Anyone who's lived on the lake will tell you there’s nothing quite like it. Not many things compare to the peace and tranquility found in having your morning coffee on the back deck while birds chirp happily overhead, squirrels dart playfully from tree to tree, and the sun casts it reflection over the water as it slowly rises over the[...]
HomeAid Atlanta, a nonprofit organization that builds and renovates housing for temporarily homeless families, recently announced the recipients of its fifth annual awards for Trade Partner of the Year and Volunteer of the Year. The recipients were recognized during the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association’s Installation and Awards Banquet at the Cobb Galleria on Jan. 18. Each year, organizations that show great commitment to HomeAid[...]
Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh & Associates (TSW), an Atlanta-based full-service planning, architecture and landscape architecture firm, is pleased to announce that three of its projects have received awards from the Atlanta Regional Commission. The awards recognized work the firm has done in historic redevelopment, community planning and community revitalization and design, and were announced at the ARC’s November State of the Region Breakfast. White[...]
The Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council congratulates Environs Residential for winning a Gold OBIE in the Remodeling category for a bathroom. Environs Residential gives special thanks to the homeowners Ben and Tatiana Nemo, as well as Marie Black of Traditions in Tile, Mark Cheeks of Mark Cheeks Plumbing and Frank Gelineau at Canadian Tile. This remodeling project was performed on a[...]
'Twas the day before Friday, a Thursday you see, When Atlanta Real Estate Forum spied the Macy's Great Tree There is was, looming in the distance on Interstate 75 Southbound, destined for Atlanta: A large white pine, bundled up to begin its new life atop Macy's at Lenox Square. The Chattanooga Free Press gives a great report on the selection and harvesting of[...]
On Sept. 16, members of the Atlanta real estate and development community gathered as ULI Atlanta hosted its 16th Annual Development of Excellence Awards Dinner. The event recognizes exceptional real estate developments and individuals across our region. Former Mayor of Atlanta, Shirley Franklin took the Dan Sweat Community Leadership Award. The award honors a visionary from the non-profit or public sector[...]
Ansel Adams: A Legacy will open at the Booth Western Art Museum on Saturday, September 25, 2010, This exhibition will feature more than 100 original photographs spanning the career of Ansel Adams. This represents the largest temporary exhibition ever held at the Museum as it will occupy two exhibit halls! Pictured: Winter Sunrise, the Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California, 1944,[...]
This past weekend, we turned our clocks ahead one hour, meaning Spring is not far away. In fact, the first day of Spring is this weekend, and we hope that everyone is ready for a heavy dose of Spring Fever. There is a reason that Spring is the favorite season for so many people, just look at all of the[...]
The New Year is well underway and many of us are still trying to keep all of our New Year’s Resolutions including ones to organize your home. A common resolution for many was to become more organized in their home. If this was one of your resolutions, have you made steps to reach your goal? Are you still finding yourself[...]
For as long as I can remember, Thanksgiving has marked the beginning of the Christmas season. Each year my brothers, sister and I would wait in joyful anticipation for that special evening when our neighborhood would light up with the seemingly endless amount of Christmas lights my neighbors put out. This year I'll be spending my Christmas season in Atlanta, which[...]