“I chased a beautiful girl.” That’s how Ryan Munson explains what brought him to Columbus, Mississippi. What started as a simple leap of faith eventually became Munson & Brothers Trading Post. Ryan has been building the world he wants to live in. People come to his place and they

There is no polished marble entryway at Lawrence Dental Lab, no sleek showroom lights or luxury furniture to greet you. But the moment you walk in, you feel something much rarer: purpose. It lives in the quiet rhythm of the space, in the sound of tools shaping teeth, the smell

Before the storefront, before the fittings and the market trips, there was a quiet sense of calling. Not loud or strategic—just steady, faithful steps that led to something lasting. They didn’t begin with a master plan: no pitch deck, no textbook strategy, no five-year blueprint. What they discovered

She serves great coffee, but that is not why she is open. It is not about money. It is about people. When the right property appeared, Davis Ann Daniel did not hesitate. Within six hours, she made an offer. It was not just location. It was vision, memory, and the

In a corner of Columbus, Mississippi, tucked into a building once known as the Stone Hotel, a pair of storefronts invites people to slow down. Not to rush, not to scroll, not to hustle. Just to sit. To talk, to listen, to remember what it means to be human, and

A Story on Angie Atkins and the Beauty She Brings to Columbus From the sidewalk, it looks like a flower shop. Through the window: fresh cut stems, soft lighting, a handwritten card being tucked into place. But step inside, and you feel something deeper — the quiet confidence of someone who

Joe Baldwin Jr. was born and raised in Columbus, Mississippi, in the Morningside Projects on 25th Street, now known as Martin Luther King Drive. One of six children, he grew up in an environment marked by poverty, dysfunction, and a level of pain so constant it eventually felt normal. What

When the platform LubbuL began, I had no plan to share my own story. But hearing the stories of others revealed something deeper, showing me who they are, why they do what they do, and the beauty found in simple conversations. I knew the introduction to LubbuL needed to come