Atlanta's continuing growth and rising divorce rates have brought more single buyers into the housing market. Recent statistics show that at least 17 million people in the United States live alone, including many of the postwar baby-boom generation and an increasing number of elderly people.This national phenomenon is present in Atlanta, and it is having profound effects on the city's housing. Atlanta's continuing growth and rising divorce rates have...
What comes to mind when you hear the words `guy dcor'? Pretty nasty stuff, huh? Bachelor pad cool might include a ratty sofa you'd be embarrassed to offer at a garage sale; a card table and a couple of folding chairs that were bought at a garage sale; a TV stand, coffee table, canvas director's chairs that should be sold as quickly as possible at a garage sale, all of it accessorized with a pyramid of odoriferous beer cans. Ain't we got fun....
DULUTH When she puts on a pair of ice skates, 10-year-old Makayla Gaskin said she feels like she can do anything.Last Saturday morning, Makayla was in a bad mood until she put on a pair of blue ice skates at the Duluth Town Green's Winter Wonderland ice rink. Then she just brightened up."Since I came here, seeing all these people having fun made me want to have fun," she said. "I just feel good when I skate."Across...
This week s Pride of Dixie Antique Market, Norcross. Special Radio Roadshow with representatives from the Southeastern Antique Radio Society to evaluate period electronics. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 2, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 3, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 4 North Atlanta Trade Center, 1700 Jeurgens Court, Norcross. $4, 11 and younger free. (770) 279-9899 or www. northatlantatradecenter.com.s Whelchel Civil War Memorial, Murrayville. Commemorate the Confederate service of Francis Marion Whelchel Sr....
CANADIAN four-time world champion Marnie McBean will compete at the Australian Rowing Championships next month in Adelaide.The Atlanta single scull gold medallist is set to join more than 2000 of Australia's elite rowers for the March 9-14 championships at West Lakes.McBean and Australia's No. 1 single sculler Gina Douglas, currently training together in Melbourne, will square off in that event and form a formidable combination in the double...