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Tuesday, July 5, 2022
#MyMGM: Play On
While Montgomery’s Parks and Recreation Department oversees the city’s numerous green spaces, its work doesn’t stop there. Multiple venues provide opportunities for residents and visitors to do much more than picnic and play, and coming upgrades and additions ensure Montgomery can continue to enhance quality of life and fill a key role in the city’s tourism efforts.
Minnie Lamberth
Monday, March 7, 2022#MyMGM: The Wonder Years
“The Wonder Years” is back on screens everywhere, and this time around, the story is hitting home for local viewers. A reimagined version of the original series that first aired 30 years ago is set in Montgomery and includes familiar scenes from the city.
Minnie Lamberth
Friday, January 7, 2022#MyMGM: Downtown MGM 2.0
“Strong cities have strong downtowns.” Not many people would debate this basic assertion, made by Scott Page, Principal of Interface Studio, while he was in Montgomery last summer to discuss the city’s new strategic and visionary downtown planning initiative. (Interface Studio has partnered with the City and the Chamber in the effort.)
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay
Wednesday, November 3, 2021#MyMGM: Shopping Shifts
COVID-19 and its shutdowns delivered multiple negative impacts to local retail. But by quickly modifying how they did business – in both minor and major ways—many survived. Now, as the holiday shopping season ramps back up, they’re holding onto the lessons learned and building on the innovations made.
Minnie Lamberth
Monday, September 6, 2021#MyMGM: Welcome Back
In the last two decades, downtown Montgomery has experienced a true renaissance, transforming from an area that held very little life apart from government and some business offices to the undisputed center of the city. Yet shades of “before” remain, abandoned buildings and small pockets of blight. The Grove Court apartment building on South Court Street is one of the most rundown structures on this short list, but it’s also one that holds some serious architectural significance. And now, it’s finally
Jennifer S. Kornegay
Monday, July 5, 2021#MyMGM: MGM's Citizen Airmen
The 908th Airlift Wing plays an integral role in global and national security, yet has an equally impressive impact right here at home.
Minnie Lamberth
Monday, May 3, 2021#MyMGM: Powerful Paint
A mural in West Montgomery is welcoming visitors with a bright, bold interpretation of some pivotal Montgomery moments, but it’s also spurring economic development in the areas surrounding it.
Minnie Lamberth
Tuesday, March 2, 2021#MyMGM - Spotlight MGM
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the accompanying Legacy Museum have contributed major buzz in the ongoing conversation that’s put an international spotlight on Montgomery, one that’s still bright despite the pandemic.
Minnie Lamberth
Monday, January 11, 2021#MyMGM - Cottage Hill’s Redevelopment Restores and Revives
Rescuing and revitalizing the structures in Montgomery’s Cottage Hill area, one of the city’s most historic spots, should have positive effects on both MGM’s image and its economy.
Minnie Lamberth
Monday, November 9, 2020#MyMGM – Whitfield Foods’ Sweet Success
Building on the success of its syrup, Montgomery’s Whitfield Foods company has stuck with its guiding principles to enjoy prosperity for more than a century.
Minnie Lamberth
