Cajun comfort in the heart of Columbus: Café le Rue celebrates ten years serving cajun classics
Eclectic Airwaves Build Sense of Place: artist Bo Bartlett’s forges new community connections through his Cougar Radio show ArtHaus
ArtHaus Radio airs Saturday and Sunday mornings from 9 to 10 a.m. and can be streamed from the website arthausradio.com. The show is lovingly curated by Bo.
Read MoreThe Mint Julep: A Not So Southern, Southern Cocktail
Here in the south, bourbon is the most common spirit used; but throughout the drink’s storied history any, and I mean any, type of alcohol has sufficed.
Read MoreT-Bones Steakhouse & Grill
Whether you enjoy one of their burgers, steaks or sandwiches, everything is no-funny-business good, every time you go.
Read MoreDrink Up, Columbus: making healthy(ish) adult beverage choices this summer
Hey there, Columbus! My name is Lily Hall, a.k.a. Lily G, but you can call me Coach Lilz, your new fitness godmother. I’m a coach, motivator, blogger and self-proclaimed “sweat queen.” I started my fitness career six years ago as a certified personal trainer and gym manager. Today I operate my own fitness brand (luluandlunges.com) and am a full time coach at Orangetheory Fitness (5592 Whitesville Road, Columbus). This incredible community has welcomed me with…
Read MoreA Painter Comes Home: Katie Jacobson finds buzzing art community in hometown Columbus
There’s a great community here,” Katie says, “and coming home, I felt how strong it is. Everyone that I’m surrounded with wants this place to grow. It’s encouraging and it’s fun.”
Read MoreUpstream: On a Fass-bender
Cinephiles across America rejoiced last month at the return of the Criterion Channel, which had disappeared with the death of FilmStruck at the end of November. Now it’s back, and back with a vengeance, loaded up with cinematic gems that have heretofore gone unseen in the movie streaming-verse. As soon as it came online, I went straight for the greatly expanded Rainer Werner Fassbinder collection, where I found Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day, a…
Read MoreSometimes 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…
Read MoreCreating Spaces: painter Betsy Eby talks about her artistic life, community and sharing space, both physical and beyond
There are stretches of the northwest coast where the gray-green Pacific Ocean crashes against the rocky shores of old growth conifer forests. It was there, in Seaside, Oregon, a village near the terminus of the Lewis and Clark Trail, hemmed by the Necanicum River to the north and Tillamook Head promontory to the south, where Betsy Eby grew up. I met with Betsy in her studio, a loft in the old Swift Mill. She showed…
Read MoreBarks and Blues returns to Woodruff Park
Saturday, May 11th marks the date of the fourth annual Paws Humane Society Barks & Blues Festival. What began as a modest attempt to bring more families onto the Paws campus drew such a crowd that we had to move it to Woodruff Park last year. This year we expect over 3,000 attendees and we can hardly wait till the music starts at 4:00 pm. The Festival now has its own website www.barksandblues.com where you…
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