Memorials (Blog)

Civil Rights icon and the conscience of the Congress, Democratic Rep. John Lewis, of Georgia’s 5th District, died Friday. Lewis, who was 80, was a founder and leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee that staged sit-ins at lunch counters.…

Today, Memorial Day, we honor the men and women who died while serving in the military. Like many businesses, Georgia Trend is closed and will reopen tomorrow. Photo by David Everett Strickler on Unsplash. Do you follow us? Find us on Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The Atlanta History Center will hold its annual Veterans Day ceremony, beginning at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, at the center’s Veterans Park. The program honoring military veterans will open with Stone Mountain resident Wayne Coleman playing the bagpipe,…

All of us at Georgia Trend wish you a safe and enjoyable holiday! Photos of Marietta National Cemetery by Karen Kirkpatrick

Georgia lost an illustration legend when Jack Davis passed away last month at the age of 91. Davis was born in Atlanta and lived most of his life in St.…

Mike Egan, former Georgia legislator, attorney and Justice Department official under President Jimmy Carter, died Jan. 7, 2016, at age 89. Egan, a Republican when Republicans in Georgia were scarcer than hen’s teeth,…