Catfish Alley improvements moving forward
Catfish Alley will soon get a makeover.
Catfish Alley mural vandalized again
Columbus police plan to use security camera footage to identify a suspect who vandalized the Catfish Alley mural over the weekend.
Work begins on alleyway project
Work is underway on a long-awaited improvement project near Catfish Alley.
Catfish Alley celebrates five years with photo exhibit
Around 45 pictures by nine photographers representing five years of Catfish Alley Magazine will be on display at the Columbus Arts Council in downtown Columbus this month.
Our View: Help us celebrate Catfish Alley milestone Thursday
Before the first edition of Catfish Alley magazine was published, a lot of questions had to be answered, yet one remained after those first magazines were delivered: How long can we keep this up?
Catfish Alley mural under restoration
Around lunchtime Monday, Alex Stelios-Wills stood in Catfish Alley adding a little more brown paint to the small, Styrofoam coffee cup in his hand.
Downtown alley redesign begins
The design stage for the restoration of two downtown Columbus alleyways has begun.
Voice of the people: Jean Bigelow
It makes me so sad to read about the mural on Catfish Alley. When will people realize that this is our town and when you deface and try to destroy, that you are doing it to all of us?
Vandal damages Catfish Alley mural
A little more than a week ago, in downtown Columbus, someone threw white paint across the mural in Catfish Alley.
It appears a vandal poured paint into a Bud Light bottle and hurled it against the mural, splattering across the image’s lower corner.
City, CVB receive grant for pedestrian connector
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has awarded a grant that will help pay for restoration of two alleyways between Catfish Alley and the Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center.
Officials unveil Catfish Alley memorial
Lifelong Lowndes County resident Charlie Smith, now in his 70s, admits he’s forgotten a few things about visiting Catfish Alley during his youth.
On Thursday, city officials unveiled a monument commemorating the area’s rich history as a commercial and cultural hub for African-Americans and a gathering place for all races. The sides of the monument list the names of those who ran restaurants, barber shops, dentist offices, drug stores and entertainment venues during the area’s peak eras in popularity and success.
Our view: Celebrating Catfish Alley
More than 200 people turned out for Thursday’s ceremonial unveiling of the monument at Catfish Alley as the city and its residents paid homage to a bit of the city’s history that continues to unite our community.
Catfish Alley monument to be unveiled Sept. 5
Catfish Alley committee members have set Sept. 5 as the date for a ribbon cutting and unveiling of a monument commemorating the historic area that was once the epicenter of the city’s black business community.
Art in the Alley: A window on the past augments Catfish Alley’s revitalization
There are kids in high school in Columbus right now who don’t have any idea about the history of Catfish Alley or what makes it special,” said Alex Stelioes-Wills.
The Mississippi University for Women associate professor of art would like to change that.
Catfish Alley ceremony pushed to August
The finishing touches are being applied to an overhaul of Catfish Alley, and a ceremony to unveil a monument which honors the history of the street is tentatively planned for late August, city planner Christina Berry said.
Officials target mid-June for Catfish Alley ceremony
With street light replacement and paving already complete and sidewalk installation, completion of a mural and landscape improvements all set to be wrapped up by June 6, officials are on schedule for a mid-June ceremony to celebrate Catfish Alley.
Officials hope to dedicate Catfish Alley monument in April
After months of discussion, a memorial to honor the pioneers who once populated one of Columbus’ most historic streets is one step closer to reality.
City will pay taxes on Catfish Alley lot
Although it was believed to have been a done deal, a parking lot agreement between the City of Columbus and a private citizen has been redrawn.
City Council votes to continue Catfish Alley improvements
Improvements on one of Columbus’ most famous streets will continue as additional funding has been made available for the project.
Changes on Catfish Alley met with mixed reviews
More flowers, less parking. In a continuing effort to landscape downtown Columbus, nearly a half-dozen parking spaces will be sacrificed to create a flower bed