Tuesday, June 26 2018

Happy Tuesday. It's James.

Columbus is stuffed full of interesting and exciting developments, but I'm personally more excited about

Project QT

than any downtown high rise (nothing against downtown development).

The proposed metro park just hit an important milestone finalizing the last piece of land acquisition. Hit the link for more details as well as a huge gallery showing off just how impressive this park is going to be.

Navigator full story: The Marble Cliff Quarry Metro Park Is One Step Closer To Reality

Tuesday Weather 🌡82, partly sunny but then showers and thunderstorms possible after 5pm. ⛅️⛈

Navigator Originals ✏️A Note To Columbus City Council: Criminalizing Poverty Solves NothingColumbus City Council voted to enact aggressive new anti-panhandling measures last night, but it's little more than a PR move that aims to paper over real problems with a growing homeless population in Columbus. We have many examples of successful programs in other cities to help alleviate suffering that actually end up saving money, many of which are discussed here.1980 Sci-Fi Short Features Rhodes Tower Being Plucked From Columbus SkylineA wonderfully bananas video which is very worthy of your two minutes.

Around Town 🏘If you have kids, you probably know about Slate Run's Living Farm but just in case you don't, check out Girl About Columbus' recent visit. Slate Run in general is worth a look, kids or no. [Girl About Columbus]Hundreds of children in Ohio, most US citizens, are waiting to see what happens with their parent or parents following recent ICE raids in our state. They face a future of split families or being forced to move to a country they've never known, in addition to years of trauma and uncertainty. [WOSU/Seewer]The Columbus Zoo gets some national attention from National Geographic which discusses the new flamingoes recently born at the zoo. The process of adding to their flock is apparently way more complicated than I would have guessed. [National Geographic]

Coming Up 📆🎵 6/26: Maps & Atlases (Rumba Cafe)🎵 6/26: Bishop Briggs (Express Live!)🎵 6/27: Social Distortion (Express Live!)🎵 6/27: Cut Copy (Newport Music Hall)🎵 6/28: Paramore (Express Live!)🎭 6/28-7/8: Willy Wonka (Columbus Children's Theatre)🎭 6/28-7/15: Frankenstein (Schiller Park)💥 6/29: Columbus Symphony Popcorn Pops - Superhero Soundtracks (Columbus Commons)🎵 6/29: Terence Blanchard (Lincoln Theatre)🎵 6/29: Joe Diffie (The Bluestone)🐷 6/29-30: PigMania BBQ & Blues Festival (Hilliard)🍷 6/29-30: Columbus Food & Wine Festival🍺 6/30: Red Brick Tap & Grill Annual Backyard Bayou⚽️ 6/30: Crew vs. Real Salt Lake🍑 6/30: The Peach Truck at Weiland's Market🛍 6/30: The Grandview Hop🎵 6/30: James Taylor w/ Bonnie Raitt (Schottenstein Center)🇺🇸 6/30: Patriotic Pops featuring the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus (Columbus Commons)

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Longread ☠️Everyone probably knows that Yale has a bunch of secret societies that churn out presidents and other American leaders, but did you know their clubhouses are largely windowless tombs modeled after Egyptian tombs and Greek temples? (If you saw the movie The Skulls - starring Pacey from Dawson's Creek as you probably remember - then this is old news. Fair enough.) Anyway, it's a little strange, but the architecture and history behind it all is fascinating.Curbed: Tomb raiders: The clubhouses of Yale’s secret societies

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