The spring issue of Leflore Illustrated has arrived.
The newest edition of the Commonwealth’s quarterly magazine features an eye-catching cover of Greenwood native Ezekiel Andrew McCall standing outside the New York City theater where he made his Broadway debut in “The Lion King” late last year. The 34-year-old, who now resides in New York, joined the cast as a regular performer and an understudy for the leading role of Mufasa.
The spring issue of the magazine is included in copies of the weekend edition of the Commonwealth mailed to home-delivery subscribers. Additional copies are available at the Commonwealth, the Greenwood-Leflore County Chamber of Commerce, the Greenwood Convention and Visitors Bureau and other locations around town.
Also highlighted in the glossy pages of the magazine is a new downtown Greenwood restaurant, Bread and Butter Shoppe & Deli, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. The eatery’s owner, Valour Taylor, enjoys introducing her customers to a variety of plant-based dishes.
The spring issue looks back at Greenwood’s baseball history. Local historian Donny Whitehead talks about the area’s former minor league teams, with the first arriving in Greenwood in 1904.
Also featured are Pillow Academy’s talented and award-winning art students and high school art teacher and Greenwood artist Angie Cole.
In addition, the issue highlights Turnrow Art Company and its owner, MaryNeff Stewart; funeral director/musician Ray Mattox and his Sunday routine of performing at two churches; and Tahnise Collins, who is attempting to build a solo rap career in Greenwood under her stage name “Spitz.”
Columnist Lee Ann Flemming provides an appetizer recipe, and the Just Ask A Kid Q&A features future scientist and St. Francis of Assisi School sixth grader Alex West II.
There are also multiple event photo pages and two columns.
One of the columns is by Commonwealth Editor and Publisher Tim Kalich, who writes about his neighbors, Frank and Alice Warren.
The magazine ends with a column by Wilson Carroll, who writes about the opportunities and family fun that would come from repurposing the old C&G Railroad line into a biking and hiking trail between Greenwood and West Point.
- Contact Ruthie Robison at 581-7235 or rrobison@gwcommonwealth.com.
