Geoff Edges knows his handiwork is an essential part of many a memorable repast. He’s no farmer or culinary master, but he is an expert in the sharpening of knives–and knives, of course, are an essential element of transforming simple ingredients...

Sudden homelessness—that’s what Patricia Roberts said she feared for several agonizing days last week after a judge ruled that she and her family of five had seven days to move from their foreclosed Lithonia condo. However, a rush of intervention...

I didn’t think it was possible to use the words “fun” and “airplane flight” in the same sentence but it is when traveling on a Vision Airlines flight. Vision, the new charter airline partner with the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Miss., is ...

UPDATE AUG. 6, 2010: Local resident Daniel Palazzolo left metro Atlanta July 23 for a six-week journey to Alaska and back. The reason: to raise money for awareness about breast cancer, a disease that his sister Kris is currently battling. Listen ...

I shouldn’t be sleepy. After all, I slept for nearly seven hours last night. Could it be jet lag? No, I’m pretty sure my inability to keep my eyes open has something to do with the rhythmic, gentle rocking of this train. I’m on Amtrak’s Coast...

by Gale Horton Gay   Honda is clearly stepping up its game. Just take a gander at its 2010 Crosstour, a vehicle that has beautiful curves and lines outside, is downright comfortable inside and easily converts when large and odd-sized items needs to ...

Kids aren’t the only ones having to endure summer school. On an unbearably hot afternoon, Remy’s attention is straying from the commands of the instructor. He does what he’s told for a while but then he appears to hear or see something that mig...

UPDATE: Where is Daniel  Sibling sacrificeBrother to bike to Alaska to honor sister, raise money for cancer research   Daniel Palazzolo has lived his professional life on the edge. As a firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service, he’s jumped in a...

Some vehicles have an immediate impression on people. Take the Chevy Traverse LTZ. I and three co-workers took the 2010 Traverse on a Decatur-to-Jekyll Island road trip two weeks ago, and we were barely out of DeKalb County when one colleague explain...

Ministry’s mission is to leave no belly hungry   The ingredients are simple enough: some deli meat, cheese, mayo, bread as well as fruit and a sweet treat. And every Tuesday volunteers gather in the basement of Oak Grove United Methodist Ch...