Canton’s Cotton Mill Exchange Is Your Inspiration Destination! Shop and take in a bit of Canton’s rich history at Cotton Mill Exchange. While there, don’t be surprised to run into locals as well as shoppers from Alabama, Tennessee, the Carolinas or Florida. The combination of 150 merchants inside a 48,000-square-foot space at The Mill on Etowah makes Cotton Mill Exchange … [Read more...]
Life House Atlanta Seeks to Establish a Home for Pediatric Patients
Dr. Kathleen Fleiszar has a big dream. Her work as a board-certified medical geneticist and professor of biology at Kennesaw State University (KSU) sparked an idea to build a place of respite and palliative care for children with life-limiting illnesses — Life House Atlanta. Now retired, Fleiszar did genetic consultations for 10 of her 30 years teaching at KSU. “I’ve always … [Read more...]
20 Local Options for a Memorable Girls’ Night
Although each group of friends’ interests vary, girls’ night out (GNO) often involves dinner and drinks, dancing, movies, spa treatments, creative activities and music — I bet reading the title of this article was enough to get Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 song stuck in your head! Whether you’re planning an event with friends, family or co-workers, GNO is about having fun, relaxing and … [Read more...]
The Complicated Legacy of Georgia Gov. Joseph E. Brown, Part 2
The Joseph E. Brown who returned to Georgia after incarceration in Washington, D.C., had abandoned Georgia’s past and was focused on its future. (If you missed Part 1 last month, read it here.) At the end of June 1865, he gave a farewell address that in part urged the people of Georgia to accept the results and outcome of the Civil War, including the abolition of slavery as he … [Read more...]
At 19, Reinhardt Grad Spreads Joy Through Art
Canton native Leora Winter recently graduated summa cum laude from Reinhardt University at 19 years old — one of the youngest women to do so. Leora is no stranger to passing milestones more quickly than her peers. She graduated from Cherokee High School at 17, after dual enrolling her junior and senior years at Reinhardt. Her family has come to expect this from Leora. After … [Read more...]