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Nostalgia, Americana and just plain ol’ cool stuff drive local Coca-Cola collectors

Type in the words "Coca-Cola" on eBay, and on any given day, roughly 40,000 items will pop up for bidding. To put that in perspective as far as collectibles go, typing in NASCAR only reveals a few more than 6,000 items.

July 11, 2010 | Michelle Boaen Jameson | Life


Sautee exhibit captures essence of mountain life

Enjoying Appalachia doesn't have to mean tubing down the Chattahoochee or winning watermelon seed-spitting contests. In fact, it doesn't even require a hike up the famed trail.

July 07, 2010 | Michelle Boaen Jameson | Get Out


104-year-old continues to grow, but never grows old

BLAIRSVILLE - Lois Barr has some advice on life: Form healthy habits and be consistent. Those are key, she says, to longevity.

July 03, 2010 | Michelle Boaen Jameson | Life


Ray Stevens streaks into Hiawassee

If Elvis is the king of rock 'n' roll and Michael Jackson is the king of pop, then Ray Stevens could be considered the king of corny satire.

June 30, 2010 | Michelle Boaen Jameson | Get Out


Artist offers his philosophy of figures

In a high-tech, digitally driven world, it's hard to imagine taking the time to carefully paint a person's likeness. For artist Charles Young Walls, that's just the point he wants to drive home during a two hour demonstration tonight.

June 23, 2010 | Michelle Boaen Jameson | Get Out


Wild blackberries offer up wild, wonderful fruit

Enjoying the flavors of Georgia embodies more than peaches and peanuts. For a real down-home experience, not much beats stopping alongside a country road for a basket of fresh blackberries.

June 22, 2010 | Michelle Boaen Jameson | Life


‘Lord Nelson’ performance illustrates music with history

Members of the Voices of North Georgia are ready to wrap up their season, but this time they're going out with a twist: The choral group is adding a multimedia feature to entertain and educate.

May 02, 2010 | Michelle Boaen Jameson | Get Out


Annual cook-off celebrates the chicken

Six hours, 32 teams and 4,300 pounds of raw chicken adds up to one heck of an afternoon - if you're man or woman enough.

April 21, 2010 | Michelle Boaen Jameson | Get Out


Flowery Branch senior wants kids to learn what it means to be physically fit

Childhood obesity: It's in the news, in the supermarkets and on the couches of America's homes. And some kids are just sick of unhealthy habits. Kids like Liz French.

April 19, 2010 | Michelle Boaen Jameson | Life


Evening of India offers more than exotic fashions

Want to learn a little bit about India without cracking a book? Then Evening of India is for you. Students from the Brenau merchandising class have organized an evening filled with raffles, food and fun to benefit Rahab's Rope, a local nonprofit aimed at reducing human trafficking out of India. Courtney Hawkins, one of the student organizers, said the owners of Rahab's Rope will be on hand for a presentation of the organization's mission. Jewelry ...

April 14, 2010 | Michelle Boaen Jameson | Get Out


Take a seat for big fun in North Georgia

The world's largest ball of twine. The highest outhouse in the lower 48. A scarecrow-infested town.

March 31, 2010 | Michelle Boaen Jameson | Get Out


FFA group cultivates leaders

"Have any of you ever eaten bacon?" Hands shot up like rockets. They may not know much about pigs or poultry, but the fifth-graders from Riverbend Elementary School sure knew what they liked on their plates. And they were about to find out how it gets there. Students with North Hall High School FFA (formerly the Future Farmers of America) were ready with the facts to educate the visiting fifth-graders about agriculture and the importance ...

March 28, 2010 | Michelle Boaen Jameson | Life


Lynne Arriale performs jazz originals, standards in Arts Council show

If her list of accolades were an Academy Awards speech, the music already would have ushered Lynne Arriale off stage.

March 17, 2010 | Michelle Boaen Jameson | Get Out


Collage artists elevate found pieces into fine art

When it comes to creatively gluing things down, the only experience many of us have is with macaroni and wallpaper.

December 09, 2009 | Michelle Boaen Jameson | Get Out


Plein Air Painters bring outdoors into the Quinlan

Getting a little fresh air never looked so good - on canvas, that is. The Quinlan Visual Arts Center opens a more than monthlong exhibit Thursday, "Paintings Inside & Out," by the Plein Air Painters of Georgia. And don't worry, that really is the right spelling. Plein air is of French origins and specifically relates to the painting of light in the open air. It's a technique that has been practiced by artists for ...

December 03, 2008 | Michelle Boaen Jameson | Get Out


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