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When the Super Bowl kicks off this weekend, Alabama won’t just have fans watching — it will have its footprint on the field. From college programs across the state to […]

AL Football

Alabama football talent takes the Super Bowl field this Sunday

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February 6, 2026

Mary Fehr’s photography is immediately recognizable, and in many ways has become synonymous with her hometown of Birmingham. Fehr is a master at elevating the everyday, whether she’s capturing a […]

Mary Fehr

Capturing Birmingham: a conversation with photographer Mary Fehr

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February 5, 2026

This February, The Pizitz Food Hall is giving Birmingham plenty of reasons to step away from the desk and rediscover lunch downtown. With crave-worthy featured menu items from its diverse […]

Ono Poke bowls

The Pizitz Food Hall brings Birmingham back for lunch this February

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February 3, 2026

On Fat Tuesday, Dauphin Street hums with music and motion as beads arc through the air, MoonPies thud into waiting hands, and the call of “throw me something!” echoes between […]

Mobile Mardi Gras

The heartbeat of Mardi Gras still lives in Mobile

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February 3, 2026

There are places in North Alabama that do not just sit in the past–they carry it with them. You walk through the door and the pace changes. The light feels […]

Harrison Brothers Hardware

Step into Huntsville’s living time capsule at Harrison Brothers Hardware

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January 28, 2026

This story originally appeared in Magnolia & Moonshine. An 1870 mansion in Selma, Alabama, has found new life as a place where art, community, and joy intersect. Known as Byrdland, […]

Byrdland interior

Selma’s Byrdland celebrates community, creativity, and life

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January 26, 2026

If you’re looking for Las Floriditas in downtown Mobile, you might not find it right away. The first thing you’ll notice is the giant Moon Pie on top of the […]

Rosie Patterson

The Alabama football player who guards Mobile’s best speakeasy

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January 16, 2026

“There’s so much to do!” Emma Gilbert responds when I ask how the new year is going for her–and that, she believes, is a good problem to have. Gilbert has […]

Emma Gilbert

How Emma Gilbert is painting a more colorful Alabama

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January 13, 2026

In this memoir, Alicia Varnedoe traces her journey back to the woods of her childhood, where family backpacking trips in the Sipsey Wilderness became an early education in resilience—and a […]

Sipsey River

Backpacking with Dad in the Sipsey Wilderness

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January 9, 2026

Need a getaway for just the two of you? How about a rustic, romantic weekend in North Alabama? There are many lakeside cabins, mountaintop chalets, and bluff-top rooms all across […]

Mentone cabin

Rustic getaways for two in North Alabama

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January 7, 2026

If you’re craving an unhurried, peaceful start to the new year, it’s best to begin with a cozy new book. But what makes a book cozy? It’s the kind of […]

bookstore interior

Six cozy winter reads to ease into the new year

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January 5, 2026

Chadwick Farm is the kind of property that stops you in your tracks—a rare, turn-key sporting estate where thoughtful land stewardship meets exceptional design. Spanning 1,827± acres in the southernmost […]

aerial view of farmhouse

The unmistakable beauty of Chadwick Farm

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December 26, 2025

Born and raised in Mobile, I had a unique childhood. How many kids grew up watching ships in the bay and military planes at Brookley Field, all while playing on […]

mobile bay sunset

What Christmas in Alabama gave me

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December 25, 2025

There is something special about the way Decatur celebrates Christmas. When the holiday season arrives, the historic neighborhoods of Old Decatur and Albany glow with warmth. Homes are decorated with […]

Strolling through Decatur’s most festive historic homes

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December 23, 2025

As we talk, Tammy West of Glow Floral Event Design is doing what she does best: decorating a Christmas tree. This is the second attempt of the day (the first tree […]

White House interior

An Alabama florist’s journey to the White House

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December 15, 2025

When you arrive at Jubilee Suites on the Eastern shore of Mobile Bay, you feel it immediately: a sense of being welcomed. Dana and Jim Maloney have filled the inn […]

Jubilee Suites

SoulGrown Stays: Jubilee Suites Boutique B&B

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December 15, 2025

One of my earliest connections to Southern food was in my great-grandmother’s kitchen, on a chicken farm in rural Alabama. We’d make the drive up from Birmingham and arrive in […]

Field sunset

Baguettes and Biscuits: The French-Southern Connection

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December 9, 2025

I am excited to introduce to you all our newly named Editor, Holly Swafford. Over the last two years Holly has worked with the SoulGrown team as a contributor. Her […]

Holly Swafford

A new chapter at SoulGrown: meet the Editor, Holly Swafford

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December 1, 2025

What truly defines the Cameron home is a daughter’s wish to honor her mother’s legacy through her art. From the very beginning, the house was envisioned as a place to […]

An Inside Look: Elegant Retreat on Shoal Creek

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September 9, 2025

Alabama’s third annual Soul of the South Awards, hosted by SoulGrown celebrates a new wave of talent making our sate proud in 11 categories.

ANNOUNCING: 2025 Soul of the South Winners nominated by Alabama greats

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August 15, 2025

At Pillar & Peacock, Southern culture is not just a backdrop. It is the heartbeat of how we approach design. The warmth, charm, and storytelling traditions of the South inspire […]

An Inside Look: Lake House Charm on the Tennessee River

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July 21, 2025