On a warm morning earlier this year, I attended a preview of the High Museum’s Andy Warhol exhibition, complete with a tour of the artworks by Jordan D. Schnitzer, the collector himself. As our group gathered around a meticulous grid of Warhol’s iconic Campbell’s Soup can prints, Schnitzer’s narrative turned to the topic of kids. ...

By the time this issue of 17th South lands on your local newsstand, it’ll have been almost exactly a year since I became a homeowner for the first time. And from the moment my husband and I signed on the dotted line (make that many dotted lines), we’ve spent almost every day finding ways to ...

The arrival of a new year is inherently thrilling. It’s a clean slate. A chance to start fresh. Maybe the new year will bring with it a big promotion, new love or a hard-earned vacation. Maybe you’ll reach a major milestone in your effort to save cash. The possibilities are endless. We’ve dedicated much of ...

There’s something special about sitting down at a proper dining table to share a proper meal with friends and family during the holidays. Maybe it’s because we all tend to be constantly on the go, and the holidays allow us to slow down, relax and reconnect with the people who are most important in our ...

Throughout the dozen years I spent working as a writer and editor for various magazines, I often wondered what it would be like to cut the corporate cord and go out on my own as a freelancer. Working from home (in my pajamas, if I cared to). No commute. No asking permission to make a ...

DALE CHIHULY’S ARTFUL GLASS RETURNS TO ATLANTA With their spiraling and spiky spindles, colors from every spot on the spectrum and larger-than-life scale, Dale Chihuly’s imaginative glass sculptures might just as easily be giant flora from far reaches of the universe. Happily, Atlanta fans of the Tacoma artist’s eye-popping creations don’t have to travel that ...