Riding in StyleAtlanta's Best Limos has its customers riding in style. Check out special offers and book a limo for your New Year's Eve or other holiday season event...
Georgia's State Park Lodges Toast the New Year with Festive Winter PackagesGeorgia’s State Park Lodges provide festive getaway packages for both families and couples alike seeking affordable staycation alternatives for the New Year’s weekend and long winter months ahead. From New Year’s Eve celebration packages and holiday buffets, to nightly winter “lodge-ical” rates starting at just $59, Georgia’s State Park Lodges offer a cozy and wallet-friendly vacation getaway in the great outdoors...
RAM-bunctious Dodge Truck: A Country and Western Star!There is a premium sound system, with satellite radio and rear drop-down television screens. If the young’uns have grown tired of the DVD collection, you can beam them Nickelodeon, Disney Channel or the Cartoon Network to the back seat. No counting cows on the side of the road for the Southfork kids!...
[ In Local Destinations ]'A Dickens' Christmas' Comes to The Avenue ForsythMeet the Victorian townspeople as they herald in the Christmas season with Christmas Caroling around the square -- compliments of the Pinecrest Academy Players...
[ In Weekenders ]No Question About It: Mobile, Alabama Has a Lot to OfferThe Battle House Hotel has quite a history. Stephan A. Douglas stayed there the night he lost the presidency to Abraham Lincoln. Not only did President Woodrow Wilson stay there, but so did Elvis Presley the day he was kicked out of the fairgrounds for “doing the shake”...
Go West Young ManA quick trip west to Canton and the Booth Western Art Museum will land visitors in the middle of the stories and art of the wild west...
The Jekyll Island Club Hotel Offers A Bountiful Thanksgiving Feast, Holiday Festivities and Great Gift Ideas for the SeasonThis holiday season, the historically-renowned Jekyll Island Club Hotel is offering a copious array of festive holiday values for the whole family...
[ In Daytrips ]TELLUS Northwest Georgia Museum Brings Smithsonian Flavor to VisitorsA Tyrannosaurus Rex is one of more than 40 pre-historic animals in The Fossil Gallery within this Smithsonian affiliate, and the 'touch us' policy makes the Georgia museum hands-on fun for the entire family...
[ In Postcards ]Cool New Stress Products Make Holidays a BreezeTired of taking your computer out of its bag as you go through security at the airport for holiday and business traveling? Not a problem with T-Pass, the next generation in laptop bags by Tumi. These innovative cases were developed in accordance with revised Transportation Security Administration (TSA) guidelines...
[ In Local Destinations ]Oktoberfest Event Benefits American Cancer SocietyReid's Barn in Cumming is the place to be on the evening of October 24, as Forsyth County celebrates the season with Oktoberfest, a festive event that benefits the American Cancer Society. Guests will enjoy a German dinner, live “oompah” music, live and silent auctions, cash bar and and an all-around fun-filled evening...
[ In Local Destinations ]Redesigned Website Helps Consumers Find and Book Campgrounds NationwideAt gocampingamerica.com, consumers can quickly find campgrounds and RV parks with fun family activities and unique accommodations from cabins to yurts and teepees...
[ In Daytrips ]Trail of Terror Opens on October 15Randy Phillips of Shadow Realm Productions is the master mind behind the Trail of Terror, and was with the well-known Netherworld haunted house for many years. So he is sure to have some tricks up his sleeves. He warns visitors, "Don't be afraid of the woods...be afraid of what's in them!"...
September 26 Is Free Day for Georgia State Parks & Historic SitesGeorgia State Parks and Historic Sites is offering free admission on Saturday, September 26 as part of National Public Lands Day.
[ In Postcards ]AAA Issues Labor Day Travel ForecastLate Labor Day to Reduce Number of Vacationers, but will be Third Busiest Labor Day Weekend this Decade, AAA says Lure of a deal and a last long summer weekend will outweigh economic concerns for many...
[ In Daytrips ]Wallet-Friendly End-of-Summer Getaway DealsGeorgia’s State Parks & Historic Sites Offer Wallet-Friendly End-of-Summer Salutes this Labor Day...
[ In Daytrips ]Companies Take Meetings into the Great Outdoors at Unicoi State Park & LodgeBusiness groups can trade in the office air freshener for the fresh air of the great outdoors at Unicoi State Park & Lodge. One of Georgia’s most popular and picturesque state parks invites companies to pack up the laptops, gather the staff, and take an affordable office retreat, training or meeting in the great outdoors of Georgia’s mountains...
