Tag: Helicity
The Third Year’s a Charm!
If you’re sweating last minute gift ideas, like I am, here’s your solution! The Five Points Makers Emporium opened last week at 420 S. Goldthwaite St. in the historic Cottage Hill neighborhood right next to the Sanctuary/Jubilee Community Center. It’s located close to downtown and there’s plenty of parking. Now I know when you arrive […]
Pop-up shop updates
Last week Carole King alerted us to the New South Maker’s Emporium, a pop-up shop full of goods by local artists. The folks at Helicity were kind enough to share some pictures from the store as well as a partial list of vendors here. If you haven’t stopped by, there’s still plenty of shopping time […]
New Holiday Shopping Adventures at the Pop Up
If you enjoyed Montgomery’s first attempt at new innovative retail—the Pop Up Shop, Tallapoosa Street Goods—you’re gonna love this year’s holiday Pop Up! The 2013 Tallapoosa Street location was in business for less than three weeks and sales totaled $11,000, with 33 artists selling goods from a week before Christmas to a little after New […]
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 […]
Dexter Derby Reignited
There was once an event in downtown Montgomery that drew throngs of citizens to either Montgomery St or Dexter Ave. It united all ages to celebrate culture, camaraderie and engineering; or simpler put, the boldness of the human character. From the 1920s to the 1980s, soap box derby racing was a common occurrence on these streets. […]
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 […]
Public Art
Last night at One Dexter Plaza, the City of Montgomery’s Development Department held an Idea Factory on public art. It was a huge success. About 50 people showed up bubbling with ideas. The setup was impressive, offering categories and visuals of different kinds of public art – engagement, formal and functional – to make the […]
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 […]
Spring Events Calendar
It’s March 5, the anniversary of the Boston Massacre and the birthday of both Rosa Luxemburg and Andy Gibb. This got us thinking – what important events about town are we missing by not putting them in our calendar? Montgomery may not be ready for spring, but no matter – it’s already here, technicolor azaleas […]
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 […]
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