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Since 1873, Chancellor’s has excelled at the two things a men’s clothing store must do in order to be the best: selection and service. With 144 years behind the historic shop, the last independent men’s store in Columbus, Chancellor’s is look ahead to another 144 years of stocking the best clothes and accessories and rendering customers the absolutely best in service. When you visit Chancellor’s and talk to owner Roger M. Stinson, who purchased the…

Ride On Bikes, located at 1036 Broadway in Columbus, specializes in Specialized brand bikes because they are the number one bikes in the industry. Whatever angle, the one resonant theme throughout Ride On Bikes is that everything they do is done at the highest level of quality. Consider the saddle. What’s comfortable in the department store likely won’t be comfortable twenty miles down the trail, and this discomfort can even lead to injury. Ride On…

Big Dog Fleet Feet has been the area’s premier running and walking specialty store since the first shop opened on Broadway in 2010, a distinction bolstered by the opening of another store two years later in Columbus Park Crossing. Big Dog carries everything you need to get on your feet, with shoes, apparel, hydration, nutrition, inserts and insoles, and socks. Whatever you need for walking, running or hiking, Big Dog will get you moving. The…

Local shop outfits you for the entire natural world   Whether you’re camping in the backyard, day hiking in Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park or preparing to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, your first stop needs to be a visit to Chris Largent at Outside World, 1025 Broadway in Columbus. With personal service and hands-on knowledge of all the products they offer, the staff at Outside World can get you on the water or on the…

Keep the fun flowing this holiday season   At 1208 Broadway in Columbus, between Big Dog Fleet Feet and Kilwin’s, you’ll find Uptown Wine and Spirits, which stocks all of your favorites and many exciting libations to try in the expertly curated selections of craft beer, fine wine and specialty spirits. Uptown Wine and Spirits has quickly established itself as a destination store, and this holiday season, they have everything you need, from planning to drinks, to…

One Stop Pet Shop opened in 1991. In those days, family-owned, non-franchise pet stores were not uncommon. Today, One Stop is the only store in the area that isn’t a national brand. Jonathan Lee, the owner, takes pride in his store. He worked at One Stop before the purchased the business with his uncle, Thomas Lee, in 2003, and today he enjoys running an old business doing new things. Walking into One Stop Pet Shop…

by Jacy Jenkins It’s 10 a.m. and Tastefull Vapes just opened. Five customers immediately pile in, most of them known by name, or referred to as “Buddy”, by co-owner Brad Adams. Not only is this the original vape store in Columbus, GA, but Brad blazed a way, personally, to bring it here in 2012. Adams was travelling around selling products for trade shows when he discovered vaping as an incredible alternative to smoking on the…