Federated Garden Clubs Center. 730 College St. (478) 742-0921. www.fgcmacon.org. Open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Designed in 1910 for the home of the Joseph N. Neel family by the renowned architect Neel Reid. The house has been home to the Federated Garden Clubs of Macon, Inc. since 1957. The four-story, English Tudor house is furnished [...]
Monday, June 15, 2009
From the Dillard House in north Georgia to Mrs. Wilkes’ Dining Room in Savannah and in private homes in between, bowls of Southern-style fresh summer vegetables will soon anchor dinner tables. The famous boarding-house spreads mimic the menus and memories of traditional farmhouse meals, where everything served up was produced within a horse-and-wagon’s reach of [...]
Monday, June 15, 2009
On the one hand, summers along the Ocmulgee River haven’t changed much over the years. It’s always been a good place to strip down to shorts, get your feet wet, drink a beer and work on a good sunburn. On the other hand, river life hasn’t been the same since 1981, when people last congregated by [...]
Monday, June 15, 2009
Dressing is to salad as icing is to cake. Over the years I have tried a number of salad dressings and find that I always come back to a few favorites. On the top of my list is a dressing my mother always kept on hand for fruit salad. This can be served as a [...]
Monday, June 15, 2009
“Downsizing,” a word added fairly recently to our language, refers to a growing trend in America. When children are grown and housing needs change, growing numbers of mature adults are choosing to give up their houses for more manageable quarters. A popular step in downsizing is a move to a retirement community. And people who [...]
Monday, June 15, 2009
Richie Jones saw his career going one of two directions; insurance risk manager or restaurant manager. Insurance is what he’s supposed to be doing with his college degree from the University of Georgia, but the crazy, hectic restaurant world was more to his taste. He is now the proprietor of Downtown Grill in Macon. “I enjoy [...]
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Preserve fruit and memories during summer months By Alacia Rhame The summer months are my favorite time to visit the farmers’ market on Eisenhower Parkway. Farmers come in with loads of fresh vegetables and fruits, and even though Christmas is six months away, this is the time to think about gifts for friends and family. During the [...]
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Local summer theater is about to set records By Larry Fennelly The Midstate is always blessed with multiple summer productions. Some are independent of the theater group’s main season, while others are actually the first show in the lineup for the coming year. In this latter category we have Macon Little Theatre’s production of “Guys and Dolls,” a [...]
Saturday, July 12, 2008
French Flair: Nell Bedgood brakes for special antiques By James Barfield Nell Bedgood is a lady of a certain age whose trim figure, vivacious personality and love of life make her seem years younger. She is a lifelong and passionate collector of antiques, particularly French ones. Happily for her, she also found her perfect mate early in life. [...]
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Gieuseppi’s serves up Italian with a sports theme By Kim Zachman With four flat-screen televisions tuned to ESPN, a bar lit with neon beer signs and sports memorabilia hanging on the walls, it appears at first glance that Giuseppi’s Pizza & Pasta is a sports bar. Yet, the over-sized booths with green street lamps arched gracefully over the [...]
Monday, June 15, 2009
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