By Dr. Ram K. Reddy Yuva, or “youth” in Sanskrit, offers a wide array of aesthetic laser and medical treatments and top of the line skin care products for the skin, face, and body. Dr. Ram K. Reddy, Yuva’s Medical Director, is on-site and performs all injectable treatments and laser lipo proce
By Janet Rodgers, president and CEO of the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau Congratulations to those who announced their engagement over the holidays or are planning a special occasion in 2017! This is a very exciting time for you and your family. Let us help you create a wedding or sp
By Abby Wilkerson Cities have long considered public art a key component of a vibrant community — an essential element of placemaking and city design, a tool for promoting community connectedness and economic development, and a means of providing people with experiences. Vibrant, thriving communit
By Abby Wilkerson In his 2011 book For the Love of Cities, author and community development guru Peter Kageyama outlines an idea – similar to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs – which suggests that once a community’s basic needs of function and safety are met, people aspire to live in places that
By Connie Cottingham Quintessential classic Southern shrubs, camellias offer so much. Exquisite blooms stand out against glossy green leaves in fall and winter. A Georgia garden can have camellias in bloom from fall to spring – blooms that range from perfectly sculptured to voluptuous and flamboya
By Alejandro Ortiz With few exceptions, no other type of wine is more misunderstood than rosé, and yet, no other wine asks less of its audience. Rosés purpose is its no-hassle, anti-boogey sensibility, and delicious drinkability. Let’s get some alternative facts out of the way first: rosé wines
By Chef Alessandro Di Maggio I grew up on the eastern coast of Italy, where we could look out at the Adriatic Sea and its palm-lined sandy beaches, the green and snow-capped Apennine Mountains to our backs. My hometown Tortoreto is a wondrous place. Named for the turtle doves that once lived there i
By Simone Bergese The Southern Fox. What a lovely name for the grapevine species that represents the native and original viticulture identity of the Southeast and South Central areas of the United States. You might know her better under the name of Muscadine or Scuppernong, but her real name is Viti
By Tena Daniel, MS RDN CSSD LD CDE Whether you’re a bride-to-be trying to get in shape for your wedding, a weekend warrior or an athlete, exercise can make you sore. Remember the “No Pain No Gain” ads? We were led to believe that a good workout should make us sore. However, muscle soreness is
By Asif M. Qadri, MD “Doc, I have this pain I cannot seem to shake. It is episodic, but when it comes on…well…watch out?” As a gastroenterologist, this is a common description of pain amongst our patients, and such symptoms have a wide range of possible underlying causes, from inflammatory b
By Bill Kraeling People often wonder what the differences are between a speculative builder and a true custom builder, and how their finished products are different. With custom homes: • Your home can be built on land you already own or land that you acquire. • You can either supply a plan, requ
By Mickey Wakenigg The South’s mild winters give us an advantage over other places: We can take our kitchen outdoors any time of the year. For the most enthusiastic backyard chefs, options abound far beyond the standard patio grill. Using a sturdy combination of stone and steel, these spaces can,
By Julie Paysen You might not know this about Toccoa and surrounding Stephens County, but more than 18,000 acres of this county, located among the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of northeast Georgia, is dedicated to farming. Over 200 individual farmers work the land here, and this does not in
Hometown restaurants cater to more than discerning palates By Mandy Edwards In Statesboro, we are proud of our growing number of thriving local restaurants and eateries. Whether you are getting a delicious cheese roll from Sugar Magnolia Bakery for breakfast or an unbelievably good cupcake from CAKE
