Nationally Acclaimed Art Exhibition, Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful, Celebrates Homecoming at the Columbus Museum

Following a 12-month, multi-city tour along the east coast, the acclaimed exhibition will make its final stop in Thomas’ native Columbus, where it will be on view from July 1 – September 25, 2022. This amazing exhibition, offers a compelling overview of Thomas’ trajectory from childhood to international recognition. With more than 150 objects, from her rarely seen marionettes to her well-known abstract paintings. “Sharing Alma Thomas’ passion for fostering education and creativity and for…

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“From Church Director to Cannabis Queen”

“From Church Director to Cannabis Queen”

The Well – Owner, Debbie Spear She looks like a friendly neighborhood soccer mom, but Debbie Spear’s mission to help Columbus with CBD makes her anything but ordinary.  After serving nearly 20 years in education and ministry, Debbie read a blog post that would change her life. The post, which was about the benefits of CBD, intrigued her immediately, since her husband Eddie had been dealing with chronic pain. A natural, alternative way to deal…

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From the ‘Ground’ Up: Local Playwright, Natalia Temesgen, Shoots for the Stars – and Makes It

From the ‘Ground’ Up: Local Playwright, Natalia Temesgen, Shoots for the Stars – and Makes It

Some people are born to be storytellers. They have it in their blood – the ability to thread language and image into new worlds. It’s not impossible to learn this art; even the best artists will tell you their hard work and dedication got them farther than any birthright talent. Yet it would be hard to describe Natalia Temesgen as anything other than a born storyteller. A playwright, actor, screenwriter, newspaper columnist, parent and teacher…

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Local “Chicken Lady” Creates Award-Winning Recipes

Local “Chicken Lady” Creates Award-Winning Recipes

Here in the South, Southern Comfort food is an art form, and local food expert Melinda Newton has created some tasty masterpieces.  Known around these parts as “The Chicken Lady,” and for good reason. Her first experiences with food, and especially, chicken, began in the iconic Minnie’s restaurant, which was opened by Melinda’s grandmother “Minnie” in 1986. In 1991, Melinda’s mother, Rose, became the manager of Minnie’s, and in 1999, Melinda decided to join the…

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The Deep, Musical Magic of Wolf & Clover: twelvemonth and a day

The Deep, Musical Magic of Wolf & Clover: twelvemonth and a day

A whistle, a banjo. A guitar and a washboard. A fiddle, an accordion, and a beautiful voice singing from beyond the world. Highland jigs and ghostly woods, a lover’s quest and a good day’s work, and another morning coming after rest. This is the soul of Wolf & Clover, an “Irish-ish” band that dives deep into traditional Celtic music before surfacing again with new tweaks and twists and interpretation to share. The Columbus band’s new…

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Columbus’s “Journey Toward Justice” Tour the Civil Right Movements We’ve Made

Columbus’s “Journey Toward Justice” Tour the Civil Right Movements We’ve Made

Cities such as Atlanta, Albany, Montgomery, and Birmingham often dominate discussions of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. However, the Chattahoochee Valley has been the site of regular cycles of civil rights activism, allyship, and backlash throughout the past century. Advances in civil rights that proved significant at the national and state levels happened from the 1940s through the 1970s, and vibrant activism continues in the community today. Journey Toward Justice, a new exhibit…

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The Joint Redemption – Christi Burdeshaw

The Joint Redemption – Christi Burdeshaw

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,…

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Jessica Jones Creates Empowering Experiences Through Boudoir Photography

Jessica Jones Creates Empowering Experiences Through Boudoir Photography

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…

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From Bare Roots to The Food Mill: It’s About Healthier Meals for a Healthier Community

From Bare Roots to The Food Mill: It’s About Healthier Meals for a Healthier Community

Bare Roots Café’s distinctive blend of healthy, locally-sourced produce and carefully curated menu items returns to the historic Bibb City area as The Food Mill (3781 2nd Ave). Beautifully reimagined, the café is now also part of UGrow, Inc., a non-profit that works to fight food insecurity. Director Olivia Amos shares the restaurant’s mission to “connect Columbus residents to locally sourced food by building a collaborative culture where food is medicine.” Along with partner organizations…

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The Vibrations of the Legacy of St. EOM still Resonate through New Art & Pasafest

The Vibrations of the Legacy of St. EOM still Resonate through New Art & Pasafest

Artist Eddie Owens Martin, known as St. EOM, changed the world of art as we knew it when he shared his vision through the wonderland of Pasaquan. An entire world of its own, Pasaquan features Eddie’s work, ideas, stories, music, and spirit. The seven acre site located in Buena Vista has been restored by the Kohler Foundation and preserved by Columbus State University and is an off-campus extension of the university’s programs as well as…

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