Articles by Abigail Sipe Rochester
Cajun Shrimp Pasta to cure your cravings
A wise person once said, “you can’t miss what you don’t know.”
Improv children’s musical ‘Pants on Fire’ coming to Theatre MSU
While many live theater performances claim to be like no other, this week, Theatre MSU is presenting “Pants on Fire,” an improvisational musical that is new each time it is performed.
Buster Camp collared as Starkville’s first Pet Mayor
In the first election of its kind for the state, Starkville has selected Buster Camp as the new Pet Mayor.
‘Steel Magnolias’, ‘Seussical Jr’ headline Golden Triangle Theatre shows this fall
Mayzie La Bird, who has an egg she should be sitting on and nurturing, wants to shirk her motherly responsibilities to go have fun. She tries to sing to Horton (of “Horton Hears a Who” fame) to convince him to sit on her nest so she can take a break.
Weekend bets: Fun things to do in the Golden Triangle this weekend (Sept. 22-24)
This weekend has a variety of events to choose from including performances of “Steel Magnolias,” the Black Prairie Blues Festival and the Cotton District Arts
The art of tossing together a giant salad
While “tossing” together a salad usually involves just mixing it in a bowl, a class at Mississippi State University interpreted the word differently last week.
Fall showers bring… a Cinnamon Roll Pull-Apart Loaf
While most refer to the middle of September to the end of November as “fall” in the South, this year, I’m calling it “shower season.”
Black Prairie Blues Festival coming to downtown West Point this weekend
Though it is no longer “howling,” the Black Prairie Blues Festival is coming downtown for its 25th year this Saturday.
Cotton District Arts Festival returns to Starkville this weekend
“Fun, food, music, art, what’s not to love?”
Scrapbooks donated to public library document unseen parts of history
When the Belle Fleur Garden Club started compiling scrapbooks in 1968, its members didn’t realize they were collecting part of the history of the city.
‘Gestalt Gardener’ to visit Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market
While Felder Rushing often appears in The Dispatch with his “In the Garden with Felder” column on gardening advice, it is not every day that he comes to Columbus.
Ribbon-cutting for Cornerstone Park set for Oct. 13
After more than three years since its groundbreaking, Cornerstone Park is almost ready to officially “play ball.”
Weekend bets: Fun things to do in the Golden Triangle this weekend (Sept. 15-17)
This weekend has a variety of events to choose from including a cocktail party, a piano performance and even “The Eccentricities of a Nightingale” with
Slapping together Bruschetta Pasta Salad
Right after Hunter and I got married, we took a road trip to North Carolina for our honeymoon.
Remembering ‘the fog of war’ on 9/11
Everybody has a story to tell when it comes to where they were on September 11, 2001. But some were closer to the tragedy than others.
Playwriting, poetry, movies and more honor Tennessee Williams this week
Often, the words a writer leaves behind become their legacy.
Robots, zero-gravity and growing tomatoes in space: Astronaut tells Caledonia students about time at space station
When astronaut Robert Hines looked down at Earth from the International Space Station, Caledonia was so small he could barely see it through his long lens camera.
Weekend bets: Fun things to do in the Golden Triangle this weekend (Sept. 8-10)
This weekend has a variety of events to choose from including a butterfly bonanza, the Oktibbeha County Humane Society Dog Paddle and even the start
Dogs set to make a splash at Moncrief Pool this weekend
This weekend, dogs and humans alike will be diving into Moncrief Pool for the Oktibbeha County Humane Society’s 13th annual Dog Paddle.
‘A Grand Heritage’: Pound Cake carries on through generations
On Julia Phillips’s 83rd birthday, her daughters Mary Margaret Swedenburg and Mandy Hannon arrived at her assisted living facility with a familiar sight: a pound cake.
