Ohio Humanities' Rebecca Brown Asmo on her perfect Columbus day
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We're back with another installment of Best Day Ever, our feature highlighting how local movers and shakers spend their time in Central Ohio.
What's happening: Rebecca Brown Asmo is the executive director of Ohio Humanities, a Franklinton nonprofit that hosts programs and awards grants to support storytellers statewide, including museums, journalists and filmmakers.
Here's how Asmo would spend her Best Day Ever in Columbus:
🎙️ First listen: I start my day with a podcast. I like "Today, Explained" and "Pod Save America" for current events and political takes. And I like "Vibe Check" with Sam Sanders, Zach Stafford and Saeed Jones if I want humor and culture.
☕ Breakfast: Most days I walk my rescue dog Ren (thank you Columbus Humane!) to either Crimson Cup or Winan's in Grandview for coffee. I order a large, regular coffee with cream and sugar. I know that's boring, but it always hits the spot.
🥾 Morning activity: A hike in one of Columbus' beautiful Metro Parks. Highbanks is my go-to.
🥗 Lunch: If I'm alone, I'll take a book to Freedom a la Cart. I love the Life Salad, but I love their mission more, which supports women escaping from human trafficking.
- If I'm with friends, I'll get Pad Thai at SŌW Plated in Upper Arlington. They have yummy pressed juice cocktails too.
🚴♀️ Afternoon activity: Taking one of CoGo's e-bikes down to either the Columbus Museum of Art or the Wexner Center for the Arts to see the latest exhibit.
- Because I have a leisure card with Columbus Recreation and Parks, I received a free, one-year COGO membership, so I get a big discount on the e-bikes. They're really fun to zip around town on if you don’t want to sweat too much!
🦞 Dinner: Either the Moules Frites or Lobster Bisque at Lindey's with a very dirty vodka martini.
📚 Evening activity: Depends on my mood. If I'm feeling like an introvert, I will stop by the Book Loft on my way home from dinner to browse for a bit then go home and snuggle up in my favorite chair with whatever I’m reading at the moment.
- If I'm feeling extroverted, I'll meet friends for a casual drink. I'll go wherever they go, but I love low Beck Tavern in the winter and Land Grant when it's warmer. If things go really late, it’s karaoke at Mickey's or dancing at Axis — although realistically that only happens a few times a year!
📽️ Plus: Check out "Still Working 9 to 5," a documentary on workplace gender inequality, showing at Drexel Theatre next week at an event supported by Ohio Humanities.