Just looking at Charleston-based photographer Leigh Webber’s underwater photos makes it feel 10 degrees cooler. Enjoy a whole new perspective on summer, and learn how she captures these images.

Photographer Kenny Braun highlights the many, many natural wonders of the Lone Star State

Five questions with the musician you need to add to your summer playlist

The key to interesting floral displays? The vessels. Here are tips for pairing three

Deep in the Sunshine State, Florida Southern College is home the world’s largest collection of the famed architect’s work

Plus: Hear “Long Way Back Home,” a new song from the Memphis band’s forthcoming album Among the Ghosts

Gulf Coast conservation hero Jack Rudloe prepares to pass the stewardship of a beloved Florida research institution to his son

Historian Michael Veach clarifies several persistent stories about the South’s favorite spirit

A new exhibit at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame celebrates country music’s original cowboys

From regional favorites like Biscuitville to fast-food giants like Popeyes, here’s where the South’s top chefs and food authorities stop for the best ready-made bird

No one quite knows where the concoction came from. Some folks love it, some don’t. But everyone agrees—it’s a Music City classic

Watch a special performance from the Old 97’s frontman at the High Water Chapel

The James Beard Award–winning pit master shares three of his best tricks

Know your “single barrel” from your “small batch,” your “age statement” from your “angel’s share”

Roy Blount, Jr. on why the South just wouldn’t be the same without sweat

More than forty years after being separated at birth, two Carolina brothers found each other—and a common love of food

A stripped-down set from Paul Janeway and Jesse Phillips of St. Paul & the Broken Bones at the High Water Chapel

No. 1: You could win $10,000

Meet Justin Manglitz, the man who’s helping put ASW Distillery on the national map

Eighteen ways to celebrate Southern dads

Kick off the season with tunes from Amanda Shires, Curtis Harding, Rising Appalachia, and more

Chef Todd Richards blends two Southern classics for a sweet and savory treat

The powerful legacy of North Carolina’s Mama Dip

Save a spot on your shelf for Atlanta chef Todd Richards’ stunning new cookbook

Follow these tips from Charleston, South Carolina-based outfitter Casey Davidson and keep your provisions cool all day long

You’ll need brisket, your favorite cast-iron skillet, Duke’s mayonnaise, and then maybe a nap

16 takes on the South’s favorite warm-weather shoe

Fry up a batch of some of the South’s finest, courtesy of North Carolina’s Hello, Sailor

A Southern tradition and a fun hands-on summer project

A new exhibit explores the work of nineteen lensmen who looked to ribbons of asphalt as their muse

The jam-band frontman on his new festival, favorite Southern eats, and the art of making a set list

More than just the South’s signature pod, okra carries thousands of years of history

An all-star in every Southern cupboard

Meet the farmer behind the goat cheese Atlanta chefs are ga-ga for

This easy-sipping “frosé” cocktail is your new go-to summer drink

Watch a stripped-down performance from the Austin, Texas, artist at High Water Festival in Charleston, South Carolina