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It’s not too late to save Valentine’s face
It’s almost Valentine’s Day! We’re hoping you’ve chilled the champagne, made reservations at your favorite romantic bistro, hired the stunt pilot to write words of love in the sky, and selected and ordered the just-right shade of red roses weeks ago.However, for those who are just now realizing that Thursday ...
Top 10 sports stories from 2012 on ajc.com
For Atlanta sports fans, it was another year of dreaming of what could’ve been, but never forgetting to root, root, root for the home teams. Another exciting season for our Atlanta Braves ended with a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in a one-game wild card playoff. The end of ...
Top 10 news stories from 2012 on ajc.com
What a year for news! There were heartbreaking stories, those that inspired us and ones that left us shaking our heads.A college student lost several limbs, but fought to live after an unthinkable disease did its best to take her life. Aimee Copeland, however, proved she was a fighter. For ...
Holiday Heroes: Becky Dowling builds social setting for disabled adults
Diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, narcolepsy and other neurological problems, Kevin Denslinger had plenty of challenges as a teenager. When he graduated from high school and moved into his own house and got a job, it seemed he had climbed the mountain. But on top of that peak was a ...
Nurses’s charity reaches out and helps cancer patients
Shamichael Traylor burst into the Loving Arms Cancer Outreach office on a recent afternoon, grinning broadly. “Look what somebody just donated,” she exulted, cradling a brand new Coach purse in the crook of her arm like a newborn baby. “We can raffle it off!” From behind her desk, Diana Hurst ...
Lung cancer doesn’t stop Atlanta financial manager
In the late 1990s, as he was entering his 50s, Atlanta financial manager Jeff Wigbels was a hard-driving marathon runner and triathlete with the health and physique of a man at least a decade younger. “He ran circles around me,” said Tiffany Wigbels, his wife of 10 years. “Always on ...
It’s time to say hello to a healthier you
Have the holidays left you feeling out of sorts and sluggishly out of shape? Did the eggnog, cookies and seemingly endless parade of potlucks, office parties and seasonal frolic add an inch or maybe two to your waistline? You might just be a hot, Santa-like jiggling mess in need of ...
Top Atlanta events Dec. 26-31
ONGOING Holiday: The Atlanta Botanical Garden sparkles during Garden Lights, Holiday Nights, which continues through Jan. 5. For more places to experience holiday light shows, check out this list. Holiday: Lake Lanier Islands Resort’s Magical Nights of Lights continues 5-10 p.m. nightly through Dec. 31 in Buford. Holiday: More than ...
Atlanta attractions this week
The Pink Pig. The beloved Atlanta holiday attraction is back. Ride Priscilla the Pink Pig on train tracks through a life-sized storybook featuring Priscilla and her friends. Daily through Jan. 1 (closed Christmas). $3. Macy’s Lenox Square, 3399 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. www.choa.org. A Georgia Christmas. Through Dec. 30. $6-$8. ...
Atlanta art exhibits this week
“Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial.” Through March 3. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1290 Peachtree St. N.E. 404-733-5000, www.high.org. “Fast Forward: Modern Moments 1913-2013.” Through Jan. 20. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1290 Peachtree St. N.E. 404-733-5000, www.high.org. “A Hero’s Welcome: The Appling Sword Returns to Georgia.” After ...
Atlanta plays and live theater this week
TheatreSports. Dad’s Garage’s longest-running improv show is a competition between two teams. 10:30 p.m. Saturdays. $14-$21. Dad’s Garage Theatre, 280 Elizabeth St. N.E., Suite C-101, Atlanta. 404-523-3141, www.dadsgarage.com. “This Wonderful Life.” A one-man version of the classic film“It’s a Wonderful Life.”Through Jan. 12. $26-$35. Ansley Park Playhouse, 1545 Peachtree St. ...
Atlantans find unique ways to personalize a holiday staple
Regina Lynch-Hudson’s Christmas tree strongly reflects her long-nurtured interest in genealogy. Each ruby red bauble holds a photograph of one of her ancestors. She calls it her “AncesTree.” “If someone else has it, I don’t want it,” said Lynch-Hudson, a Roswell-based publicist and home decor writer who came up with ...
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DULUTHJamie Laval’s Scottish Solstice Holiday Celebration at Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay TheatreRed Clay Theatre skips across the pond for this unique evening. Jamie Laval, an award-winning violinist and storyteller, will give the audience a taste of what the holiday season feels like in the Scottish Highlands. He leads ...
Holiday Heroes: Toys and Tidings of Good Health
For two parents of modest means, providing for nine children wasn’t always easy. But somehow, every single Christmas, Jean Pittman’s parents made certain she and her eight brothers and sisters had presents under the tree in their Summer Hill home in Atlanta. Everybody might not have gotten everything they wanted, ...
The ins and outs of exercising in cold weather
Exercising in cold weather requires different considerations than exercising in brutal heat. We've rounded up some odd facts, answered eternal questions and put together helpful tips to help you stay active in this winter. Now grab your gloves and get crackin'! Can you get dehydrated in the cold? Dehydration doesn't ...
Holiday Heroes: Making dogs more adoptable
Audrey used to spend her days huddled at the back of her cage, shying away from fingers thrust through the bars or probing eyes from anyone who wanted to be her friend. Now, the sweet-tempered beagle hound scoots herself forward, eagerly nudging those fingers extended into her cage, and, when ...
Holiday heroes: Mercer brothers help students communicate
A group of elementary school students intently watches Evan Mercer as he leads a project transforming scraps of wood into a birdhouse. Evan is, after all, an Eagle Scout who can do all sorts of things — pitch a tent, tie square knots, and start a campfire without a single ...
2012 Arts Year in Review: Creativity, ambition trumped economy in season of astonishing shows
The economy continued to cast its gloomy shadow on the Atlanta arts scene, resulting in gallery closings, the end of a theatrical institution, and a temporary lock-out of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in a battle over pay cuts. Nevertheless, the year saw some astonishing productions and exhibitions in venues both ...
AJC Spring Dining Guide 2013
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