Southern people are characters. This site is celebrating Southern people rising to the top of their professions. But still keeping their southern roots. We profile Southern artists, musicians, lawyers and photographers. Also, we celebrate chefs, celebrities, fashion designers, interior designers, stylists, curators and more. This region was built on Southerns and their charm. We are bringing them to the forefront.
Southerners and their culture have brought so much to the United States and the world. This is the place where we can be both high-brow and down home. We are lifting up their accomplishments here. This is a truly authentic place where Southerners can see themselves as well-rounded individuals.
Whether you’re from Charleston, Atlanta, Nashville or Birmingham, we want to hear your stories. If you are from below the Mason Dixon line and live in South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana or North Carolina, we want to hear stories of your life.
Nikki Seaman is an Atlanta female entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of Freestyle Snacking. She’s making olives sexy again. Freestyle currently is disrupting the olives industry and is a low carb, low calorie snack.
Don Purcell is the owner of the best new jewelry store in Atlanta. His eponymous shop is called Don Purcell and peeks out over the outdoor dining area at Le Bilboquet in Buckhead Village District. It’s prime real estate. But it’s a far cry from small town Ridgeway.
Here are the top 10 blogs of 2021 on Two-Sided Southern. It’s a fabulous mix of profiles, recipes, restaurant rounds ups, reviews and more. It’s about being upscale and down home. Five-star and dive bar.
At first glance, Preston Wilson Jr. looks like a fashion designer, Atlanta influencer or creative director of an ad agency. In other words, he looks like he does something fabulous for a living. And he does. Chalk that up to his fierce sense of style and an aura of a refined Southern gentleman. But ask him about his career and you may be surprised to discover this dapper Atlanta man is not a right-brained creative. He’s an engineer and scientist.
Jennifer Sutton moved to the South 16 years ago from Lorain, Ohio. Thank goodness. “It’s the international city,” she says.
Two-Sided Southern is here to help you with a few southern-made gift ideas to help get your friends there a little faster. Here are a a few high-end but still down home—gift ideas to help you get your friends and family the perfect present. They’re at different price points, for all different kinds of folks and all inspire joy. With the holidays approaching, Southern-made gifts always have terrific stories and talented artisans behind the work.
Jada Loveless is a Southern, luxury handbag designer who exudes grace and elegance. The same goes for her gorgeous luxury handbags.
A guest’s thank you gift can make a Southern host or hostess feel so appreciated and acknowledged. Here, 3 Southern gifts for that next party
Lisa Rayner is a PR maven, writer and a fan of other Southern women living in Atlanta. This fashionista has lived nine lives and is writing a tell all book.
I can’t be certain how I discovered Zoom cooking classes at Charleston Academy of Domestic Pursuits. (Yes, that’s the real name and yes, it’s fabulous!) It was during “Covid Times” for sure. The post du jour was for Carbs 101, a new series of Zoom cooking classes offered by the school’s dean, Suzanne Pollak.
