January 2006

Cobb County: Revitalization And Redevelopment

A suburban powerhouse proves the value of collaboration

Cobb County is maturing into an efficient, multifaceted blend of urban and suburban cultures.

Ben Young

Published: January 2006

Columbia County: Going Hollywood

For a brief joyous moment last October, the little hamlet of Harlem (pop. 1,804) became Colombia County's largest city, thanks to the 1892 birth of a child who would grow into one of the funniest men ever to stumble across the silver screen.

Ed Lightsey

Published: January 2006

Cobb County: Taking a Deep Breath

Austell is Cobb's ultimate paradox - the county's smallest city, with an official population around 6,000, is also the closest to Atlanta and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Ben Young

Published: January 2006

Hartwell/Hart County: Cast Your Line Here

If local leaders have their way, those popular television fishing shows will soon be broadcasting from the waters of Lake Hartwell.

Randy Southerland

Published: January 2006

Columbia County: Supply And Demand

A county works to keep more retail dollars at home

It's late afternoon and the John Deere Commercial Products factory in Columbia County's Horizon South Industrial Park is quiet.

Ed Lightsey

Published: January 2006

Short And Sweet

Politics

The latest session of the General Assembly is upon us. If you blink, you might miss it. In an election year, lawmakers are likely to keep it short.

Tom Crawford

Published: January 2006

Political RoundUp: January 2006

Beating about the Bush, Back from Baghdad, Calling all cars, Sickout?

Tom Crawford

Published: January 2006

The GreenRoom: January 2006

Former MARTA General Manager Nathaniel Ford, Sr., who has resigned to head the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, leaves MARTA in a better situation than he found it, having, among other things, called attention to its plight.

Ben Young

Published: January 2006

Albany Advocacy Resource Center

Organizations

Before the Albany Advocacy Resource Center (ARC) got its start more than 40 years ago, many Georgia children born with mental and physical disabilities faced a future spent largely in state institutions, away from their families and the lively, active environments most children take for granted.

Terrell Johnson

Published: January 2006

A Voice in the Wilderness

Now is the time to put more dollars back into the educational system. The governor will probably use recent revenues to build back reserves. The legislature doesn't have education on its radar.

Neely Young

Published: January 2006

Blowing Your Own Horn

Business Casual

On a good day, I can drive downtown from my office in Norcross in about 25 minutes; but this was not a good day. I was running late, on my way to a luncheon gathering at the World Congress Center with several hundred other people.

Susan Percy

Published: January 2006

Piebar Pizza And Pizzazz

Art of the Meal

First, a warning: If you are a serious traditionalist, and you think pizza ought to be a dough circle with cheese and sausage, you're not going to like Piebar.

Krista Reese

Published: January 2006