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Serenity in the City
From fifteen stories up, Buckhead doesn’t look like my neighborhood. It looks like snaking roads filled with unfamiliar cars driven by people I don’t have a chance of knowing. As I stand on the...
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Shrimp & Grits: The Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival
Jekyll Island is replete with culture, history, and beauty; this September, experience it for yourself at the 10th annual Shrimp & Grits Festival. You'll find plenty of family-friendly entertainment, professional cooking competitions, and of course,...
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Five Foolproof Picks for Labor Day Weekend in Atlanta
Count on Labor Day weekend in Atlanta to be hot, crowded, and colorful—in the best ways. The Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau estimates some 160,000 people will attend this year’s diverse cocktail of events....
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All Decked Out: The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation
No one has to sell me on The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation. It's a kid-friendly, AAA Five-Diamond resort an hour east of Atlanta. Yes, please.During my most recent trip there, the only thing I...
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150 years later, a funeral for Andersonville’s dead
A century and a half after they perished from disease, deprivation, or battle wounds, Andersonville’s fallen are finally getting a funeral. To cap more than a year of programming marking the Civil War prison’s 150th anniversary, the national historic site is staging a series of events history buffs will not want to miss.
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Savannah: The Place to Be This Weekend
There’s always something to do in Savannah, but this weekend, “The Hostess City of the South” is putting on more events than ever. Here are some of my picks:Savannah Music Festival, through April 4....
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Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Gainesville Summertime Experience
If sipping a glass of wine and strolling through beautifully designed gardens sounds like your perfect summer evening, then look no further for your next Georgia getaway. Atlanta Botanical Garden’s new 185-acre Gainesville location...
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Always a perfect afternoon
Call it kismet, but Afternoon in the Country seems to fall on a perfect November Sunday year after year. The sky is always cloudless and blue and the air just cool enough to make...
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All set for Augusta!
Augusta is one of Georgia’s most classic Southern cities. Located two and a half hours east of Atlanta, it's situated on the Savannah River and features vibrant galleries and restaurants, a lovely Riverwalk, and...
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Shoot and Spa Weekend at Barnsley Resort
Driving through Adairsville, I nearly missed my turn for Barnsley Resort. It's a 3,300-acre enclave tucked inside this mostly rural town in northwest Georgia--when the rolling pastures gave way to a manicured golf course,...

















