SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK My ice is getting dry: A typically Southern descriptive way of simultaneously making a statement of fact and implying that the situation...
Southern Foodways Alliance and the University of Mississippi’s Center for Writing and Rhetoric joined to bring investigative food journalist Barry Estabrook to Oxford to speak at...
Every morning in America, people circle McDonald’s and Chick-fil-a for their biscuit breakfasts, but for Oxford, there’s another biscuit drive-thru: Embers Biscuits & Bar-B-Que, located at...
After six years of serving delicious daiquiris and its famous New York-style pizza, Funky’s is still one of the most popular places on the Square. Owner...
Forget what you know about boring ol’ beer. The Growler, a local craft beer bar and grill, has brought a unique wining and dining experience to Oxford....
If you’ve ever been to Sardis, you know that it’s famous for two things: Sardis Lake and the award-winning pizzeria TriBecca Allie Cafe. This past December,...
A dog is a man’s best friend. That saying should be tweaked to say a woman’s best friend, too. Cotton’s Café is a business born out...
Mississippians know all about good eats, and Oxford is the best place in the state for foodies to enjoy a plethora of booming restaurants and hidden...
When Jay Hughes wants to go to Paris, he simply goes downstairs to the basement of his home off the Square in Oxford. “There’s no TSA...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK A long drink of water: Someone who’s exceedingly tall or deep or mysterious and unfathomable. LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS It’s...