.Did MLS And Anthony Precourt Deliberately Sabotage The Columbus Crew?That leads perfectly to this next item. A Crew fan has put together a presentation that seems to offer fairly good evidence that Crew attendance was deliberately sabotaged by MLS and ownership decisions heading into 2017, which would square with findings that the move to Austin has been planned for years. All sports franchise relocations are sleazy, but this seems to have been especially so.Is Park Street Saloon Closing In December?No official confirmation yet, but it looks as if Columbus will be losing a live music venue soon. The closure seems to be on deck as a result of the planned 149 room AC Hotel.Brad Paisley Is Bringing His Weekend Warrior World Tour To ColumbusConcert news: Brad Paisley will be coming to the Schottenstein Center in April.Tintype Photographer Giles Clement Is Coming To Columbus To Shoot The Most Unique Portrait You’ll Ever Have TakenThis is an incredible style of portrait photography that you really have to see to understand. Clement will be coming to Columbus in December.

Around Town 🏘The new Ohio State men's basketball coach is already making friends on campus. Chris Holtmann spent his lunch hour yesterday buying students Raising Cane's (and from the photo it looks like he spent some time working behind the counter). [Eleven Warriors]The Metro Parks board approved the purchase of 62 acres of land that will form the bulk of the new Quarry park (Project QT). It's great to see this moving forward, because the park sounds like it'll be incredible. It'll have rock cliffs, a 25 foot waterfall, kayaking, paddle boarding, climbing/rappelling, and mountain biking areas. [Dispatch/Ferenchik]

Picture of the DayQuite possibly the most famous of Giles Clement's photos, the man who was made for this style of photography: Nick Offerman. (You're welcome.) (📷: nickofferman)

Longread 💵What happens when an Indian tribe in North Carolina gives its members sizable cash payments for life?Wired: Free Money: The Surprising Effects of a Basic Income Supplied by Government

Something to say? Hit reply - we read it all.Have a wonderful .- James