Looking Sharp
100-year-old barbershop supports community for generations By Rebecca Berfanger // Photography by Jana Jones It’s a rainy Saturday morning. Sherman’s Barber Shop in downtown Edinburgh feels a bit empty...
View ArticleA Feast for the Eyes
By Clint Smith // Photography by Jana Jones As the saying goes, your meals are for consumption ocularly … well, something like that. In this Instagram-driven world of aesthetes and visual athletes,...
View ArticleSurvivor Time
One breast cancer sufferer’s treatment tale By Christa Shephard // Photography by Carla Clark Every year during the month of October, families, friends, survivors and sufferers highlight the struggle...
View ArticlePublicly Minded
Tired but resilient, Betsy Swearingen and team help navigate county through pandemic By Glenda Winders // Photography by Tony Vasquez Betsy Swearingen’s husband, Chad, tells her that she enjoys her job...
View ArticleSuperior Interiors
By Jon Shoulders // Photography by Tony Vasquez Anyone passing by or driving through Bargersville’s Aberdeen neighborhood will likely notice the home exteriors and outdoor landscapes that make the...
View ArticleFive Questions for …
Maegan Pollonais By Sara McAninch // Photography submitted by Franklin College As the child of immigrants and someone who was born in the United States but then primarily raised in another country,...
View ArticleFeelin’ Cheesy
By Jenny Elig Remember that odd little illustrated yellow blob who loudly proclaimed, during PSAs crammed in between Saturday morning cartoons, his “hankering for a hunk of cheese”? No? Too young a...
View ArticleFive Questions For…Mark Fields
Mark Fields isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. As a bonsai (pronounced bone-zigh) artist, he’s often found in his home-based nursery watering, fertilizing, trimming, cutting and grafting trees....
View ArticleSmall Wonders
Jimmy Landers is a man of mini talents By Jon Shoulders Painstaking detail. Inexhaustible patience. Stunningly precise craftsmanship. These are a few phrases that might come to mind with even the...
View ArticlePono? Oh, Yes!
The Island of Hawaii encourages responsible visits By Glenda Winders The hardest part about planning a visit to Hawaii is which way to plan your trip. Do you hop from one island to another to get a...
View ArticleDressed for Less
How Johnson County Public Library is helping teens get formal for free By Sara McAninch Prom and other formal dances can be expensive with the purchase of a dress and the rental or purchase of a suit...
View ArticleNo to the ’Nog
By Jenny Elig Sure, eggnog is tradition. We won’t fight you there, and plenty of us love it and count down the days until the packaged versions of this viscous, spiced and creamy beverage finds its way...
View ArticleWhere the Heart Is
The Turner home’s vintage vibes were a labor of love By Jon Shoulders Barbara Turner’s Franklin home could be described in several ways, not least of which might be mid-19th century chic, thanks to the...
View ArticleWing and a Prayer
Hit by the shortage? We have substitutes By Jenny Elig As if the past two years hadn’t yielded enough turmoil, 2021 has found us in the middle of a chicken wing shortage. To be fair, it’s kind of an...
View ArticleThrill of the Thrift
Consignment and resale stores aren’t just for the frugal By Rebecca Berfanger Whether your handbag no longer sparks joy, you’ve been on the hunt for that one perfect blazer for virtual meetings, you...
View ArticleKosciusko? Let’s Go!
Northern county yields winter wonders By Glenda Winders With its more than 100 lakes, you might have thought Kosciusko County was a summer getaway. The fact is, however, that when those lakes freeze...
View ArticleDrying Times
The winter season doesn’t have to spell doom for your skin By Christa Shephard Ah, winter. A truly beautiful season of twinkling Christmas lights and hot chocolate; time with family and friends;...
View ArticleMore than Skin Deep
Volunteers with Brenda’s Beauty Angels help to overcome isolation By Sara McAninch Before her death in 2015, Brenda Barnette was an outgoing woman who loved to get her nails and hair done. When health...
View ArticlePurple Reign
Pantone’s new hue is Very Peri By Rebecca Berfanger Each year, the Pantone Color Institute, a global color trends forecaster, designates a color of the year. In late 2021, the New Jersey-based color...
View ArticleSpringing into Place
Just in time for the season, southside pro organizers share insights By George Piper To paraphrase Lord Alfred Tennyson: In the spring, a person’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of … organization and...
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