The Tour Championship rolls through Atlanta in late August, with a new look and an old course—-but not as old as Charlie Harrison’s 1856 home, known as Meadow Nook. Now it serves as a visual backdrop to a local life as great as the Harrison golf swing.
Angel LaMadrid Cuesta was born in Asturias, Spain in 1858. He came to Atlanta with a dream and some pocket money. His business concept? Rolling premium cigars at a small factory off Ponce de Leon in Midtown. And it wasn't long before he was rolling in American dollars.
Jeff Hullinger explores the Mary Willis Library in Washington, Ga. Opened in 1889, it was the state’s first free library and continues to serve in that role today, housing a collection of books dating back to 1800. But its most astonishing feature is a beautiful Tiffany glass window featuring an image of the library’s namesake. (No wonder couples have gotten married in front of it!)
On June 3, 1962, Atlanta’s civic and cultural leaders were returning from a museum tour of Europe sponsored by the Atlanta Art Association when their chartered Boeing 707 crashed upon takeoff at Orly Field near Paris, France. A lifetime later, a life of triumph rises from unspeakable tragedy.
More than 45 years ago, intown neighbors banded together against Atlanta development and found a hero: Atlanta City Councilman John Lewis for the save.
The Rabun County of 1972 is long gone, supplanted by luxury homes, expensive SUVs, fancy boats, sophisticated dining and stylish Orvis outdoor wear—still Deliverance resonates through the woods and rapids.
Using an ancient key, opening an old wooden door, revealing secret steps, Jeff Hullinger and the Mary T. Willis Library Director ascend a creaky set of staircases cloaked in spider webs. Past stacks of 115-year-old National Geographic magazines and a 160-year-old hardback detailing the science of growing Georgia cotton, guess what's still there?
'Twas days before Christmas, and tucked in the offices across from the state capitol was a goat for a little girl whose father just happened to be best friends with the governor.
Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird" has become a classic of modern American literature, winning the Pulitzer Prize. The plot and characters are loosely based on Lee's observations of her family, her neighbors and an event that occurred near her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. In 2006, British librarians ranked the book ahead of the Bible as one "every adult should read before they die." If you haven't, perhaps this past week's anniversary is occasion to make a trip to Chamblee.
Forty-five years ago, a young Atlanta architect named Ron Hadaway was assigned the unenviable task of renovating a residence inside a delicate Midtown dazzler - The Villa, Ansley Park. His first move: Find Philip Trammell Shutze’s phone number. Ask for an audience.
Bobby Jones' footprints can be found all over his native Atlanta, Druid Hills, East Lake, Emory University, Georgia Tech and Buckhead.
Stories of the co-founder of Augusta National and the Masters' remarkable life in Georgia are the stuff of legend. All of us who love our state, Atlanta, golf and history know chapters. But here is a story I'll bet you’ve never heard.
As we celebrate the upcoming 50th Anniversary of the immortal Hank Aaron breaking the mythical home run mark of Babe Ruth on a chilly Atlanta night, the historic moment gives pause. And an opportunity for Georgia's veteran broadcaster Jeff Hullinger, to reflect.
It’s been more than 60 years since the poet laureate Robert Frost made his last visit to Agnes Scott College, but in 2024, his Decatur campus footprints are still fresh, those who heard him will never forget the words and voice of Robert Frost.
"Over the last 40 years, I’ve seen scraggly wildlife in this urban zip code, but never creatures of this size - in robust health. I posted the photo on my Facebook page, and the big city wildlife received a spirited response."
The Odd Fellows Building was suggested by Black newspaper editor Benjamin J. Davis (1870-1945), designed by white Atlanta architect William A. Edwards (1866-1939) and built by Robert E. Pharrow, owner of an African-American construction company. Despite the Jim Crow era, the two men, Black and white, worked side by side toward completing the structure.
“This building is really an upscale fortress,” noted Dr. Stuart Noel, Director of the Reid House HOA Board. “If you were to pick the most famous Atlanta names past and present, many have called Reid House home.” Alston, Candler, Dewberry, Dorsey, Inman, Lanier and Woodruff — a residents' roll call.