Michael J. Brooks | Guest Columnist It was a story from “The New York Post” last spring that I pondered and saved. The headline proclaimed, “City removes last-standing public payphone from NYC street.” The accompanying picture showed the removal of a telephone counter, not the old-fashioned telephone booth in which Superman changed clothes. It used…
I normally don’t use this space for writing book reviews, but there is one that has really been working on my heart lately: “The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness” by Timothy Keller. It’s short enough to read in about an hour or two. Because of this book, I’ve been doing a lot of self reflection and trying…
It’s been 20 years since the African-American History Festival has served as the celebratory heart of Black History Month in Apalachicola, held at Franklin Square in the heart of the Hill. H’COLA, the Hillside Coalition of Laborers for Apalachicola, that has served as the foundation of the festival, kicked off a month-long celebration Saturday afternoon…
A couple weeks ago, while trying to fall asleep, I heard a high-pitched chattering in the walls of my apartment, and groggily concluded it must be the return of some mice that would need to be ousted from the premises. Soon after an unmistakable fluttering sound followed. Perhaps it was a bird? I rose from…
We asked our readers to send the stories of how they met their significant others in honor of Valentine’s Day. Here are their submissions. A mixtape love story Like so many teens growing up in the ’80s and ’90s, we created mixtapes. We made them for our friends, crushes or perspective boy/girlfriends. Mixtapes were often…
Carrabelle postpones ‘Culture Crawl’ Saturday Due to the threat of inclement weather, the Carrabelle History Museum is rescheduling the 2023 Carrabelle Culture Crawl to Saturday, Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Many of the event partners are already re-confirmed including musicians Frank Lindamood, Cody Barber, Kevin Andrew & the Rockulla Performers (at a new…
I believe it is safe to say I am the first person in the 125-year history of the Apalachicola Public Library to wrap tefillin there. In English translation, this means I am the first to “don phylacteries” there. It is also probably only the second, maybe third time I have ever used the word phylacteries…
Hi Y’all, We had some really pretty days this past week, before the colder winds came in. I’m not complaining, especially when I talk to the folks who are coming down from the north. I don’t know if you noticed how beautiful the walls in the post office look. After tackling the enormous job of…
JSL Chili Cook-off The Junior Service League of Port St. Joe will be hosting their annual chili cook-off on Saturday, Jan. 28 from noon to 4 p.m. EST. The event will feature various types of chili, a car show and a good time with friends and neighbors. For more information, visit the Junior Service League’s…
In celebration of Florida’s Arbor Day, the city of Apalachicola’s Tree Committee gave away more than 70 live, young trees at the Mill Pond Pavilion Farmers Market on Saturday morning, Jan. 14. For those trees, though, that are dead and dying, the committee is asking the city to provide a safe and fitting end to…
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