Wednesday, October 11 2017

The Top Golf franchise creates fanatics everywhere it lands - could it be coming to Columbus? ⛳️

Hello . It's James.

Top Golf has a cult of devoted fans who are ready to rave about the place given the slightest opportunity, and it looks like they are coming to Columbus. We'll have to wait for official confirmation for more details, but here's what we know now, as well as a look at why you should be hyped.

Wednesday Weather 🌡76 - 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise, mostly cloudy. ⛈

Navigator Originals ✏️Just Announced, St. Vincent Will Be Playing Columbus January 10th At Express Live! [Miller]St. Vincent is coming to Columbus - should be a hot ticket. Goes on sale Friday.The 10 Best Columbus Cake Decorators & Bakeries To Follow On Instagram [Wiley]Tuesday was National Cake Decorating Day, and Chelsea unearthed 10 of the best cake decorators in the Columbus area for your viewing (and Instagram following) pleasure.Rumor Confirmed: Easton Is Totally Getting A LEGOLAND Discovery Center And We Should All Be Psyched About It [Miller]Since you're one of the cool kids and follow Columbus Navigator, you knew this was happening a month ago, but now we have official confirmation from Easton: a LEGOLAND Discovery Center will be moving in to the old KDB space.Here’s How Ohio Breweries Fared At The 2017 GABF Competition [Wiley]Breweries across the state did well at the competition that included entries from 2,290 breweries, but only one Columbus area based brewery took him a prize.

Around Town 🏘1812 Columbus asks the question: is Columbus losing its best artists to other cities? The city lagged behind in public art, with only a recent effort to create a public art ecosystem. Meanwhile, other midwestern cities pay artists well, and have frequent calls for public art. [1812/Al-Khayyal]The Dispatch talks to Chris Bradley about his recent stem-cell transplant surgery. It sounds like if everything goes well, he may be able to return to normal activities in 2018. ❤️ [Dispatch/Gordon]Assuming you're a Buckeyes fan, you will probably enjoy this Detroit Free Press article on Jim Harbaugh's "mystique" fading, as losses to Ohio State and Michigan State "pile up." 😀 [Detroit Free Press]Are these the 10 best breakfast spots in central Ohio? [NBC4]

Longread 🐐The alt-right is a thing in Germany too. A goat herder is leading their equivalent.From a tiny village in the country’s rural east, a leading nationalist intellectual builds a vision for the future of his movement across Europe.New York Times Magazine: The Prophet Of Germany's New Right

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