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Arts & Culture

The acclaimed garden designer Jon Carloftis on his mother’s lasting legacy

A cornhole hole made in the sand

Arts & Culture

Gotta hand it to Ohio, this sand trick is tons of fun

A river flanked by plants

Severe Weather

Despite the popular depiction of Texas as a flat, arid landscape, its residents have a deep—and complicated—connection to water

A book cover; a portrait of a woman

Food & Drink

G&G caught up with the Braided Heritage author to discuss the fluidity of cooking traditions, the power of the number three, and her summertime happy place

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Arts & Culture

From bike tours to museum days, these experiences dig deep into history, healing, and celebration

An illustration of a woman sitting at the beach with characters from her book around her, like a dragon, lovers, alien, and detective

All She Wrote

Helen Ellis relishes the summery nostalgia of well-worn, escapist novels

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Arts & Culture

The sacred music of one writer’s ancestors—and the enduring power of the Charleston church—holds space for solace and survival

A book cover and portrait of a woman

Arts & Culture

Atlanta’s Victorian-era Martha Stewart, the surprising vegetable on display at every Gilded Age party, an old-school recipe for orange candy, and more tasty tidbits from Georgia’s Historical Recipes

A little girl holds two american girl dolls

Arts & Culture

With nostalgia, humor, and scrutiny, a new book celebrates and critiques the iconic doll brand

Arts & Culture

The Virginia tradition connects generations of Saltwater Cowboys, the descendants of Misty herself, and two islands where wildness reigns

A portrait of a man in a checkered shirt

Arts & Culture

Using his Tidewater Virginia roots as inspiration, the crime novelist has skyrocketed to the top of the bestseller lists with his genre-bending take on crime fiction

People dance on a stage

Arts & Culture

Handpicked highlights from Charleston’s beloved performing arts fest, which kicks off this weekend

A gravesite

Arts & Culture

How a letter from a grieving World War II widow in Demopolis, Alabama, helped inspire an eighty-year tradition of Dutch “adoption” and commemoration

A portrait of a woman

Arts & Culture

Mary Berry, the farmer, writer, and executive director of the Berry Center, talks about her love of place and what she has learned from her father, Wendell Berry

Arts & Culture

Diving deep on the mysterious author

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Arts & Culture

How @landontalks, a Mississippi art teacher turned internet star, became a noted keeper of Southernisms

Dolly Parton poses next to a dollywood sign

Arts & Culture

Four decades later, Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain wonderland still sparkles

An illustration of a woman standing in a landscape under the stars

This Land

An Alabama odyssey helps fill in the blank spaces

A vintage photo of a hardware storefront with a crowd of people in front of it

Arts & Culture

How Renfrow Hardware in Matthews, North Carolina, shaped one novelist’s stories