Sara Anderson, an 89-year-old Cotton Belt dowager, likes to quote a fatalistic motto in her Middle Georgia drawl: “You simply can’t take it with you.” It Begins at Home: She recently donated her north Macon home to the Com-munity Foundation…
As the state’s wish list for T-SPLOST transportation projects to be tackled by a penny sales tax by district – if voters approve in 2012 – begins to emerge, we are seeing the early signs of regional thinking. Specifically, Metro…
Top Cop Honor: Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vernon Keenan is the 2011 recipient of the Weltner Freedom of Information Award given by the Georgia First Amendment Foundation. The award, named for the late Charles L. Weltner, a former Georgia…
It’s been a long time since I thought of the old “Dress for Success” trend that was so popular in the 1970s. But I have enjoyed reading several recent books on this subject, one given to me by my newfound…
Back in the day, Atlanta coined an upbeat slogan, proudly calling itself “The City Too Busy To Hate.” Of course there were detractors and cynics, but I always loved the particularly Atlanta-like blend of optimism, pragmatism and resolve. And…
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…
Lamar Paris can sit in his Blairsville office and imagine the convoluted road ahead, U.S. 129, heading south, twisting and climbing through Neels Gap, then falling away toward Cleveland, where it meets with a new bypass around that busy little…
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…
At its most basic level it sounds like a great idea, a no-brainer for anyone remotely interested in the well-being of the human race: healthcare for every citizen, rich or poor. Who can argue with that? What’s not to like?…
Local Three Kitchen & Bar 3290 Northside Parkway, Atlanta 404.968.2700 www.localthree.com Parking: Validated self-parking in nearby garage. Reservations: Recommended. Dress code: Anything The Dude would wear. My car is a time machine. It’s not the gull-winged DeLorean from Back to…
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