Macy's Great Tree Lighting
Channel 2 WSB-TV brings the lighting of Atlanta's most recognized Christmas tree to homes all over North Georgia. Read More
Atlanta Press Club Holiday Author Party at 200 Peachtree
Join us for our Holiday Author Party Monday, December 5 at 200 Peachtree Street. You'll meet bestselling authors while bidding on fun items in our silent auction. General Motors Company is the presenting sponsor. Read More
ALS Association Gala to Honor Phil Niekro and Dr. Johnathan Glass
"A Season of Gratitude" Inaugural Gala at Ritz Carlton Buckhead November 19. Read More
Kimberly Garwood Named Marketing Director of the Year
Traton Homes Marketing Manager Kimberly Garwood was named Marketing Director of the Year during the 31st Annual OBIE Awards Ceremony held Nov. 12 at the Cobb Galleria. Read More
Acadia Homes & Neighborhoods Wins Two OBIEs for The Reserve at City Park
Acadia Homes & Neighborhoods Win Two OBIES for Best Interior Model Merchandising Attached Model $299,999 and Under. Read More
Soleil Laurel Canyon Named 50+ Housing Community of the Year
Soleil Laurel Canyon was named 50+ Housing Community of the Year during the 31st Annual OBIE Awards Ceremony held Nov. 12 at the Cobb Galleria. Read More
"Sky Zone" Atlanta's First Indoor Trampoline Park Opens Dec. 3
Filled with wall-to-wall trampolines, Sky Zone Atlanta is the ultimate 3-D play experience for teens, parents and kids to jump, leap and defy gravity. Read More
Mix and Mingle with Your Peers, Expand Your Network and Develop Your Career
Join in a little of the fun this season with the AMA Holiday Mixer hosted by the Young Professionals SIG. Read More
Sat. 11/19: Traveling Exhibition Featuring Rare Biblical Texts and Artifacts Opens in ATL
Opening Sat. 11/19: 23,000-square-foot, Non-sectarian, Multimedia Exhibition that Tells the Dramatic Story of the Most-debated, Best-selling Book of All Time. Read More
Northwestern Mutual Is Premier Sponsor for Taste Shop Give Nov. 19
Media Avail Friday morning with Former White House Executive Chef Walter Scheib as he prepares for Taste Shop Give and "State Dinner" in one of Atlanta's most historic buildings. Read More
Kristy Corrigan Named Rookie Salesperson of the Year
About Sales, Inc. agent Kristy Corrigan was named Rookie Salesperson of the Year during the 31st Annual OBIE Awards Ceremony at the Cobb Galleria. Read More
Traton Homes Wins Big at the OBIEs with Five Gold and Two Silver Awards
Traton Homes, a premier Atlanta home builder, won five Gold and two silver OBIE awards at the Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council's OBIE Awards on Nov. 12 at the Cobb Galleria. Read More
Sale price at auction of a pair of Queen Victoria's undergarments: $15,020
(TIME)
Estimated number of U.S. tablet users by 2014: 90 million
Current number of tablet users in the U.S.: 34 million
Percentage of the 34 million tablet users that use iPads: 83%
(eMarketer)
The volume of mobile payments that PayPal see per day: $10 million
The peak day for mobile payments via PayPal in 2010: December 12 ($4.7 million)
Percent growth in Google’s mobile product search usage and Shopper app downloads in 2010: 200%
Percent of retailers have invested in tablet device apps this holiday season: 20%
Percent of retailers anticipated to offer free shipping between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday: 92.5%
(TechCrunch)
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One-of-a-Kind Larry Munson: We Lost a Unique Talent Last Night
Mon, 21 Nov 2011
Any University of Georgia football fan since the late ‘60s knows Larry Munson. His gravel-voiced style of calling Bulldog football games on the radio was passionate and partisan. From the moment he took the job in 1966, Munson referred to the teams as “us” and “them.”
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