On September 3, 1864, Union Major-General William Tecumseh Sherman telegraphed the War Department in Washington, D.C., "Atlanta is ours, and fairly won." The capture of the heart of the south the day before was the end of a fiercely fought four-month campaign in the Western Theater of the Civil War [...]
You don t mess with Atlanta Burns. Everyone knows that. And that s kinda how she likes it until the day Atlanta is drawn into a battle against two groups of bullies and saves a pair of new, unexpected friends. But actions have consequences, and when another teen turns up dead by an apparent suicide [...]
True Story of Courage and Compassion in a School Under Siege
As 870 children waited in fear, their elementary school rushed into lockdown mode. As the nation faced yet another Sandy Hook story of tragedy, one woman rewrote the ending.
Yet the story doesn't start with those first steps Mich[...]
Born into a blue-collar family in the Jim Crow South, Herman J Russell built a shoeshine business when he was twelve years old -- and used the profits to buy a vacant lot where he built a duplex while he was still a teen. Over the next fifty years, he continued to build businesses, amassing one of t[...]
"Atlanta has its share, maybe more than its share, of prosperity. But wealth is no safeguard against peril...Creepy as well as dark, grim in outlook...Hints of the supernatural may make these tales...appealing to lovers of ghost stories."
--Kirkus Reviews"These stories, most of them by relative u[...]
On December 15, 1921, gunshots echoed across Atlanta's famous Peachtree Street moments before a handsome young man darted away from Kaiser's Jewelers. Frank DuPre left in his wake a dead Pinkerton guard and a missing ring. As Christmas shoppers looked on in panic, he raced through the Kimball House [...]
After the Civil War, state and national Prohibition galvanized in Atlanta the issues of classism, racism and anti-immigrant sentiment. While many consider flappers and gangsters the iconic images of the era, in reality, it was marked with temperance zealotry, blind tigers and white lightning. Georgi[...]
Skilled writer and journalist Tray Butler offers up his best advice on enjoying Atlanta, from the bustling financial Downtown district to the fabulous flavors of Little Five Points and East Atlanta and beyond. Butler offers unique trip strategies for a variety of travelers, such as "The Two-Day Bes[...]
A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in Atlanta, whether your trip takes you to Downtown, Midtown, Buckhead, East Atlanta, Inman Park or Little Five Points. "I'd been through the airport a hundred times before I ever had a chance to spend 2 days in Atlanta. Thi[...]
Classic, timeless, easily adapted to changing fashions and brilliant for maximizing light, white can work in every home. In At Home With White, Atlanta Bartlett and Karena Callen show you how to use white to create a multitude of environments - from warm and homely through to cool and calm - wit[...]
The essence of "Easy Elegance" is a relaxed, comfortable and stylish home. In "Easy Elegance", Atlanta Bartlett offers a liveable, practical and elegant alternative to the fastchanging parade of interior trends and glossy show homes. The four fundamentals of "Easy Elegance" are comfort, simplicity, [...]
In Pale & Interesting, stylist Atlanta Bartlett and designer Dave Coote reveal their passion for decorating with a muted palette of subtle shades. The look combines their creative approach with the reality of busy family life, resulting in a stylish yet comfortable home that's easy to live in and ea[...]
The essence of Easy Elegance is a relaxed, comfortable, and stylish home. In Easy Elegance, Atlanta Bartlett offers a liveable, practical and elegant alternative to the fastchanging parade of interior trends and slick show homes. The four cornerstones of the Easy Elegance look are comfort, simplicit[...]
In the age of decentralization, instant communications, and the subordination of locality to the demands of a globalizing market, contemporary cities have taken on place-less or a-geographic characters. They have become phantasmagorical landscapes. Atlanta, argues Charles Rutheiser, is in many ways [...]
Archive images from Atlanta's early days, when it was known as the "Gate City," are paired with the same view today, as the bustling capital of the New South Atlanta blends the old-Southern charm and hospitality of its history with the energy of the modern millennial city. Staked out in the 1837 wi[...]