By Tina Chadwick
One billion. That’s how much chocolate is bought for Valentine’s Day in the U.S. That’s also the amount of Valentines cards sent out worldwide each year. If you don’t want to add to …

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 …

By Osayi Endolyn
Maple Street Guitars has been around since 1981, but owners George and Claire Petsch still hear the same thing from new comers: “We’ve lived here for ages, but never knew you were here!”
Housed …

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 …