One of a handful of visionaries who altered Atlanta’s skyline over the last few decades, Tom Cousins faced a much tougher challenge when he turned his attention to rebuilding the troubled East Lake neighborhood in Atlanta. Cousins, a civic…
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Georgia’s senior U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, a Republican, is one of the leaders of the Senate’s so-called Gang of Six, a group he founded with Democrat Mark Warner of Virginia to try and tackle the problem of America’s $14.5-trillion…
Georgia Trend’s editors talked to Gov. Deal in his office at the Capitol last summer, in a wide-ranging interview that touched on immigration, water, education, ethics, criminal justice, tax reform and economic development. Since the interview, the 11th Circuit…
Every baseball team has a guy who can play a variety of positions well, a guy who can play third base on Friday, roam centerfield on Saturday, then pinch hit on Sunday and stay in the lineup as a late…
Georgia’s new commissioner of agriculture, Gary Black, took office in January, succeeding Democrat Tommy Irvin, who held the office for a record-breaking 40-plus years. Black, a Republican, is a farmer from Commerce who headed the Georgia Agribusiness Council for 21…
Barely a year into his first term as mayor of Atlanta, Kasim Reed is redefining the job, working with state lawmakers and officials to help close the gap between the two Georgias. Reed, who served 11 years in the…
Mary Moore Founder and CEO The Cook’s Warehouse A Cook’s Warehouse now occupies the Ansley Mall space that once housed a Piccadilly. That just about encapsulates Atlanta’s culinary evolution. Where Atlantans once lined up for cafeteria fare, the gourmet…
It was a few minutes after 10:00 and the family was settling in for the night when Donna Hyland’s 15-year-old daughter Brooke entered her parents’ bedroom. “We picked her up early from school that day, thought it was probably…
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