Avoid a Christmas Tree Home Fire Disaster This Season Dazzling lights are some of the most magical sights to see this holiday season, but they can also be dangerous. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), your Christmas tree’s twinkling lights may be a fire hazard. While Christmas tree fires are rare, the NFPA warns that these fires are more likely to be serious. Keep your home safe this ... Read More
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Charlotte or Bust? Last month, the science fiction film “Blade Runner” officially became set in the past. The cult classic, released in 1982, is set in November 2019, and it now joins the list of many sci fi stories to be formerly set in the future. As we catch up to each cinematic future, it’s hard not to be a little disappointed. Where are the flying cars promised in “Back to the Future II” or the deep-space ... Read More
Connecting People to Nature
Wilderness Awaits at Chattahoochee Nature Center Did you know bog turtles are the smallest turtles native to the United States? Or that beavers slap their tails against the water to warn their family members of danger? Or that toads don’t actually cause warts? You know that you can discover more about turtles, beavers, toads, and all of Georgia’s natural wildlife at the Chattahoochee Nature Center. ... Read More
Fancy a Drink?
What Happened to Marietta’s Open Container District? Early this past spring, Marietta was abuzz with the prospect of approving an open-container district in Marietta Square. Open-container districts, often referred to as entertainment districts, allow patrons of legal drinking age to carry open alcoholic drinks from restaurants within a designated area. Now we’re nearing the end of 2019 and open adult beverages ... Read More
700 Ghosts of Kennesaw House
The Most Haunted Place in Marietta The South is full of ghosts. Countless bloody battles during the Civil War caused the spirits of soldiers from both sides to be trapped in limbo forever. At least, that’s what the stories say. But even the most hardened skeptic will have a hard time not believing the stories when visiting Marietta’s most haunted building, Kennesaw House. Built in 1845, Kennesaw House is one ... Read More
The Best Part of Halloween
A Real Scream The first thing everyone needs to know about me is that I love Halloween. At my house, Halloween is a big event. I love going to parties, eating Halloween treats, and, most of all, I love dressing up in costumes. When I was a kid, my family was extremely poor, so we were never able to buy Halloween costumes. But I remember one year when I wanted to be a robot and my mom went all out to help make ... Read More
Halloween Safety
Rules for Safe Trick-or-treating Halloween is a holiday about frights and fun, but when it comes to trick-or-treating, parents often have very real fears. You may have seen online posts claiming that more kids are struck by cars on Halloween than any other night of the year. While this is technically true, it leaves out the fact that there are more children outside on Halloween than any other night of the year. ... Read More
Spotlight on Ivette Sanchez
It’s Going to Be Okay This month, I want to shout out our legal assistance, Ivette Sanchez. Ivette has been a part of the team since 2013 and she recently started working to earn her paralegal certificate. She’s been an incredibly diligent worker from day one, so I can’t imagine having a better paralegal than her. Ivette doesn’t care to be in the spotlight, but she’s worked so hard for the office for so many ... Read More
The View from Stone Mountain
A Tour of Marietta When Spanish explorers were first making their way through North America in 1567, they heard a tale of a far-off mountain: “Very high, shining when the sun set like a fire.” These stories would bring them to the magnificent Stone Mountain in what would one day become Georgia. Standing at 1,686 feet above sea level, Stone Mountain has been called the largest piece of exposed granite in the ... Read More
I Got Hurt While Riding in an Uber! Am I Covered?
What to Do After Your Uber Accident Ride-share apps like Uber and Lyft have transformed modern transportation. Thanks to an app on your phone, you no longer need to ask your family members to give you a ride to the airport! Plus, weekends are way more fun when you can make sure everyone gets home safely. However, since more people are using ride-share apps, there are more ride-share cars on the road. This has ... Read More