Gregg Allman trades his outlaw past for the quiet life—and discovers harmony along the way.

“Hang on to your ears,” he mumbles. The engine of the custom Arlen Ness motorcycle roars to life, rumbling and revving to fill the cavernous garage like a mechanized crescendo. From the seat of the bike, Gregg Allman looks up and grins

Allman bought his first motorcycle in 1965, at the age of 17. “It just fulfilled something inside of me that was not there,” Allman says softly. “It’s almost medicinal.” With a little chuckle, he describes the feeling: “You got this huge engine between your legs—it all starts [laughs] between your legs. I’m really not trying to be cute here!” he exclaims apologetically. “But you got all this power down there, and it’s surging and you’re moving along, ’bout 55, watching God’s green earth go by; it just blows all your cares away.”
His eyes drift up and his voice gets quieter. “It’s an excellent cure for loneliness, heartbreak, boredom, sadness, lethargy,” he says. “You get on a motorcycle, and it’ll take all that away.

Living on the coast means enjoying easy access to all of the area’s beautiful barrier islands. South’s resident traveler uncovers the secrets behind another one of Georgia’s gems.

Sometimes I pull a Rhett Butler and wander off into the world in search of what is left of charm and grace in life, and although oftentimes I find an adventure, it’s rare that I run across these particular attributes. Recently, however, I headed out in search of a little seaside delight and discovered this Holy Grail of elegance, in a city not so far south of Savannah.

Tucked deep in the conglomeration of historic districts and intricate systems of one-way streets and squares, is what some people refer to as “the art and soul” of Savannah. All located in and around the four blocks of City Market, there are over 35 working artists’ studios where patrons can browse unique exhibitions, observe works-in-progress and often meet a local artist. The walls of the galleries adorn works from both prominent masters of art as well as undiscovered artists, so there’s always something interesting hanging on the walls. Home to the South’s oldest art museum, the Telfair Academy, and the internationally recognized Savannah College of Art and Design, South presents a guide to some of our hometown favorites.

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There’s more to Vincent Golshani’s art business than what meets the average admirer’s eye

Entrepreneur, art collector, and painter, Vincent Golshani has a small, but significantly valuable, secret: it’s a little, wooden mask that sits just over a foot tall, with long ears attached to the top of it and faded red, blue and white paint. It’s an ancient Mayan ritual mask dating back to the second century. “It is one of the rarest masks in existence,” Golshani says. “And it’s in very good condition—museum quality.” But it’s not a piece many people will see in person as it sits in his cache of treasures all resting under tight security beneath Savannah’s downtown streets.