Wednesday, June 20 2018

Welcome to Wednesday, it's James.

Weather in 2018 hasn't been ideal. We moved from a rough, longer than usual winter straight into full on check-the-heat-index summer swelter, skipping spring entirely. But maybe that just means we're overdue for a stretch of lovely days?

Even if the heat doesn't let up, these 20 summer date ideas will serve you well - some are even designed to take the edge off when the heat index creeps over 100.

Navigator full story: 20 Dreamy Summer Date Ideas ❤️

Wednesday Weather 🌡84, showers and thunderstorms likely. Severe thunderstorms are possible. ⛈

Navigator Originals ✏️Zoombezi Bay To Host “World’s Largest Swimming Lesson” 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️Zoombezi Bay will be participating in a world record attempt on Thursday, joining 600 other locations by hosting a 30 minute swimming lesson. If your child would like to appear in Guinness Book of World Records (and what child wouldn't?), this is your in.The Best Nitro Brew Coffee In Columbus ☕️It's worth listening to Chelsea when it comes to coffee, trust me.

Around Town 🏘WOSU has been running their Curious Columbus series for awhile now, long enough to curate compilations of similar questions. Here's a grouping of stories concerning Columbus street names. I can't be the only one who's ever wondered about Africa Road? [WOSU] 🛣You might have read about the very sweet sounding bear (really) who was struck by a car recently near Akron and wondered about bears in Ohio. Sightings are up, but experts believe the bears are just visiting and consist mostly of young males from West Virginia and Pennsylvania looking (fruitlessly) for a mate. [Dispatch/Stankiewicz] 🐻If you're anything like us here at Navigator, you probably could stand to read something heartwarming. This story of Newark's first ever Pride parade, held June 9th, should help. [Dispatch/Decker] 🌈

Coming Up 📆🎵 6/20: The Glitch Mob (Express Live!)🎵 6/21: Chromeo (Newport Music Hall)👸 6/22 & 24: Cinderella: Opera Project Columbus🎶 6/22-24: Comfest🤖 6/22-24: Drexel Summer Kids Film Series: The Iron Giant🖼 6/22-24: 19th Annual Easton Art Affair🛍 6/23: WoCO (Women of Color Owned) Summer Market🎉 6/23: The Kelton House Gala🚘 6/23: Exotics On Scioto Mile🎤 6/23: Sam Smith (Nationwide Arena)🎺 6/23: Miles Davis Tribute feat: Mike Wade (Copious + Notes)🎸 6/23: Rick Springfield - Picnic With The Pops (Columbus Commons)🏡 6/24: German Village Haus Und Garten Tour

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Longread 🖼An artist in Chicago fills local potholes with marble mosaics, and the results are stunning.70 east just after the 71 split nearly swallows my car every time I travel it, so anyone who fills potholes is a hero in my eyes.Chicago Tribune: Making potholes into art

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