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Our Kind of Place
The Spirit of Ajax Diner
Soaking up life from a barstool at an Oxford, Mississippi, holdout

Food & Drink
How to Win the Tailgate
One of the South’s top chefs shares his game-day secrets

Fork in the Road
College-Town Flavor
At their new spot in a converted ranch house, Tarasque Cucina’s John and Lauren Stokes bring a delightfully homemade taste of fun to Oxford

Arts & Culture
Four Decades of Oxford’s Square Books
Mississippi writers celebrate one of the South’s most beloved bookstores, which opens a new rare book shop this weekend

Food & Drink
Eat Like a Local in Oxford, Mississippi
Alexe van Beuren of B.T.C. Grocery in Water Valley, Mississippi, shares the hidden dining gems in nearby Oxford

Arts & Culture
Tune In To a True Southern Original
In Oxford, Mississippi, you’ll find lots to see on the teeming courthouse square. But it’s something you’ll hear that might catch your attention even more

Fork in the Road
A True Hole in the Wall
Oxford Canteen steps outside the dining-room box

Our Kind of Place
The Magic of Square Books
A writer’s ode to a storied little Mississippi bookstore

Our Kind of Place
Faulkner’s Rowan Oak
Fifty years after the writer’s death, Rowan Oak continues to inspire

Good Dog
King of Oxford
How a bookish Labrador became a college-town hero

Good Dogs
Secrets to a Great Gun Dog
What you need to know before you train a gun dog

City Guides
Destination Oxford, Mississippi
The Little Easy no more