The LocaL — August 2026: your guide to Columbus, GA events, arts, music, food, and community life across the Chattahoochee Valley.
Inside this issue: an in-depth sit-down with singer-songwriter B.B. Palmer ahead of the BB Plays Pasaquan concert and the Alabama Samurai release, plus a feature on Pasaquan’s role in Georgia art. We examine the Ledger-Enquirer’s shift to nonprofit ownership and what it means for the future of local journalism in Columbus. Film fans get Paul Rowe’s profile of Trey Walker — from photographer to cinematographer — and we celebrate beloved hometown institutions and summer happenings that define Columbus culture.
