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Easter church attendance slipping
Going to church on Easter Sunday — one of the holiest and most attended services in the Christian calendar — is no longer a must-do even for the faithful. Among self-identified Christians, just over half said they will attend Easter services this year in a recent poll taken by LifeWay ...
Celebrities ring in 2013, make resolutions
From inspiring to inane, see which celebs rang in the new year by posting their thoughts to social media.
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 ...
Observing Kwanzaa, a day-by-day guide
The holiday runs from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1.
Atlanta Holiday Heroes 2012
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's annual Holiday Heroes stories highlight the work of community members who make our neighborhoods and towns better, safer, kinder and healthier. They are among the best, but certainly not the only, examples of people who practice the holiday spirit of giving year round. Each of these ...
Hosea Feed the Hungry 2012
For the 43rd consecutive year, Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless will serve meals on Thanksgiving, Christmas, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Easter to individuals and families who may otherwise go hungry or be alone on these days.
The Christmas story captured in stitches
As Nativity scenes go, what this one shows is not unusual.There’s baby Jesus lying in a manger, his mother Mary, Joseph, shepherds, all part of the Christmas story described in the gospels of Matthew and Luke.What is unusual is the amount of time it took Hyland Justice and her band ...
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 ...
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 red, white and green of an Italian Christmas
Their national colors are red, white and green, why not celebrate the season to the hilt? Take a look at the sights of a true Italian Christmas.
A German Christmas Tradition
Since the 16th century, the town of Nuremberg, Germany has opened as a Christmas market named approperatly enough Nuernberger Christkindlesmarkt. It's one, if not the, oldest of its kind in Germany.
Famous people who were born on Christmas
Imagine, having to wait all year for not only Christmas but also your birthday. These 12 people celebrate both Christmas and birthday on December 25.
The White House's incredible gingerbread house
The First Family is no exception to holiday traditions, and while it doesn't make a gingerbread house, some masterful creations are made by the White House kitchen every year.
Hopper, Holiday Hero, is “doing what I’m supposed to”
If Frankie Hopper has a superpower, it’s like X-ray vision, except that he sees through the humdrum landscape of Henry County to discover those who are in need. “The Lord showed me the homeless — in my community,” says the McDonough resident, a retired Army lieutenant colonel with a bad ...
Ugly sweaters can be a holiday hit
Sami Parrish greeted her guests the other night wearing a black pullover adorned with ornaments and sequins, a strand of lights necklace and Christmas tree earrings. At 15, she and her friends fully embrace this season of “ugly” Christmas sweaters. There was Laura Rush sporting a navy cardigan and Maddie ...
AJC Spring Dining Guide 2013
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