Photographer Paul Faso was working as a paint contractor in Atlanta in the early 1970’s when a close friend and contracting partner was killed in a painting accident. Searching for a way to cope with his loss, Paul picked up a camera and began taking photographs.
“It was an emotional outlet for what happened,” he says. “I photographed everything. What drove me was the presence of everyday life.” During the next several years, he created thousands of iconic images of Atlanta.
Decatur honored 14 Hometown Heroes for contributions made to the Decatur community on December 6 at the December Decatur Business Association meeting held at Agnes Scott College. The 2011 Heroes are Alan Ashe, Marc Brennan, Roger Bryant, Jodi Dick, Daniel Flores, Walter Kellar, Lori Leland Kirk, Louis and Sandra Rice, Susan Riley, Mark Sanders, Melissa Stratton, Seegar Swanson and Kyle Williams.
Each year, Keep Georgia Beautiful works with private sponsors to organize the Bring One for the Chipper Christmas tree-recycling event. The Chipper program involves hundreds of Georgia communities and thousands of volunteers. Since its inception, the program has recycled over 4.8 million Christmas trees. Mulch from these trees has been used for playgrounds, local government beautification projects, and individual yards.
The world famous Atlanta Boy Choir has been invited to join Russia’s renowned Glinka Choir in presenting a concert on June 4 in The Great Hall of the Philharmonic in St. Petersburg, Russia. Although the Atlanta Boy Choir has appeared in Russia several times since 1990, this is the first time they have been asked to perform with another Russian choir in The Great hall of the Philharmonic.
Photographer Paul Faso was working as a paint contractor in Atlanta in the early 1970’s when a close friend and contracting partner was killed in a painting accident. Searching for a way to cope with his loss, Paul picked up a camera and began taking photographs.
Decatur honored 14 Hometown Heroes for contributions made to the Decatur community on December 6 at the December Decatur Business Association meeting held at Agnes Scott College. The 2011 Heroes are Alan Ashe, Marc Brennan, Roger Bryant, Jodi Dick, Daniel Flores, Walter 
Each year, Keep Georgia Beautiful works with private sponsors to organize the Bring One for the Chipper Christmas tree-recycling event. The Chipper program involves hundreds of Georgia communities and thousands of volunteers. Since its inception, the program has recycled over 4.8 million Christmas trees. Mulch from these trees has been used for playgrounds, local government beautification projects, and individual yards. 
The world famous Atlanta Boy Choir has been invited to join Russia’s renowned