Fourteen spectacular kitchens created by Atlanta’s most renowned designers will be highlighted during The Junior League of Atlanta’s 2012 Tour of Kitchens. The event will be held Saturday, March 24, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Sunday, March 25, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. The tour will feature special appearances by several of […]
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Green Insider: One Billion Strong
By Laura Turner Seydel When Senator Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day 42 years ago, it was his belief that Earth Day’s success would come from the collective effort of individual communities doing their part to improve the quality of life around them. Today, the same beliefs still ring true. Kicking off on Earth Day 2011, […]
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Decatur Old House Fair is Feb. 18
The City of Decatur, in partnership with the Georgia Historic Preservation Division and the DeKalb History Center, will host the 4th annual Decatur Old House Fair on Saturday, Feb. 18. This unique event will be held at the newly renovated Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta/Decatur Conference Center in downtown Decatur. Currently, the Decatur Old House Fair […]
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Housing Market Myths
By Shandra Hill Smith If a new home is in your sights, is now a good time to buy? Should you consider selling? Not clear on what to do in today’s housing market? Three Intown professionals hope to set the record straight by schooling you on some of today’s myths regarding the current climate. They […]
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Designing Women: Natalie Saxon helps women in transition
By Collin Kelley Editor Natalie Saxon’s love of repurposing furniture not only led to the creation of a business, but a personal project to help women in transition. Saxon created her interior design company, Expressions by Natalie, last year, and found immediate success with clients who needed to spruce up a room, but had a […]
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Perspectives in Architecture: Discover architecture in schools
By Melody Harclerode As an elementary school student, my school offered limited options for after school activities. I had the choice of music lessons or girl scouts. If I wanted to learn ballet, gymnastics, art or karate, my parents had to drive me offsite for classes. Fortunately, these extracurricular classes are now readily available for […]
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Green Insider: Recycle Your Way to Better Health, Jobs
By Laura Turner Seydel The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just released its most recent waste and recycling facts and figures, and reported that in 2010 Americans generated about 250 million tons of waste. Break it down and that means you personally throw away 4.43 pounds of refuse each day. However, of that 250 million tons […]
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Hero of The BeltLine: Angel Poventud’s ongoing mission
By Han Vance In a city built originally as a multi-directional train terminus, it is fitting that a typical day in his life begins and ends riding the rails. No matter the hour, Angel Poventud remains on-call for duty. A mere two hours after the call comes in he finds himself steering tons of steel […]
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Bring your stuff to RecycleMania on Feb. 4
Got stuff? On Saturday, Feb. 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Spelman College along with other Atlanta University Center Consortium institutions will collect it from you as they kickoff the 2012 RecycleMania tournament. To jump start their participation in RecycleMania, which runs from Sunday, Feb. 5 through Saturday, March 31, Spelman, Morehouse College, Morehouse School […]
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Volunteers create new hiking trail
By Sally Sears A dozen adults wielding blue-handled swing blades caught drivers’ eyes on Lindbergh Drive on a recent Sunday morning. Honks and cheers joined the crackle of yanking honeysuckle vines and kudzu as volunteers cleared a new hiking trail along a meadow at the foot of Midtown Atlanta. A whining chain saw bit into […]