Annual Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run/Walk 5K and “World’s Largest Office Party” Celebrates 26 Years on September 25, 2008

The 26th annual Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run/Walk and Fitness Program, the largest corporate-organized fitness events in the Southeast, with more than 18,000 runners/walkers from over 600 Atlanta companies...
Jul 15, 2008

Vote Today! Georgia Primary Election on Tuesday, July 15th Su Voto Es Su Voz!

Vote today!  Tuesday, July 15th, 7:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.!  Georgia voters can vote at their designated polling place on Tuesday, July 15th...

Jul 15, 2008

Men Stopping Violence Annual Awards Dinner

Two calendar listings for the Men Stopping Violence Annual Awards Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. 
George McKerrow Jr. and Natasha Trethewey will be honored at this gala.  Men Stopping Violence is a nonprofit organization that works to end men's violence against women...
Jul 13, 2008

First Solar Photovoltaic Installation on Emory University Campus

A small array of six solar photovoltaic (PV) modules has been installed on the roof of a job‐site trailer of Holder Construction Company on the campus of Emory University in suburban Atlanta, Georgia...
Jul 13, 2008

Pints for Prostates Delivers Men's Health Message Using the Universal Language of Beer

The symptoms of prostate cancer rarely show before the disease has progressed, but a simple PSA blood test can serve as an early warning and save men's lives. But how do you reach men in their late 30s and...
Jul 12, 2008

This is a Summer HEAT Advisory!

The latest H.E.A.T. Advisory from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety calls for a mid-summer crack-down on illegal speeders on Interstates, U.S. Highways and state route corridors across Northeast Georgia...
Jul 11, 2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers Teams Up with Boys & Girls Clubs to Support Local Kids

Nearly 600 partners and staff from the Atlanta office of PricewaterhouseCoopers will volunteer their time and skills today to refurbish 13 Boys & Girls clubs in six metro Atlanta counties. The project also will include special children's events...
Jul 11, 2008

Lt. Governor Casey Cagle: Lake Condition Has Produced Economic Hardships in North Georgia

A state House and Senate delegation traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), John Paul Woodley Jr, along with U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss and U.S. Congressman Nathan Deal...
Jul 10, 2008

Callanwolde August Events

Mark your calendars and attend these Callonwolde events in August...
Jul 10, 2008

July Meeting of GA TOTA

The next meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. at the Sweetwater Creek State Park Interpretive Center in Lithia Springs, Georgia...
Jul 9, 2008

Reforming Georgia's Health Insurance Marketplace

HOUSE BILL 923 By Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine...
Jul 9, 2008

Best-selling author Charles Frazier brings Cherokee Indian culture to life at Gwinnett Center on July 12

Summer reading program Gwinnett Reads celebrates Cherokee culture with live music, storytelling, and language by members of the Cherokee Nation. Appearing at the program’s main event, Charles Frazier will talk about his latest book Thirteen Moons and his efforts to help preserve a Native American way of life struggling to survive in Appalachia...
Jul 9, 2008

Georgia and Northwest Georgia Mark Trail of Tears Anniversary

Gov. Sonny Perdue has signed an official proclamation recognizing this year as the 170th anniversary of the Cherokee Removal from Georgia, also known as the “Trail of Tears"...
Jul 8, 2008

WBA Disability Day

The Women's Basketball Association and the Atlanta Dream are partnering with The Arc and have invited people with disabilities to attend a game at Phillip's Arena July 22nd from 11-1pm. It is also children's day...
Jul 8, 2008

Experience Love at First Bite

The 2008 Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week will take place July 21-27, 2008 and will showcase the Downtown Dining District as a hotbed of culinary activity and diverse dining options. Make your reservations today...
Jul 7, 2008