by Katy Ruth | Jun 1, 2014 | Featured
“Hey, soldier boy!” With those three, flirtatious words, a love story was born. My namesake and grandmother, Mama Ruth, had met her Norman on a double date with her best friend one hot Georgia summer day in the mid-1950s – only, he wasn’t her date. A few weeks later,...
by Kate | May 16, 2014 | Featured, Variety
Soon, I will be leaving and heading onward to my next adventure. It’s bittersweet, as I’m sure you understand. But I would be remiss if I did not properly thank you for the experiences we shared over the last four years, the lessons you taught me about school, work...
by Lauren | May 7, 2014 | Food & Drink
Pretty Southern is proud to announce our membership in the Atlanta Food Bloggers Society. We just attend our first event at Horseradish Grill, and we’re still stuffed full of Southern goodness! First Course: Pimento Cheese Grit Fritter, Country Ham Aioli,...
by Lauren | May 6, 2014 | Art, Featured
There’s something beautiful about the broken. In a growing city like Atlanta, our eyes pop at the sight of new condos, commercial buildings, and restaurants that seem to surface in our neighborhoods without limit. But the crumbling infrastructure and dilapidated real...
by Lauren | May 5, 2014 | Food & Drink
Happy Cinco de Mayo! This festival of fajitas has become a rather notorious day for partying, while of course celebrating Mexican independence. Alas, this year Cinco de Mayo falls on a Monday, so we’ve got to keep it pretty tame. Our friend Hess at Witty +...
by Lauren | Apr 26, 2014 | Featured
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