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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:

We talked Food Trucks with Angie Ortiz, and found – She’s Woke as Truck

Posted on January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 by Tom Ingram

I’ve tried everything on the menu, including the elotes (corn on the cob), and it nearly made me cry tears of joy.

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…

Neal Lucas: has guitar, always traveling

Posted on December 3, 2018December 9, 2018 by Tom Ingram

Neal Lucas chipped his tooth “bushwhacking” on his dad’s land, but it doesn’t stop him from smiling. From Talbot County, Ga., the singer-songwriter appeals as much to the “long-haired hippy people” as the “good ol’ boys,” with original tunes like “I Don’t Want No Other Love.” He writes, produces and records his own music, and has played with too many bands to mention. He juggles these roles by setting aside time each day to write while maintaining a cool demeanor and salt-of-the-earth integrity. Like…

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…

Alli Kaman Welcomes the Weird

Posted on November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 by Tom Ingram

The Springer Opera House has a new host for NO SHAME Theater, and that girl is Alli Kaman. At first I wondered how she would survive each week due to her wholesome disposition and the growing numbers in the crowd. Will she be tough enough to get the audience to respect performers or shut them up? After a few minutes with Alli, I realized that she has an impish personality to match her fiery red…

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