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Honeysuckle Roads

History, Music, and Travel by Emily Morris

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October 2016

Hearts & Flowers Primitives: a House, a Store, a Family Tradition in Cleveland, GA

Driving home from the Spirit of Appalachia festival last month,  I saw a sign that read "Hearts & Flowers Primitives" on the side of the road.  Further back, covered in vegetation, I caught a glimpse of what seemed to be... Continue Reading →

A Trip to the Porter Beer Bar and Soaking in the Sounds at Oakhurst Porchfest, 10-8-16

Last weekend a friend in-the-know let me in on one of Atlanta's delicious secrets.  The Porter Beer Bar in Little Five Points has to be the most atmospheric beer-focused establishment I've seen this side of the Atlantic.  Having lived a... Continue Reading →

A Delicious Day at B.J. Reece Apple Orchards, Antiquing in Ellijay, and “Sunflower Land” in Dawsonville

Knowing my interest in taking in all Atlanta and North Georgia have to offer, my buddy Steven Bush suggested we make a day trip to go apple picking.  Of course I was on board!  We decided on B.J. Reece Apple... Continue Reading →

Performances for Art on the Atlanta Beltline

The sun was out. The sky was blue.  The air was--slightly less humid.  The tunes were hot and the audience at Gordon-White Park was treated to, among other acts, a 1920s-style hot jazz group and the most unusual marching band.... Continue Reading →

Dale Watson & His Lone Stars: A Saucy Slice of Austin in Atlanta at Smith’s Olde Bar 9-28-16

Intrigued by the flurry of posts that kept popping up in my Facebook feed about Dale Watson's return to Smith's Olde Bar, and the bevy of positive remarks praising him and his band, the Lone Stars, I wondered if this... Continue Reading →

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