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Grub on the Road Food Friday: Mike and Ed’s BBQ Phenix City, AL
Hadn’t thought of this place in years until a couple of days ago when I came across a post, but this BBQ joint is an all-timer for me. They have some of the absolute best ribs, smoked chicken and pulled pork I’ve ever had. Located on US Hwy 280 on the Alabama side of the…
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Giles County Covered Bridges: Standing Against Time
In the state of Virginia, only six covered bridges remain standing. Two of them are about five minutes apart
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Grub on the Road: Trying Duck S**t
It’s always a treat to find a chocolate shop, especially in a small town. Those who have been to places like French Broad Chocolate Lounge in Asheville or Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, to name a couple – those reading this may have a favorite spot – where tasty treats are made on site. You…
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Around the Block: Floyd, VA
To be honest, when I looked up a place to see live music on a Friday night, I had looked for a traditional bluegrass setting in a slow, kinda sleepy town. There is a lot of that old traditional sound and the feel of the old ways here. There is Floyd Country Store, which hosts…
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Grub on the Road Food Friday: Brunswick Stew and the Best Places to Get it.
One of the treasures of growing up in Georgia is a dish called Brunswick Stew. It was sort of a traditional dish that I have fond memories of, as my grandfather made it many years for New Year’s Day. It’s a dish that really doesn’t have a recipe, per se. It’ll have chicken and/or pork……
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Artwork from the Road: Roberta Flack Mural, Black Mountain, NC
One of the things I enjoy about exploring towns is seeing murals on buildings.
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Stories from the Road: The Time a Town Wished Us Happy Anniversary
We thought, how awesome that the town would recognize us on our 35th. How did they even know we were coming?
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Stories from Home: On Our 38th Anniversary.
The caresses aren’t as soft: they come with a lifetime of callouses, but are most welcome. The lips are often drier than before; the jaw lines sterner, but more assured and certain. The voices have lost some of the timbre of the younger days; the hearing not as crisp, but the music we make together…
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Indian Creek Covered Bridge, Salt Sulphur Springs, WV
Seeing a chance to promote their fledgling construction business, 18-year-old Oscar Weikel and his 16-year-old brother Ray contracted with Monroe County (WV) to build a bridge over Indian Creek. Using tools from their uncle’s saw mill, they set up shop at the creek nearby and went to work. From 1898 to 1903, the pair built…