by Polina Marinova | May 14, 2017 | Opinion
You graduated! #graduate #shots #nowwhat To all the recent college grads reading this post, I was sitting in your seat wearing that cap and gown exactly four years ago. When I graduated in May 2013, I thought I was hot shit. I thought employers would be lining up with...
by Phil Gura | Apr 12, 2017 | Opinion, Sports
Luke Skywalker conned Han Solo by promising him more wealth than Han could imagine. Han’s immortal reply was: “I don’t know kid; I can imagine quite a bit.” So, when I heard a Braves talking head during a recent exhibition game to tout the traffic and parking...
by Phil Gura | Mar 27, 2017 | Opinion
To a New York kid like me, Southerners were defined by “The Dukes of Hazzard”. When my Dad suggested I apply to Emory University, I thought he wanted me to learn about overnight delivery services. It only took one gorgeous weekend on Emory’s campus in 1977 (my...
by Lauren | Mar 22, 2017 | Opinion, Technology
I spent the first 30 years of my life living and working in the South. About three years ago, I relocated to the Bay Area, so now I’ve lived on the West Coast long enough to gain a sense of how life is different compared to our Southern Ways. If you need a quick...
by Aly Merritt | Mar 21, 2017 | Opinion, Party
St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah is unlike anywhere else in the world The St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Savannah attracts hundreds of thousands of people each year. For several days, natives of this normally graceful Southern city hide while hordes of...
by Kelley Reed | Mar 14, 2017 | Featured, Opinion, Technology
“Are you from Texas?” Any Southerner who has moved to the Bay Area and lets their accent slip gets this question. And usually, anyone who is from the South feels very compelled to specify the exact state they choose to represent. I have to correct these...