Amanda Heckert
Amanda Heckert is the executive editor of Garden & Gun and the editor of the magazine’s book Southern Women. A native of Inman, South Carolina, she previously served as the editor in chief of Indianapolis Monthly and as a senior editor at Atlanta magazine. She lives in North Charleston with her husband, Justin, and their dogs, Felix and Oscar.
Everything you need to know to master the Run for the Roses
Food & Drink
New Orleans insiders reveal what’s really on their tables—and bars—during Carnival
Arts & Culture
Austin, Texas, photographer and entrepreneur Jay B. Sauceda shares glimpses of his home state
Drinks
A Bloody Bull is an even richer spin on a Bloody Mary. Make it batch-style, like one G&G writer’s family, and prepare to bowl over your party guests
Arts & Culture
The chef, author, and television star reveals her favorite episodes—and previews her new show to come
Southern Women
How the Greenville, South Carolina artist found her purpose in a paintbrush
Arts & Culture
Notables such as Emmylou Harris and Ethan Hawke hop in the back of Elvis Presley’s Rolls-Royce to muse on the rocker and America in a new documentary
Sporting
Adorable alert: These new Thoroughbred foals at a Lexington horse farm might be tomorrow’s Run for the Roses racers
Arts & Culture
A fox with a memorable mug finds love in a Florida home
Arts & Culture
A new exhibit highlights the photographer’s relationship with the South
Arts & Culture
The Georgia native may not be up for an Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards, but few do the South better
Arts & Culture
Five things you might not know about the quick-fire painter and PBS star
Arts & Culture
Fifty years ago, the Senate confirmed Baltimore native Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American justice, to the bench
Music
The Nashville venue that launched songwriters such as Garth Brooks and Pam Tillis turns thirty-five
Arts & Culture
Meet Brian Reed, the radio reporter behind the Alabama-set podcast everyone’s talking about
Arts & Culture
Why you should be watching this Southern-shot TV drama about the Underground Railroad
Arts & Culture
A new television series captures the magic and drama of the iconic music studio
Arts & Culture
A young Southern forager prepares for a different kind of hunting season
Arts & Culture
Southern flapper and writer Zelda Fitzgerald feels the love from Hollywood