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SL Hot List: Books, Bourbon, and Ben Folds Five

September 17, 2012 | By Jessica Stringer | Comments (2)

It’s time to get your lowdown on all the must-know news pouring out of our region this week. With Ben Folds Five’s album, National Bourbon Heritage Month, a Southern Living yard sale, and festivals galore, we bet you’ll keep busy!

The South’s Next Spielberg? Sidewalk Movie Festival Is Back

August 23, 2012 | By Cory Bordonaro | Comments (1)

He or she might be among us. Filmmakers from around the South gather this weekend in our hometown for the 14th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival—a Birmingham-based celebration of international film. In historic theatres and more intimate venues across the downtown area, this year’s festival showcases nearly 200 short films, documentaries, and narrative features.

Top 10: Shopping With The Women of Taigan.com

August 14, 2012 | By Stephanie Granada | Comments (3)

In the past two years Taigan.com, has become a preeminent source for the most discerning online shoppers. Behind that success are Southern gals, CEO Elizabeth Nichols and founder Mary Catherine McClellan. The duo spends a lot of time travelling the country searching for the best of boutiques and craftsmen.

Three Questions with Olympian and Kentucky Native Tyson Gay

August 3, 2012 | By Caroline McKenzie | Comments (0)

Name: Tyson Gay Hometown: Lexington, Kentucky Events: Track & Field, 100 meter and 4×100 meter What should we know about your sport? When you’re watching the hundred meter race, pay close attention. It may look like the winner is the person picking up speed. But it’s actually the person who is slowing down the least. That race is won and […]

Happy 1st Day of Summer!

June 20, 2012 | By Stephanie Granada | Comments (1)

It’s the first official day of summer! That means three full months of all the beach-loving, sun-soaking, waterhole dwelling you can take. To make sure you get the most out of your summer in the South, we have created the ultimate guide to the best cold treats, picnic spots, swimming holes, cool-weather clothes, and beachside hotels the South has to […]

An Afternoon with Maker’s Mark

January 25, 2012 | By Stephanie Granada | Comments (1)

I have loved bourbon since I had my first taste of it in a mint julep one of my first weeks working at Southern Living. The Southern classic reminded me of the mojitos I was used to drinking in Miami, except better. I did not realize the better was the bourbon until I had the stuff straight up at the […]

The Grumpy Gardener

Coming Soon — Magnificent Fall Color

September 22, 2009 | By Steve Bender | Comments (5)

In addition to being the object of constant adulation, one of the Grump’s foremost pleasures is touring the South’s most beautiful gardens. And if you love fall color as much as I do, there is one garden in Kentucky you must see before you die — Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest. This special place near the town of Clermont […]

March Madness in the South!

March 18, 2009 | By Health Editor | Comments (1)

Ah. It’s FINALLY here. My very favorite two days of the sporting year. Thursday-Friday of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tourney, the day when giants are knocked off, when the little guy hits the game-winner to clinch immortality on his home turf. Tune in to this post to hear all about the South’s best sleeper teams likely to shock the hoops […]

January Ice Storm — How you can help

February 3, 2009 | By Health Editor | Comments (4)

As news of the ice storm and its drastic effects on Kentucky and parts of Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee, spread in our offices, the common question was "How can we help?" Over the next days and weeks as a staff and magazine, we’ll do everything we can to keep readers and travelers updated on progress in those areas touched by […]

January Ice Storm — Utility Outages and Photos

February 3, 2009 | By Richard Banks | Comments (7)

Last week’s ice storm left considerable destruction in several states, including Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, and Illinois. Some communities may not have electricity or municipally supplied water for weeks. Stay tuned to this site for information concerning how you can help residents rebuild infrastructure and get their lives back on track. If you’re planning a trip to the area or just […]

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