by Meredith Biesinger | Sep 13, 2022 | Featured, Food, Variety
You’ve heard the name, and you might have heard terms like “Beaver Nuggets” and “Romanian garlic beef jerky” and wondered what is this place and what are they selling? Well, it’s Buc-ees! The world’s largest gas station,...
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 Lauren | Aug 4, 2011 | Opinion
My Yankee best friend sent me a funny editorial called Screw New York. If y’all don’t want to read this Manhattan diatribe it’s all good; although even this Southern gal has to admit that it made did make me chuckle. Essentially the writer conveys...
by Lauren | Jun 7, 2011 | Featured, Food
On a sunny day in the South, no cocktail tastes quite as sweet as a mint julep. For the perfect Southern mint julep, follow these instructions. Pretty Southern Mint Julep: 2 oz. Kentucky Bourbon 1 oz. Simple Syrup — made by boiling 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water,...
