As the magazine celebrates 40 years this month, it’s the perfect time to look back on some of the moments that have shaped us over the past four decades. Some of Georgia Trend’s previous managing editors have shared their memories: A story I wrote in 2016 on the plight of Georgia’s rural hospitals really brought home to me the challenges,...| Georgia Trend Magazine
Appreciating Regional Roots: Georgia Pick & Bow celebrates the culture of Appalachia, teaching students the history behind the music. Photo credit: Georgia Pick & Bow The Georgia Pick & Bow Traditional Music Program does more than just teach music to mountain children. Note by twangy note, the Dahlonega program celebrates the culture of Appalachia, a region long stigmatized in the...| Georgia Trend Magazine
Name Recognition: Primary ballots got longer in August as more candidates entered statewide races. On the Democratic side, Michael Thurmond announced his run for governor. His extensive resume includes serving as CEO of DeKalb County for two terms and as state labor commissioner for three terms; he ran for U.S. Senate in 2010 and lost to incumbent Republican Johnny Isakson....| Georgia Trend Magazine
LaFayette Food: Pilgrim’s is investing $400 million to build a prepared foods facility in Walker County in several phases. The company, which already operates seven food production facilities in the state employing some 7,500 people, will begin hiring in 2027 for the first phase, creating 630 jobs at full capacity. The facility will produce a variety of fully cooked chicken...| Georgia Trend Magazine
Most Santa Monicans likely can’t identify the large crumbling building that has sat empty on the corner of Main Street and Pico Boulevard for over a decade. To others, the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is a historic icon worth preserving at any cost. Yet as our City Council once again debates what to do with| Santa Monica Daily Press - Santa Monica's trusted source of essential news fo...
Santa Monica may be the most comfortable place to live in the entire world. We have excellent year around weather, access to world class amenities and enough affluence as a city to cover more than our hierarchy of needs. And that is the problem… There is no doubt that our country’s fundamental ideals, its very| Santa Monica Daily Press - Santa Monica's trusted source of essential news fo...
We typically look at history from a human perspective, but what about the historical nature of nature itself? This is the question the Santa Monica History Museum has attempted to answer this year, celebrating the 150th year of Santa Monica with the new exhibit “Roots & Branches: A Tree’s View of Santa Monica.” Curated by| Santa Monica Daily Press - Santa Monica's trusted source of essential news fo...