CARE-ing in Clarksdale
By PAIGE DAUGHERTY • Photos by AUSTIN BRITT Shelter built with passion and compassion is bettering animal welfare in the Delta Deep in the Mississippi Delta, past the cotton fields and juke joints of Clarksdale, sits the little shelter that could. CARES (Clarksdale Animal Rescue Effort and Shelter), the nonprofit organization where I […]
Labor Day = Dove Season = Fall
Although September 22nd may be the first official day of autumn—when the Sun finally crosses the equator and our days begin to seem a little shorter—we all know that the unofficial beginning of fall is Labor Day weekend. It may still be 100 degrees outside but sweaters and boots will start to emerge, and a […]
Not Your Typical Lake House
By SHERRY LUCAS • Photography by RORY DOYLE This traditional home in Chatham is bursting with extensive collections, family heirlooms, objets d’art, and colorful fabrics—all with a stunning view of Lake Washington Cypress trees emerge from the sky-blue water of Lake Washington, framing the pier that stretches from the slope of Brucie McKamy […]
EUPHUS RUTH
By SUSAN MARQUEZ • Photography by RORY DOYLE Photographer uses antiquated photography techniques to capture images of obscure subjects and modern-day ruins Since he was a young teen, Euphus Ruth (“Butch” to his friends) has been interested in photography. “I used to play with my Brownie camera under the living room couch,” he recalls. […]
Back to Bentonia
By JIM BEAUGEZ The Black Keys return to their roots with Delta Kream, a tribute to their Mississippi Delta and Hill Country heroes Not long after his marathon thirteen-hour drive from Akron, Ohio, ended in Greenville, Mississippi, in the late 1990s, Dan Auerbach ran out of a downtown café without even touching the […]
Free Birds
By JIM BEAUGEZ • Photography by GREG CAMPBELL Lynyrd Skynyrd was one of the biggest rock ‘n’ roll bands in America. Then the unthinkable happened. Southern rock ‘n’ rollers Lynyrd Skynyrd, whose iconic songs “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Free Bird” have become cross-generational anthems, were riding high in October 1977. The addition of Steve […]
Pasta Shrimp Salad
VACATION TIME. It conjures images of families gathered at the beach or at mountain retreats or lakeside cabins with grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins of all ages enjoying a few days together. And everyone is hungry. All. The. Time. Some families divide kitchen duty with each branch providing meals for the crowd on […]
Nitta Yuma
By KATIE TIMS Courage and perseverance have kept this historic Delta home in the family for two hundred years Highway 61 has plowed its way through fields, towns, what used to be yards, and whatever was in its rambling path from Memphis to Vicksburg. But at Nitta Yuma, a little baby girl turned […]
Tutwiler Quilters
By SARAH FOWLER • Photography by RORY DOYLE Created to give area women a way to make their own money, Tutwiler Quilters has survived thirty years, one stitch at a time Stitch by stitch, the women of the Tutwiler Quilters weave their legacy into quilts that will find homes across the country, a piece […]
Gourmet Vegetable Pizzas
By CINDY COOPWOOD • Photography by RORY DOYLE Our vegetarian pizzas, chock full of fresh veggies, herbs and melty cheese are absolutely sublime. French Onion Mushroom Pizza ½ pound pizza dough (see recipe)2 tablespoons salted butter 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced Salt and pepper to taste2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes 1½ cups ounces […]