Alpharetta Company Helps Self-Insured Businesses Outsource Medical ProceduresSelf insured businesses and insurance companies can reduce expenses by sending certain employees and policy holders overseas for surgery. Making arrangements through a certified facilitator ensures the finest medical care with fewest hassles and savings up to 70%....
[ In Daytrips ]Days of Summer FestivalLooking for some summer fun before school starts back? If so, be sure to visit the Days of Summer Festival in Johns Creek, a 10-day event featuring carnival rides, games, clowns, train rides, magicians and live musical entertainment every evening. All proceeds benefit CASA and Serenity Arts Center, both in Forsyth County...
[ In Postcards ]Alpharetta Company Gives More Americans Access to Benefits of Medical TourismAn international medical tourism provider in Alpharetta, Global Surgery Network, is now making it easier for Americans to travel overseas for highest quality medical treatment at lower prices...
[ In Daytrips ]State Encourages Citizens to Get Outdoors this Summer to Go Stay GeorgiaThe state’s “Get Outdoors Georgia” initiative encourages citizens to lead healthy, active lifestyles in the great outdoors. Coordinated by the Department of Natural Resources, the program includes hiking, biking and paddling clubs, as well as outdoor events. Now, a new series from DNR Commissioner Chris Clark highlights affordable getaways and outdoor activities close to home...
[ In Daytrips ]Hospitality Highway Boasts 14 Fall & Winter EventsThe
Hospitality Highway encompasses the full length of scenic Georgia 400, linking together the communities of Buckhead, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta, Cumming/Forsyth, Dawsonville and Dahlonega, from North Fulton County in metro Atlanta to Lumpkin County in the North Georgia Mountains...
[ In Local Destinations ]Over 100 Artists Get Ready to Meet and GreetOver 100 northeast Georgia artists will emerge from their studios and workshops to meet the public and to showcase their work in the making during the fifth annual Northeast Georgia Arts Tour June 19th through the 21st in Habersham, Rabun, White and Stephens Counties in Georgia. ...
[ In Local Destinations ]Stars and Strikes Kicks Off ‘Luau at the Lanes’ and ‘97 Days of Summer’ with Bowling for 97 CentsFrom now through Labor day, guests are invited to bowl each week, Monday – Friday from 9 - 11 a.m., for just 97 cents per person, per game, plus shoe rental. And as a special promotion on Friday night, June 5, guests can join 97.1 The River’s ‘River Rat Bowling Club’ at Stars and Strikes in Cumming and sign up to be one of 10 teams of 4-6 bowlers to enjoy free bowling for two hours, and a free limited edition River Bowling Club T-Shirt...
Come Fly With UsSee the sites of Atlanta as never before and charter a helicopter ride with North Atlanta Executive Air Services, now flying from the newly opened helipad atop the Hilton Garden Inn in Atlanta...
Weddings Made Memorable with Atlanta’s Best LimosThere's still time to check out and take advantage of Atlanta's Best Limos special wedding packages, valid through the end of June...
[ In Local Destinations ]Sawnee Woman's Club Debuts Inaugural 2009 Tour of Homes Fundraiser on Saturday, May 2The Tour will feature three custom homes designed and built by custom homebuilder David Wahlbom, President of Smith Jackson Properties, LLC, a Forsyth County-based builder and long-time resident. Each home features distinct construction characteristics inspired by classic European, Tuscan/Mediterranean and Craftsman-styled architecture...
[ In Weekenders ]Sawnee Arts Festival this SaturdayMake plans now to attend the second annual Sawnee Arts Festival this Saturday, March 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Central Park Recreation Center. Admission is free...
[ In Local Destinations ]"Can You Hear The Pipers Playing?"...It's Coming…Dahlonega's 2nd Annual Celtic Music Festival! -Mark your calendar for March 27, 28 and 29, 2009!...
[ In Local Destinations ]Spring Preschool Programs at the Forsyth County Public LibraryPreschoolers can enjoy stories, songs, and activities at the Forsyth County Public Library this Spring. Lapsit promotes the love of language and early language skills through picture books, puppets, songs, and movement. Storytime invites children to listen and learn with stories, songs and activities. The Spring preschool program series runs from Monday, March 23 through Thursday, April 30..
[ In Local Destinations ]Downtown Dahlonega Hosts Appalachian Jam Every Saturday - April 18 Through November 7North Georgia’s mountain music pickers and singers flock to the Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site every Saturday, April 18 through November 7. Listeners and musicians alike enjoy the acoustic bluegrass and old time string music on the Public Square....