Wednesday, June 21 2017

Happy Wednesday. It's James.

Oh, it's on. Zoey Miller comes out swinging with his list of the top 10 burgers in all of Columbus. You could do a lot worse than making it a goal to hit all 10 of these in the near future. We're lucky to have all these beautiful burgers in one metro area. #blessed

Navigator full story: The Top 10 Best Burgers In Columbus THROWDOWN

The Rundown:Weather: 86. 20% chance of precipitation, and slight chance of showers all day.To do: Studio 35 Cinema is hosting BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby) to the bar. It's their monthly event where patrons can bring their babies to the bar, and have $4 pints of Columbus IPA. The movie for the night? Babe. More details here.

Navigator Originals:10 Columbus Splash Pads That Are Too Cool For SchoolParents will want to bookmark this one - Chelsea takes a look at the best splash pads in Columbus. Keep this in mind the next time we see temps creeping into the 90s.Get Ready For Blue Jackets Hockey With Their New 2017 Preseason ScheduleIt's practically hockey season again. The Blue Jackets have released their preseason schedule, and they'll be dropping the puck for the first time September 19th.Smooth Sailing Down East Broad Street Starts At The End Of The WeekE. Broad St. in Bexley has gone on a road diet, with new medians, trees, and other changes. Madeline has a look at the changes, along with some of the controversy surrounding how rough the road has been during construction.Get Excited For Free Live Music All Summer At PolarisPolaris has a summer music series kicking off Thursday.14 Game-Changing PR Firms In ColumbusPR has changed in recent years. Attention is fragmented and it's harder than ever to get eyes on a business. These PR firms in Columbus are where business owners want to look if they need help navigating the marketing landscape in 2017.

The Wednesday Conversation:

TechCrunch has a look at how Columbus could be the next hot startup city. The environment is receptive (the high cost of living in tech hubs like Silicon Valley is creating opportunities in places like Columbus), but a big challenge is a lack of seed money. In the article, Loud Capital discusses how they are building a network of high worth individuals who want a touch of entrepreneurship but don't have the time to take the leap themselves.  [TechCrunch]Here is a blast from the past: a look back at the end of South Campus and what killed it, at the time the dramatic changes to that part of Ohio State's campus were beginning. [Long/Columbus Monthly] (via Reddit)It's the middle of the week, so you probably need this: a fisherman in Wooster befriended three baby raccoons and the National Geographic has the video. [National Geographic YouTube]Cleveland Heights four-star defensive end Tyreke Smith is one of the most recruited DE's in the country, but it wasn't his play that attracted attention at Ohio State's one day camp Saturday - it was his shirt. It read "I hope I don't get killed for being black today." Eleven Warriors talks to Smith, who comes across as a very interesting 17 year old. [Lind/11W]Charter school ECOT will be laying off a quarter of it's staff in order to pay the $60 million fine they incurred for falsifying attendance records. [Bush, Keiper/Dispatch]The first house built on North Broadway in Clintonville is for sale. The price is $799k, but you get a turret and the joy in knowing you own a Clintonville landmark. [Newpoff/Business First]

Longread for your lunch break:West Virginia has been ravaged by opiates. The New Yorker goes long on how overdoses have become day to day reality in many West Virginia towns, simply part of the background to normal life, and the response from towns and residents.The New Yorker: The Addicts Next Door

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