Front Porch Philosophy
Life Before Cell Phones
There was a time in the South when you could walk out your front door and vanish for the whole afternoon, and nobody thought a thing about it. You weren’t expected to answer to anyone, […]
Month: August 2026
Special Features
News Article Detailing the Rose’s Department Store Fire in Marion Virginia in April 1989
News clipping from Bristol Herald Courier newspaper reporting the story of the Roses department store fire in April 1989. […]
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When Lettuce Turns on You, Trust Little Debbie
Every now and then the news serves up a story so strange you have to sit down on the porch and let your brain catch up. Lately it has been all this talk about lettuce […]
Front Porch Philosophy
Piggly Wiggly Fed Our Towns and Shaped Our People
Some names just feel like they belong to the South. They settle into our memories the way porch swings settle into old wood, steady and familiar. Piggly Wiggly is one of those names. You can […]