more about: Alabama

The Beginnings of Spring

“In the spring I have counted one hundred and thirty-six different kinds of weather inside of four and twenty hours.”  — Missouri native Mark Twain Send us your snapshots of life in the South this weekend using #SouthernSnapshot on Twitter and Instagram, and your picture could be featured next week! 

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The Hangout Lineup: Get It Here First

In the next hour, when Hangout Music Festival announces it’s 2013 lineup, your friends will start buzzing about the bands they can’t wait to catch at this year’s shows. But as a Southern Living insider we wanted you to have the inside scoop. So when your friends start posting about their favorite headliner you can say you heard it here […]

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The Mardi Gras Photos That Make You Wish You Were There

As Mardi Gras comes to a close, we reached out to our friends in the Gulf to see how the South celebrated Carnival season this year. From Mobile to the Crescent City the crowds didn’t disappoint.

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Where to Shop Now: Huntsville’s Five Points

This historic neighborhood in Alabama is the place to go for local products and gifts you won’t find anywhere else.

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Alabama’s Arts Enclave

Downtown Northport offers one of the state’s most unique collections of homegrown art galleries, studios, and shops.

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Alabama’s New Wave of Ground Coffee

The state has a buzzworthy crop of passionate roasters. Here, we filter out our favorites.

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SL Hot List: Texas T’s, Bourbon Sips, & True-ly Great Food

Your water cooler talk, updated. Here, the five Southern bits of news that are making waves this week. 

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Slip Into A Sexy… Quilt?

Never again will we doubt the notion that a quilt could be sexy. Last week Herve Leger by Max Azria—the brand known for its signature body-shaping bandage dresses—debuted a gorgeous spring collection that paid tribute to the quilting women of Gee’s Bend, Alabama during its New York Fashion Week show.

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The Pearl Bracelet Every Southern Girl Needs at a Steal!

Theresa Harper Bruno’s unique pearl pieces have a national following that includes a certain well-dressed First Lady. And for our Southern Living readers, she’s offering one of her iconic bracelets (which normally retails for $495) for just $350!

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Reader Giveaway: Get Tailgate Ready With Haul Couture

Here in the South a tailgate is, among other things, a chance to show off serious style. Oversized jerseys and paper plates? No thanks. We’ll take sundresses in team colors and coordinating table linens. In fact, we’ll take a lot of them.

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