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Get South on the go! Take your issue to the beach with South’s digital edition. View it on your iPad or tablet and don’t worry about your pages blowing in the wind.
T H E S OU T H E R N GU I D E TO A M E R I C A N PI C K I NG WHERE TO FIND THE BEST ANTIQUES AND STEALS
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S OU T H ’ S G R E AT E ST DA D S
C E L E B R AT I N G P R O U D PA PA S ➼ M ATTIE SCH U L ER
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H AU T E H A I R S H OW THE HOTTEST H A IR STYLES
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THE WINNERS OF SOUTH’S SINGLES CONTEST
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[ G O , S T AY , S H O P ]
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APPS AND GADGETS
QUICK TRIPS
Seven apps to help fix up your home
Grab your paddle and head to the rapids
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TOP GEAR FOR A BEACH DAY
Here’s what you need this summer
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STYLE WITH A (RE)PURPOSE
Repurposing is the newest trend in home design, and Savannah is front and center
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BEST BEACH VACATIONS
All nearby —the very best of the region
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[ E AT & P L AY ]
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CHEWING THE FAT
SOUTH’S GREATEST HOMES
Take a peek inside these stylish homes
Watch out for these new restaurants popping up around town
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KENNY DAVIS
Top chef Hugh Acheson is making his way to Savannah
The celebrity designer tells South how he lives his life in color
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THE GAME CHANGER
SUMMER AND SMOKE
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BEHIND THE SCENES
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a beauty queen?
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FROM SAV TO MLB
How the Reddick family made a comeback
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The Kings and Queens of Savannah’s best BBQ
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BEST SOUTHERN FESTS
This summer’s festivals aren’t short on music, food or fun
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JCB MUD RUN
Lace up and get dirty with the JCB Mud Run on June 1 5
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EVENT CALENDAR
The don’t-miss events for June and July
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MOUTH OF THE SOUTH
WSAV’s Natalie Hendrix of The Southern Scene spills all
66 ......... SOUTHERN COMFORT: COOL HOME DESIGNS Featuring top home & design professionals
128 ....... SOUTH’S FINEST SPAS & SALONS Featuring the top stylists
1 40....... GUIDE TO LOOKING AND FEELING YOUNG Featuring the top anti-aging doctors
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publishers letter
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TO TREND IS HUMAN
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KEEPING UP W ITH TR ENDS ISN’T E A S Y, E S P E C I A L LY W I T H T H E PA C E OF C H A N GE S E E M I N GLY AC C E L E R ATI N G A L L T H E T I M E . Today, some things come and go faster than we even can assimilate them in any meaningful way. I probably shouldn’t be telling you this. I am, after all, the proprietor of a publication whose mission includes documenting and celebrating what’s new and what’s next. But as we were assembling this , our Hot Issue, I was reminded that this is hardly a con temporary problem. Tens of thousands of years ago, one of our early ances tors first wondered whether TRENDY? DEFINITELY NOT. BEAUTIFUL? bearskin was so last hunting season. ABSOLUTELY. MY MOM AND DAD CELEBRATED THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY ON JANUARY 1 2 TH. And he or she certainly didn’ t have the luxury of AND, IN OUR FAMILY THEIR UNION WILL Pinterest and the lik e. Or bathing, for that mat ter. ALWAYS BE FASHIONABLE. Even Oscar Wilde, the razor -witted 19th century champion of all things beautiful, famously opined that “F ashion is a form of ugliness so intol erable that we have to alter it ev ery six months.” I wonder if ev en great old Oscar’s head would explode if confronted with 21s t-century sensory overload. While no one could reasonably argue agains t the existence of timeless beauty (simply in voke Grace Kelly in Hitchcock’s Rear Window—argument won), our idea of beauty and desirability is constantly getting a makeover. We’re relentlessly reinventing and reinterpreting, revisiting, tweaking and deconstructing old ideas to birth new ones . New trends are dev eloping right under our noses all the time and flower into consciousness before we can ev en get a whiff. And thank goodness for that. It’s one of things that mak es being human so interes ting—and sometimes, so challenging, too . Never fear, we’re here to help . In these pag es you’ll find the latest in beauty, fashion, home design and even breakthrough cosmetic medical procedures performed by our region’s leading anti-aging specialists. Rest assured that the trends are ex citing and the people featured here are all artists in their own rights, carefully chosen as to minimize any high-school-yearbooklike “what-was-I-thinking?” moments. We encourage you, as alw ays, to read, absorb and act. Surround yourself with inspiration. Bring it into your home, your look, your art, your cuisine and your health y lifestyle. Let’s explore. Let’s be human. After all, while our first fashion-conscious ancestor pondered ditching the old bear suit eons ago, all evidence sugg ests the thought has nev er occurred to bears . A beautiful life a waits you.
