Happy Cinco de Mayo

Each year, Americans across the country enjoy celebrating Cinco de Mayo, many joining family and friends at their favorite Mexican restaurant on this fifth day in May.  So what's all the celebrating about?...
May 5, 2008

Cedar Hill to Host Chippers & Chainsaws Day

Volunteers with chippers and chainsaws are needed for a heavy-duty outdoor clean up on May 17 at Cedar Hill...
May 5, 2008

Riverside Military Academy Announces Youth Summer Camps

Riverside Military Academy will hold High Adventure Camp, an overnight camp for boys ages 12-15, June 16-20...
Apr 25, 2008

Spa Sydell Unveils ‘Spring into Loving Your Heart’ During American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women Campaign

Actress Cicely Tyson is the keynote speaker at the May 9th Go Red for Women Atlanta luncheon event, which will include educational breakout sessions,  complementary massages by Spa Sydell, goody bags and a lot more...
Apr 25, 2008

Tour de Georgia Rolling Health & Wellness Fesival Expo in Dahlonega Today

Stage Five is underway as the Tour de Georgia cyclists race from Suwanee to Dahlonega today. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta will be providing a fun environment where parents and children can learn important information on healthy lifestyles and injury prevention at the Health and Wellness Expo...
Apr 25, 2008

Buford Trout Hatchery Hosts Guided Bird Walk in Early May

Buford Trout Hatchery offers a combination of habitat that is very attractive to neotropical migrants, making it the perfect location to spot a beautiful summer tanager or orchard oriole. Local bird expert Karen Theodorou will be leading a bird walk along the hatchery’s Lincoln Sparrow Trail...
Apr 25, 2008

'Flying High' Benefits Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Purchase a ticket by May 23 to be entered to win a chartered flight for two. The winner will fly high above the Atlanta skyline in a WWII-style biplane the night of the exciting fundraising event...
Apr 21, 2008

Live Country Auction Highlights Bear on the Square Mountain Festival

As with every year, the auction features the work of area folk artist Billy Roper, along with the work of other talented local artists and juried artists taking part in Bear on the Square's Georgia Mountain Marketplace...
Apr 18, 2008

Tour de Georgia and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Collaborate for Health and Wellness of Georgia Children

The not-for-profit children's hospital has teamed up with the Tour de Georgia’s Health and Wellness Expo at each finish line Host Venue including: Savannah, Augusta, Gainesville, Braselton, Dahlonega, Brasstown Bald Mountain/Towns County and Atlanta...
Apr 18, 2008

Local Community to Support the 18th Annual Komen Atlanta Race For The Cure

Local community to support the 18th annual Komen Atlanta Race For The Cure. Thousands of Atlanta area residents to participate in annual Breast Cancer Race …
Apr 14, 2008

Live Country Auction Highlights Bear on the Square Mountain Festival

As with every year, the auction features the work of area folk artist Billy Roper, along with the work of other talented local artists and juried artists taking part in Bear on the Square's Georgia Mountain Marketplace...
Apr 10, 2008

Flowers in Art in Celebration of Spring

Newcomers are always amazed that just a short drive away leads to beautiful winding roads, bubbling brooks and a tranquil feeling one gets by traveling roads that lead to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains...
Apr 9, 2008

New York Times Bestselling Author, Matthew Kelly, to Speak in Alpharetta

Kelly is sought-afer by schools, universities, churches and Fortune 500 companies, and will be speaking in mid-April at St. Brigid Catholic Church on what God wants for you in your life...
Apr 4, 2008

From Abu Ghraib to AIDS: Filmmaker Rory Kennedy to Tell Brenau Students ´The Camera Doesn´t Lie´

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy will appear on the Brenau Gainesville campus Thursday, March 27, for meetings with students and screening of one of her films, and lecture. The event, open to the public and free of charge, will be at 6 p.m. in historic Pearce Auditorium on Centennial Circle...
Mar 25, 2008

Wine Highway Weekend in Northeast Georgia Set for Late March

Always a popular spring event, the third annual Wine Highway Weekend, sponsored by the Winegrowers Association of Georgia, happens on Saturday, March 29, and Sunday, March 30, 2008 and features more than 25 participating wineries, vineyards, inns and shops...
Mar 7, 2008