End of an Era
By SARAH FOWLER • Photography by JOHNNY JENNINGS After a century, Lusco’s was more than just Greenwood’s oldest restaurant—for many, it was the centerpiece of family celebrations and rites of passage They came by the dozens. Gathering by the front door of a beloved restaurant that was established long before many of them […]
Team Tracking
By KATIE TIMS • Photos provided by CHAD SMITH When it comes to finding deer, Chad Smith’s dogs are on the job. Last season, a guy named Si bagged better than one hundred deer in the Delta. It was a good go but nothing out of the ordinary for this dedicated hunter. He’s been […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bronwynne Brent Breaks Out
By JIM BEAUGEZ Brooklyn’s historic Daptone puts soul in her step on latest album, ‘Undercover’ Greenville, Mississippi native Bronwynne Brent has recorded at the legendary Daptone studio in New York, performed on BBC television and radio, and was named Female Performer of the Year by Americana UK twice. Not bad for an artist […]
Dirtroad Inspiration
By KAREN FOCHT Shaped by a love of nature, family, and a few trips around the globe, Memphis artist Betsy Brackin Burch’s landscapes explore expressionistic style. “Ever since I was a child, nature has always been my main source of inspiration,” explains Memphis artist Betsy Brackin Burch. Raised in West Memphis, […]