Category: Leisure
Out from the shadows: Film company provides outlet for local creatives
STORY BY JOYANNA LOVE PHOTOS BY DOOR NUMBER 3 FILMS A love of movies has brought together a group of like-minded locals to pursue creative projects. Door Number 3 Films is set to launch its second fea... Read More
Miss Swedish Festival Hannah Strohmer-Hill hopes she served as positive role model during reign
Hannah Strohmer-Hill hopes she used her title as Miss Swedish Festival Queen to help be a positive role model to younger women around her. “I hope that I have shown them to be positive, even about t... Read More
Looking for Treasure: Pickers find unique items in common places
STORY BY JOYANNA LOVE PHOTOS BY JOYANNA LOVE AND CONTRIBUTED Treasure hunting is not just fiction for Susan Cornelius. Instead it is a hobby, which has turned into a business, often called picking. WH... Read More
Mosaic of fabric: Melinda Maddox creates quilted artwork
STORY BY ELISABETH ALTAMIRANO-SMITH PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED Quilting is a favorite cultural pastime in the South. Although quilting dates back to ancient Egyptian times, American quilts have made their own... Read More
Take Flight: Central Alabama Sport Flyers pursue hobby of RC aircraft
For eons man has desired to take flight. But for many, there are obstacles to this dream — sometimes it is the lack of nerve to fly a plane; sometimes it comes down to the lack of funding. Yet, for ... Read More
Citrus Hobby: Gardener enjoys growing ponderosa lemons
Taller than a bonsai but smaller than full size trees yield incredibly large lemons for Clanton resident Rick Miller. His Ponderosa lemons will grow to be larger than a grapefruit. “Every time someb... Read More
Steady winners: Seven local businesses receive top honors for five years
By JOYANNA LOVE/ Managing Editor For the past five years, Peach Living Magazine has polled local residents to highlight their favorites in the annual Best of the Best contest. A handful of local busin... Read More
Upstairs life: Couple creates apartment above store
The second floor of the business at the corner of Seventh Street and Second Avenue had been untouched for years. When MorLyn’s needed storage space for seasonal decorations, Ann and Tommy Glasscock ... Read More