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Tale of Two Men: Richard Childress & Bob Timberlake

This is a story about two men from the same town in North Carolina: Lexington.

It appeared  in Luxe Beat Magazine in January, 2015: Tale-of-Two-Men-Richard-Childress-and-Bob-Timberlake

Timberlake & Childress

Timberlake & Childress

Please use this link to read the article: http://luxebeatmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Tale-of-Two-Men-Richard-Childress-and-Bob-Timberlake.pdf

Louisiana Food Fantasy

A traveler in Louisiana will find a fantasy of food choices among Cajun and Creole cuisine , including casual or elegant.  The southern state receives a bounty of seafood from the Gulf and numerous dishes feature fish or shellfish, but watch out – many are fried. Don’t leave Louisiana without tasting beignets, boudin, Bananas Foster, cafe au lait, cracklins, crawfish, etouffee, gumbo, Hoppin John, Hurricanes, King Cake, Oysters Rockefeller, Po Boys, pralines and of course, Tabasco sauce.

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Exploring Antebellum Washington-Wilkes, Georgia

My story on Washington-Wilkes, Georgia  appeared in Luxe Beat Magazine on March 1, 2015.

Robert Tombs House
Robert Tombs House

Please use this link to read the article:

Washington, Georgia claims to be the first city officially named after General George Washington. The year was 1780, prior to George being elected president. More surprising, he never slept there.

I did, however, in a fabulous boutique hotel: The Fitzpatrick.

http://luxebeatmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Antebellum-Homes-and-Fitzpatrick-Hotel-Washington-Georgia.pdf

Inside the Log Cabin  at Callaway Plantation.
Inside the Log Cabin at Callaway Plantation.

Inside the Callaway Mansion House.
Inside the Callaway Mansion House.