Blake Guthrie

Alabama's Magic City has become a haven for bikers and hikers in search of connections.

New Orleanians have long been drawn to quick getaways across Lake Pontchartrain.

An update on Asheville from a tourism standpoint after the devastation of Hurricane Helene in late September of 2024.

Deerlick Astronomy Village in the East Central Piedmont region of Georgia seems a long way from everywhere, even if you live only 30 miles away from it like I do.

This idyllic stretch of the Gulf Coast, 58 miles east of Panama City Beach and 100 miles southwest of the state capital of Tallahassee, is known for its slower pace of life and natural beauty.

What it was like to attend Jimmy Carter's Sunday school class.

How the 39th president taught me that Sunday school doesn’t have to be boring.

A blow-by-blow of Atlanta man’s two-decade journey to get passion project made.

In 2004, I wrote this cover story for Creative Loafing, Atlanta's major newsweekly magazine at the time. The events covered in the story are back in the news again after the release of the popular Fight Night podcast series.

Below is the full corrected text of my original story, which you won't find on Creative Loafing's website because their link is faulty compared to the original print version.

Summer 2024 travel feature for the AJC about what's new in Madison, Georgia.

Spring culinary travel guide for the AJC.

Two law enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries eased up beside us in our 30-foot-long canoe, more curious than anything. Our small group was paddling along the eastern bank of the Mississippi River upstream from Vicksburg, Mississippi ...

I first visited Port St. Joe in the Florida Panhandle after my grandparents retired to Panama City Beach ...

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