Spring represents new beginnings, and love is in the air. Are you trying to make a first impression, or a lasting one on someone special?
Open Letter: SPLOST Crucial for Economic Development
We are competing for companies on a global scale, and we need advantages.
Changing of the Guards
“Changing of the Guards” is a phrase originally referring to a shift change of new guards replacing the old guards at Buckingham Palace, and depicts what appears to be happening in our community. The saying metaphorically signifies new people replacing people in positions of importance. A “Changing of the Guard” can be an elaborate ceremony with fanfare, like at Buckingham Palace, or...
Vision for Electric City Life
Published in Her & Playgrounds Magazine. After buying a loft downtown two years ago, my heart has grown tremendously for our community and our development. After selling my family’s tax business, I started booking/marketing for The Loft, CutBait Music Festival, and a lot of other projects/events for the past two years. During this time I realized the lack of synergy and coverage on cool...
Best of Pop Culture in 2014
As an entertainment writer and critic, I watch more television than I’d like to admit (after all, I want you to take me seriously as a human); I watch all the movies in the Best Picture category; I spend far too much time with social media; I listen to podcasts, music, interviews, radio shows; and I read a dozen magazines a month. I’m a busy girl, but it’s worth it to see what everyone likes (and...
The Local Outsider
It’s the feeling of being an outsider that keeps me here.
Breaking Away
There's a reason a lot of us feel unhappy and/or stressed out; we may simply need a break. Our American culture tends to never "turn off" and we've all experienced a burn-out from it.
I Don't Feel Like I'm in Columbus Anymore
The dichotomy occurring right now between the revitalization in Columbus and the most miserable residents in America is real. I just read why we are one of the 'Top 10 Most Miserable Cities in America' along with various articles of how Columbus is the worst city to live in, ever, in the history of time. Then I scrolled though some negative posts on Facebook about our city and even got a laugh...