https://southtodayy.com/South Today is an independent digital gazette celebrating the energy, rhythm, foodways and stories of the modern American South: food, music, design, landscapes and city dispatches.en-ushttps://southtodayy.com/stories/new-southern-renaissance-music-design-architecture.htmlhttps://southtodayy.com/stories/new-southern-renaissance-music-design-architecture.htmlSun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500Stories & FeaturesFrom Austin rooftops to Savannah timber frames, Southern musicians, designers and architects are borrowing older forms and bending them into something unmistakably new.https://southtodayy.com/stories/pasture-power-solar-meadows-family-farms.htmlhttps://southtodayy.com/stories/pasture-power-solar-meadows-family-farms.htmlSat, 03 Oct 2026 05:00:00 -0500Stories & FeaturesOn an illustrative Georgia farm, raised solar panels share a pasture with sheep and wildflowers, offering a second source of income while raising honest questions about trade-offs.https://southtodayy.com/stories/passive-cool-modern-porches-southern-humidity.htmlhttps://southtodayy.com/stories/passive-cool-modern-porches-southern-humidity.htmlFri, 02 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0500Stories & FeaturesTwelve porch ideas, from cedar louvers to screened sleeping rooms, show how shade, airflow and smart screening can cool a Savannah-style house without leaning on the thermostat.https://southtodayy.com/stories/lowcountry-weaves-reach-the-runway.htmlhttps://southtodayy.com/stories/lowcountry-weaves-reach-the-runway.htmlThu, 01 Oct 2026 15:00:00 -0500Stories & FeaturesIn an illustrative Charleston scenario, sweetgrass weavers and design ateliers explore partnerships built on credit, fair pay and the protection of a living heritage.https://southtodayy.com/stories/atlanta-corner-lot-studios-neighborhood-makers.htmlhttps://southtodayy.com/stories/atlanta-corner-lot-studios-neighborhood-makers.htmlWed, 30 Sep 2026 20:00:00 -0500Stories & FeaturesGarages, laundromat back rooms and corner-lot workshops are giving Atlanta makers affordable space, shared tools and a neighborhood audience in this illustrative portrait.https://southtodayy.com/stories/second-lines-and-study-halls-new-orleans-brass-program.htmlhttps://southtodayy.com/stories/second-lines-and-study-halls-new-orleans-brass-program.htmlWed, 30 Sep 2026 01:00:00 -0500Stories & FeaturesIn an illustrative New Orleans program, after-school brass lessons use the second-line parade as a classroom for music, discipline and belonging, while funding stays a constant worry.https://southtodayy.com/stories/nashville-quiet-rooms-songwriters-porch-sessions.htmlhttps://southtodayy.com/stories/nashville-quiet-rooms-songwriters-porch-sessions.htmlTue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0500Stories & FeaturesIn an illustrative scenario from the Nashville Basin, songwriters are trading showcases for porches and living rooms, where unfinished songs meet careful listeners and phones stay away.