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qmunity: trans symposium & cincinnati pride gay games: home team polisigh: the marriage ruling feature: our favorite staples and splurges
feature: cleveland eats feature: happy hours
feature: farmers markets feature: patios
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the mario & debbie show
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the other side creative class: cock
creative class: arts fest
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deep inside hollywood
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bookmark: janet mock redefining realness
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interview: uh huh her
i ♥ the nightlife: battledrag out & about savage love
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the divine life
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PUBLISHER Christopher Hayes ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS Bob Vitale & Chad Frye HEADQUARTERS Outlook Media, Inc. 815 N High St, Bsmt Ste G, Columbus, OH 43215 614.268.8525 phone / 614.261.8200 fax SALES Chad Frye / cfrye@outlookmedia.com Alexis Perrone / aperrone@outlookmedia.com
As we’re finishing up this issue of Outlook, we’re debating pizza toppings.
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This won’t be a goat cheese, pear and prosciutto with arugula and a balsamic drizzle kind of pie. Right now we’re in sausage-andextra-cheese mode.
popcorn. We asked Cheryl Harrison, whose Drink Up Columbus blog is a must-read for those who like to drink up, to visit some of the places who’ve amped up the apps that go with your end-of-the-day cocktail.
ADVERTISING DEADLINES Reservations by the 15th of each month. Art in by the 20th. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Bob Vitale / bvitale@outlookmedia.com
Her report on places to drink, eat and be merry is on Pages 24 and 25.
That’s one of my favorite things about Columbus and Ohio.
Managing editor Erin McCalla is a fan of the great outdoors, especially when it’s enhanced We can do high-end with the best of ’em, but with fire pits and patio umbrellas. On Pages 30 we’re not above cream of mushroom soup as a and 31, she runs down the best patios in casserole ingredient. We love restaurants that Columbus, from Club Diversity’s expansive fancy-up hot dogs and grilled cheese. We’ll backyard to Bodega’s people-watching perch. make a schmancy buffet and then stand around a tailgate to enjoy it. Erin has a neat tradition with her friends. They’re working their way through the alphabet, We wanted to showcase both in this month’s visiting a Columbus bar or restaurant every few Food & Drink Issue. weeks that starts with a different letter. (They’re on Q now. And believe it or not, they On Pages 18-21, we offer up some of our have three places to choose from.) Columbus favorites for when we’re watching our wallets and for when we’re in the mood to We’re all in the mood for exploring new horizons splurge. Photographer Emma Parker shot our around here lately. Next month, as LGBT people go-to bargains and our why-the-hell-not and allies kick off Pride celebrations around breakfasts, lunches, dinners, desserts and the state, we’ll be debuting the first Ohio-wide cocktails. edition of Outlook. There’s a lot to choose from out there, and we wanted to give you ideas for a meal, a drink, a place you might not have tried yet.
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Bob Vitale We’re quite happy with a trend we’ve noticed in Editor-in-Chief / Associate Publisher Columbus lately, how happy hours have bebvitale@outlookmedia.com come more than a cheap drink and a basket of @Bob_Vitale
On the Cover: Lacey & Audra Wheeler Emma Parker shot this month’s cover with Lacey and Audra Wheeler at The Kitchen in German Village. The couple first appeared in Outlook’s wedding announcements in February. They were married on Jan 20, 2013, in New York City. Thanks to Anne Boninsegna and Jen Lindsey at The Kitchen for helping with our nod to Lady and the Tramp and for creating one of the best new dining spots in town! The Kitchen is located at 231 E Livingston Ave. More info: 614.225.8940 or thekitchencolumbus.com.
NEXT MONTH: the pride issue
MANAGING EDITOR Erin McCalla / erin@outlookmedia.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Debe, Bryan Cole, Cheryl Harrison, Andrew Hypes, Erin McCalla, Mario Pinardi, Romeo San Vicente, Dan Savage, Regina Sewell, Debra Shade, Kristen Spicker, Debbie Van Bommel, Bob Vitale ART DIRECTOR Christopher Hayes /chris@outlookmedia.com CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Cheryl Harrison, Emma Parker, Andrew Williams COVER PHOTO: Emma Parker CYBERSPACE http://www.outlookohio.com http://www.outlookmedia.com http://www.networkcolumbus.com http://twitter.com/outlookcolumbus http://facebook.com/outlookcolumbus outlook is published and distributed by Outlook Media, Inc. the first day of each month throughout Ohio. outlook is a free publication provided solely for the use of our readers. Any person who willfully or knowingly obtains or exerts unauthorized control over more than 5 copies of any issue of outlook columbus with the intent to prevent other individuals from reading it shall be considered guilty of the crime of theft. Violators will be prosecuted. The views expressed in outlook are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the views, policies, or personal, business, or professional practices of Outlook Media, Inc. or its staff, ownership, or management. outlook does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or reliability of any interpretation, advice, opinion, or view presented. Outlook Media, Inc. does not investigate or accept responsibility for claims made in any advertisement. Outlook Media, Inc. assumes no responsibility for claims arising in connection with products and services advertised herein, nor for the content of, or reply to, any advertisement. All material is copyrighted ©2014 by Outlook Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
puzzling solution - puzzle on pg 54
This year, Outlook’s Big Gay Dance Party will feature Chi Chi LaRue, the Glamazons and DJ Moxy at Park Street Patio.
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