Let’s start with Electric City Life’s mission statement: Engaging, activating, and informing Columbus, Georgia (and beyond) through a multi-media platform, events, and community projects. After about a year, in 2015, the virtual platform needed a real life platform, where we could come together every month to discuss different subjects with an array of community authorities, in a...
It all began when "Tommy" was released as the fourth studio album by the English, rock band The Who in May 1969.
Columbus State University College of the Arts has been at the core of the Uptown Columbus evolution. Yet, no college art department is complete without a Department of Dance.
Meet Trevor. Trevor is the owner of two local artisan pasta restaurants by the name of Trevioli, located in the Columbus, GA area.
As non-chain restaurants continue opening up around Columbus, GA, one group of guys are looking to highlight them by producing unique food & drink events. Electric City Life had a chance to catch up with Jay Tye, one of the Co-Founders of the new start-up, Food & Drink Craft Collective. ECL: How did the idea of “Food & Drink Craft Collective” first come to you? F&D: The idea was...
In its sixth year, The Columbus Museum’s Annual Fundraiser, “Let There Be Art!” is broadening its scope to feature local and regional artists in new ways.
Meritage is several places in one: a gourmet deli at lunch, that serves the downtown crowd, a traditional special-occasion destination, an expert wine tasting venue, and now it boasts a modern, newly redesigned wine lounge.
Anticipation has steadily grown as Barberitos prepares to open its doors at 1012 Broadway in the space formerly occupied by Brother’s General Store. Built by Herndon Construction LLC, the year-long ground up historic renovation has taken the first floor retail space from a country store to a modern steel and stacked stone restaurant. Though some original materials like the 100-year old wooden...
My new life in Columbus is mostly removed from anything adrenaline boosting. But at the track, I watched a guy drive his beat up sedan into the pits, remove the headlights, and then suit up to race.
Growing up in Columbus, I knew the downtown area to be intimidating. At the time, the intimidation factor came from perceived crime.