Come on in! A restored Tennessee Williams Welcome Center rolls out the welcome mat
Like any noble, but aging, grand lady, the 135-year-old Tennessee Williams Welcome Center at 300 Main St. in Columbus had earned a bit of doting attention. While closed to the public from May until earlier this month, that is exactly what it got — inside and out.
Celebrating Tennessee
How many hometowns does Tennessee Williams have? Clarksdale, New Orleans, Provincetown, Mass., and Columbus all have a claim on the playwright and all hold literary events in his honor.
A house of a different color
Tennessee Williams scholars, actors, and even some friends and family of the famed playwright have been gathering in Columbus this week for the tribute and tour held each year in the Pulitzer-winner’s honor.
Newly renovated Tennessee Williams home debuts
The atmosphere was almost religious Thursday at the grand opening of the newly renovated Tennessee Williams Welcome Center in downtown Columbus.
Newly renovated Tennessee Williams home debuts
The atmosphere was almost religious Thursday at the grand opening of the newly renovated Tennessee Williams Welcome Center in downtown Columbus.
Adele Elliott: Tours
Columbus loves to tour. In the spring, we have a world-class Pilgrimage. That, of course, is not enough. We have the Fall Tour of Homes, and a tour of Victorian homes connected with the Tennessee Williams Tribute.
Preservation Month marked by discoveries, church landmark designation
In a happy accident coinciding with preservation month, workers restoring the Tennessee Williams Welcome Center, which was constructed in 1875, this week found pieces of history from the late 1800s.
Supervisors ask CVB to fund bridge project
The Lowndes County supervisors Thursday voted to ask the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau to pay $400,000 to restore the old river bridge, echoing action earlier this week by the City Council.