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Wednesday, November 8 2017
7 magical Christmas towns & villages in Ohio 🎄
Hello Wednesday. It's James.
If you're the type that gets annoyed with Christmas creep, you'll probably want to scroll down to the other interesting things we have for you today (if you've even opened this email after seeing the word "Christmas" in the subject line.)
But for those of us who start thinking about Christmas the minute we put away the Halloween decorations, Chelsea has a look 7 Christmas towns and villages, many of which I had absolutely no idea existed. Ohio never ceases to surprise. Did you know you can visit the Santa slide from
A Christmas Story
? It's true.
Navigator full story: 7 Magical Christmas Towns & Villages In Ohio
Wednesday Weather 🌡48 - partly sunny. 🌤
Navigator Originals ✏️Earn Your Turkey: 7 Thanksgiving Races Around ColumbusMaybe you have a tradition of doing a race on Thanksgiving morning, or perhaps you are thinking of starting one this year. Either way, we have you covered with the 7 best options for pre-working off the food you'll be eating later in the day. My recommendation: the Columbus Turkey Trot, a fun course that takes you on a nice out and back around West Campus at OSU, with a start and finish in Upper Arlington. Odds are also pretty good that you'll win a pumpkin pie (the first 2100 finishers get one.)
Around Town 🏘Election results are in, and voters displayed their happiness with the status quo in Columbus. All incumbents were re-elected in the city council and Columbus City School board races. Yes We Can candidates didn't fare horribly, garnering 55,000 votes for city council split between Will Petrik and Jasmine Ayres, but I always had the sense having to run on the ballot as Independents and not Democrats was going to be a high hurdle to overcome. Issue 1, the victim's rights amendment, passed in a landslide, while Issue 2, the drug price amendment, failed overwhelmingly. Check out full results at the link. [10TV]Starting schools just an hour later could boost Ohio's economy by helping to provide better educational outcomes. A study put the number at a benefit of $4 billion over the first 10 years. Over half of Ohio's school ring their first bell before 8 AM. Speaking as someone who routinely fell asleep in morning high school classes (my first bell was at 7:20 AM), I wholeheartedly endorse this idea. [WOSU]The woman who flipped off Donald Trump's motorcade while riding her bike is actually from central Ohio originally. She went to Worthington High School before attending Ohio State, and has very sweet things to say about Ohio. [Dispatch/Smola]Vegan alert: Jeni's is releasing their first non-dairy ice cream which will be made with a base of coconut and cocoa instead of milk. The flavor will be dark chocolate truffle. [Dispatch/Malone]
Coming Up 📆🎭 11/8-12: Waitress🏒 11/10: Blue Jackets vs. Hurricanes👗 11/10: Adult Prom🖼 11/10: CAC Studio Sale🛍 11/10-11: Junk Bash🏈 11/11: Ohio State vs. Michigan State🛍 11/11: Bexley Shop Hop🍺 11/11: Beer Pong Tournament Benefiting Best Buddies Ohio🎨 11/11-12: Craftin' Outlaws - Holiday Show🛍 11/12: TWIG Bazaar
Picture of the day 🎄Oh yes, it's time. Castle Noel has 100,000 ornaments hanging from the ceiling in one section of the world's largest private Christmas collection. (📷: ohventures)
Longread 📺If you're a parent you need to read this article about how YouTube has become a minefield when it comes to children's videos. Violent and frankly bizarre content is being created that targets keyword combinations children are likely to search, to the tune of billions of views. This might sound like typical moral panic that is so common with parenting articles except ... it's not. Read the article.Medium: Something is wrong on the internet