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Out of shape and saddled with post-partum depression following the birth of her first child, Erin Hardy needed a way to feel normal again really, better than normal.
She tried running and bicycling before she landed on yoga. Hardy realized so many benefits from yoga she became filled with the desire to share her knowledge with others, opening Magnolia Rose Yoga on May 1 on at 60 S. Talbert Blvd.
It s fitting, she said that she has placed her studio where she wants to transform the physical and mental wellness of her students in a building that has transformed its purpose many times. The yoga studio has been a produce market, consignment store, antique store and furniture store to name a few.
Friends of the Lexington Library provides nearly $40,00- for the project
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The Lexington branch of the Davidson County Public Library system revealed this week the results of its latest renovation, which includes new, brighter lighting to help visitors find the perfect book.
Begun in September 2019, phase two of three phases of renovations was completed in late April. In addition, the library reinstated normal hours of operation Monday, but still, asks that visitors limit their visits to 30 minutes with some exceptions. This used to be an old grocery store, said Allen Barnhardt, manager of the Lexington branch. We moved in here in 1985. This is the first renovation since 1985.
Thomasville native and NFL player wants no child to be without winter coat
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After signing a four-year, $4.11 million contract in July to play linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals, Thomasville native Akeem Davis-Gaither is able to purchase as many coats as he wants, heck, pretty much anything he wants.
But the former Thomasville High School Bulldog football player didn t always have this kind of financial freedom. He remembers a time as a child in the Chair City when his then young parents did not have the ability to purchase winter coats and other needed items for him or his siblings, said Amanda Miller, Davis-Gaither s long-time girlfriend with whom he has a 2 1/2-year-old daughter.