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BBQ Review: Country’s Barbecue

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Written by Christopher Binns I went to Country’s Barbecue, on Veterans Parkway in Columbus, Georgia, November 16, 2016, and scored them 1-10 on the categories listed further below.    The parking lot was practically full, as it is every night of the week.  This is the only locally owned and operated BBQ restaurant in the Columbus area that is open on Sundays, serves alcohol, and has a...

Breaking the Third Dimension with Artist Najee Dorsey

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Written by Brad Barnes with The Dew Abides   Najee Dorsey has enjoyed a successful career as a mixed media artist whose works are deeply rooted in African-American Southern culture. Recently, his art entered a new period, one that incorporates found materials into clay sculpture. Though Najee began sculpting in the early 1990s, assemblage became his focal point in December 2015, and he has...

Betsy Eby: Leading a Poetic Life

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Written by Brenda Stevens & published in Columbus Arts Magazine My first encounter with Betsy Eby’s captivating encaustic paintings was at the Columbus Museum in 2013. I just stood there, mesmerized; I’d never seen anything like them. So, I’m very happy to have the opportunity to meet her and talk to her about her work and her life. Betsy, I know you spend part of your life each...

BBQ Review: Macon Road BBQ

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Christopher Binns told me how passionate he was about BBQ, and I was excited when he agreed to write a review on various BBQ places in our area for Electric City Life. BBQ is entrenched in our southern culture. Even visitors come here wanting to know what the best BBQ place in town is, and Christopher is here to help rate it for us by score. Written by Christopher Binns I visited the Macon Road...

Epic Voted Top Restaurant in U.S.

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Just in time for Epic Restaurant’s 4th birthday celebration, on August 1st, when many said the restaurant couldn’t be done in Columbus, GA, comes an incredible gift of recognition from Gayot.com (The Guide to the Good Life). GAYOT’s 2016 Annual Restaurant Awards features the Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S., Top 10 New Restaurants, Best Restaurateur, and the Most Adventurous...

David Koontz | St. Francis CEO

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Originally featured in Southern Views Magazine By: Roberto Caligaris | Photo by: John A. Marchetti, St. Francis A seasoned hospital administrator with 30 years of experience, Koontz most recently worked as a healthcare consultant for a variety of community health systems, national hospital corporations and international clients. Koontz holds both a master’s degree in business administration and a...

Need some magic in your week?

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Mike Tyler and Christopher Wayne are two Australian magicians who are touring as co-stars of The Naked Magic Show. The show features magic, mirth and more than a touch of mayhem as these two hot and hilarious magicians say abracadabra and take magic to a whole new level. Following sold out shows and rave reviews in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the USA the world’s boldest and cheekiest magic...