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By age 24, Christi Burdeshaw had been arrested for shoplifting, possession of a controlled substance, probation violations, and even car theft. She used and sold drugs, oxycodone and methamphetamine. She lost custody of her three children. Christi remembers seeing her reflection in the glass of a sheriff’s car window. She remembers thinking how awful she looked, how unlike herself she seemed. Christi never used drugs as a kid. She was a cheerleader in high school,…

Local photographer Jessica Jones appreciates the human form, and her boudoir photography celebrates the intricacies that make a person innately human, and beautiful.A Columbus local, Jess spent some time away from our city before returning to open her photography studio. With over twelve years experience, she decided to switch gears from weddings and family shoots to focus on boudoir photography. She opened her studio in Columbus three years ago and has spent the time since…

Celebrating 25 years since she left Puerto Rico behind and began finding her place in mainland America, Ena Ramille Quiñones’s art show “Twenty Five: A Culmination of My Journey to Columbus” brings together the past, present and future, inviting others to see Columbus, Georgia’s culture and architecture through the lens of her experience.“To me the old things are sacred,” she says, “so we should be able to share that with future generations in a way…

Living amid the coronavirus pandemic has created many difficulties, including the ways we shop for food; items can be out of stock, lines can be cramped and long, and the risk of infection still remains a constant threat. Fortunately, there are farmers here in our community that offer safer and more environmentally friendly options. Not only does shopping locally help support businesses during the difficulties presented by the pandemic, it also avoids the stress of…

Winter in the south might seem like a quiet time for most, but for kayakers, the season means more time spent in the water, and Columbus offers the perfect place to do just that. In December of 2019, filmmaker Jeff Springer made his way to Columbus, Georgia. He had caught wind of a story of a vagabond community of squatting kayakers and was intrigued. Springer formed the idea for a documentary about these kayakers and…