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Renovation Coach: Deck & Balcony safety
Monday, 1 Aug, 2011 – 5:00 | No Comment
Renovation Coach: Deck & Balcony safety

By Jesse Morado
Reading or seeing a story where many people are injured from a collapsing deck or balcony is never good news. Every year hundreds of people are fatally wounded or severely injured by collapsing …

The Thinking Artist: Personal Experience
Monday, 1 Aug, 2011 – 5:00 | No Comment
The Thinking Artist: Personal Experience

By Patrick Dennis
I am an artist and I’ve been thinking…

You know how when it gets really hot outside and you cringe at the prospect of leaving the AC behind to venture outdoors even if …

Making Sense of Social: Is Google+ the solution to social media burnout?
Monday, 1 Aug, 2011 – 5:00 | No Comment
Making Sense of Social: Is Google+ the solution to social media burnout?

By Brigette Flood
Is Google+ the solution to social media burnout?
Google ramped up its world domination recently, launching  its social networking platform Google+. My kneejerk response was social network exhaustion mixed with aversion and a glimpse …

Leaving the Nest: Shakespeare ready to transition to new role
Monday, 1 Aug, 2011 – 5:00 | No Comment
Leaving the Nest: Shakespeare ready to transition to new role

By Collin Kelley
Editor
Lain Shakespeare’s first day as executive director of The Wren’s Nest was a memorable one. Georgia Power came to turn off the electricity, the house itself was crumbling and mounting debt meant the …

Higher Learning: KIPP opens Atlanta Collegiate
Monday, 1 Aug, 2011 – 5:00 | No Comment
Higher Learning: KIPP opens Atlanta Collegiate

By Sydia Bell
KIPP, Knowledge Is Power Program, recently opened their first high school, Atlanta Collegiate. With a current enrollment of 130 students in the initial 9th grade class, this marks KIPP’s fifth public charter school …

City Hall East to become Ponce City Market
Monday, 1 Aug, 2011 – 5:00 | No Comment
City Hall East to become Ponce City Market

The mammoth Sears, Roebuck & Co. building – known to most Atlantans as City Hall East – has officially been sold to Jamestown Properties.
In a rooftop ceremony last month, Mayor Kasim Reed handed over the …