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[ LIVE ] 26 The hot list Check out the trendiest cars, cocktails and fashion accessories.

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[ GO , STAY , SHOP ] 88 quick trips Explore natural springs, waterfalls, lakes and other great places for cooling off.

30 scenes of the south

90 SAV to Atl

Parties, celebrations and anniversaries that were Scene in the South.

Eat, play and shop in the state’s capital for a weekend of fun.

32 hot heads Explore the cutting-edge hairstyle that’s making waves in the industry.

34 take a walk on the tybee side

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92 welcome to south beach Miami’s most notorious beach is the perfect place for a luxurious getaway.

112 hot hair design Local hair stylists show off their talents with some beautiful and dramatic looks.

A guide to the quirkiest things on Tybee.

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the real deal with real estate

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Local experts open up about the state of Savannah’s real estate market.

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These dishes are on fire—literally!

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76 stayin’ alive Tony Allen, the front man for Dead Stays Alive, talks about life in the limelight.

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82 coaches of caliber Both on and off the field, these coaches help students make some good plays.

One family full of restaurateurs is expanding their empire with a brand new downtown location.

[ PLAY ] 150 best southern fests This season’s crop of weird, wacky and wonderful Southern soirees.

152 event calendar Find out what’s happening in Savannah and the Creative Coast.

76 special advertising sections: southern comfort ➼ page 59 the best in beauty and bliss ➼ page 119

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publisher’s letter aug | sep 2011

Why Read Magazines?

L at e ly, m ag a z i n e r e a de r s h i p h a s b e e n

About the Covers Spas, Salons & Hottest Home Trends

qu e stion ed. H eck , th e m aga zin e in dustry

Despite the continued growth in this industry, many feel like magazines are on their way out. I have to admit, when the iPad came along and many media sources started going digital, I was a bit concerned that magazines might be headed toward extinction. Being passionate about this industry, I was prepared to hang on until the end. Fortunately for me and my fingernails, I won’t have to. After a migration to the web, many readers and clients are coming back to magazines and finding, once again, that this experience provides a much more intimate connection than many other media types. I could bore you with hundreds of facts about magazines and their appeal to a highly prized audience, but since you’re reading this, I’m preaching to the choir.

Recently, we were fortunate enough to have Linda Heasley, President and CEO of The Limited, visit our offices. Ms. Heasley has returned her company to profitability for the first time in 17 years. What was one of the keys to this achievement?

Advertising in some of the nation’s most highly respected fashion magazines. As she put it, “breaking the rules” in our digital-obsessed world. Hats off to her and the team she so highly praises for taking change head-on and including a big helping of magazine advertising to her arsenal.

This year’s hot trend is right in tune with the comeback of magazines: nostalgia.

So it’s appropriate that magazines themselves are becoming trendy again, especially since magazines have traditionally been trendsetters. Our readers appreciate the harmony of the photos, design and editorial and how it all comes together to create an experience that results in meaningful stimulation for our minds.

You might even think of it as a workout for the brain. It’s much more than pretty pictures and layouts.

We hope you’ve enjoyed South’s interpretation of this great region we live in. It has been a great experience for us as well. We always welcome your feedback and suggestions and look forward to a long relationship. So I encourage you to take this issue, kickoff your shoes, open your mind and enjoy the South.

Magazines are back. And it’s readers like you that are making sure they will be around for a long time to come. See you next issue. a s a w hole h a s been u n der fir e .

Michael Brooks, Publisher

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ISSUE 34 AUG | SEP 2011

Welcome to the

JUNGLE 6 REAL ESTATE BROKERS & THEIR STORIES OF SURVIVAL

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t’s no secret that in the last five years the real estate business turned into nothing short of a jungle. However, in good Darwinian fashion, the strong did evolve and survive. Lori Judge with Judge Realty is just one of the many local brokers forced to change business models, consolidate base camps and stare danger in face (hence the snake). Now as the dust begins to settle, Savannah’s realtors are emerging from the woods and opening up about the state of real estate in the South.

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nspired by none other than Queen Elizabeth herself, haute couture hair stylist Lindsay Nix took model Blake Olmstead-Mavrogeorgis’s already-dyed-gray hair and ran with a theme of decadence. Nix says she was influenced by the women of the English monarchy who used extreme hairstyles and wigs as glamorous accessories. Photographer Tim Johnson polished the look by adding a porcelain flair, also reminiscent of the Elizabethan period. For more high-fashion, editorial hairstyles, see page 112.

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THE MANY MEANINGS OF HOT

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publisher/creative director Michael Brooks ➼ mb@thesouthmag.com

which features our highly anticipated Annual Hottest Singles Contest. This year’s batch is downright scorching! To honor the exceptional group of singles, we went all out with a photo shoot—and what an event it was.

