By Cassy Young, 2015 recipient of International “Dream Room Award” I love creating emphasis in any design plan. To me, emphasis is truly adding the excitement factor to the creation of a new room. The basic idea behind emphasis in decorating is that every room should have a focal point, or a cen
By Claire Livingston I’ve said for a number of years, kinda half-joking, half seriously, that when I retire, I’m going to move to North Georgia and buy a winery. Long story short, an opportunity presented itself about a year ago, and here I am, owner of Cavender Creek Vineyards and Winery in Dah
By Emory Jones They say The Nacoochee Valley Indian Mound, just south of Helen, GA, is the second most recognized landmark in the state, surpassed only by Stone Mountain. I don’t know how “they” determine such things, but the mound, with its trademark gazebo, is definitely famous. In all the c
By Jerry Brown TRAVEL to a place that has Old World towers, gingerbread trim, traditional German foodstuffs and strasses and platzes spilling over with Scandinavian goods. Adventure abounds in this Bavarian beauty located in the heart of the Northeast Georgia Mountains. SEE a natural beauty perched
By Sally Ross In 1987, my university colleagues in Xi’an, China, were my age: 38. But while I enjoyed college and my first years of teaching from 1966 to 1976, my contemporaries, children of “elitist” Chinese urban families, were sent to the countryside for re-education through manual labor.
By Ruth Owens Parsons, CLU, ChFC, CPCU Spring has arrived officially, though we’ve been fortunate enough here in North Georgia to have had lovely weather a little earlier than usual this year. The flowers and warm weather, art shows and festivals, concerts and sporting events, and weddings, of cou
By John Johnston In the last issue, I went over some of the main issues that buyers deal with when buying a new property. This month, I’ll go over some of the things that sellers have to deal with when placing a property on the market. While some of the issues overlap, sellers have to […]
By Claire Livingston “I think I’ve died and gone to Heaven,” I gush when asked how I like living in my new home of Dahlonega Georgia. I believe Heaven just opened up one day and dropped a little piece of Itself right here on earth and became Dahlonega. And there’s actual evidence for that, I
By Mille Whitehead Farmers are always looking for ways to be more efficient and effective in everything they do. After all, time is money in the farmer’s world. When it comes to operating our cattle, we would not be who we are without the help of our faithful working animals. Our ranch horses and
Office brings advanced cancer care to Rockdale, Newton counties By Dr. Petros Nikolinakos With the addition of its new Covington office, University Cancer & Blood Center (UCBC) has expanded its capacity to nine clinics now serving eight locations. This means that the most advanced cancer care
By Aaron Byer It was springtime in North Carolina. I was twelve years old and bored out of my mind. My mother, desperate for some peace in the house, was eager to offer any solution. “You know, when your dad was bored as a kid, he would go outside and spend time in the woods […]
By Janet Rodgers, President and CEO of the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau The holidays are just around the corner! Now is the perfect time to start planning your weekend shopping getaway to Alpharetta, Georgia – well-known as one of the best shopping destinations in North Georgia. From
By Ashley Crain Developing and maintaining a long-lasting legacy is no easy feat. It takes years of careful planning, a dedicated team and the support of an entire community to keep a legacy alive and thriving. The legacy of The Classic Center Cultural Foundation is no different. Originating in 2001
By Elise LeQuire Amoveable feast? Nah. A garden of earthly delights? Not quite. All things to all people? Well, quite possibly. Athens, located in Northeast Georgia, is a fortunate blend of the erudite and the hip, the high-flung and the joyously low-brow. A small city of approximately 100,000, anc
By Lauren Jordan In a world where it seems like everyone is trying to sell you something, it can be hard to figure out what is worth spending money on, especially when it comes to your home. You’ve probably seen many heating and air conditioning companies that offer a maintenance plan or a schedul
Click Models of Atlanta and J Pervis Talent Agency Click Models of Atlanta has been placing the South’s most unforgettable faces, such as classic beauty Niki Taylor, in national and global ad campaigns for over 22 years. Over the past few decades, Click’s premiere talent has been an integral par
By Jim Affolter, Director of Research at the University of Georgia’s State Botanical Garden If you visited the Mimsie Lanier Center for Native Plant Studies at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens two summers ago, you might have come upon the strange sight of a young man waving a le
