by Visitors Bureau | Feb 18, 2020 | Day Trips
Athens, Georgia, is not only a beloved destination for University of Georgia alumni and football fans but also an emerging favorite getaway for visitors. Known for its vibrant food, music, and art scene this is the perfect town for anyone looking for a new cultural... 
by Julie Hostetter | Feb 8, 2020 | Food for Thought
Remembering Those We Miss Through the Holiday Recipes They Left Behind There are two words that come to mind immediately when I think of my beloved Grandma: Love and cookies. Actually, that pretty much sums up two of the best things in this world. My earliest memories... 
by MJ Sullivan | Feb 8, 2020 | Features
Fashion comes and goes, and there are certainly some that deserve to be gone. (Think bell bottoms, disco-Lycra and bicycle shorts as casualwear.) Still, there are classic fashion statements that have withstood the test of time. Cuff links remain a special occasion or... 
by Judy Garrison | Feb 8, 2020 | Destinations
The foretold menagerie of Old McCaskill’s Farm located between Camden and Boykin, South Carolina, would not be visible until daybreak. Having arrived after darkness fell, we navigated our way into the farmhouse courtesy of the innkeeper’s illuminated front porch... 
by MJ Sullivan | Feb 8, 2020 | Vines & Hops
Beyond the Wineries and Breweries, One Family Brings Mead to the Forefront. Before people began raising their cups filled with wine and beer, mead was the drink of choice to accompany meals. One of the oldest alcoholic beverages known to man, traces of the simple... 
by Carla Francis | Feb 8, 2020 | Features
Historic Sites Showcase Southern Influence on America’s Chief Executives Georgia is bursting with presidential landmarks, from President Roosevelt’s Little White House in Warm Springs to the lesser known Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home in Augusta. These historic sites —... 
by Carla Francis | Feb 8, 2020 | Features
Swimmers Dive in Head First to Cure Cancer Diving into Lake Lanier’s blue-green waters in 2017, 13-year-old Grace Bunke knew it would likely be her last time participating in Atlanta’s Swim Across America event. Setting a personal time record that day, she was... 
by Carla Francis | Feb 8, 2020 | Features
Traditional Favorites Mix With Modern Red, White & Blue Living in an area resplendent with lakes, we Northeast Georgians know that fireworks are best viewed over the water. The aroma of hotdogs thick in the summer air, perhaps a little pink-skinned from a holiday... 
by MJ Sullivan | Feb 8, 2020 | Vines & Hops
Last year Georgians witnessed an unusually high accumulation of rainfall, which brought with it concerns for farmers and growers throughout the state. With fields receiving several inches of rain in short periods of time, waterlogged soil was often a... 
by M.C. Tufts | Feb 8, 2020 | Home & Garden
Whether walking down a small-town street and seeing brilliant pink, white and purple petunias cascading from window boxes and hanging baskets or finding them spilling onto the garden path in the yard, many of us in the Southeast consider the showy petunia a... 
by Judy Garrison | Feb 8, 2020 | Destinations
I’m traveling to Sicily to find my grandfather. Although he died in 1929, his roots survive on this island at the end of a boot. For years, family members had urged me to discover the origins of our Sicilian heritage. “Just go,” one of my cousins had said shortly... 
by Brian Cooke | Feb 8, 2020 | Destinations
In season one, episode one of the über-popular Netflix series, Stranger Things, Benny chases a short-haired kid to the back door of his burger joint in Hawkins, Ind. The kid is a thief, making off with a plate of his french fries. He reaches the thief, turns the thief...
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