Tifton Gazette--Explore http://www.tiftongazette.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 05 May 2008 11:40:00 +0000 http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_126114312.html Moonshine and racing cars: Entertainment born in the stills http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_126114312.html A swig of moonshine ought to be poured every time the checkered flag drops. Or maybe every time the green flag signals the start or the lead car makes another lap. Mon, 05 May 2008 11:39:00 +0000 http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_126112311.html Getting healthier in the mountains of North Georgia http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_126112311.html Crisp mountain air, fresh-picked food and skies showing stars make me feel better just thinking about finding some of them. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:59:00 +0000 http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_099150015.html Old mansion plus new hotel = cooking school recipe in Savannah http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_099150015.html Hanging out in Darin Sehnert’s kitchen feels as comfy as leaning on the counter at family gatherings. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:17:00 +0000 http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_086112042.html Shreveport's an outdoor city, but the insides are interesting too http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_086112042.html Shreveport celebrated Mardi Gras without me this year but I wore the green and gold and purple beads I caught there a few years ago in a frenzy during their family-friendly, get-ready-for-Lent parade. Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:07:00 +0000 http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_069205745.html Ponte Vedra, Fla.: Special experiences in easy reach http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_069205745.html Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:42:00 +0000 http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_064144358.html Jekyll Island — A wide open beach http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_064144358.html Power to the turtles. They’re in luck if they land at Jekyll Island, where a Sea Turtle Center opened last year to care for the sick and injured. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:34:00 +0000 http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_059105955.html Old hobbies, new visiting pleasures in St. Augustine http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_059105955.html Nineteenth-century wealth, elegance and surely some eccentricity spill out around the corner and up the street in Florida’s oldest city, St. Augustine. Four handsome neighboring buildings filled with remarkable objects and furnishings tell tales of quite a lifestyle. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:57:00 +0000 http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_052150214.html America's oldest street connects history to great fun in St. Augustine http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_052150214.html “It’s a business doing pleasure with you,” declares leather craftsman Dan Holiday, whether you shop or not in his studio on America’s oldest street in St. Augustine. Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:20:00 +0000 http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_036232203.html Like Gravy, the Plot Thickens at the Tift http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_036232203.html “A 10-year-old kid playing three parts? You’ve got to be kidding,” said the reporter. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:33:00 +0000 http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_035153745.html North Carolina's Sugar Mountain is making magic http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_035153745.html Magic’s more fun when you don’t look up the sleeve of the magician or behind the scenes of an illusion. Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:37:00 +0000 http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_026213843.html Winter in North Carolina: Snowy escapades in Blowing Rock http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_026213843.html My wobbly knee style of skiing’s not pretty like the fast swoops of Red Cross trainees, Army Green Berets and Secret Service agents, but we trained on the same snowy slopes in North Carolina. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:49:00 +0000 http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_024113249.html Central Florida http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_024113249.html Two pairs of sand hill cranes standing around in an open field, red heads on the males, convinced me that the middle of Florida is a great place to meet real life. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:53:00 +0000 http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_345105427.html Travel: Stories to tell in Tennessee http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_345105427.html Never knew I wanted to learn how to contra dance until I went to Jonesborough in northeast Tennessee in October, and that was supposed to be a trip simply to see the autumn leaves. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:01:00 +0000 http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_337160300.html Bristol, Tenn.: Fast cars, loads of music, beautiful outdoors http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_337160300.html The world’s fastest half-mile is a fun place even for a slowpoke, or so I figured out one autumn afternoon on the Bristol Motor Speedway in northeast Tennessee. Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:55:00 +0000 http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_296205651.html Laurel Highlands, Pa.: Sports, luxury, unending views http://www.tiftongazette.com/entertainment/local_story_296205651.html I went to Pennsylvania for a September wedding, and found new connections to my dear, departed parents. Remarkable. Travel has value.