By Laura Turner Seydel
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just released its most recent waste and recycling facts and figures, and reported that in 2010 Americans generated about 250 million tons of waste. Break it down …

We asked Kyle Kessler, architect and Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association vice-president, to tell us what he loves about living in his neighborhood.
Why I Love Downtown
Downtown is everyone’s neighborhood, and some of us are lucky enough …

By Ann Boutwell
Feb. 2, 1896: James Tate, born a slave in Elberton County, was a successful Auburn Avenue merchant by 1896. During the 1860s, after settling in Atlanta, he became an entrepreneur and is regarded …

By Kate Atwood
If you travel extensively for work, there are still ways you can give back even while just visiting.
I recently ran into a couple of Ringling Brothers Circus clowns at an event and was …

By Tina Chadwick
With new technology, songs can be recorded on smartphones and put on iTunes in a matter of hours. But back in the day, recording to analog tape (that’s reel to reel) was the …

By Han Vance
In a city built originally as a multi-directional train terminus, it is fitting that a typical day in his life begins and ends riding the rails. No matter the hour, Angel Poventud remains …