This luxurious Mexican resort banishes cold weather and stress January: Just the word conjures up the cold. If you’re not among the Atlantans who relish scarves, mittens and getaways to snow-covered climes, you may be ticking off the days until summer returns. But instead of daydreaming of warm breezes and sun-soaked landscapes, indulge your summer ...

Nina Gupta’s life is filled with family. Her parents brought her from India when she was 4 years old, and they joined an extended clan that today stretches across the country. “My mom was one of nine, and dad was one of six,” she says. “So yes, it’s a pretty big family.” Gupta also acknowledges ...

Director of Architecture, FrontDoor Communities Kelly Scibona was a third grader in Charlotte, N.C., when her parents built a new house. “They hired an architect, and I remember being fascinated,” recalls the Grant Park resident. “I drew pages and pages of floor plans. I distinctly remember the day I realized the upper floor had to ...

After 30 years, Actor’s Express still challenges its audience Freddie Ashley knows the precise moment he wanted to be part of Actor’s Express theater company. It was 1994, and the curtain had just come down on the troupe’s production of Picnic. As the lights dimmed on stage, the proverbial bulb flashed in his head. “It ...

An expertise in archeology helps MODA’s Laura Flusche find the designs of tomorrow Texting, 3-D printers and hydroponic foods don’t sound like themes for a museum exhibit, but at the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA), that word “museum” is a bit misleading. The visual space on the edge of Ansley Park is more about the ...

The streaming program provides ambience for home and work Imagine coming home and being surrounded by inspiring art that didn’t cost you a dime. Images of far-away streetscapes, bucolic countrysides—whatever genre you find most appealing pops up on flat screens and computer monitors in every room. Streaming quality, curated art without charging for access is ...

This summer, take Toccoa’s mighty mountain challenge June is not too early for Atlantans to start daydreaming about escaping the city heat and heading to the cool mountain breezes of north Georgia. While that part of the state has an enviable array of destinations, one that doesn’t draw too much of a crowd is Toccoa, ...

At Colgate Mattress Atlanta Corporation in Cabbagetown, three generations of Wolkin family men build top-notch cushions for cribs. Making a baby mattress that’s soft and comforting but strong enough to endure the tortures toddlers will put it through is a tough job. In the case of Colgate Mattress Atlanta Corporation, a manufacturer based in Cabbagetown, that ...

5Church pays attention to artistic touches on the walls as well as the plates. For an initial first visit to 5 Church restaurant in Midtown, it may not be the custom concrete bar or the enticing menu that draws attention. Instead, it’s more likely to be all that scrawling across the ceiling and up the ...