In the dead heat of mid-June, in the short time span of only one day, 20 of the South’s sexiest, most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes filed in through our studio space, where their hot factor was upped a notch by our expert team of stylists who outfitted the crew in bright red lipstick, little black dresses, ties, vests and some killer high heels. Confidence was high and clothing was minimal as the flashes started to go off. And so, naturally, a few love interests blossomed, cheeks blushed and numbers were stored in iPhones that were also constantly clicking off behind-thescenes photos. Things got a little steamy to say the least.

But as they day progressed, one thing became glaringly obvious—how much all these singles differed. And not just in their looks but in their professions, their hobbies, their attitudes and general outlooks on life. I guess it shouldn’t have surprised me seeing as the word “hot” itself is probably the most widely used word in the English language (it can refer to temperature, trendiness, aesthetics, imminence, spice, lust and even contamination level or stolen property, just to name a few uses), but I had no idea our group would provide their own litany, almost as long, of meanings for the word. We had doctors and dancers, extreme sports enthusiasts and extremely shy entrepreneurs. We had people who were born and raised in the South and transplants from across the world. Trust me, there was someone there for everyone.

Here’s the best part: Throughout the course of the day, each hot single was also interviewed, and we grilled them with hard questions about themselves and dating. We got the dirt on all of them, and you can read what they had to say on page 98.

However, the singles definitely aren’t the only ones burning up the pages of this issue. Make sure to browse our first-ever hair show, which brought a new level of drama to the idea of hair styling [Page 112], and don’t miss the lowdown on the hottest musical acts in the city, as there is some truly incredible talent coming out of Savannah and the Creative Coast right now. So as you’re reading, please enjoy the many, many things that make the South the hottest place on Earth!

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Michael Kelly is originally from a smaller town in Texas with an unpronounceable name, but has lived in the Southeast since attending college at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina where he studied English literature and marching. After graduation, Michael traded his cadet uniform for an army one, which he wore for four years as an Infantry Officer in the 3rd Infantry Division stationed at Fort Stewart. Currently, he wears whatever he wants and generally enjoys being a civilian again. r e a d m i k e’ s wor k i n “ t h e K E LLY

most efficient m a n in the south” [page 48].

DAW N WESTI N

Hailing from Elizabeth, New Jersey, Dawn Westin relocated to Richmond Hill, Georgia at the age of 11. Now, a senior majoring in English/communications at Armstrong Atlantic State University and an editorial intern at South, she aspires to turn writing into a lifelong career. She loves that writing introduces her to new knowledge and perspectives every

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day. For now, she spends her free time writing for the web and has dabbled in some Arts & Entertainment reporting for The Inkwell. read dawn’s work in “Quick trips” [page 88].

Sean Murdock is a photographer working nationwide but based in fabulous Miami, Florida. Working since 1989 Sean has been published in Elle, Vive, Cosmo, Source Magazine and many more. Sean shot the Miami campaign for Fashion Fights Poverty and the World Cosmetics ColorOn packaging for Sephora. He holds a B.A. in photography from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. From fashion and advertising to beauty and fine art, he shoots it all.

SEAN MURDOCK

see se a n ’s wor k in “sou th be ach” [page 92].

S E B A S T I A N P I N Z O N Sebastian Pinzon is a documentary filmmaker and photographer from Bogota, Colombia.He currently resides in Savannah after graduating from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in film and television in 2011. Most of his work has a deep root in social issues that are currently affecting his home country. When he is not shooting or editing a documentary, Sebastian does commercial photography, editorial work and weddings. see seb a st i a n ’ s wor k i n “ t h e ho t l i st ” [page 26].

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Melanie is a travel consultant with Four Seasons Travel in Savannah and a longtime freelance writer and SIMÓN

publicist, having worked with editorial mavericks Tina Brown, Cathleen Black and Harvey Weinstein. In travel, Melanie has always been curious. She’s lived in Cuba, Spain and Hungary and has traveled extensively throughout the U.S., Europe, Central America and the Caribbean. A journalism grad from the University of Georgia, Melanie is happy to put her degree and insider knowledge of travel to work for South. r e a d m e l a n i e ’ s w o r k i n “south beach” [page 92].

LEILA ROOS

Leila Roos, or “Leila Longw i n d ,” i s a freelance writer whose aptronym derives from her highfalutin wordsmithery. An Estonian New Yorker by origin, Leila has recently returned to her intermediate home in Savannah amidst years of roving, the majority of which she attributes to an urge in the veins from her rumored gypsy heritage. Exploring life through narration, Leila seeks to discover the “protagonist” in fellow conversationalists and compose everyday experience into elevated prose. r e a d leil a’s wor k in “hottest singles” [page 98].

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South magazine is currently preparing the 4th Annual Film and Food Issue, and for the first time you, as our readers, get to choose who we feature. Go to dinesouth.com now to vote for your favorite restaurants in the city.

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But that’s not all. DineSouth, the premier dining event in Savannah, is back! This year, Jamie Deen, who just recently signed on with The Food Network for a new show, will be hosting the soiree.