Wednesday, June 27 2018

Welcome to Wednesday. It's James.

Columbus State is doing something interesting with their new culinary center, partnering with Cameron Mitchell on a new building named Mitchell Hall that will feature a student run restaurant and bar, a bakery/cafe, a conference center, farm-to-table gardens, and a culinary theatre, with outdoor patios and great views of downtown galore.

While the new food options and patio options sound exciting, the most important thing is that Columbus State will be able to double the size of their culinary and hospitality program with the additional space. Hit the link for renderings and more details. 

Navigator full story: Columbus State’s Mitchell Hall Has Broken Ground 🍽

Wednesday Weather 🌡82, showers and thunderstorms likely. ⛈

Navigator Originals ✏️Philco Bar+Diner Is Headed To German Village 🍳The Short North favorite is headed to German Village in late fall.Nationwide Children’s Hospital Ranked As A Top 10 Children’s Hospital In The US 🏥This will come as no surprise to anyone here in Columbus: US News has named Nationwide Children's as the 7th best children's hospital in the US.Every Time You Hit A Pothole You Should Be Thinking Of The $1.2 billion Portsmouth Bypass 🛣I can't ever remember a year in Columbus where I was still hitting potholes entering July. I was recently reminded that the state of Ohio is spending over a billion dollars building a bypass around Portsmouth: a city with declining population and traffic. $1.2 billion would probably smooth out a lot of roads in central Ohio.

Around Town 🏘Ok, so not Columbus here, but Cincinnati is just down the road, and guys it's a three story tall swing suspended from the ceiling of a gutted Cincinnati home so I'm calling it close enough. 8 year old me is freaking out over these photos. [Colossal] 🏡Lauren Sega at Columbus Underground has a quality piece looking at Edith Espinal who has been living in sanctuary in a Columbus Mennonite Church since last October after being ordered deported. It's a story that I think has been under reported in local media. [CU/Sega]G.D. Ritzy's is close to a return in Clintonville. Did you know the chain still has 6 locations in other areas? Also, some of the old locations can still be spotted as they've been turned into other things. This is an interesting history of the chain, along with photos of Ritzy's locations in disguise. [Broken Chains] 🍔

Coming Up 📆🎵 6/27: Social Distortion (Express Live!)🎵 6/27: Cut Copy (Newport Music Hall)🎵 6/28: Paramore (Express Live!)🎭 6/28-7/8: Willy Wonka (Columbus Children's Theatre)🎭 6/28-7/15: Frankenstein (Schiller Park)💥 6/29: Columbus Symphony Popcorn Pops - Superhero Soundtracks (Columbus Commons)🎵 6/29: Terence Blanchard (Lincoln Theatre)🎵 6/29: Joe Diffie (The Bluestone)🐷 6/29-30: PigMania BBQ & Blues Festival (Hilliard)🍷 6/29-30: Columbus Food & Wine Festival🍺 6/30: Red Brick Tap & Grill Annual Backyard Bayou⚽️ 6/30: Crew vs. Real Salt Lake🍑 6/30: The Peach Truck at Weiland's Market🛍 6/30: The Grandview Hop🎵 6/30: James Taylor w/ Bonnie Raitt (Schottenstein Center)🇺🇸 6/30: Patriotic Pops featuring the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus (Columbus Commons)

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Longread 🏰A castle in the French Alps was recently renovated, and when workers pulled up the floors they found something amazing: a diary written by a carpenter in the late 19th century. It's an incredible look at life at the time, written with a frankness and candor that may startle if you're used to reading conventional histories. It's full of sex, scandal, corruption, and frank talk about religious matters of the day (this guy was not a fan of the local priest).BBC: The secrets of a diary written on castle floorboards

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