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Music

Remembering a Muscle Shoals Icon

“I wanted to be somebody,” said Rick Hall, the man behind Alabama’s FAME studios. He was, and music lovers are better for it

Home & Garden

A Southern Stocking Stuffer

Birmingham-born, Tennessee-made FITS socks live up to their name

Sporting

Nine Standout Lodges for the Southern Quail Hunter

From the pine forests of the Red Hills to the foothills of the Andes, plan your next hunt at these destination properties

Collections

Beauty on the Half Shell

Love infuses a historic—and exquisite—set of oyster plates

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Made in the South Awards

Introducing the 2017 Made in the South Awards Honorees

From a library-perfect leather chair to a hunting vest as handsome as it is hardworking to a light, bright pecan oil, this year’s winners and runners-up prove the region is home to world-class talent

Made in the South Awards 2017

Tom Beckbe

Outdoors runner-up Tom Beckbe’s waxed canvas hunting vest has a liner dyed from the clay found along Alabama’s Tombigbee River

Made in the South Awards 2017

Overall Winner: Alabama Sawyer

The Home category and overall winner transforms downed urban trees into eye-catching planked dining tables

Made in the South Awards 2017

Maho Shades

Style category winner Kris and Alex Anderson’s sunglasses are tailor-made for style and sport

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Travel

Beautiful Covered Bridges of the South

Twenty-three of the South’s most picturesque covered bridges

Homeplace

A Return to Form in Birmingham

A thoughtful renovation brings a family back to Alabama

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Homeplace

Return to Form

Step inside a beautiful Birmingham home

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G&G Party Pics

Southern Makers

A weekend commending the best creators and innovators of the South.

First Listen

First Listen: The Blind Boys of Alabama

The storied Grammy-winning gospel outfit returns with a new album

Recipe

Alabama’s Grapico Gets the Cocktail Treatment

A sophisticated boozy spin on a classic grape soda

What's in Season

The King of Shrimp

Ultrasweet Gulf Coast Royal Reds are worth shelling out for

Why We Love the Gulf

The Art of Screened-Porch Sitting

The Alabama coast has changed, but the simple pleasure of the evening breeze remains

Arts & Culture

The Road to S-Town

Meet Brian Reed, the radio reporter behind the Alabama-set podcast everyone’s talking about

Arts & Culture

A Different Kind of Easter Bunny

How a university town rallied around an unusual piece of outdoor sculpture

Anatomy of a Classic

How to Make Perfectly Fried Catfish

The only thing better than Duane Nutter’s classic cornmeal catfish is the whiskey-spiked tartar sauce he pairs with it

Travel

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