Johnny Veres
Street Fair Revival – Build a Car, Be a Vendor
On May 11, downtown Montgomery will once again see a massive gathering of vivacious vendors, performers and artists of all types in the second annual Montgomery Street Fair Revival, modeled after the one originally held in 1899. Put on by the civic group Helicity, founder Johnny Veres promises that the Fair will be even bigger […]
Dreaming Bold
I’m dreaming. The picture above is my view as I sit atop the S. H. Kress building writing this article. The words to follow are part of Helicity’s vision for Montgomery. Helicity is hard at work planning for this year’s street fair, and while we feel the first Montgomery Street Fair since the turn of […]
Montgomery Street Fair
They have been popping up like colorful flowers after a rain shower. All around the Internet, people have been posting beautiful photos of Saturday’s downtown street fair, sponsored by Helicity. It would be impossible to link here to all of the photo albums that people have been sharing, but (assuming you weren’t there) you can […]
Something Old – Something New
Hello Montgomery, We write you because we love you and want only the best for you, our favorite city. You’ve been sleeping for quite some time now, and while we’re happy for your rest, we all know it’s time to wake up. We believe you feel the same way and we see it more and […]
The Well Runs Deep
Author’s Note: For this blog post on MML, I asked Jeremy Adams to co-write by providing some background on the importance of the fountain at Court square to him and our city. Jeremy ran the Montgomery Street Coffee Shop, providing young people a safe place to hang out, exchange ideas, and dream about a brighter […]
A Dream To Remember
I grew up with an escape plan. Montgomery didn’t have anything to offer me, and I was so adamant about leaving that I became fixated on the escape without truly thinking about what I wanted to do when I got out. Sounds a little bit like prison doesn’t it? For those of you who grew […]
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