Sometimes It Takes A Vision: New art gallery bridges past and present, art and underserved neighborhoods

Sometimes It Takes A Vision: New art gallery bridges past and present, art and underserved neighborhoods

Again and again, all signs pointed Dee Dee Tebeau to 2nd Avenue. Dee Dee was first drawn to the North Highland neighborhood by the example of Rob and Carrie Strickland, who help bring housing and educational opportunities to the area through their Truth Spring ministry. As the months went by and Dee Dee brought her son to Godwin Creek Golf Course to play, the question recurred, “how can I help the neighborhood?” She did not…

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Strut Your Stuff at Strut the Hooch Comic Parade

Strut Your Stuff at Strut the Hooch Comic Parade

At 9 a.m. Saturday morning, April 6, be prepared. In front of the historic Springer Opera House on 10th Street, they will gather. Who will gather? The funnest, frolicking-est gaggle of lovingly wacky eccentrics the Fountain City has ever seen. Welcome to the 5th Annual Strut the Hooch Parade!  Come for clowns, jugglers, horn tooters and snake charmers. The forecast calls for unicorns, kazoo bands, fire trucks and “lawn mower drill teams.” There’s really no…

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Old School Barber Shoppe: the cutting edge of classic barber style

Old School Barber Shoppe: the cutting edge of classic barber style

Find the door between SaltCellar restaurant and the corner of 1st Ave and 11th Street. Take a turn up the stairs, go ahead through the door and enter a lost world. You stand on heart pine floors, behind you is an exposed brick wall, and before you is what looks to be a turn-of-the-century barber shop, complete with period furniture, décor and solid barber chairs. No, you haven’t entered a time warp, though you have…

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The Joint Redemption: how one irresponsible publication embarrassed a respected local businessman

The Joint Redemption: how one irresponsible publication embarrassed a respected local businessman

In the 70s, Ken Friedlander made a name for himself with his clothing store, Ken and Company. He was well-known, a man with a booming voice, the kind of man who never met a stranger. His son, Paul, remembers his father always smelling of Paul Sebastian cologne, and says, “you would hear and smell him before you saw him.”   Ken would later go into real estate, where his personality and business acumen translated into a…

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Bourbon Cocktails: Beyond the Tried and True

Bourbon Cocktails: Beyond the Tried and True

As you have probably noticed, over the past two months I have been talking a lot about bourbon. So far I have written about the current bourbon craze—what started it, and the effects of the increased demand for bourbon. In the most recent article I addressed several traditional bourbon cocktails, including the Mint Julep, the Old Fashioned, and the Manhattan. This month I will explore several craft cocktails that are a twist on some of…

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