Since 2000, Phenix City-based American Guitar Boutique has provided musicians in the Chattahoochee Valley with the service and expertise only working musicians can provide. Owners Tim O’Brien and Mike Childree have more than eighty years of professional experience between them. Their experience in the trenches gives them the broad, real-world knowledge necessary to guide players of all skill levels, from beginners to pros, toward the right products and services. This locally owned shop, located at…

David Benefield is proud to celebrate 33 years in Midtown, at St. Elmo Shopping Center on Lakebottom Park. Customers whose wedding flower arrangements he made three decades ago now come in with their adult children, who need arrangements for their weddings. David has served generations of Columbus families, and when you visit his shop, currently bursting with festive adornments, it’s no wonder that Ann’s Porch is a local institution. David specializes in weddings, anniversaries, funerals,…

Shooter’s Valhalla, a retail gun shop located on the corner of 12th Street and 1st Avenue, actively serves the community, and exists because the community asked for it. Shooter’s grew out of Valhalla Training Academy, directed by Rob Phipps, who proudly served 22 years in the US Military’s Special Operation’s Command, 75th Ranger Regiment, with extensive instructor experience and many prestigious awards. Gene Lively, a partner in both businesses, is proud that clients, impressed with…

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…