Book highlights survival stories and ways to get involved.
Jennifer Bradley Franklin
Mary Frances Bowley
Stories about human trafficking may lead listeners to shrug their shoulders. After all, what can one person do to address an issue that involves unknown numbers of victims and perpetrators […]
An easy-going entrepreneur hires a hard nosed Navy SEAL to whip him into shape.
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“If it doesn’t suck, we don’t do it.” That’s the mantra Jesse Itzler had to live by for 31 days when he hired a Navy SEAL to train him back in 2010. Now, Itzler is sharing the details of his crazy month-long experiment in his just-released book, Living With a […]
Local author recounts the journey from crime to criminal justice.
David Lee Windecher
It’s a long way from the crime-riddled streets of East Los Angeles to a law firm in Buckhead. But the journey from such an inauspicious upbringing, hindered by gangs, drug deals and rough treatment from the court system, is why David Lee Windecher, 36, is today a passionate advocate […]
Local author joins national conversation.
“I have long felt that we underestimate the consequences of not dealing well as a society with race issues.” – Arnie Sidman
For the better part of this year, the issue of race and the divisions it causes have […]
A medical school journal provides a trove of life lessons.
“Writing had been my outlet for a long time, and it was a way for me to process the emotions of becoming a physician.” Scott Kelly
The stress of medical […]
Former Chamber leader takes corporate leadership to town.
Sam A. Williams – THE CEO AS URBAN STATESMAN
For more than 40 years, Sam Williams compiled a stellar resume that included being a partner in the world-renowned John Portman architectural firm, leading the efforts of downtown’s Central Atlanta Progress and serving as president of the Metro Atlanta Chamber […]
Buckhead author offers tips for getting what you want.
“Especially for women, it’s important to have the courage to ask for what you want.” – Molly Fletcher
If there’s something missing from your life, chances are you’ve overlooked a key pathway to getting it. Former sports agent-turned-author Molly Fletcher has seen […]
A memoir fondly recalls a first visit overseas.
Jacqueline Clay Chester
STORY: H.M. Cauley
As long as Jacqueline Clay Chester can recall, she’s always had one foot in Georgia and the other in Brooklyn. Though she called New York home, every summer she rode Amtrak to Atlanta, where relatives met the train and drove her 120 miles south to Ellaville, the small town her […]
By H.M. Cauley
Carolyn Curry was into women’s studies and issues long before they were considered a serious academic discipline. Back in the 1980s, when she was a graduate student working on a history doctorate at Georgia State, the Buckhead resident knew her dissertation would be something connected to women.
“I remember telling my […]
