Blake Guthrie

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 ...

Welcome to Fifty Grande’s Best of the U.S. Bucket List series. This is your one-stop travel guide to the best, most unique and quintessential experiences of a city, state or event. Want to know how to “do” the Athens, Georgia? We’ve got you covered.

A drop in the mercury combined with the golden hues of autumn spark something in a relationship that makes couples want to wander off together. Whether you and your significant other want to exchange bon mots with the glitterati in the big city or go off-the-grid in a treehouse overlooking a river, here are some suggestions for a romantic getaway ranging from the southern Caribbean to the Big Apple with plenty of idyllic spots in between.

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An Art Deco-era office building in soulful Macon, reconceptualized as a casual, free-spirited boutique

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Even the locals hang out at downtown’s only boutique hotel

Hotel Forty Five opened in early 2022 as downtown Macon’s first boutique hotel in the historic core of this mid-sized Georgia city. Housed in an early-20th-century office building restored to its former Art Deco grandeur, it’s an eye-catching gem that embraces its history. Vintage elements such as terrazzo flo...