At 78, Horst Schulze shows no signs of slowing down. (Although he has gone from traveling approximately 250 days to a year to 150.)
Horst Schulze
The German-born luxury hotelier who made a name for himself as the CEO and brains behind the Ritz-Carlton chain is now the chairman of the Buckhead-based WP Hospitality Group, formerly the Capella Hotel Group, which he started the […]
AS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF LYFT’S ATLANTA OPERATIONS, SAM BOND IS RIDING HIGH
As area GM, Bond presides over all of Lyft’s Atlanta operations.
Sam Bond is a rarity in Atlanta. He decided a while back to give up his car and just take Lyft wherever he goes.
When you learn that Bond is the head of the […]
PHOTOGRAPHER ALICE PARK CAPTURES KIDS’ PRECIOUS CHILDHOODS
Alice Park has some very demanding clients. They might demand a lollipop, their favorite teddy bear or a diaper change. That’s because Park is a professional photographer whose clients are typically kids.
One of the city’s premier child portrait takers, Park spends most of her days in her spacious Buckhead studio, snapping pictures of babies, toddlers and kids of all ages, […]
AS CANADA’S CONSUL GENERAL IN ATLANTA, LOUISE BLAIS IS IN CHARGE OF OUR NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH’S INTERESTS IN GEORGIA AND BEYOND
Security issues and a packed schedule necessitate Blais using a driver to get to all of her appointments around town.
It’s 11:50 a.m. on a Friday, and a couple dozen people are milling about a conference room at the Miller & Martin law […]
AS LEAD CONCIERGE AT THE MANDARIN ORIENTAL, ATLANTA, JANICE DEMPSEY HAS THE JOB OF MAKING GUESTS’ DREAMS COME TRUE
Janice Dempsey’s phone typically rings every five to 10 minutes. “Hello, this is Janice. Can I help you?” she’ll ask way too many times to count throughout the day. That’s to be expected, though, for someone who works as the lead concierge at a luxury hotel like the […]
It’s been a long time coming, but Stephen Franklin now reigns supreme at his new barbecue joint…
Famed foodie Anthony Bourdain once said, “Barbecue may not be the road to world peace, but it’s a start.” Buckhead resident Stephen Franklin couldn’t agree more, and he’s on his way to proving it at his new restaurant DAS BBQ. “There’s something mystical about barbecue and its ability to break […]
As executive director of Livable Buckhead, Denise Starling strives to make Buckhead a community with “a soul”.
It’s a gorgeous fall Saturday, and Denise Starling has been hard at work since early in the morning, running errands in preparation for the Trails, Tails & Ales event taking place that afternoon next to the Lindmont Association Dog Park off Piedmont Road. The executive director of Livable Buckhead, a […]
VETERAN CONSULTANT ROCHEL PARKER SHARES THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FENG SHUI
Using her trusty Chinese compass, Rochel Parker performs a feng shui makeover on client Meredith Williams’ Buckhead condo.
In a nondescript meeting room at the back of the Sandy Springs library, Rochel Parker is holding court in […]
HOW THE MAN KNOWN AS BATON BOB BRINGS SMILES TO THE FACES OF BUCKHEAD RESIDENTS
If you live or work in Buckhead or Midtown, you’ve no doubt seen him. Granted, it’s hard to miss a 5-foot-11-inch, 200-pound man jubilantly prancing down the street blaring a whistle and twirling a baton while wearing a tutu, wedding dress or other flamboyant outfit. Bob Jamerson, known around town as […]
TERRI MOSS HAS THE EYE OF THE TIGER WHEN IT COMES TO BOXING
Behind a nondescript door and down a steep set of stairs in a shopping strip off Buford Highway is Buckhead Fight Club. And at the center of it all is Terri “The Boss” Moss.
Moss, 50, a petite blonde who is all of 5-foot-1 and 107 pounds, owns and runs the 15,000-square-foot gym that […]
