Arts + Culture

A Timeless Affair: Nordic Night 

Fernbank’s Signature Event Raises More Than $620,000!  Photography by Janet Howard Studio Fernbank Museum’s annual fundraising event, A Timeless Affair 2023: Nordic Night was an unforgettable and impactful evening. Guests were greeted in the Dinosaur Plaza with signature cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. After an exciting live auction and paddle raise, benefiting Fernbank’s Scholarship Fund, partygoers experienced fire-lit views of WildWoods as they dined on food by Bold Catering and danced under...

Travel

Love in the Air

& South Georgia on My Mind Article by Shandra Hill Smith | Photography by Doug Smith Love is in the air—with the most romantic day of the year falling in February. And Valentine’s Day, February 14, can mean more than dinner for two, flowers and chocolates. It also can mean a time to create special memories away—and some Georgia destinations within a short drive of metropolitan Atlanta make getting to that destination for doing exactly that a bit easier. One particular example is Albany in...

Local Services

Fedora Designs

Soon to Be a Household Name Article by Justice Frederick | Photography by Photos provided by Ilona Shender, @cityslicka and @npearcypics   It all started with a feather. With a background in IT services, Ilona Shender had not envisioned what an entrepreneurial pathway looked like. “I’ve always been a creative,” she reminisced, “and I never knew where to put that energy into.” All of that would change in 2019 when Ilona walked into a business in Harlem, New York. “They had pins and...

Arts + Culture

High Museum of Art to Present Landmark Exhibition

Featuring ceramics by potter and poet Dave and rare examples of vessels by unrecorded enslaved makers Article and Photography by This spring, the High Museum of Art will be the exclusive Southeast venue for  “Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina”  from February 16 to May 12, 2024. A critically acclaimed exhibition featuring nearly 60 ceramic objects created by enslaved African Americans in Edgefield, South Carolina, in the decades before the Civil War, the exhibit...

Life + Culture

Cultivating a Legacy

SoFu’s Will Benson and the Future Is Near Foundation Aim to Renovate Sandtown Park  Article by Justice Frederick | Photography by Provided Community, sacrifice, and hard work have always been the driving forces of professional baseball player Will Benson’s ambitions. Since he was first diagnosed with asthma at a young age, Benson’s parents thought that getting involved in sports year-round would help with his breathing. While he managed to dip his toes into these various athletic waters like...

Professional Services

Phillip Hogan Takes the Plunge!

In Business with Signing Services of America and Into SCUBA and Ocean Conservation Article by Justice Frederick As Phillip Hogan was getting ready to finish signing the required documents for a car in 2014, he had his first encounter with a traveling notary. “I had heard of notaries, but not traveling notaries,” he explained. Phillip was immediately intrigued by the idea, so following their business encounter, he asked this notary how he could get started for himself. Soon after, he received...

Fitness

Optimum Lifestyles

Universal Gateway Toward Empowerment Article by Jason Fletcher | Photography by Photo by Aric Thompson and Provided I could begin and end this article with a plethora of fitness and nutrition tips that would definitely be useful, but I know that it will be more advantageous if I illuminate my uniquely unconventional approach to the world of fitness, health, wellness, and personal development. Obesity in the United States has reached epidemic proportions, with approximately 20% of children...

Life + Culture

Find Zen in Your New Sunroom

Article and Photography by Homes that offer a sitting area where a space can be designed to unwind, relax, and take in the sun are wellness havens. Barbara Elliott, principal designer at The Sisters and Company located in Stone Mountain, provided her client with a “zen-ful”-designed sunroom that brought the outdoors inside. The furnishings are wrapped in natural wicker textures, the artwork exudes a beautiful abstract ocean design, and the walls are finished in Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray...

Travel

South Carolina Serenity

Article by Shandra Hill Smith | Photography by Shandra Hill Smith and Courtesy of The Kessler Collection Serenity is what I was looking for and serenity is what I got with the Grand Bohemian Lodge Greenville in Greenville, South Carolina — just about 3 hours by car from metropolitan Atlanta. Having opened in August 2022 with a September grand opening, the boutique lodge on the falls of the Reedy River in downtown Greenville delivers countless opportunities for guests to unwind and escape the...

Arts + Culture

Cameron Jones

SoFu’s Up and Coming Composer Article by Jada Garner Meet Cameron Jones, a talented and creative musician and composer who has established a name for himself in the music industry. Cameron's musical journey kicked off at Westlake High School in South Fulton, where he found his love of composition and arrangement. Cameron's involvement in multiple bands during his high school years demonstrated his devotion to music. He participated in the marching band, symphonic band, and jazz band...