Success story: Now in its 12th year, the Georgia Center for the Book is the state affiliate of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. It is one of 50 literary programs across the…
Atlanta Beltline now brands itself as simply Beltline. The shift is almost imperceptible but speaks volumes. For one thing, it speaks confidence. Former CEO Terri Montague shepherded the $2.7 billion plan, aimed at creating a 22-mile ring of parks, neighborhoods…
Appointments: Gov. Sonny Perdue has appointed Shawn LaGrua to another judicial branch job. Perdue named LaGrua solicitor general for the DeKalb County State Court in 2004, but when she ran for a full term as a Repub-lican in 2006 she…
Probably because I once taught at a parochial school in New Orleans that provided a cash bar for PTA meetings so parents could buy drinks for their children’s teachers – nuns included, I’m having a little trouble with the flap…
In 2010, I expect lodging demand to rise modestly from very depressed levels, but because the market is grossly overbuilt the challenges facing the industry will remain intense. In many lodging markets, supply bubbles developed because the industry’s impressive performance…
The Georgia Historical Society and the Office of the Governor will add the names of baseball legend Hank Aaron and business leader and philanthropist Ted Turner to the roster of Georgia Trustees at the Historical Society’s Birthday Bash and Awards…
Abit Massey remembers how it was in the beginning. Fifty years ago, he was hired away from the state Department of Commerce to be the director of the Georgia Poultry Federation. As part of his job he would go to…
Brencie Werner discovered the lump herself. It was spring 2008 – after the experts had concluded that breast self-examination was probably a wasted effort, and not worth a physician’s time to teach patients how to do it. Fortunately, Werner hadn’t…
Each spring, when buses from the Heart and Soul of Georgia Tour roll into a select group of cities, the visitors are met by high school marching bands, exuberant elected officials and citizens excited about the opportunity to showcase their…
As Georgia was grappling with the harsh realities of a finite water supply and a federal judge’s ruling that threatens the metro area’s access to Lake Lanier, Georgia Trend convened a roundtable and called on some of the state’s most…
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