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While the results of the presidential election are still up in the air, the tiny Kentucky town of Rabbit Hash is celebrating the landslide election of its new mayor: a six-month-old French bulldog named Wilbur. Wilbur unseated incumbent Brynneth Pawltro, a rescued female pit bull, with 13,143 votes Tuesday night—the highest total a winning candidate has ever received in the Boone County town. A beagle named Jack Rabbit was the runner-up and Poppy, a golden retriever, came in third....

You can smell the smoke from the charcoal-fired pits at Charlie Vergos Rendezvous clear around the corner on 3rd Street. Follow your nose down the alleyway to the big red-and-green striped awnings, then head down the staircase into the large basement dining room with its old tile floor and red-checkered tablecloths and photograph-lined wall. Cool, dark, and classic, it’s a step back in time to an earlier era. Few restaurants can claim to have singlehandedly created an entire barbecue category, but the Rendezvous can, for it’s the birthplace of Memphis-style dry rubbed ribs....

The Obamas are back from the vacation of a lifetime and settling into their new Washington D.C. home. So where do you go from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Even though it’s not the White House, their swanky new digs are certainly palatial by most standards. And the 8,200-square-foot house is located in the exclusive Kalorama neighborhood, just blocks away from Ivanka Trump’s stunning new abode. The Obamas’ charming Tudor house was built in 1928....

Krispy Kreme is celebrating March Madness with a deal everyone can root for. As the Sweet 16 get ready to square off, the doughnut giant is treating NCAA college basketball fans to an equally sweet culinary experience. Whether your bracket is “busted” or “booming,” today (March 24) through March 27, all guests who visit participating Krispy Kreme shops throughout the U.S. and show their bracket—for any competition and in any form—will receive one free Original Glazed Doughnut each day....

Key Lime Pie Recipes: Key Lime Pie Key Lime Pie Tassies Lime Bars Just as Memphis is known for barbecue and New Orleans is celebrated for gumbo, Key West is internationally famous for Key lime pie. Every restaurant in the city serves this Southern specialty. Origins of Key Lime Pie Despite the dessert’s immediate name recognition, there’s certainly no shortage of theories surrounding its origin or its ingredients. No one can pinpoint when lime pie first showed up in the Keys....

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is best-known for one thing: It’s the home of The University of Alabama and its football team. Anyone who’s visited or lived in Tuscaloosa knows there is much more to do in the city than attending a game at Bryant–Denny Stadium. Whether you’re visiting Tuscaloosa to tailgate and watch the famed Crimson Tide play, passing through on a road trip, or experiencing what the city is like on a non-football weekend, there’s plenty to see, do, eat, and drink while you’re there....

For the first time in 130 years, The Salvation Army is starting its annual holiday fundraising campaign early. While need for services is at an all-time high, COVID-19 is threatening the funds raised by the organization’s iconic red kettles—jeopardizing Christmas for countless Americans. Based on the increase in services already provided in response to the pandemic, the organization predicts that it could grant Christmas assistance to 155% more people in 2020....

Every meal at Kindred starts with a cluster of milk bread, the restaurant’s signature item. The soft, slightly sweet, straight-from-the-oven rolls are Katy and Joe Kindred’s first gift to their guests—a gesture that sets the tone for the entire meal. With just over 12,000 people, the college town of Davidson isn’t the typical place you’d find a James Beard Award-semifinalist chef, but this town’s charm adds to the double meaning of the restaurant’s name....

Build a backyard retreat your pet can call her own. This doghouse may look familiar—Beau Clowney Architects reimagined our 2020 Idea House (The Ramble Farmhouse, SL-2052) in the ideal pet-size proportions. It replicates the hallmark features of that home: a peaked metal roof, white siding, and a covered front porch. Its spacious interior offers a place for taking naps or escaping spring showers. Add a fluffy bed inside to make it feel even more like home....

Missing your grandma’s home cooking amid the coronavirus pandemic? Pat Wilbanks is here to help. The grandmother from LaFayette, Georgia, has become a bit of an internet sensation after videos of her demonstrating her family’s biscuit recipe went viral on Facebook earlier this month. The three-part video series was shot by Wilbanks’ grandson Chris as a favor for her best friend’s granddaughter Andrea, who wanted to learn how to make biscuits....

