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It’s a great month for the Irish as St. Patrick’s Day events flood the calendar

St. Patrick’s Day celebrates all things Irish, but the fun is for everyone—no matter their ethnic heritage. Downtown Atlanta again will be hosting a parade and celebration second in the state only to the grand event held—for the 187th time—in...

Henderson grad keeps space shuttle promise

Eric Boe, a 1983 graduate of Henderson High School, is the pilot for the final space shuttle Discovery mission that launched Feb. 24 from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Photo courtesy of NASA/JSC
More than 30 years ago, Fernbank Science Center aeronautics instructor Dr. Debi Huffman was promised a launch invitation by a seventh-grader who had dreams of becoming an astronaut. Last week Eric Boe, a 1983 Henderson High School graduate, made good...

Chateau Élan is a ripe, nearby escape

With its winery, spa, golf courses and resort accommodations, the elegant Chateau Elan is both restful and romantic. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
If you’re looking for an epicurean escape from the winter doldrums, take an hour-long drive to Braselton, home of Chateau Élan Winery and Resort. With its restaurants, winery, spa, hotel and golf courses, Chateau Élan is ripe with distractions. F...

‘Hiking lady’ spreading newfound love of great outdoors

Carolyn Hartfield didn’t grow up loving nature. In fact, it took her more than half a century to realize that she enjoyed few things more than being outdoors–walking through, smelling, seeing and touching nature. Now Hartfield, formerly from Detr...

Gatlinburg : Year-round adventure

Many resort areas are season-specific and while most do offer off-season activities, the main season is typically a narrowly defined window of three to four months. However, this is not the case in Gatlinburg, Tenn., where a wide variety of family-fr...

Old school becomes new movie set

Old school becomes new movie set
There was a lot of activity last week outside of Avondale Estates when a school, shut down since 2008, reopened under a new name. Forest Hills Elementary School came back to life last Monday as Millard Fillmore Elementary School as parents walked the...

Chamblee celebrates Chinese New Year

Lots of eating, a touch of singing and a touch of dancing. They’re common ways to celebrate civic calendar events. And in this respect Chinese New Year in Chamblee on Feb. 5 was globally conventional. Participants adorned traditional costumes. Trad...

Winter is show time for the Pocono Mountains

Folks in the know here speak of summer as the Pocono Mountains’ high season. That may be; however, this corner of Pennsylvania is totally resplendent when it’s covered in pristine snow and its many rivers and creeks appear frozen solid or in the ...

Start to put together travel wish list and action plan

Golden Gate Bridge
There’s no better time than the first month of the year to starting dreaming and scheming about new places to explore. January is the ideal time to begin coming up with a few dream destinations – whether the locales are not far from home or one h...

HGTV star offers tips on upping curb appeal of home

Kimberly Lacy
Oh what a difference a can of paint or a couple of potted plants can make. Ramping up the curb appeal of one’s home or block is not as complex or expensive as many people think it is, according to Kimberly Lacy. And Lacy should know. She’s one o...

Winter is the season for chilled thrills

The winter months in metro Atlanta mean snow and ice is possible, however, certainly not a given. But that doesn’t mean that plans can’t be made for a variety of fun outdoor activities including sliding, gliding and racing across frozen surfaces....

Local colleges announce King Week programs

Agnes Scott College   Agnes Scott College has announced that it is presenting Martin Luther & Coretta Scott King Jr. Week of Human Rights A Voice for the Voiceless: Untold Stories.   • Jan. 17 - MLK Day of Service with City of Decatur, City o...

Catalina Island: where Bogart, baseball and bison come together

Catalina’s most famous landmark, Catalina Casino built in 1929, has never had gambling. Photo by Kathy Mitchell
There is a bouncy little song about Catalina Island—“26 Miles”—that was popular in the 1950s. For years I mistakenly thought The Four Preps were singing “sunny Catalina is waiting for me.” Sunny is not a bad description of the place, but ...

Year in Review: 2010 Top DeKalb news stories

Eddie Long
New Birth pastor faces sexual coercion allegations   Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia in early November denied allegations that he coerced former members of the church into sexual relationships. Anthony Flagg, Jam...

Passing on the wisdom of the elders through storytelling at Kwanzaa

Once upon a time, the sky provided everything the people living in a small village wanted. All they had to do was reach toward the heavens for their necessities, such as food and clothing. The sky also provided them with luxuries that made their live...

Ziplining over Mazatlan

Writer quashes fear of heights to take on aerial adventure I’m not a fan of heights or sudden drops in elevation at breakneck speed. So why am I signing a liability release form for a zipline adventure? The fascination of ziplining over treetops c...

Party celebrates more than holiday season

  This was no ordinary holiday party. Silver and purple decorations adorned the front door, fireplace mantel and piano. Practically every interior surface was alight with candles.  And food, so much food—homemade breads, chicken satay, chilled sh...

Giving with a purpose

Many holiday gifts wind up buried in closets and forgotten. At a time when fear of joblessness and the reality of smaller paychecks are making people careful about how they spend each dollar, many socially conscious holiday shoppers are searching for...

Christmas at Callanwolde

Callanwolde at night. Photo provided
When the holiday season came to Atlanta seven years ago, but the Callanwolde mansion remained dark, many Atlantans felt the Grinch or some other malevolent creature had stolen Christmas. This season, they can rejoice. Christmas at Callanwolde in all ...

Christmas markets offer alternative to malls and shopping centers

If the idea of hitting the malls for Christmas shopping makes you want to utter “Bah humbug,” then a change of venue may put you in a better mood. Throughout metro Atlanta, there are a number of Christmas and gift markets that are true departures...

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