By Makayla Tendall | The Gazette | Oct 22, 2016 at 4:00 pm MARION — Abandoning an earlier idea of tearing down Marion’s library and building a larger one there as part of a mixed-use project, the library board and…
By R'becca Groff, correspondent | The Gazette | Oct 12, 2016 at 3:00 pm MARION — Korrina Dawson had been managing a spa and billiards store, but she knew she wanted to make a change. She had been interested in the…
By R'becca Groff, correspondent | The Gazette | Oct 12, 2016 at 3:00 pm MARION — Korrina Dawson had been managing a spa and billiards store, but she knew she wanted to make a change. She had been interested in the…
By Alison Gowans | The Gazette | Oct 2, 2016 at 9:30 am The spacious living and dining room of Paul and Jeanne Matthews’ loft condo in downtown Marion used to be filled with Civil War veterans, meeting in all…
By Makayla Tendall | The Gazette | Sep 21, 2016 at 3:24 pm MARION — A local embroidery artist finally has a chance to show off her artwork and appreciate pieces from across the country as part of an exhibit…
By Lynda Waddington | The Gazette | Aug 28, 2016 at 10:00 am A mighty battle took place in uptown Marion a few nights ago. A local father and his two young sons stood at the edge of City Square…
By Alison Gowans | The Gazette | Updated July, 20 2016 Bartender Aaron Hixson pours a pint of beer at the new Another Road Brewing location at 631 Ninth Street in downtown Marion on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. The brewery recently relocated to a…
By Makayla Tendall | The Gazette | Jul 11, 2016 Artist Cara Briggs Farmer shows part of her work that will be installed as a gateway to an alley off Seventh Avenue in Marion. Photographed in her Marion studio. (Jim…
By R’becca Groff | The Gazette | July 7, 2016 Beverly Blasingame owns Eclipse Trading Post in the 11th Avenue “Horseshoe” in Marion on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. The shop, which started out as an anchor store in the NewBo Market…
By Makayla Tendall | The Gazette | June 20, 2016 MARION — There’s a renaissance of sorts taking place in the streets of Marion. Since 2013, private business and building owners have invested millions of dollars into sprucing up the town…