Wednesday, July 5 2017

Hello Wednesday. It's James.

Madeline has a guide you'll want to bookmark for your next big day, with over 100 deals, freebies, and activities to celebrate your birthday (there's even something for your pup's birthday.)

Navigator full story: Over 100 Awesome Things You Can Do For Free On Your Birthday In Columbus

The Rundown:Weather: 87. Small chance of rain after 3 PM, 20% chance of precipitation.To do: Fashion Meets Music Festival is presenting local bands at Notes every Wednesday in July. This week it's Joey Hendrickson and Zoo Trippin'. Doors open at 6:00 PM and you'll find all the details here.  

Navigator Originals:Pencil It In: The 10 Best Things To Do In JulyIntern Nora picks the absolute can't miss 10 best things to do in July. It's summer, so get to planning and get out there.Author Kristen Lepionka Tells A Mysterious Tale In Columbus-Based Novel, The Last Place You LookChelsea sits down with a Columbus author making her debut with a Columbus based mystery novel. The reviews on GoodReads are looking good, if mysteries are up your alley give it a look (after checking out Chelsea's interview first, of course.)The July 2017 Art Exhibit Round-UpZoey runs down everything happening in the Columbus art world in July. 

The Wednesday Conversation:Did you have a good 4th of July? Did you have as much fun as Ohio State legend Joey Galloway, shown here with a mountain of fireworks in his driveway? Eleven Warriors has Galloway's annual fireworks haul, and video of the resulting explosion. [Byrnes/11W]How about Joey Chestnut? How many hot dogs do you think you could put down in 10 minutes? Chestnut managed 72 to win the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. [SBNation]“I’ve been an agent 24 years and I’ve never seen a market like this,” said Brenda Bradford, who represents buyers for Keller Williams Excel Realty in Westerville.Same. Columbus is in the middle of an unbelievable run up in prices, and the housing market here seemingly has more in common with booming cities out west than its midwestern counterparts. [Weiker/Dispatch]

Longread for your lunch break:Loving this tale of a 235-pound wrestler (a self-described grappler made of “twisted steel and sex appeal") in 1950's Memphis being repeatedly fined for drinking with blacks, and singlehandedly desegregating the local arena. Legend.Mental Floss: The Pro Wrestler Who Fought Segregation in 1950s Memphis

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