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Some Bars I Have Known
Seldom does one go to a bar to drink; more often, they’re the setting to something else. Pure background. I’ve been fortunate enough to spend my time at a great many different kinds of bars in a great many different places. I’ve been to a place in Alaska that is serving cold beer at 8AM on game…
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Bald Head Island
Living in North Carolina my entire life, I am not sure how I spent a lifetime, no more than two hours away from Bald Head Island, and never managed to discover this amazing treasure. It is truly one of North Carolina’s best-kept secrets. It has a look about it that makes you feel you are on an…
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“I’ll Have A Double!” – South Carolina Lowcountry
Visitors to the SC Lowcountry this weekend had the opportunity to participate in the Original Gullah Festival in Beaufort, SC. Festival goers were able to experience storytelling, dancing, the sounds of jazz, blues, reggae and African drums while the Vendor Market was filled with Arts and Crafts and the Food Court offered...
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The Pig: The Quintessential Southerner
To study the history of the pig in the South, we must start in the rolling pastures of Spain—the dehesa. The dehesa is a combination of grassland and oak savannah found in Spain and Portugal and is known for producing cork and charcoal from the trees as well as the famous fighting bulls from the pastures. But, the most treasured…
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Cast Horn Designs
One of the classic ways to bring a rustic element into the interior design of a home or business is by using antlers. Even if the interior designer or their clients are not sportsmen or women, antlers are popular for adding that natural touch
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Chicken & Waffles with Spicy Syrup
What’s better than perfectly fried golden chicken delicately placed on fluffy homemade waffles? You guessed it, absolutely nothing. However, you can...
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“I’ll Have A Double!” Charleston, South Carolina
Looking for something interesting & new? These two cocktails are great additions to your drinking repertoire. Simple enough to make at home, you can also find great examples of these if you happen to be in Charleston. If you’re in a city like no other, drink like it.
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Haute Horns by Annlyn Barnett
Haute (adjective) fashionably elegant or high-class, and that perfectly describes the skull art coming from the studio of Annlyn Barnett.
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Bourbon America’s Spirit
All bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon (more on that below), but one thing is certain, bourbon is America’s spirit, not the ghost kind. The distilled kind. I’d like to talk a little about it and how it has helped shape America. It is difficult to talk about American history without talking about whiskey.…
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Five Quotes About The South
“Everyone in the South has no time for reading because they are all too busy writing.” ― William Faulkner
