I've been to Oxford, MS many times yet I must confess; I have never visited Rowan Oak, the home of legendary author William Faulkner. I mean I have not physically been there. My dreams have taken me there on multiple occasions. In a post for Garden & Gun, writer and Oxford resident Nic Brown brings Faulker's [...]
Ever wonder what the best and most historic southern neighborhoods are? Of course, the one you live in is great but here are six others worth visiting. Cleo De Laney at StyleBlueprint has done a great job with this profile. The South is steeped in rich history like no other place in the nation. A [...]
With hundreds of "friendly" southern towns, Beaufort, South Carolina has been named the "friendliest." There’s something to be said for small towns where traditions are alive, folks are smiling and neighbors are actually inclined to lend you a cup of sugar. Yes, you can always make the argument your hometown is the "friendliest," but the [...]
On Saturday, May 7th, the first annual Jockeys & Juleps derby watch party will be held on the Dobbs’ family estate in the heart of one of East Memphis’ most beautiful neighborhoods. What will make this event so unique is not the capacity crowd of 900 people or the depth of the volunteer committee, but [...]
Spare tires. Saddlebags. Love handles. Muffin tops. Whatever you call the excess flab hanging around your midsection, know that it really needs to go—and not just for aesthetic reasons. Those extra five or 10 pounds you're carrying around your midsection are far more dangerous than you probably realize. Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science [...]