Remember the name Alena Analeigh Wicker. In between playing soccer, baking, and hanging out with friends, the 13-year-old prodigy from outside Fort Worth managed to earn herself a spot at the University of Alabama’s Heersink School of Medicine. Wicker was accepted for 2024 via the school’s Early Assurance Program, which offers early admission to applicants who meet specific requirements. “I’m still a normal 13-year-old,” she told The Washington Post. “I just have extremely good time management skills and I’m very disciplined....

Beauty products in the South have to be tough. They must stand up to the sweltering heat, sticky humidity, surprise thunderstorms, and accidental sunburns. And yet, Southern women still look always beautiful – none more so than our Southern grandmothers. My grandmother has skin smoother than all of her grandchildren. Every time we visit her home, we wonder: How does she do it? To answer this burning beauty question, we’ve rounded up a few of our Southern grandmothers’ tried-and-true beauty secrets....

A conveniently-located retreat for adventure enthusiasts and Blue Ridge fans, Banner Elk, North Carolina has earned a name for itself as one of our favorite places to explore the outdoors. Tourists flock to Banner Elk in the winter, when the Blue Ridge Mountains are dusted in snow, but the summertime promises excellent hiking, laid-back dining, and even blueberry picking at one of the town’s favorite wineries. This small mountain town may only be home to around 1,300 residents, but that makes it all the more charming....

Chris Stapleton has joined forces with Buffalo Trace Distillery’s E. H. Taylor Jr. brand to raise money for the natural disaster relief efforts in Texas and Kentucky. The country artist is auctioning off autographed bottles of the distillery’s “Bottled in Bond Single Barrel” bourbon through his charitable fund, Outlaw State of Kind. Funds from the initial bottles will be used to support disaster relief in Texas, hit hard by a major winter storm, and Eastern Kentucky, experiencing devastating floods....

Let’s begin by saying that I am a drugstore beauty rat. Not a gym rat. Not a coffee shop rat. Not an office cubicle rat. You will find me on the drugstore beauty aisle, way too often to be socially acceptable. By now I know which mascara gives falsie-worthy flutter, which foundation measures up to the good stuff, and which brow gel comes close enough to Benefit Gimme Brow to make it sweat....

Is there anything Erin and Ben Napier can’t do? We love the adorable HGTV couple for their passion for their community, keen eye for design, and down-to-earth family life. But after this week’s episode of Home Town, we’re even more impressed with their incredible talent. In Episode 3 of Season 6, called “Sweet Tea Dreams,” the Napiers raised the stakes by taking on one of their biggest projects to date, the renovation of a sixth-generation farmhouse owned by a family tea company....

With travel to New York City out of the question amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, such was the ethos, at least, for Ben Napier who planned a romantic date night at-home for his wife Erin over Valentine’s Day Weekend. As Erin shared in three photos on social media, the evening included a Manhattan skyline backdrop to channel the mood of The Big Apple and delicious food (we’re guessing inspired by their favorite city fare)....

No stamps, no problem. It turns out that a good old-fashioned pencil isn’t the only way to get a hold of Santa Claus anymore. Nowadays, kids can reach the big guy in the North Pole by phone. That’s right, Kris Kringle has a direct line: 1-605-313-4000. Obviously, this time of year keeps Santa busy in his workshop, so don’t be shocked when it goes right to voicemail. Those toys don’t make themselves you know....

Lily D. Moore, who grew up right outside of Atlanta, is breaking barriers on the silver screen. She’s starring in Hallmark’s Color My World with Love, a story centered around Kendall, a talented artist who also happens to have Down Syndrome. Kendall falls in love and her mother struggles with this new phase of independence for her daughter. Moore recently spoke with Southern Living about how much it meant to her to get to tell this story....

If you happened to pick up some cat food while you were grabbing your Cafe Ole Christmas In A Cup Coffee at H-E-B, you will want to read this article. TFP Nutrition, which makes the food for H-E-B, announced a voluntary recall of the 16-pound bags of H-E-B Texas Pets Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food, due to potential Salmonella contamination. The cat food in question was made November 13 at its Nacogdoches facility and was only distributed in Texas and sold in H-E-B retail stores....