ARCHIVE December, 2012

Terra: Mike Davis and the Cycle of Life

May 29, 2012

By William Thrift Photography by John Wrightenberry As a child, Mike Davis got the chance to witness first-hand (in the best venue possible) what it means to use the land and it’s bounty to sustain life – he spent summers working on his grandfather’s farm near Dothan, Alabama.  The farm’s cash crops were primarily peanuts […]


A Cottage Grows on Forest Lake

May 25, 2012

By William Thrift Photography by John Wrightenberry Back in the fifties when dirt roads wound through much of what is now Forest Acres, the Shealy family bought a piece on land on Forest Lake.  The family spent so much time there enjoying the lake that patriarch, Harry, built a brick grill and chimney so they […]


Vol. IV, No. 2, 2012

May 22, 2012

Cover Story On the cover: Steve and Sally Garris share the delight of their whole house renovation at an expanded cottage on Forest Lake. Honors Matt Hudson selected for the 2012 20 Under 40 honor The Get Away Enjoy a visit to Greenville in late spring:  experience Artisphere and much more. Features A Cottage Grows […]