In this issue

Southern Maker
For Andrea “Annie” Cayetano-Jefferson, sewing sweetgrass baskets ties her to generations of Gullah people, including her mother and daughter.

Long Weekend
Brevard, North Carolina’s open-air concerts and cascading waterfalls fill the town with the song of summer.

The Truth About Tomatoes

Here's how to store them the right way

1 min

When Life Gives You Lemons...

Chill out with this nostalgic no-bake dessert

1 min

She's Got the Scoop

In Richmond, Virginia, Rabia Kamara creates ice cream that celebrates Black culture and her heritage

3 mins

More Is More

Designer Gray Benko isn't afraid of color, pattern, or dogs on the furniture

1 min

Changing the Game

For this North Carolina pair, pickleball is the ticket to a healthy lifestyle - and a social one

2 mins

Stitched Together

For South Carolinian Andrea \"Annie\" Cayetano-Jefferson, sewing sweetgrass baskets ties her to generations of Gullah people, including her mother and daughter

2 mins

Ciao Bella!

The founder of the Italianmade ceramics brand Vietri celebrates high summer with a pair of tables suited for all occasions

2 mins

The Music of the Mountains

When warm weather arrives, Brevard, North Carolina's open-air concerts and cascading waterfalls fill the town with the song of summer

7 mins

No Plant Sitter Required

These hardy groupings can stand up to the heat, even while you're away

1 min

A Folly Original

This young couple got scrappy to score the South Carolina beach house of their dreams

3 mins

Use Your Melon

Refreshing recipes to showcase the versatile and sweet cantaloupe

1 min

From Aleppo to Za'atar

A FRESH TAKE ON SUMMER SIDES INSPIRED BY THE FLAVORS OF THE MIDDLE EAST

8 mins

Grumpy's Guide to Hummingbirds

How to attract these aerial acrobats to your garden-and then enjoy the show

3 mins

The FRIENDLIEST Places in the South 2024

Hospitality is a hallmark of our region, but people define it in different ways. Is it a conversation in the checkout line? A bartender who knows your order before you sit down? The way a community welcomes people who are just passing through? So we asked you, our readers, to share the places that make you feel right at home on every level. Narrowing down thousands of nominations for hotels, restaurants, stores, nonprofits, and more was no small feat, but it was very uplifting. As these 20 standouts show, Southerners go above and beyond to take care of one another.

10 mins

SAVING HOPSCOTCH

Rather than parting with their much-loved Lookout Mountain home, a Tennessee family renovated the spot to suit their evolving needs

4 mins

Some Like It Hot

One of America's oldest national parks is both a geothermal marvel and a refreshing getaway in Central Arkansas

5 mins

FAROUT

IN THE OBSCURITY OF THE WEST TEXAS DESERT, AN UNLIKELY ART TOWN CONTINUES TO DRAW ATTENTION

7 mins

Southern Living THE SOUTH'S BEST 2024

HOW MANY TIMES have you been on a road trip and realized that you must have taken a left turn where you should have made a right and ended up in what felt like the middle of nowhere?

5 mins

Built To Last

A world-renowned student architecture program celebrates more than 30 years of community work in the heart of Alabama's Black Belt

5 mins

The Legend of Mary Louise

After months of searching for a vintage bar cart, Melissa Smrekar hit the jackpot at a Dallas estate sale—and then she learned about the woman who loved it first

3 mins

Back to the Land

Encouraged by her family, Kathleen Pourciau turned a newfound passion into a business that cultivates the earth and community

2 mins

Made From Scratch

A love of passed-down pieces inspires this collection of table linens and vintage goods

1 min

A Richmond Revival

In Virginia's capital, a not-so-old house gets some new-old tricks

3 mins

Think Pink

Watermelon radishes brighten dishes with their color and peppery flavor. Enjoy them while they're peaking

1 min

Baby Cakes

Make a big impression at your next party with these adorably petite desserts

6 mins

HOUSE of DOODADS

Funky furnishings and sentimental keepsakes rule this Texas tastemaker's razzle-dazzle digs

5 mins

SPRING TREASURES

The joys of this season are as fleeting as cherry blossoms. This is especially true at the farmers' market, where you'll find the assortment of fresh produce changing from week to week. Now if you're lucky enough to come across special ingredients like garlic scapes, fava beans, and morel mushrooms, you'll know exactly what to do with them

10 mins

NO PLACE LIKE TEXAS

Matthew and Camila Alves McConaughey on home, family, and the gravitational pull of the Lone Star State

6 mins

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

One, two, three strikes,

2 mins

THE MAGIC OF MAYO

SURPRISING NEW WAYS TO LOVE THE SOUTH'S FAVORITE CONDIMENT

5 mins

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