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

How a quirky foible evolved into a federal offense

When not to smock

A rollicking rundown of everything you need to know to pull off the season’s best shindig

At the card table, all bets are definitely on

And other wacky stories from the South’s NCAA men’s hoops hopefuls

A new chapter unfolds for one of Georgia’s literary landmarks

The drawls are receiving a lot of flak across the internet, but a North Carolina linguist argues they’re actually pretty accurate

On the sixtieth anniversary of Bloody Sunday, locals and visitors will retrace one of America’s most famous marches

And how a New Orleans event brought wearable flowers back, if only for a moment

How the cafés, antiques, and community in this Atlanta suburb stole a gothic novelist’s heart

The Natchitoches visitor center got a recent revamp, but doesn’t varnish the past

Savvy booksellers are stepping up to satisfy readers’ cravings for spicy stories

When a writer moved into a nineteenth-century ancestral homeplace on the edge of Pisgah National Forest, the house unlocked a flood of history. Then came the waters of Helene.

Nominated for Best Musical Score, the Austin duo reflect on their work bringing S.E. Hinton’s classic book to Broadway and its enduring appeal to audiences of all ages

Punxsutawney Phil who? This February 2, turn your attention southward and see what these forecasting critters—from armadillos to opossums—are predicting for spring.

Lost at sea and linked to a puzzling portrait, the beloved daughter of an American antihero still intrigues

The Emmy Award–winning anchor and Atlanta native goes hard in the paint for women’s basketball

Equal parts bodyguard and friend, Charleston Miles became an irreplaceable member of the late singer’s inner circle

The queen of Southern cooking was “a force of nature,” “generous with her wisdom and her time,” and “dedicated to making the world a more colorful and delicious place to live”