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Bonfires on the Levee
The Louisiana holiday tradition lights the way for Papa Noel.

Cheré Dastugue Coen
Dec 24, 20202 min read


Weird and Lovely Wytheville
There’s plenty of the delightfully unusual to love in the historic Virginia town of Wytheville (pronounced With-ville), nestled in the...

Cheré Dastugue Coen
Dec 22, 20203 min read


The Louisiana town that moved to Arizona
Excerpted from "Forest Hill, Louisiana: A Bloom Town History" by Cheré Coen William M. Cady and his Cady Lumber Company established two...

Cheré Dastugue Coen
Dec 20, 20203 min read


City of Hey Baby
I’ve found that many Americans hail from cities, but they move away and are happily identified with their new home. For those of us...

Cheré Dastugue Coen
Dec 19, 20203 min read


Forget gingerbread houses — The Grand Hotel in Fairhope comes to life in sweet miniature!
Gingerbread houses are all the rage this time of year, and it’s not uncommon to find hotels and resorts offering classes and contests....

Cheré Dastugue Coen
Dec 1, 20202 min read


The haunts of Cajun Country
In the swamps of Louisiana's Cajun Country, une grosse bétaille may lurk.

Cheré Dastugue Coen
Oct 9, 20208 min read


Take 5: Get Outdoors This Week
Enjoy fall weather with these Southern social distancing events Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2020.

Cheré Dastugue Coen
Sep 27, 20202 min read


Diamond hunting in Arkansas?
More than 30,000 diamonds have been found in the Natural State.

Cheré Dastugue Coen
Sep 24, 20205 min read


Lily at the St. Francis Inn
Author Kathleen Walls believes that some folks refuse to check out at St. Augustine's oldest inn.

Cheré Dastugue Coen
Sep 22, 20203 min read


Lubbock dream house made of 110 tons of steel
Robert Richard Bruno's unique Lubbock, Texas, house made out of 110 tons of scrap metal.

Cheré Dastugue Coen
Sep 11, 20202 min read


Sweeping superstitions
Southerners have lots of weird and wacky broom superstitions.

Cheré Dastugue Coen
Sep 8, 20202 min read
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