A mural revisited, one more time
Jerry Franks skirted the ravages of time in a deserted hallway of his alma mater, S.D. Lee High School.
Public palette: Mural adds ‘life and energy’ to warehouse site
Along nearly 200 feet of brick backdrop on Waterworks Road in Columbus sits a hidden gem — a whimsically designed black and white mural adding “a touch of something fun” to a warehouse-spotted property.
Magnolia Bowl wall to get a face lift with new mural
The drive past Magnolia Bowl on Fifth Street in Columbus is about to get a little more colorful.
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.
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.
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.
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.
