Kinsey Gidick
Kinsey Gidick is a freelance writer based in Central Virginia. She previously served as editor in chief of Charleston City Paper in Charleston, South Carolina, and has been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Travel + Leisure, BBC, Atlas Obscura, and Anthony Bourdain’s Explore Parts Unknown, among others. When not writing, she spends her time traveling with her son and husband. Read her work at kinseygidick.com.
Arts & Culture
Virginia Miller Reeves’s Once in the Blue Moon is a lesson in perseverance in more ways than one
Travel
Old-school but updated accommodations on the Chesapeake Bay, Gulf Coast, and other Southern waterways
Arts & Culture
A real-life Forrest Gump, Tex Robertson jumped boxcars, befriended a president, and helped secure Allied victory on his way to inventing a beloved, bouncy watersport
Arts & Culture
The bestselling author’s latest book, A Happier Life, is part whodunnit and part beach read
Arts & Culture
Crafty travelers and social media hobbyists have put an old-school art form back on the map
Travel
Fascinated by American history? Book a stay at one of these centuries-old haunts
Travel
The Juneteenth celebration showcases the city’s top culinary talents and pays delicious homage to history
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Arts & Culture
The Demon of Unrest, Larson’s vivid depiction of the lead-up to the Civil War, is a masterclass in reportage and storytelling
Arts & Culture
The debut novel of lawyer Caroline Cleveland evokes haunting true stories
Recipe
Hive your cake and eat it, too, with this spring-inspired dessert
Home & Garden
Skip the hard boiling for picture-perfect eggs that’ll actually keep
Travel
Come to Highland County for a sweet festival and stay for the peep(ers) show
G&G Distilled
G&G Distilled, a weeklong event in April, will feature the “insanely motivated, super bright” personalities powering the bourbon boom and more
G&G Distilled
From bourbon country getaways to suppers with celebrated Southern chefs, make the holidays brighter by giving an exclusive experience
Recipe
A holiday favorite from the Garden & Gun Club at the Battery Atlanta
Arts & Culture
Spilling the tea on sister revolutionary events that happened 250 years ago this month
Land & Conservation
The beloved host of NatureScene and NatureNotes passed away earlier this week
Arts & Culture
The prolific Oxford, Mississippi, author on his two new movies, cataclysmic weather events, and being labeled Southern gothic
Arts & Culture
The prolific author talks about setting her true crime novels in Baltimore, claiming her Southern identity, and how the pandemic inspired her latest caper about a prom gone wrong
Champions of Conservation
Virginia’s natural wonders extend a wider welcome with this man at the helm
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