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We Could Have A New State Park, Your Input is Needed

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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

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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

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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...

The Real Deal Dill Pickles

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Originally featured in Southern Views Magazine Written by Stephanie Reeves | Photos by S. Saxon After being deployed for a year, life changed for James Alexander when he returned home. After being laid off from his job to finding another one, he began to have a headache that would not go away. Later doctors would find that Alexander suffered from a traumatic brain injury while serving over seas...

Top 5 To Do This Weekend

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These top five events will help you kick off your summer right in Columbus, GA! Jerry Seinfeld at RiverCenter Friday, June 3rd, 7pm America’s premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will be performing his signature stand-up routine. Seinfeld has been hailed for his uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere. Seinfeld now sets his sights on performing...

What is Monthly Meeting of the Minds?

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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...

The Missing Link

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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.