Arts & Entertainment

Get ready to say goodbye to the bow tie

Blue Velvet explored the darkness that can lurk beneath the shiny veneer of a small town

A celebration of Surry County’s most famous native son and the series that defined America’s small-town idyll, The Andy Griffith Show

The man behind Austin’s singular neon signs

More from Evan Voyles’s sign outpost in Austin, Texas

Three fall debuts that use Southern settings to enhance the storytelling.

Memorable grave sayings from cemeteries around the South

Appreciating a thunderstorm, blackberry burglary, and sweet-tea thoughts

A photographer offers rare perspective on the beauty and fragility of the South Carolina coast

A tribute to a Delta legend

Life in the garden, it turns out, isn’t always a bed of roses

Three summer exhibitions explore the remarkable career of North Carolina’s Burk Uzzle

The not-so-glamorous life of an author on the road

The spirit and generosity of one of the South’s most beloved voices

A generations-old spring cookout in Virginia

Seeking solace — and inspiration — behind the house

With a devotion to perfection and a penchant for innovation, Mary Jackson has taken the age-old art of sweetgrass basket weaving to the world stage

Thoughts on getting decked out in the name of a good time

A North Carolina painter finds that you can go home again—maybe

How to find quality ‘cue off the highway, the scoop on steeplechases, and wedding gifts with soul