Tuesday, June 4 2019

Otherworld Is Finally Open And The Wait Was 100% Worth It 😎

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Happy Tuesday! Chelsea here.

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to once again visit Otherworld. In case you've missed my many, excited posts about this place, I'll give you a quick rundown. Otherworld is a 30,000+ square foot art experience, sort of like a cross between an escape room and an amusement park exhibit. I was incredibly impressed with my visit. If you're on the fence in any way about whether or not you want to check it out, allow me to push you over the edge! It was so much fun. 😍

Navigator Feature Story:

Otherworld Is Finally Open, And The Wait Was Totally Worth It

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Head To Couscous House For Fast Casual Moroccan Food

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Do you love Moroccan food? If your answer to that question is "I'm not sure" then let me point you in the direction of Couscous House so you can find out! Yummmmm.

This Modern New Build In Victorian Village Is Incredible

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I'm not one to usually be wowed by new construction, but there is something about this house that has me totally obsessing. I don't know if it's the open floorplan or the incredible floors or perhaps the flood of natural light throughout the space, but I'm sold.

Wizardly World Of Kent Brings The Magic Of Harry Potter To The Buckeye State

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The Wizardly World of Kent is back for another year! Start planning your day trip to this Harry Potter themed weekend now. And yes, of course, it involves some butterbeer.

Talking Points ❤️

Ghost Town? 🏢

Downtown office vacancy rates are increasing as businesses like CoverMyMeds, Ohio Health, and others move to new developments, which naturally

has led the Dispatch to blame lack of parking

, as they do. The city said in an April report that office vacancy in the city core is up to 22%. They said in the same report that downtown has more than 100,000 off street parking spots.

Merchants Of Pain 💊

It's been spread far and wide at this point that

the Sackler family has massively profited from the opiate crisis

, but Purdue Pharma isn't the only company in the crosshairs. Another? Cardinal Health.

They're being sued by numerous state attorney generals

that allege the company, along with other drug distributors McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, created systems to evade regulators, while helping customers circumvent laws meant to limit opioid purchases.

Local Experts 🎉

A Chicago site turns to three local Columbus experts

on what to see, do, and eat in Columbus

. As always, when I link these outsider looks at Columbus, you may or may not pick up a new spot, but I always find it interesting when other parts of the country notice our city.

Weather:

78 and mostly sunny

Air quality

: Moderate (Ozone and PM2.5)

Pollen:

Very High (Grass), Moderate (Trees)