Erin Shaw Street
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Birmingham, AL, United States
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How sobriety strategies can help anxious people reenter society after the pandemic
Some of the skills used in maintaining sobriety — acceptance, recognizing triggers, relying on community — also can ease anxiety about resuming pre-pandemic activities. → Read More
Tips for taking children to the new Legacy Museum and lynching memorial in Alabama
Prepare them, personalize the history and focus on hope. → Read More
A ‘poop train’ from New York befouled a small Alabama town, until the town fought back
Parrish, Ala., felt besieged by the stink of the sewage, part of an interstate waste-disposal system that has drawn scrutiny in the South. → Read More
Cooking For My Family: Chef John Besh
Chef John Besh on simple, soulful at-home meals. New Orleans chef John Besh is making a batch of his mama's seafood gumbo, dropping in smoked pork, sausage, and blue crab he picks from the bayou behind his house. → Read More
A Weekend in Pensacola
Spot dolphins, feast on sushi, and explore Naval history in a destination where beach meets downtown FRIDAY Palafox Street is the main artery of redevelopment and the heart of downtown. → Read More
10 Best City Parks In The South
In honor of Earth Day, we've rounded up 10 of our favorite urban parks. We highly recommend getting up, heading outside and enjoying today in one of these destinations: 1. City Park, New Orleans, Louisiana -- Established in 1854, the 1,300-acre park is still going strong. → Read More
Lilly Pulitzer For Target Puts Black Friday To Shame
They were lined up in droves, Hunter Wellies on their feet, cell phones in hand. They'd talked to their friends and their mamas, having pre-gamed each and every item to secure. Today was no ordinary day for women across the South. Today was the day that Lilly Pulitzer for Target was released. → Read More
Lily Pulitzer For Target Puts Black Friday To Shame
They were lined up in droves, Hunter Wellies on their feet, cell phones in hand. They'd talked to their friends and their mamas, having pre-gamed each and every item to secure. Today was no ordinary day for women across the South. Today was the day that Lily Pulitzer for Target was released. → Read More
5 Limited Edition Releases You Need In Your Life On Record Store Day
At Southern Living, we love Record Store Day. I mean, we dig our digital libraries of music, but nothing really beats vinyl. I still remember sitting in front of my parents' record collection, underneath our big '70s stereo, and thumbing through albums. → Read More
Dressing St. Patrick’s Day Without Going Full-on Leprechaun
My name is Erin, and I take my Irish heritage very seriously. My maternal grandparents were born and raised in Ireland, coming to America as teenagers through Ellis Island. → Read More
Chick-Fil-A To Open In New York, Displaced Southerners Rejoice
Start spreading the news, the magic of everyone’s favorite Southern sandwich is coming to New York. The Atlanta-based restaurant will open a three-story, 5,000-square foot restaurant at 1000 Sixth Avenue this summer (see Crain's New York Business). → Read More
5 Best Places To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Well, aside from Ireland, that is. We've rounded up some of the biggest, and most quirky St. Patrick's Day in the South. Erin go braugh, y'all. 1. Savannah, GA Why you should go: The third largest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the world takes place over four days (March 14-17). → Read More
Breaking News: Harper Lee To Publish A Second Novel
You could hear the audible gasps at the Southern Living offices this morning when we saw the Tweet: This, of course, is major. Lee is legendary for having published the Pulitzer Prize-winning "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 1960, and never publishing another book. Until now. → Read More
Alton Brown On The Dish Every Southerner Must Make
When Alton Brown starts talking okra, you listen. We did, when he stopped by our Birmingham headquarters today. Author, host of "Cutthroat Kitchen," and creator/star of "Good Eats," and "Feasting on Asphalt," Alton is on 46-city national tour that brings his brand of food-science-variety show... → Read More
10 Things To Know About The New Tina Turner Museum
You know that Tina Turner song "Nutbush City Limits?" It's about a real place--Nutbush, Tennessee, where she grew up. (Go on, you know you want to dance in your chair just thinking of the melody. → Read More
Leaving The Heartbreak Hotel: New Elvis Property Revealed
The summer I graduated from college, I packed all my belongings and drove from Columbia, South Carolina, to Memphis, Tennessee, to the Heartbreak Hotel, on the way to begin the rest of my life. It's a real place, you know. Or at least it will be for a little longer. → Read More
Los Angeles Isn’t The Only City Having a Pop-Up Ice-Cream Moment
This summer, Los Angeles chef Sylvia Yoo has dazzled the West Coast crowd with her small-batch ice creams and famous churro ice cream sandwiches. But she's not the only one with tasty frozen delights up her sleeve, or rather, in her cooler. → Read More
Is Elkmont, Alabama the next Marfa?
If it's up to Tasia Malakasis, Elkmont Alabama will be the next Marfa. The place where all the cool kids travel miles out of their way to get to. We think she's onto something. The world-famous cheesemaker took a chance on Elkmont when she bought Belle Chevre creamery in 2007. → Read More