Michael Brooks, Publisher/Creative Director
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About the Covers pho t o g r a pher : Ryan Gibson c re at ive direc t o r : Michael Brooks a rt direc t o r : Sara D’Eugenio hai r : Rob’s at Drayton Tower makeup: Rob’s at Drayton Tower st yl ist : Erin Pappadeas cl o t h in g cr edit s: White and gold necklace, Fab’rik; gold necklace and stone necklace, Red Clover; bracelet, Melvin; dress, Cache. All-star designer, Jerri Hobdy, just graduated from SCAD with a degree in furniture design, so it should come as no surprise that the wooden table she is lounging on is from her own collection. She has an affinity for eco-friendly furniture options and seating design. “It is something I gravitate towards,” Hobdy says of seating. “If you think of it as an art medium, seating is one that I have grown to love to express myself through. As with most of my designs, I try to keep my materials as natural as possible.” To learn more about Hobdy and her passion, turn to page 44.
pho t o g r a pher : Travis T. c re at ive direc t o r : Michael Brooks “There was a thriving artistic industry here that inspired me,” Travis says of him and his wife’s recent move to the Hostess City. “There was something with the energy in Savannah. I really loved how much it inspired me to do some more art.” When Travis got the call to shoot the South cover, he and wife Jessica sprung into action. “Jessica had just dyed her hair that platinum white,” Travis says. “She was in the background as I’m on the phone with Michael and overheard him say that this is the ‘White Hot’ Issue. I ran to Goodwill and got a Free People white dress, we went to a marina where we used to keep the boat, and we just shot.”
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editor’s letter
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FIRST SAVANNAH SUMMER magazine
I ’ M N O T G O N N A L I E . I ’ M E X T R E M E LY W O R R I E D — S C A R E D E V E N — F O R T H E S AVA N N A H S U M M E R . As this is our H ot Issue, all I’ ve been thinking about f or the pas t f ew months are the s weltering summer temperatures that are upon us. And let’s be real—I’ve lived all over the U.S., but people have warned me that summer in the deep South, where the heat and humidity is unbearable, is lik e nothing else I’ve experience before. Like I said, I’m scared. Luckily, we’ve been doing plenty of research on ho w to beat the heat this summer. Our destination f eature highlights nearby beaches on pag e 104. Or, if you are more of a white water person, our Quick Trips (page 102) shows you the bes t places to paddle. Along with literally covering the heat in this issue, we’ ve covered the hottest trends, too, when it comes to beauty and hair , as well as homes and design. W e even spoke to the top queens of beauty in our Behind the Scenes: Beauty P ageants piece on page 82. The hottest home trend we’ ve seen blooming in Sa vannah is the lean to wards scavenging in thrift and antique s tores (to learn the bes t from a local “pick er,” head to pag e 38) and using these found items to repurpose them into something else, something unique. Take, for example, all the Savannah folks in Style With A (Re)Purpose on page 44—Southern Pine Company, 24e, local Chad Mabry and SCAD graduate, Jerri Hobdy. All of these subjects use or sell found items or reclaimed materials. As the new managing editor at South, I’ve already learned quite a bit about Savannah and met plenty of its wonderful people, but I’m excited to reach out even more and grow with South’s readers as the magazine grows, too. I plan to conquer my fears and be out and about to face the Savannah heat head on, rather than holing up in m y AC. Feel free to say hello and offer up any advice you have to survive my first Savannah summer. See you out there!
Mattie Schuler, Managing Editor
south’s map to downtown savannah Inserted into this issue is South’s quintessential map of the downtown Historic District. We’ve made it easy for you and highlighted all the top places to go, stay, shop, eat and play. Tear it out and you are good to go!
