Andrew Bucci’s Explorations of Place: Exhibit to celebrate centennial of Vicksburg artist’s birth
By SHERRY LUCAS • Photos by MARK GEIL To travel with Andrew Bucci, by way of the paintings he left behind, is to tap into the cool patterns, joyous colors and energetic buzz of the environments, and see them with new eyes. “In His Element: Andrew Bucci’s Explorations of Place” opened Sept. 3 at the […]
2022 DELTA DOG Photo Contest Winners
This year marks the fifth anniversary of our annual Delta Dog Photo Contest. Each year the number of participants has grown, with 168 entries and a total 4,623 votes this year! Our participants love to show off the best pups in the Delta and beyond, and rest assured, it’s no easy task (but […]
Labor of Love
This stunning renovation of the Lovelace home, one of Oxford’s oldest structures, pays homage to three centuries, melding old and new, thanks to a meticulous reimagining by residential designer Frank Tindall.
Church Goin’ Mule
By MARY LEE MCKEE • Photography by ANNA SATTERFIELD Marshall Blevins, creating joy-infused paintings inspired by the blues, the past, and the lowly mule If you sit for very long with the Church Goin’ Mule’s art, or even just a little while, you might find yourself feeling a bit uplifted. Perhaps even hopeful […]
The Delta BBQ Battle
By SHERRY LUCAS • Photos courtesy of ELISE JENKINS and EMMA BOND This series of contests combines fierce competition, family fun, and the best barbecue around Saucy fun. Good-natured ribbing. A competition so keen you can taste it. Slather on enough prize money to whet the appetite for that, too, and you’ve […]
Breathing New Life into a Beloved Family Home
By MARILYN TINNIN • Photography by BRIAN FLINT The best of classic tradition meets a warm contemporary update in this Indianola home renovation The imposing red brick home on the corner of Gresham Street and Catchings Avenue was home to four generations of Greshams. Built by William Pinkney Gresham and his wife, Mamie, in […]
Metamorphosis of the Monarch
By SHERRY LUCAS • Photos courtesy of LINDA HITER Each year when the Monarch butterflies pass through the Delta, traveling thousands of miles from Canada to Mexico, they receive a warm welcome from Linda Hiter of Merigold Linda Hiter was captivated from the moment a Facebook post stopped her scrolling in her tracks. […]
Papa and Piggott
by HANK BURDINE How a small Arkansas Delta town helped change the course of American literature It was cold in Paris in the winter of 1924-25. Ernest Hemingway was living in an apartment with his wife Hadley and young son, John (Jack, aka Bumby), at 113 rue Notre-Dame des Champs. He was eking […]
Crisp, Colorful & Crunchy
By CINDY COOPWOOD and CORDELIA CAPPS • Photography by ANNA SATTERFIELD Four Main-Course Salads for Spring From mixed greens topped with chicken and chickpeas to those finished with steak and asparagus, these colorful salads are filling enough to serve as your entrée, but light and bright enough to suit the arrival of spring. […]
When LOVE Comes to Town
By MARY LEE MCKEE Many of the Teach for America corps members who came to the Delta thought they would stay for only two years. Instead, they fell in love with the region, found their soulmates and planted roots. It’s a beautiful spring day and you’re at a festival, let’s say Juke Joint […]