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...
Chancellor’s Men’s Store – A Columbus Tradition
Written by Alia Teetshorn I’m not sure if all our readers know that Chancellor’s Men’s Store has been open in the same location since 1873. It is truly a Columbus institution, if there ever was one! ECL got to talk to Roger Stinson Jr., whose family has owned the store for close to ten years, and discussed what it is like to work in the family business as father and son with his dad...
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...
Top 5 To Do This Weekend
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?
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 Who’s “Tommy”: The Springer Keeps Bringing The Best To Columbus, GA
It all began when "Tommy" was released as the fourth studio album by the English, rock band The Who in May 1969.
Poverty to Pasta
Meet Trevor. Trevor is the owner of two local artisan pasta restaurants by the name of Trevioli, located in the Columbus, GA area.