By Margot McCrillis Since its founding – and to today – the city is a destination for high-quality entertainment. The Springer Opera House, Georgia’s state theater, was a stop for actors and singers in the 1800s. And, it produces musicals, comedies and dramas today. Faculty and staff of Columbus State …
Columbus is an active city, and dozens of its activities invite travelers. There’s golf at top-rated public courses and tennis at the South’s leading clay courts facility. But active travel means more than golf and tennis. Much of the newest action is aligned with the Chattahoochee River, including whitewater rafting, …
Columbus has been a “military town” since 1918, when the Congress established Camp Benning to train infantry soldiers. Today, Fort Benning ranges …
Columbus is a fast-improving art town. From fine art to folk art, whatever your tastes, visitors will find work on display – …
In 1860, 37 percent of the city’s 10,000 population was black – all but 100 of them slaves. Today, blacks are 45 …
The Chattahoochee River is the area’s one constant. It is the border between Georgia and Alabama, at once joining and separating the …
There’s lots of barbeque and catfish in Columbus, as columnist Richard Hyatt likes to note. Yet, there’s so much more. Fort Benning, more …
By Alice Budge Budget-price fashion begins with consignment shops. The Columbus area has a dozen or more, fitting different shapes and sizes, …
Columbus and the Civil War intertwine. Columbus served the Confederacy; the Confederacy served Columbus. Evidence is everywhere, if not in the war-time …
