Celebrating Georgia’s legends, landmarks and unsung heroes

Spoken Word with Kodac Harrison

The rapid encroachment of digital technology on the business of snapshots, if one were to mention the name “Kodac” in most any major city in America, the vast majority of folks would still assume the conversation was about photography. However, in Georgia, one might get a much different response. That’s because anyone in this state with even a passing...


The Georgia Sea Island Singers Preserve Coastal Music Traditions

Seh Deh De Cumin: After four decades, Frankie and Doug Quimby continue to travel the world as the Georgia Sea Island Singers, sharing the Gullah culture with audiences from presidents to pre-schoolers. The group’s performance history includes prestigious gigs such as the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics, the Inauguration of President...


Celebrating Fifty Years of the Waffle House Experience

You, with the shaggy hair and the battered guitar case slung over your shoulder — you owe this lady something. At 3 a.m., this Waffle House waitress (Flossie, Christelle, or some other salt-of-the-earth name) has fetched steaming heaps of starch to soak up the alcohol you just drank and replenish the carbs you burned in that sweaty encore. While pouring...