A lucky find turns into a lemon lime loaf to love
Ahh, the thrill of the hunt.
Spontaneous baking bliss: sour cream plum cake
As with almost any avid baker, my personality leans a little more type A than I’d care to admit.
Easy snack bars for a pop of energy
Snacks are a staple in the American diet.
Marry Me Chicken Orzo helps you get things done
I had too much to accomplish this week to focus on cooking.
Robert St. John: What I learned about impact
“Since when is life about happiness? It should be about impact.”
Serve a naturally sweet, flavorful fall pumpkin soup
Cool, crisp fall evenings call for the warmth and comfort of a big bowl of soup, filled with the flavors of the season.
Live portrait artist creates ‘magic’ at Festival of the Fae market
Kaitlyn Zhang’s pen flies across the paper on her easel as a small crowd watches her work in her booth at the Festival of the Fae Harvest Market. The artist, wearing fantastical red antlers on her head, produces a portrait of the person in front of her, talking with her subject as she draws.
Jabe Nicholson: How are the mighty fallen
The title reflects King David’s lament when he learned that Jonathan and Saul had been slain by the Philistines on the slopes of Mount Gilboa.
Taylor Swift fans flood German museum to see painting echoing her hit video ‘The Fate of Ophelia’
A German museum has been unexpectedly overrun by Taylor Swift fans because one of its paintings bears a striking resemblance to the opening scene of Swift’s current No. 1 hit video, “The Fate of Ophelia.”
MSU’s Shertok shares award-winning poetry debut
Mississippi State’s Department of English hosts poet and Assistant Professor Samyak Shertok for a public reading from his debut collection “No Rhododendron” Monday at 5:30 p.m. in Forum Room 401, Griffis Hall.
Golden Triangle Theatre to present Godspell
Get ready to sing, laugh and be inspired. Golden Triangle Theatre, in partnership with Mississippi University for Women Theatre, will bring the beloved musical Godspell to life this weekend. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the MUW Cromwell Theatre, 620 10th St. S.
Barn Concert Series wraps up 2025 season with Beat Root Revival and King Margo
The 2025 Barn Concert Series comes to a close Thursday with the final show of the season at the Mac Davis Road venue. Beat Root Revival, with special guests King Margo, will perform in Columbus for the occasion.
Everyday Clay: Everything I need to know I didn’t learn in school
This one may ruffle some feathers, so I urge you to take my opinion with a grain of salt. My unsolicited point of view comes from the cheap seats, and most of my lessons are from life experience alone. If there’s anything I did learn in school, though, it was to stay quiet and follow the rules. But in typical fashion, I learned it and didn’t retain it.
In the Garden with Felder: Bringing Big Jim indoors: autumn prep for potted plants
Time for the autumn shift. Outdoor flowerpots are replanted with cold-hardy flowers, and it’s time to start cleaning up Big Jim, my 50-year-old rubber tree, before dragging it indoors for the winter.
Columbus mill raises $100,000 for United Way through golf tournament
A little friendly competition, a lot of teamwork, and a big heart for the community came together Oct. 10, as 104 golfers and a dedicated group of volunteers gathered at Elm Lake Golf Course for the Columbus Mill’s annual charity golf tournament. The event combined a perfect day outdoors with an even greater purpose – supporting the United Way of the Golden Triangle Region.
Butter Together: A YouTube-inspired mac and cheese worth ditching the box for
I have discovered that people tend to go down some pretty wild rabbit holes on YouTube. Don’t worry — I’m not talking about anything not family-friendly.
Robert St. John: So, I Guess This Is It
At six years old, I wanted to be Darrin Stephens from Bewitched. He worked in advertising, came up with ideas, pitched them, and got paid for it. That seemed like magic.
Rolling into fall with pumpkin herb rolls
Imagine. You haven’t eaten all day, but you’re meeting up with your friends for dinner at a restaurant. You’re already a little irritable when you walk through the door, because you feel like your stomach is digesting itself.
Sites & Bites: North Carolina trip highlighted by fresh Appalachian cuisine with a Southern flair
A week in western North Carolina offered breathtaking views of the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge mountains, as well as a chance to explore charming towns such as Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Lake Junaluska, Clyde and Canton, all within scenic Haywood County. Seeing the mesmerizing stacked blue layers of the Blue Ridge was an unworldly experience.
