While a weekend is never long enough in the Crescent City, sometimes you have to make do. The French settled the area now known as Louisiana in the 1700s, which is one of many influences still prevalent today. The port became a major player in the slave trade and later gained attention during the landmark Plessy vs. Ferguson Supreme Court case. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina … [Read more...] about Weekend Guide to New Orleans, Louisiana
Visiting the World of Coca Cola
The World of Coca Cola has been an Atlanta institution since the opening of the interactive museum at its old location near Underground Atlanta in 1991. After the 1996 Olympics, plans were made to eventually move towards the area now known as Centennial Olympic Park. The "new" World of Coca Cola opened in 2007. The museum was established to describe the history of the brand … [Read more...] about Visiting the World of Coca Cola
Small Town Saturday: Cumberland Island, GA
As one of Georgia's Golden Isles, Cumberland Island is only accessible by boat. It is now owned by the National Park Service, which you must contact to make campsite reservations. Cumberland Island is home to the ruins of the Carnegie mansion Dungeness as well as Brack Chapel of the First African Baptist Church, where John F. Kennedy Jr. married Carolyn Bessette, pictured … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Cumberland Island, GA
Film Friday: Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood
Siddalee, played by Sandra Bullock, always had a strained relationship with her mother and blames her for how her life has turned out. So when the Ya Yas, her mom's oldest friends, kidnap her, they give her a scrapbook about their wild adventures, hoping to mend their relationship. Based on the books by Rebecca Wells, the film also stars Maggie Smith, Ashley Judd, James … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood
Visiting the Levine Museum of the New South
The term "New South" was introduced by journalist Henry Grady, who used it to describe the contrast between the modern times and the "Old South" of Antebellum plantations before the civil war. Charlotte's Levine Museum of the New South uses that term to describe the history of the south from the end of the Civil War to modern times. This isn't your average museum because … [Read more...] about Visiting the Levine Museum of the New South