Heritage and history helps gardens grow

There is history right beneath your feet and the Peachtree City Heritage Historcal Preservation Committee wants you to know it. This past weekend, the group began planting their accent gardens in front of historical gravesites. There are 26 gravesites catalogued in Peachtree City and it has taken the preservation committee over a year and a half to get to the point where they are at now, the planting stage.

Heritage Committee brings past to present

The Fayette Heritage Committee was formed three years ago by former county commissioner Robert Sprayberry, initially to create and build “Heritage Park” in Fayetteville.

 

Music Midtown back to rock Atlanta

It has been said that music soothes the savage beast. You may not feel very savage or in dire need of soothing, but who said something has to be necessary to be fun. Music Midtown returns this weekend for another year of music and merriment. Still without a permanent residence, the festival has moved to the area surrounding Centennial Olympic Park. It is accessible from three different MARTA stations and stretches out to cover 12 city blocks. There are a number of different stages playing certain brands of music and nationally recognized acts such as, Willie Nelson, Hole, Widespread Panic and Isaac Hayes will play the festival.

The making of heroes

By Sallie Satterthwaite
Lifestyle Columnist

Last Wednesday morning, when virtually every sentient human being had but one incident in mind, a reader came up to me and, in a tone of rectitude, demanded that I write something about what happened in Littleton.

Science expo set for Kedron Elementary

Kedron Elementary School's gymnasium might be mistaken for SciTrek South next week, when 250 parent volunteers take over manning 24 stations featuring hands-on activities involving life science, earth science and physical science.

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