Helen Bradshaw

Helen Bradshaw, a 2024 intern at Garden & Gun, is a native of Havana, Florida, and graduated from Northwestern University.

Newlyweds walk down a pathway

G&G Weddings

Standout, classic venues across the South that are just as special as the day

Inside a juke joint with pool tables

2026 Bucket List

The Clarksdale juke joint rings in a quarter century at the crossroads

hotel lobby interior

Travel

Northwest Arkansas’s buzzy new digs bring the outdoors in

A rocket launches into a night sky

2025 Bucket List

There’s never been a better time to put eyes to the sky

A cigar factory room with wood paneling

2025 BUCKET LIST

Then strut with the chickens

A white squirrel

Travel

Southern towns beat the winter blues with these wacky celebrations

A chicken attached to a vacuum

Land & Conservation

Talk about a chick magnet

A dog in a meadow

Sporting

These dogs were born and raised to hunt, play, and thrive in the South

A man at a holiday bar pours a drink

Home & Garden

The tiki legend shares a few simple ingredients for a DIY tropical pop-up

A collage of three singers on a green background with music-paper stars

Music

Amanda Shires, Rita Wilson, Brittney Spencer, and more share what they’re spinning at Christmastime

An Epiphyllum Oxypetalum flower

Gardening

Plus, tips for nurturing Eudora Welty’s favorite cactus

A cow with horns; a duck; a pig

Land & Conservation

These barnyard animals are bred to survive in the South

A spread of pecans

Recipe

The perfect snack for a Southern holiday gathering

A pan of brown cake with powdered sugar on top

Recipe

Sorghum syrup, orange marmalade, and black pepper takes this spiced cake to the next level

A stack of moravian cookies

Recipe

Inspired by the Moravian women of North Carolina

Two loves of challah shaped like alligators

Food & Drink

The challahgator is quickly becoming a holiday favorite

A cat stands on a desk with a typewriter

Arts & Culture

Rather than a farewell to arms, these cats say hello to extra toes. On the Hemingway Home’s sixtieth anniversary, a look at one of the writer’s strangest legacies.

Four baby sea turtles move toward the ocean on a beach

Land & Conservation

It’s been a good season for nesting, but storms brought extra challenges for hatchlings

Land & Conservation

The latest saga in South Carolina is part of long tradition of AWOL primates, many of whom are never found