Four JS Family LLLP, a partnership controlled by Columbus businessman Jack Pezold, is developing a 60-plus room Hampton Inn in the current building at 1201 Broadway, according to Pezold Management Group executive Tracy Sayers. The new, Uptown Hampton Inn will be located at the former Aaron’s Rents building, on 12th Street across from Columbus State University’s new downtown education complex...
Barks & Blues Festival
This Sunday, 6.26.16 2-6 p.m., the inaugural Barks and Blues Festival will take place at Paws Humane! This is a free event and an incredible chance to connect with your animal rescue community & Paws Humane. Paws would love the chance to show you around their facility, so you are familiar with all the services offered. The family friendly festival will include: National Blues Recording Artist...
Coffee Shop Chronicles: Iron Bank Coffee Co.
Written by Courtney Hudson If you have spent any time Uptown in Columbus, you know exactly where Iron Bank Coffee Company is located. Right on the corner of 11th and Broadway stands a beautiful, white-columned building with high arching windows, just like a picture in a history book, and really, you just might see it in one! This unique coffee house looks just like an old-timey bank because it...
Looking for a unique, local gift for Dad?
Father’s Day is this Sunday the 19th of June. Do you need an idea about what to buy Dad (or your kids’ dad)?
The 1st Men’s Empowerment Breakfast
Chattahoochee Valley Parent2Parent, LLC, a newly formed community organization, is hosting its first major event on June 18, 2016. The 1st Men’s Empowerment Breakfast will be held at the East Columbus Family Life Center at 7:00AM. “The purpose of the breakfast is two-fold”, says organizer and President of the organization Randalette L. Williams. “First we would like to recognize and...
Inaugural Music Legacy Awards
The event was presented by MusEc Organization on Sunday night at The Convention and Trade Center in Columbus, GA.
We Could Have A New State Park, Your Input is Needed
A little over a year ago a group of local folks began exploring the possibility of creating a multi-use trail system at the Standing Boy property owned by State Parks (1,580 acres located east of River Road and south of old River Road). The property is currently managed as a Wildlife Management Area and is not utilized to its fullest extent. The Department of Natural Resources is exploring...
Local History is in The Art of Tattooing
Tattoos are among the earliest and most universal art forms. For more than 5,000 years, cultures from every continent have been using tattoos to symbolize status, rites of passage, or simply as personal embellishment. The oldest discovery of tattooed human skin is found on Ötzi the Iceman, dating between 3370 and 3100 BC. Yet, in 1961 New York City (and many other cities) declared it “unlawful...
Eliza Morrill
Featured originally in Southern Views Magazine By Stephanie Reeves Eliza loves couples coming together, the crisp drama of a perfect dress and that split second as a loving expression breaks across the face of a new husband. Eliza specializes in capturing these sublime moments so you can cherish them forever. Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life. Capturing every moment...
Denham’s Florist
Featured originally on Southern Views Magazine By Stephanie Reeves | Photos by S. Saxon Flowers are an important part to making any special occasion or ceremony unique. The Wedding Day is one of the most important days of the bridal couple’s lives. On any wedding day, flowers are one of the most important elements, and indeed an integral part of any wedding ceremony across cultures. From getting...