Cheré Dastugue Coen
1st Ho-Hos not created by Hostess
Rose O'Neil started the popular Kewpie Doll craze but her dolls of different colors failed to excite the public.
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Aug 1
- 4 min
Bama's 127 Yard Sale & UFO fun
August means the annual 127 Yard Sale plus celebrating aliens in northeast Alabama.
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Jun 13
- 4 min
Clarkville's Innovative Street Art, From Sergeant Carter to Van Gogh
The northern Tennessee town resonates with the creative spirit.
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- May 19
- 4 min
10 Weird Ways to Begin Summer
Looking for something wild to do now that summer's here?
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Apr 24
- 2 min
The Music Makers of Lowe Mill
Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment in Huntsville is the nation's largest privately owned arts and entertainment venue.
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Apr 11
- 3 min
The Eccentric World of Pasaquan
Artist Eddie Owens Martin, aka St. EOM, created a folk art paradise in the piney woods of southwest Georgia.
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Dec 31, 2022
- 1 min
My 2023 New Year’s Resolutions that are destined to be broken
I'm likely to break them all.
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Dec 27, 2022
- 3 min
5 Ways to be Weird on New Year’s
New York may dominate the news when New Year’s Eve rolls around but the South has its own countdown at midnight and some are quite unique.
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Sep 14, 2022
- 7 min
Saturdays Down South: SEC Football Traditions
Yeers, cheers and mascots run the gamut in a region that goes crazy for the sport.
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Aug 13, 2022
- 5 min
Time Again to Storm the Sazerac
Take a trip back in time at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans and enjoy the city's official cocktail!
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Jul 26, 2022
- 3 min
You Can Win and Eat Your Cake, Too
The Morean Arts Center of St. Petersburg is looking for the finest cupcake and winners take home a unique piece of art.
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Jul 20, 2022
- 3 min
Get Your Mojo Working
Looking for a little summer lovin’? How about some mojo magic?
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
Happiness once came in a small metal box
Relieve childhood memories at the Lunchbox Museum in Columbus, Ga.
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Jun 9, 2022
- 2 min
Show Your Stripes on Seersucker Day
National Seersucker Day is June 9 and it's especially celebrated in New Orleans, where the seersucker suit was born.
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Jun 7, 2022
- 2 min
The Smallest Church in the South?
The Chapel of the Madonna in White Castle, Louisiana, is arguably the smallest church in the South — if not the world!
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- May 25, 2022
- 3 min
The Witch Tree of Old Louisville
The Witch Tree of Louisville has a strange history and a following that continues today.
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Apr 20, 2022
- 1 min
The Odd Bayou Art of Kenny Hill
Bricklayer Kenny Hill settled in the small bayou town of Chauvin in 1988, erecting a tent on a bayou-side lot while he built his home.
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Mar 30, 2022
- 3 min
The Demise of Jasper 'Jack' Daniel
Jasper Newton Daniel, otherwise known as Jack, created one of the world's finest whiskeys. But an impulsive moment took his life.
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Mar 12, 2022
- 3 min
New Orleans Events for LGBTQ+ Visitors
New Orleans is a welcoming place, a town where visitors can release their inhibitions and don their natural personalities.
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Cheré Dastugue Coen
- Mar 4, 2022
- 3 min
Jazz Fest's Baby Steps
Tulane University Special Collections honors the New Orleans Jazz Fest with “Music IS the Scene: Jazz Fest’s First Decade, 1970-1979.”
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