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Wednesday, December 12 2018

Wednesday, December 12 2018

Tour The New PENZONE Short North + A Breathtaking Skyline View Coming Soon 💇‍♀️💆‍♀️🏙

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Family fun night is right around the corner at Alum Creek Campgrounds. Enjoy three miles of dancing animated holiday lights from the comfort of your car. We are Central Ohio's only all LED drive-thru light show.

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Brought to you by Butch Bando's Fantasy of Lights

Happy Wednesday. It's James.

A new downtown event space might seem like a particularly niche thing to care about, but The Fives is noteworthy.

It probably goes without saying these photos are going to blow you away (or we probably wouldn't be talking about it), but it goes even further - this might soon boast the best skyline view of Columbus ... period. It looks that good in the renderings. See what you think.

Navigator full story:

Two Caterers Has Announced A Stunning New Event Space In Downtown Columbus

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Navigator Originals ✏️

This Arena District Penthouse Is The Definition Of Fancy

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We've covered so many neighborhoods in our

"Dream Homes"

series, but this is the first time we've ventured into the Arena District. And speaking of downtown views, this isn't bad either.

Balanced Yoga Is Transitioning to GIVE Yoga, And They’re Giving Away Free Yoga Classes This Friday

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Balanced Yoga (soon to be GIVE Yoga) has a really great mission and backstory. Hit the link to check it out, and if you're into that sort of thing head down on Friday to check it out for free.

PENZONE Salon + Spa Is Officially Open In The Short North And You’ll Never Want To Leave

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PENZONE Short North is going to absolutely print money. It's a no-brainer location in a beautifully designed hip space. The new(ish) branding is really smart also. If PENZONE were a stock, I'd be trying to buy.

Talking Points ❤️

Big names coming to Columbus Library...

Columbus Library announced their 2019 author series line-up, and it's impressive. James (The Atlantic, and many others) and Deborah Fallows are coming to discuss their book

Our Towns,

and two time National Book Award winning author Jesmyn Ward both jumped out at me.

[Check out the full list here]

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This might read as parody, but it's real...

Hick-hop. Country meets rap. It sounds bizarre, but it was at the center of Columbus controversy in 2018.

[You really have to read this]

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Columbus: home of the underdog...

ESPN's newest installment of documentary series

30 for 30

is titled "42-1". It's about Columbus native Buster Douglas who shocked the world in 1990 by knocking out Mike Tyson for the heavyweight championship of the world. You can

Tyson vs. Douglas: the biggest upset in boxing history.
"42 to 1" premieres Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 9pm ET on @espn
— 30 for 30 (@30for30)
4:45 PM • Nov 22, 2018

, and the entire thing (with a cable login)

here

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Cashing in...

The Crew are breaking records with their sale of goalkeeper Zach Steffen to Manchester City. The sale was finalized yesterday at a price of about

£7m

. This is a record price for an MLS goalkeeper, and also the highest transfer fee the Crew have ever received. Steffen is the #1 goalkeeper in America and the number one goalkeeper for the men's national team. The best part of the story is that Steffen will be able to play for the Crew through the early part of the 2019 season, into June.

[Read more from the BBC]

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Weather

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42 and mostly cloudy. 🌥