This is a part of a series called Literary South, which highlights important literary landmarks and the writers and authors who made them known. William Cuthbert Faulkner was born September 25, 1897, in New Albany, Mississippi, then a town of around 200 people a few miles from Tupelo. When he was less than one year old, his family moved to nearby Ripley for his … [Read more...] about Literary South: William Faulkner
Film Friday: The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
A group of Catholic school friends get in trouble with the headmistress after she finds a comic they've created in which she is the villain. They plan a prank as payback that will make them local legends. Emile Hirsch, Kieran Culkin, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster and Vincent D'Onofrio star in the film. Filmed In: Charleston, South Carolina; Wilmington, North Carolina If You … [Read more...] about Film Friday: The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Southern Stays: Inn on the Beach
Across the bay from the fast pace of Tampa is the beaches of St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Florida. Here you'll find a few historic hotels, condos, and smaller inns. Inn on the Beach is the latter, across the street from quiet Pass-A-Grille Beach. The area is more laid-back than other parts of the beach but still has a few restaurants and shops. Rooms at the Inn on the … [Read more...] about Southern Stays: Inn on the Beach
Classic Eats: H&H Restaurant
Soul food restaurants are a dime a dozen in the South, but very few have as much history as H&H Restaurant in Macon, Georgia. The restaurant is beloved by music fans for being where the former owner, "Mama" Louise, fed the lanky young men who became The Allman Brothers Band. You can see the posters of the musical acts that came through the doors all over the walls. … [Read more...] about Classic Eats: H&H Restaurant
Southern Stays: Magnolia Plantation Bed & Breakfast
The university town of Gainesville, Florida is made up mostly of chain hotels to host visitors during football games and parents in from out of town, but there is a small group of independent inns and bed and breakfasts. Magnolia Plantation Bed and Breakfast is just one of them. Joe and Cindy Montalto opened their bed and breakfast in 1990. The historic home is the former … [Read more...] about Southern Stays: Magnolia Plantation Bed & Breakfast