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RiverCenter Announces 2024-2025 Season

Posted on August 6, 2024August 6, 2024 by Editor - the Local

RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, our hub for local arts and entertainment, recently announced their 2024-2025 season with an exciting lineup unlike anything that’s ever come through the RiverCenter before. Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and Wheel of Fortune Live! will all kick off national tours right here in Columbus, where local audiences will be the first to experience these shows before…

The LocaL Calendar – July 2024

Posted on July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 by Editor - the Local

The Arts & Museums Member Monday at the Naval MuseumExperience the stories that your support helps bring to the public. Members receive a private, guided tour of the galleries and behind-the-scenes. While your tour is complimentary, the guests we hope you bring pay only $5. Mondays, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., National Civil War Naval Museum, 1002 Victory Drive, Columbus ½ off Tuesdays at the Columbus Collective MuseumsDiscover the wonder of the Columbus Collective Museum….

Hustle & Flow

Posted on July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 by Editor - the Local

Singer IveY Ruth Jones – Steps Into A New Unknown Enjoying an IPA from Maltitude at Banks Food Hall after work, Ivey – such a future of Columbus rock ‘n roller she’s on a first-name basis with the scene – says she enjoys the rhythm of the freelance lifestyle, going between seasonal work as a self-professed river rat who “loves to show off Columbus” and a gigging musician. “With both, it’s all Go! Go! Go!…

Brittney Green

Posted on July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 by Editor - the Local

Local Comic Book Artist Takes Storytelling To A New Level When Brittney Green sees the world, she sees stories. Characters and plots, settings, and themes all circle her mind and enter the art she offers to the world through the powerful medium of comic book storytelling. “I have always loved storytelling,” Brittney says, her eyes shining with enthusiasm. “It’s such a powerful tool to convey messages on a profound level. There’s so much potential.” For…

Shane’s Rib Shack

Posted on July 2, 2024September 2, 2024 by Editor - the Local

Good People, Making Great Barbeque When Shane Thompson and his wife Stacey opened up the first Rib Shack in McDonough, Georgia in 2002, they had no idea how people would react to his grandfather’s secret BBQ recipe. While they started off humble – the original shack had a tin roof and even an outhouse – word got around quickly as people came in droves to try their delicious BBQ. Now, 22 years later, there are…

The Film Scout

Posted on July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 by Editor - the Local

Movies of JULY I honestly can’t believe we’re in July. You’d have to excuse me, I’m still high from the historical moment that was Kendrick Lamar’s “Pop Out” concert. I’m still goin on YouTube and playing back parts of that show. I swear for 2 hours I felt like I was from LA. It’s been hot but let’s cool off in the theaters as we get into my July movie recommendations. Deadpool & Wolverine ‘Deadpool…

Columbus Jazz Society

Posted on July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 by Editor - the Local

Jazz On the Rise There’s nothing like a positive “I told you so” moment. About a year ago, I made a bold claim at one of our monthly board meetings that jazz was on the rise in Columbus and the surrounding areas. We were brainstorming ideas on how to breathe life back into our city’s jazz and live music scene. Faking confidence, I spoke life to what I was hoping for, though I’m not sure…

The Loft Celebrates 32 Years – June 21

Posted on June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 by Editor - the Local

With The Infectious Groove of the Macon Music Revue By Frank Etheridge The Loft will shake with the deep sounds of Southern rock and roll history this month, with the sights and sounds of our down-the-road sister city’s musical heritage taking up residence in The Loft’s gorgeous Green Room space for a performance to be remembered. Much more than a tribute group, this radical crew of exceptional musicians will channel Macon’s iconic hitmakers in a…

Good Vibes, Cold Brews & Good Times

Posted on June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 by Editor - the Local

Young Entrepreneur Finds Path to Success & We Can All Take a BYTE By Frank Etheridge Just before the Friday after-work rush arrives at Bytes & Brews, co-owner Michael Woodham sits at the bar in deep concentration, plugging away as he adds new delights to the menu. Blips, beeps, lights and music surround him from the wide collection of arcade and video games packed into this latest place-to-be downtown, the city’s first-ever “game bar” on…

The Outskirts Bar and Grill

Posted on June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 by Editor - the Local

Where Columbus’ Plays By Frank Etheridge If there’s one place in town you know you can always depend on for cold beer, good food and some rockin’ entertainment, it’s the Outskirts. The now-iconic spot was given its name “Because it’s on the outskirts of the downtown entertainment district”, owner Bobby Judge tells me.“ I like to entertain. One of my goals after getting out of the Army was to open a place like this so…

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