Tuesday, January 9 2018

8 places in Columbus to learn a new skill in 2018 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓

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After the gauntlet of eating holidays and the odometer flipping over to a new year, everyone's mind turns to fitness. And

, but that's not the only way to turn over a new leaf. There's plenty of other paths towards personal growth. And whichever path you choose, there's probably a class in Columbus that's perfect for you.

Dancing, art, photography, cooking, and much, much more  - these are 8 places in Columbus where you can't go wrong choosing to invest in yourself.

Tuesday Weather 🌡☁️ Fog early, otherwise mostly cloudy, high of 36. And if you haven't heard yet, it looks like a big winter storm will be coming through Friday and Saturday. Still far enough away that snow totals are suspect, but I have seen as high as 6 inches listed as possible.

Navigator Originals ✏️The Budd Dairy Building Will Be Transformed Into A Food HallThe Italian Village landmark will be the next Cameron Mitchell restaurant, with a winter 2018 target date. It'll be a huge space, with a rooftop deck, a bar, and live performance stage. You can view external renderings at the link, and I'm sure we'll be hearing more about this all year long.Celebrate The Indians Opening Game On The Big ScreenIt 100% doesn't feel like it, but baseball season isn't too far away. Drexel Theatre has plans for Indians fans. On March 29th, they'll be showing the classic Major League, immediately followed by the Indians taking on the Seattle Mariners on the big screen for Opening Day.No, Seriously, What Is Going On At Columbus Underground?Columbus doesn't have the number of media outlets that you'd expect given our size, which makes me pull for the ones we have a little harder, but also makes things like this doubly disappointing. CU's run an ad here that's thinly disguised political propaganda, without 1) disclosing very well that it's an ad or 2) disclosing that it's a fake interview (it's formatted the same as a typical CU interview). This is notable given the number of challengeable statements made in the ad.Justin Timberlake Will Play Nationwide Arena This SpringJT is coming to Columbus May 7th, and if you're interested tickets will go on pre-sale January 24th, with the general sale starting January 29th.Geena Davis and Gina Rodriguez Are Coming To Columbus To Empower WomenThe Women's Fund of Central Ohio has landed two big names as keynote speakers for their Empower Women Keyholder Event that will take place May 16th at Ohio Theatre. Tickets are on sale now.

Around Town 🏘Dennis Kucinich will announce next week he's running for Ohio governor. I'm not going to attempt to handicap his entry, but at the least, it has the potential to push the Democratic gubernatorial primary to the left. [WOSU]Is Ringside Cafe the best nostalgic burger place in Columbus? [OnlyInYourState]A local realtor became the newest member of Columbus City Council, but the real story remains that 32 out of the last 36 members of City Council have been appointed, and not elected, which is your astonishing fact of the day. [10TV]

Longread 👰The writer’s mother had always said that she had married at 12. Was she lying?This is what happens when you go snooping into your family's history.Bitter Southerner: Child Bride

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