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As we, like latter-day groundhogs, awaken from our socially distanced hibernation of âInteresting Times,â our thoughts turn from enduring enforced bouts of cabin fever and vaccines injected via square needles to the promise of spring-like weather and celebrating holidays once more. My dining partner has always regarded Valentineâs Day as her getting paroled from the winter doldrums. Since the holiday falls on a Sunday this year, we celebrated it a little differently, with her joining me on a visit to Southern Craft BBQ and their Sunday Brunch. Southern Craft BBQ is located on the southern fringe of Johnson Cityâs rejuvenated downtown. The creation of Stir Fry Groupâs Rafael Zabala, Southern Craft is definitely a cut above most folksâ idea of a barbecue joint. For a start, the interior is âre-purposed industrialâ combined with with warm, golden brown wood overtones and accents. The dining area has seating for about 100 or so hungry pa ....