Travel

Ellijay, Georgia Is Fall

Nestled in the North Georgia mountains and only a three hour drive, this charming town offers big doses of fall Article and Photography by Amy Bailey Apples, fall foliage, mountain air, wine, antiques, fly fishing - and stories that follow you home. There are places that seem to know exactly what season they were made for. Ellijay, Georgia, is fall. Nestled in the North Georgia mountains, this little town becomes something almost storybook-like when autumn arrives. The hills turn shades of...

Life + Culture

One Table. One City.

Every November, as Huntsville turns its attention toward Thanksgiving, something remarkable happens downtown Article by Amy Bailey | Photography by Joe Davis One meal. One day. One table. One city. Every November, as Huntsville turns its attention toward Thanksgiving, something remarkable happens in the heart of downtown. At Big Spring Park, long tables stretch across the green, strangers sit beside strangers, plates are filled, conversations begin—and for a few hours, the city becomes one...

Home + Design

Lake Season All Year

Duckett Pointe sets the scene for a serene retreat immersed in community Article by Casey Creque | Photography by Joe Davis There is something timeless about life on the lake, and the people of North Alabama are no strangers to lake living. Crisp mornings on the dock, afternoons on the water, evenings spent watching the sunset ripple across Lake Guntersville are a well-known Southern luxury. But the reality for many lake homeowners is that those relaxing weekends often come with a less...

Food + Beverage

Pizza Hot Off The Press

The story of a man who spent decades mastering pizza has become the story of something much bigger Article by Jayda Martin | Photography by Jennifer Tarkington Joe Carlucci’s first pizza looked like a football. Today, he makes some of the best pizza in America. At Valentina’s Pizzeria & Wine Bar in Madison, Alabama, a man who spent decades mastering pizza has created something much bigger. Excellence extends beyond the pizza. It is in the food, certainly, but also in the wine poured beside...