By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor It was three days of music – and so much more. The energy at this year’s Blue Jay Jazz Festival was palpable, with audience members grooving in their seats, filling the dance floor and even singing along. The festival began on...
The wait is over! Tonight, Aug. 21, this year’s Blue Jay Jazz Festival – known as Shuffle, Swing and Sizzle – kicks off with Ms. Monet & Friends. Born Conesha Monet Owens, this California native has fulfilled her fondest wish: To do something in the arts –...
By Tim Clarke Rebuilding Together Mountain Communities In 2018, a new bank came to the mountains as a result of the acquisition of First Mountain Bank by First Foundation Bank, founded in 2007. For the purpose of this article, we are referring to the Runnings...
