The cat’s meow 🐱

Kitty Bubble Café offers cats + drinks in Columbus, Ohio

Find a new furry friend to take home, or just hang out with one for an hour. | Photo via @kittybubblecafe

If your favorite part of the day is coming home to your cat + a glass of wine, Kitty Bubble Café & Bar is a place you’re going to want to get your paws on. It’s hosting a soft opening this week and we’re sharing the details.

This new cat café, located at 5568 N. High St., is a place to hang out with kitties or adopt one to take home. Many of the cats are one-year-old + the space is designed to be relaxing and comforting. This means the cats are free roaming around the facility with scratching posts, climbing towers, and plenty of toys.

If you are ready to bring home your forever friend, Colony Cats will help facilitate the adoption process. Once finished, 100% of the adoption fees ($50-$100) are donated back to Colony Cats.

CBUStoday Kitty Bubble Cafe cafe side — Bright pastel colors fill the café side of Kitty Bubble. | Photo via @kittybubblecafe

But that’s just the cat portion. While you hang out with these felines, you can sip back a drink of your choice — yes, wine included. Kitty Bubble offers alcoholic drinks + coffee, tea, and bubble tea. We recommend something from the featured menu, like the Pink Toe Beans which is a green milk bubble tea with strawberry.

Currently, all visits to the cat side must be reserved online. Time slots include an hour visit for $15, or a weekday pass which offers 8 hours of visit time at your discretion during the week of purchase.

Visitors can stop in the café side, which is separate from the cat side, without purchasing a reservation to enjoy the drink menu. And with a special HVAC unit, the café side is aimed to be allergy friendly.

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Today

Chaz & Nicki | Wed., Sept. 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Natalie’s Coal-Fired Pizza and Live Music, 5601 N. High St. | Free | Listen to this local duo cover popular songs + play a few originals. 🎶

Thursday

Karaoke Night | Thurs., Sept. 22 | 6-10 p.m. | The Dry Mill, 79 S. 4th St. | Free | Sing your heart out to hit songs while drinking non-alcoholic cocktails. 🎤
The Lady Secrets Tour | Thurs, Sept. 22 | 7 p.m. | Davidson Theatre, 77 S. High St. | $30+ | Catch Keltie Knight and the rest of the cast from the E! TV series “LADYGANG.”
Disturbed | Thurs., Sept. 22 | 5:30 p.m. | KEMBA Live!, 405 Neil Ave. | $83+ | This heavily decorated metal band will play hits like “Down With The Sickness.” 🎸

Friday

Scioto Fest | Fri., Sept. 23-Sun., Sept. 25 | Times vary | Scioto Audubon Metro Park | Free | Get outdoors with rock climbing contests, kayaking, trail walks, and camping set-up spots. 🏕
Shakey Graves | Fri., Sept. 23 | 6 p.m. | KEMBA Live!, 405 Neil Ave. | $64+ | Relax in the outdoor concert space + listen to this indie folk singer.

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Weather

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Development

Xtreme Express, a local logistics firm, is planning to construct a $20 million building to integrate its operations into one place. The first two phases will create 126,000 sqft of space between a new warehouse + office at 6611 Broughton Ave. 🏗 (Columbus Business First)

Try This

Steadfast Music Festival, a local music showcase, is back with 14+ local bands taking over Natalie’s Music Hall in Grandview. Bands like Yoke Lore, The Cordial Sins, and Bad Bad Hats will perform throughout Fri., Sept. 23-Sat., Sept. 24. 🎶
Columbus Recreation and Parks is hosting Conversations & Coffee, a community meet-up to chat with local artists, on Thurs., Sept. 22 at the Cultural Arts Center. This week’s artist is Charles Penzone, owner of PENZONE Salons + Spas.

Community

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources donated $500,000 to the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium for wildlife conservation in the state. This money will be used on upgrades to the Freshwater Mussel Conservation and Research Center + preservation efforts for amphibians and reptiles. 🦎 (10TV)
Music Columbus, an organization that works to connect local musicians, producers, and performers, is seeking community feedback. Feedback can range from how its current programs are performing to possible changes to how the organization operates.

Plan Ahead

Harvest Market, a collaboration between SoHud Collective + Understory, takes place on Sun., Oct. 30 at Understory from 12-6 p.m. The market, which is free to attend, offers 40+ local vendors, fall and Halloween-themed items, and live music.

Eat

You’ve heard of the McRib — what about the MacRib? This is the newest pizza collaboration from Mikey’s Late Night Slice + Ray Ray’s Hog Pit which features mac and cheese with freshly smoked pulled pork. Try it before Sun., Sept. 25 when it leaves menus. 🍕

Sports

We’re talking about playoffs. Crew 2, the secondary soccer club to the Columbus Crew, will host Rochester NY FC on Sat., Sept. 24 at the Historic Crew Stadium. In honor of the game, the stadium will offer $1 bratwursts. Get tickets.

Biz

Giant Eagle, the Pennsylvania-based grocery chain, is partnering with Direct Energy Business to switch to wind energy at all Columbus locations. The new source of energy comes from a wind farm in Ohio + coincides with recent eco-friendly efforts such as removing plastic bags in stores by mid-October. (Columbus Underground)

Correction

The Keith Urban concert at Nationwide Arena is Fri., Sept. 23, not Thurs., Sept. 22. Tickets are still available to see the Grammy-award winning country star.

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Today’s issue was written by City Editor Mitch.

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