The Georgia Council for the Arts, which is under the umbrella of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, recently announced the recipients of funding for fiscal year 2018. One hundred dance companies, museums, theaters, colleges, cities and multi-disciplinary arts organizations…
Remember the shot at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark, when the Ark is placed in an enormous warehouse full of boxes? Well, that’s kinda what the University of Georgia’s Special Collections Libraries are like – except that…
You say tom-ay-to, I say tom-ah-to … but what’s the proper pronunciation of pecan? The Georgia Pecan Growers Association (Georgia Pecans) wants to help settle the question, and they’ve enlisted the aid of Lauren Alaina, a homegrown American Idol standout,…
Tiny houses, with their promise of less stuff, a smaller environmental footprint and the freedom from both a mortgage and house cleaning, have enchanted people across the country. As interest in them grows, organizations and folks in Georgia are pushing…
For the first time in nearly three decades, a solar eclipse will be visible from the U.S. on Monday, Aug. 21. The totality of the eclipse, where the moon passes in front of the sun and completely covers it, will…
Lonnie G. Johnson is not only a skilled engineer and creator of the popular Super Soaker water gun, he’s also the recipient of the 2017 Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Diversity Leadership Award, TAG’s highest honor. Johnson received the recognition…
Georgia’s music scene is the primary reason National Geographic chose to include our state in its listing of Best Trips 2017. With more than 1,000 live music venues, we have something to offer just about everyone, along with a notable…
Morris Communications, Augusta-based owner of Georgia Trend, is selling its newspaper division to GateHouse Media Inc. Morris Multimedia Inc., parent company to Morris Newspaper Corp., plans a redeployment of resources to its other operations, which include business, lifestyle and…
Lately Savannah has been racking up awards as THE place to visit. Readers of Travel + Leisure magazine recently ranked our historic coastal city at No. 3 in the 2017 Top 15 U.S. Cities, bested only by Santa Fe, N.M.,…
According to a recent study by AffordableSchools.net, an independent college search and rankings organization, our state has more affordable community colleges that offer online programs than any other state. The fact that Georgia has nine out of the top 50…
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