Thursday, October 8 2020

Jackie O's Is Coming to Columbus 🍻

Activists & Agitators presented by YWCA

Join your YWCA Columbus on Wednesday, October 14, 5:30-7:00 p.m. for Activists and Agitators, a virtual racial equity training and grounding conversation with Austin Channing Brown. This year’s Activists and Agitators will be a conduit for ongoing development of racial literacy in Columbus, increasing accessibility and inclusion to racial equity training, and advancing the organization’s mission of eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice freedom and dignity for all. For more info and to purchase tickets click right here. ❤️

Happy Thursday! Chelsea here.

There are so many fun things to talk about this morning that it's hard to know where to start, but I've finally made a decision. Basically, I just picked the thing I was the most excited about and that is the phenomenal news of a brewery that's finally coming to Columbus. Jackie O's, the iconic Athens-based brewery, is headed down to N Fourth street and I couldn't be more excited. 2020 is really trying to turn it around and I appreciate it. 

Navigator Feature Story: 

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Navigator Originals ✏️

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I don't want to spoil anything here, but I'll just say this: It's probably not the candy you think it's going to be. 

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Whether you're local and you just want to explore your own backyard, or you've got friends or family visiting Columbus, the Roar & Explore pass is a great way to check out some of the city's top tourist attractions. 

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I relate to Frankie Bergstein of Grace and Frankie on so many levels. But the most obvious is our shared love of Del Taco. Finally, I'll be able to end a crazy day (or night) with some treats from Del Taco bc the west coast joint is coming to Ohio. I'm. So. Excited. 

Headlines 📰 

It's difficult to sum up

or pull out just one aspect to highlight in this article, but this is an incredible read that could have been written about Columbus just as easily - 

(Bloomberg)

We talked about

the early vote turnout

, and the New York Times also noticed. A photo of Franklin County's early voting center made the front page,

. (Twitter)

And on that note

, there's plenty to be outraged about every day these days, but the fact that Franklin County has just one place to return ballots for the entire county should make our list. That's one drop box for 920,000 people, which is wild when you compare to another midwestern city like Detroit which has a drop box for every 22,300 people -

. (Twitter)

Issue 2 will allow

for the creation of a civilian police review board, which means police reform, mild as it might be,

. (Alive)

Weather:

70 and sunny

Air Quality:

Good

Pollen:

 Low-Medium (Ragweed, Grasses)

Coronavirus Updates 💊

1,424 new cases

, 119 new hospitalizations, and 23 new deaths.

- we are creeping up towards record highs again.

Everything is weird right now for everyone

, but imagine how weird it must be for live performers - 

(Columbus Monthly)

The American Drive-In Tour

Sponsored by The American Drive-In Tour, coming to Fortress Obetz October 9th, featuring Aaron Lewis of Staind and Sully Erna of Godsmack. The drive-in concert will be an intimate but socially-distanced night out, something we all need at this point in 2020. For more info and to buy tickets click right here. 🎸🎸

Today's Photo 🤳

Columbus City Adventures has some spooky and creepy tours for Halloween season, including "

" and "

." Just $25/person and their tours are a nice social distancing friendly activity this fall. 👻

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- Chelsea