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Strut Your Stuff at Strut the Hooch Comic Parade

Posted on March 21, 2019September 2, 2024 by Tom Ingram

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…

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

Posted on March 18, 2019September 2, 2024 by Tom Ingram

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…

Electric Panda: new tattoo shop owner makes award-winning work and a major contribution to his community

Posted on February 15, 2019September 2, 2024 by Tom Ingram

J-Bird’s path to entrepreneurship has been long, winding and often rocky. As you know, we at this magazine love a good redemption story, and when one of those stories culminates in good people providing killer body art to the community? Check it out:

11th and Bay: bringing true southern hospitality back to Columbus

Posted on January 5, 2019June 29, 2019 by Tom Ingram

“I thought I was going to have a panic attack,” Michael recalls. “I thought being off Broadway was the biggest mistake of my life.”

UP Factory: you’ll come back because you’ll feel good

Posted on December 18, 2018September 2, 2024 by Tom Ingram

From massages to aerial classes to yoga, UP Factory offers an extensive array of amazing classes and services.

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

Posted on December 13, 2018September 2, 2024 by Tom Ingram

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…

Bourbon Cocktails: Beyond the Tried and True

Posted on November 21, 2018June 29, 2019 by Tom Ingram

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…

Skylar Saufley: local blues wunderkind gets down and wows audiences on his way up

Posted on November 7, 2018September 2, 2024 by Tom Ingram

Getting compared to Eric Clapton is a big deal for any blues guitarist, and 23-year-old Skylar Saufley frequently draws the comparison from those who are captivated by his playing. Born in Virginia, Skylar moved to Columbus in the 3rd grade, when his father was stationed at Fort Benning. He’s been here ever since and considers himself a Columbus native, but when people hear him play, they often ask, “where did he come from?” Some also…

Start Your Own Story: the bar at Epic is the perfect place to begin a love affair with one of Columbus’ premier restaurants

Posted on September 13, 2018September 2, 2024 by Tom Ingram

“A lot of people don’t seem to know you can come in and just enjoy the bar,” Adam Icard explained one Monday evening at Epic Restaurant (1201 Front Avenue, Columbus) where he works. This is Adam’s story: Adam has spent most of his restaurant career behind a grill, but over the past year has transitioned to baking and pastry work. He compares baking, now his primary passion, to chemistry, and enjoys the challenge of experimenting…

In Conversation with Bo Bartlett: The Bo Bartlett Center’s past, present and future, and finding common ground through art

Posted on June 14, 2018June 29, 2019 by Tom Ingram

On an overcast day, as the sun broke through a light rain long enough for me to walk from my car to the Corn Center for the Visual Arts, which houses the Bo Bartlett Center, I waited for Columbus-born artist of international renown, Bo Barltett, in the lobby area. I had visited The Center many times since the opening reception on Jan. 19, and I had always been struck by the contrast in these experiences—the…

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