For the last several months, I’ve found myself on a quest. One that as a marine biologist I didn’t expect to find myself on, but that has origins long before …
Because you always need to know more about bourbon… Whisky is one of the world’s most popular spirits, and comes in many different classes and types. The character and flavour …
Conway rests almost square in the middle of Arkansas. In the early 90’s when I attended college in this Southern town there were fewer than 30,000 people. Outside of the …
Last week, I discussed the chemistry and the roles individual ingredients and steps play in the final biscuity outcome. This weekend the goal has been to experience the tasty products …
A siren goes off in the distance. It’s not stopping and the anxiety I feel rises with every second it continues. That sound, a warning, signals conditions are “right” for …
I take biscuits pretty seriously, far more seriously that most Southerners. I realize the levity of a statement like this. Years ago before I went to college, I was a …
Gabe Garfield (@WxGabe on Twitter) is a research meteorologist for the National Weather Service. In the video below he talks about the May 31, 2013 El Reno tornado the widest tornado …
A century ago a swampy forest, The Big Woods, stretched from Memphis to Little Rock, nearly 24 million acres worth. This was the treasured territory of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, the …
Back to Part I: Some Like It Cool: The Rise of AC in the South Air conditioning now dominates and our ability to cool our indoor climate may have radically changed Southern culture. …
Southerners love, and I do mean LOVE, air conditioning. When a heatstorm, a term that only became part of the meteorological jargon in the mid-1960s and describes a few days …
