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Weird Southern Spring Festivals
This time of year, Southerners celebrate all good things in their festivals. And we mean everything!
Cheré Dastugue Coen
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When color returns to the South in spring, you know it's azalea season
Spring comes first to the Deep South with azaleas blooming in brilliant colors. Here are several places to find these brilliant blooms.
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Mar 144 min read
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Don't just travel through the South, take time to learn something new!
Gatlinburg, Tennessee, offers visitors a chance at throwing clay and Grapevine, Texas, heats up with glassblowing opportunities.
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Mar 63 min read
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Get Out Your Kazoos and Be A Part of a Guinness World Record
Macon, Ga., is home to the kazoo inventor and wants to bring together the largest kazoo gathering in the world.
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Mar 12 min read
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Spring's in full bloom now at Garvan Woodland Gardens
It's daffodil season at this sprawling gardens outside Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Feb 251 min read
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It's a massive cake festival at Chattanooga's City Cafe Diner
Go the favorite dishes at Chattanooga's City Diner Cafe but save room for arguably the largest slices of cake you'll ever enjoy.
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Feb 42 min read
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Tip Top Cocktails are tip top
Atlanta canned cocktail company offers convenience, taste, and affordability with their line of Tip Top Proper Cocktails.
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Jan 113 min read
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Spirited North Georgia Mountains
Grandaddy Mimm’s Distilling Co. with its moonshine and other spirits now has a second location in Dawsonville about an hour from Atlanta.
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Dec 18, 20243 min read
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Tennessee lights up the season with a vibrant holiday glow!
The Volunteer State offers millions of holiday light events, from immersive Christmas villages to driving through miles of lights.
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Dec 5, 20244 min read
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Thrifting Southwest Georgia
Columbus, Georgia, has one of the South’s largest thrift stores, plus a dang good Goodwill.
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Nov 26, 20243 min read
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Bayou: Feasting Through the Seasons of a Cajun Life
James Beard Award-winning Chef Melissa M. Martin takes readers through South Louisiana traditions and holidays with new cookbook "Bayou."
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Nov 14, 20242 min read
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Chattanooga Center pays homage to Medal of Honor recipients
Buffalo Soldier, Dr. Mary Walker and other veterans honored at Chattanooga's Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center.
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Nov 11, 20243 min read
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20 Ways to Enjoy the Holidays Throughout the South
The region abounds with festive events ranging from reindeer to German markets.
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Nov 7, 20249 min read
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Georgia and the Power of the Vote
Dr. Karcheik Sims-Alvarado details the history of voting suppression in Georgia and the rise of those fighting to gain voting rights.
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Oct 29, 20243 min read
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Taylor Swift and her Eras Tour takes over New Orleans
The Audubon Zoo, Aquarium, Insectarium and restaurants will offer Swifties special fun during Oct. 25-27, 2024 in New Orleans.
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Oct 24, 20243 min read
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Throw Out Those Pumpkin Lattes! Try Pumpkin Cocktails Instead!
This month, when the veil between living and dead grows thin, try a spirited pumpkin drink. Nothing seems to scream fall like pumpkin,...
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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Shalom Y’all and Pass the Blintz
Get hungry for the annual Savannah Jewish Food Festival Nov. 17.
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Oct 16, 20242 min read
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Ghost hunting in New Orleans
The Bourbon Orleans hotel in New Orleans has plenty of spirits who refuse to check out.
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Oct 9, 20244 min read
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Treat Yourself to a Travel Facial
After a trip, this FACTORFIVE facial mask will help restore vitality to your skin. As a travel writer, I’m always on the go. Planes,...
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Oct 5, 20242 min read
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The Spirits of Jekyll Island Club
Jekyll Island Club hotel will tell its ghostly stories this weekend, plus serve spirits of another kind.
Cheré Dastugue Coen
Oct 2, 20242 min read
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