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contributors
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Featured Contributors
AN NA CHAN DLE R Anna Chandler was born in the Birthplace of Country Music, raised in the former Textile Center of the World and made America’s Most Haunted City her chosen home af ter attending SCAD. Her Savannah life has been a whirlwind of documenting the local music scene and hidden cultural gems for a variety of publications, singing and playing accordions, saws, and glockenspiels with General Oglethorpe & t he Panhandlers and Lovely Locks and managing local booking for Savannah Stopover Festival. If she’s not on the stage, she’s in f ront of it. R E A D CH A N DLER’S WOR K IN THE OPEN ER S
JEFF VRABEL Jef f Vrabel is a w riter, editor, Springsteen obsessed, very slow runner and graying dad whose writing has appeared in Men’s Health, Billboard, Paste, Brucespringsteen.net, Rolling Stone, the Chicago Sun-Times and Nickelodeon’s NickMom.com. His prof ile of Kenny Davis in this issue of South marks the first time he’s discussed 50 Cent and virtual floral arrangements with the same person. A former Hoosier and Chicagoan, he now lives on Hilton Head with his wife and two sons; the older just stole bacon off your plate and the younger has been personally approved by Bruce Springsteen (long story).
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R O B F R O M R O B ’ S AT D R AY T O N T OW E R
Rob’s at Drayton Tower is an upscale, high-end salon that f eatures some of the top stylists and products Savannah has to offer. The salon opened in 2009, but owner Rob Horton has 20 years of experience to his name. Horton also has a personal product line for hair, and his salon is now selling the top-quality Oribe line of hair care products. Visit robssalon.com f or more information or call 912.944.2887.
HADLEY H E N RY Originally from North Carolina, Hadley Henry is a senior photography student at SCAD with an expected graduation date of Winter 2014. She enjoys many types of photography from portraiture and fashion to still lifes and interiors. When not taking pictures you can find her volunteering at Desotorow Gallery, a local non-profit art gallery, where she holds a position on the marketing staff. She will be spending this summer in New York City interning in the photo studio at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. CHECK OUT H A DLEY’S WOR K IN “CHEWING THE FAT” ON PAGE 150.
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Reader’s Choice
“Shamef ul @south_mag cover + story. Stupidity, a selfish gun culture, and fighting the gunbanning bogeyman are not things to celebrate.” — FRANC E S J E SS I E
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Although I’m not a h uge f an of Barrow, or politicians in general, it gives this magazine more depth, perhaps another dimension. No disrespect intended, but the beach cover is “just another magazine cover.” Having a non-politician holding a gun would’ve been my preferred cover. If the girl was holding a g un, that would’ve been hot. — M I K E J O I N E R
C O N T R OV E R S I A L S T O R Y H A S READERS SPEAKI NG UP
It might have been our most controversial story yet—a feature written by Clark Byron in the April/May issue about the AR-15 rifle and the bill that tried, and failed, to pass. Some of our readers enjoyed the piece and praised the work put into such an informative story, while others absolutely abhorred it, with some even unsubcribing to South altogether. The question we have to our readers who read the story and liked it: Did you think it was biased? Or do you think it laid out both sides of the story and
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South magazine can afford content while still providing sexy photos of locals. Please don’t turn into just pictures of pretty local people! We can handle both. — M E R C E D E S L E W I S Is this a joke? Why would someone pick an old white dude to a hot girl in a swimsuit? The beach cover of course! —J E W E L I A DA K I N D E B R U I
L E T ’ S C H AT ! We still want to know more of your thoughts on the 2nd Amendement piece—let us know what you think on South’s Facebook page.
In the April/May issue, we sent our writer Lauren Hunsberger out for a da y on the w ater with the United States Coast Guard Air Station Sa vannah. Many Facebook fans named Coast Guard Savannah as their favorite article. Like us on Facebook and tell us your fa vorite piece for this issue! TH E HOTTEST TRE NDS FROM TH E LOCALS
We asked readers on Facebook and LinkedIn what they think the top trends are in beauty and home. Some of you were spot on and others (mullets, really?) well, not so much. Here’s what you had to say! Choppy layers and ombre color for hair; neon coral lips for beauty. — LI FE ON TH E SQUAR E S
I predict the return of the Mullet. It’s been too long. — LE E R E E D Downsizing, sustainable, green—in all areas. Less is more—people looking to “recycle” and adapt. The trend is in homebuilding, renovation and all around us. — COR N E LIA STU M PF
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