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World, meet Arturo! The Corolla Wild Horse Fund has a lot to celebrate after spotting a foal wandering the North Carolina barrier island last week. The little guy, estimated to be about one week old, is believed to be the first born to the Corolla herd after a brutal hurricane season on the Outer Banks. Herd manager Meg Puckett shared a photo of the gangly foal, a bay with two socks and a star, learning to walk alongside his mom, North Star....

When Loretta Lynn died earlier this month at 90 years old, tributes poured in to pay homage to the country legend. Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Darius Rucker, Margo Price, George Strait and more paid homage to the Coal Miner’s Daugher who influenced generations of artists over the course of her six-decade career. Perhaps no tribute was more touching, though, then the one her sisters gave at the CMT Artists of the Year ceremony....

Southern charm has struck again. Actor Danica McKellar revealed that she packed up her family and left Hollywood for Tennessee. While many have made a similar (wise) choice, McKellar’s decision was based on something fairly unique—Christmas movies. Specifically, the roles she has played in holiday films. McKellar, who is currently starring in Christmas at the Drive-In on the Great American Family channel, was inspired by the life choices of those quintessential rom-com characters who leave the big city for a quieter life in a small town....

Darius Rucker, how we love his rich, warbly voice. As Southerners, we must admit we also love whenever we hear the Charleston native give his home state some love, whether on albums like Southern Style or Charleston, SC 1966 or cheering on his alma mater’s football team, the South Carolina Gamecocks from the University of South Carolina. Now, we’re beaming that the country singer and frontman of Hootie & the Blowfish has revealed some of his most treasured things about South Carolina, courtesy of a new interview in Myrtle Beach’s GrandStrand magazine....

Introducing the most magical ship on earth! The Disney Wish, the fifth ship to join the Disney fleet, will set sail in summer 2022 out of Port Canaveral in Florida. The Disney Wish boasts an incredible lineup of firsts including the first-ever Disney attraction at sea, a Frozen-themed theatrical dining experience, a Marvel dinner adventure, an Imagineering lab for kids, an out-of-this-world adults-only Star Wars lounge, and a whole lot more....

There’s something about a dishwasher that stirs up controversies and conundrums, which is intriguing for such an unassuming kitchen appliance. You’ve probably been privy to a dishwasher-related squabble, either in real life or online, from the best way to load the dishwasher to the proper place to put detergent pods. A perennial appliance question seems to be: Should you pre-rinse dishes before loading them into the dishwasher? And if you do pre-rinse, are you wasting water and doing too much of the machine’s job?...

When John Prine succumbed to complications from coronavirus earlier this week, the world lost one of its greatest songwriters. Eric Church lost his mentor and friend. Known for his poetic lyrics and infusing his songs with much humor, Prine’s greatest hits include “Angel from Montgomery,” “Please Don’t Bury Me,” and “Sam Stone.” To honor his late friend and songwriting idol, Church opted to perform “Long Monday,” perhaps a lesser known song, but one that still drips with poignancy....

A special exhibit at the Missouri History Museum explores St. Louis’s dynamic sonic past. “St. Louis Sound” is a 6,000-square-foot exhibit that introduces visitors to the city’s deep musical history and shares the stories of Missouri music makers—legendary artists who helped shape the American music landscape—through material artifacts and multimedia features celebrating the sounds of St. Louis. According to a museum press release, “Situated at the geographic and cultural crossroads of the country, St....

In the South, we’re lucky to have so much shoreline and so many beautiful beaches to visit, whether on vacation or in our own backyard. And given our love for the ocean and beach, we want to do everything in our power to protect it. Now, unfortunately, it appears that something is amiss on the beaches of Palm Beach County with so-called fish aggregation devices washing up on the shore. Known as FADs, these netted creations catch already overfished populations and additionally pose the risk of killing sea turtles and other animals....

A group of cloistered Florida nuns found themselves with nowhere to go as Hurricane Ian made landfall as a deadly Category 4 hurricane last month. Sister Mary Frances and three other nuns recalled watching in horror as water flooded the first floor of their monastery in Fort Myers Beach, confining them to the second floor. “I couldn’t believe when it came over our eight-foot wall. It was just unbelievable,” Sister Mary Frances told Fox News....

