by Meredith Biesinger | Nov 29, 2021 | Featured
Huntsville, Alabama, was once a sleepy, farming town that you drove through on your way to Nashville. Well, folks, stand back because the Rocket City is on the move! Last year, Huntsville officially took the lead as Alabama’s largest city by the population at...
by Meredith Biesinger | Sep 21, 2021 | Featured
Eudora Welty is an iconic Southern writer who brought life to every single word she ever wrote. When many of us think of Eudora Welty, we probably picture an older lady with silver hair and endless words of wisdom. However, just like us, Welty was once a child too....
by Meredith Biesinger | Sep 8, 2021 | Featured
Tupelo, Mississippi?! Never in my life did I think I’d live in the northeastern pocket of Mississippi, in the hometown of Elvis. This “microtropolis,” with its rolling hills, local culture, and large Magnolia trees, now holds an extraordinary place...
by Meredith Biesinger | Aug 9, 2021 | Featured
My husband and I recently attended a wedding in his hometown, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Later that weekend, we decided to check out the town of Laurel, Miss., home of the ever-popular HGTV show, “Hometown.” Here’s what you need to know before I dive...
by Meredith Biesinger | May 15, 2021 | Featured
Have you ever felt like you belonged somewhere else? It’s almost as if you have your real identity, and then a geographic identity? Well, for much of my life, I have been a Northerner who always wanted to be a Southerner. Born and raised in Ohio, I spent much of...