Southerners quickly switch into hosting gear at the first sign of a wedding or a baby shower, deploying casseroles, strategizing seating charts, and polishing silverware. Funerals are no exception. In the words of Mississippi authors Gayden Metcalfe and Charlotte Hays, “being dead is no excuse.” From the traditional potlucks in the Delta to jazz funerals in New Orleans, the South rarely lets anyone go quietly into that good night. Funerals are for mourning the deceased and celebrating those loved ones during and after the processions....

You may have never heard of Asian pears, but once you’ve tasted one, you’ll want your own tree so you can have all the fruit you can eat. Asian pears are also known as “apple pears” because they’re round and firm like apples. The crunchy fruit is wonderful fresh. Chilling it before eating enhances the delicious flavor. You can also enjoy the texture in salads and stir-fries. Growing Asian Pears Asian pear trees can grow up to 25 feet tall, but you can prune in late winter to keep them to a more manageable size....

Let’s be honest, I don’t enjoy most household chores but I do love washing windows. There’s a feeling of instant gratification when turning grimy, dirty panes into crystal clear glass. The yard looks better from the inside and the house looks better from the street. I’m washing away allergens like dust and pollen and letting the maximum amount of light into my home. Plus, window manufacturers recommend keeping your windows clean to preserve the energy efficiency of any special coatings on the glass....

It’s no doubt that mayonnaise holds a special place in our big Southern hearts, but we can’t understate sour cream’s value to our recipes. This fundamental ingredient has so many uses, both sweet and savory. Sour cream adds fluffiness to pound cake, forms the base of party-favorite dips (like Homemade Onion Dip), and brings tang to a wide variety of salad dressings (Herbed Buttermilk Ranch, Green Goddess, you name it)....

Those familiar with the fabulous creations of Southern Living flower guru Buffy Hargett Miller know that she’s fond of keeping things easy and often uses cuttings from the yard or garden. Often, in her fabulous fall tableaux, bright fall leaves play a role. Sure, you can use the leaves au naturel for fall decorating and let them fade to brown, but if you’d like to preserve the colors in your fall bounty, we’ve rounded up a few ways to keep those leaves in their original yellows, oranges, and reds, long after you collected them....

We must agree that grocery shopping at Publix, the Lakeland, Florida-based grocery chain whose motto is “Where Shopping is a Pleasure,” is a delightful experience. However, we think saving money during a grocery shopping trip can make that experience even better. To ensure that you save on your next grocery run, we created a list of seven easy ways you can save money when shopping at Publix to make buying groceries more affordable....

No matter when you were introduced to famed chef Julia Child—through her beloved cookbooks, exuberant cooking show The French Chef, or in the 2009 film Julie & Julia—you’re not likely to forget her voice, her humor, or her passion for cooking. A lady of many talents, she worked in a variety of capacities for the war effort during World War II before developing her skills in the kitchen while living in France during the 1940s....

Life on the cul-de-sac—it just hits different. The houses might look the same as those on through streets, the yards similar in size, but the kind of upbringing it can provide, well that’s something else entirely. When my husband and I set out to find a house to raise our family, our list of requirements was as follows: more bedrooms than our current home, more bathrooms than our current home, and preferably a garage though we would take a carport....

More than 120,000 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled after routine testing revealed the meat may be infected with Escherichia coli (E. coli). New Jersey-based Lakeside Refrigerated Services announced April 25 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) had identified E. coli O103 in some imported ground beef products, including ones sold at Walmart. The impacted products were produced February 1 through April 8....

How much money would you spend on unwearable pants? $114,000? Because that’s what one pair of exceptional trousers sold for at auction last week. The pants, heralded by officials as the oldest known pair of jeans in the world, were among 270 Gold Rush-era artifacts that sold for a total of nearly $1 million in Reno last weekend, according to Holabird Western Americana Collections. The white, heavy-duty work pants with a five-button fly were recovered from 7,200 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, where they spent well over a century entombed in the wreckage of the S....