Life + Culture

A Path to Service

Meet Chattahoochee Hills Mayor Camille Lowe Article by Sue G. Collins | Photography by Bob Mackey Camille Lowe instinctively turns her face to the sun when it finally comes out. Sitting on a fence post at Hutcheson Ferry Park in Chattahoochee Hills, she points out the 3 miles of trails that wind through the hilly 103-acre park, one of eight public outdoor spaces she helps manage as the Mayor of the City of Chattahoochee. With over 37,000 acres of farmland, preserved greenspace, and large...

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Dr. Kristy Beam

Reimagining What Opportunity Looks Like for Atlanta Students Article by Tiffany Dilliard Dr. Kristy Beam has spent her entire career doing the thing most people only talk about: Closing gaps, opening doors, and building systems that actually work for students who have been overlooked, underestimated, and underserved. Now, with the Academy for Innovation in Medicine, she is changing what is possible for an entire generation of young people who deserve to see their future clearly before they are...

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Kathy Booker

Takes the Helm as Interim President and CEO of Greater South Fulton Chamber of Commerce Article and Photography by Kathy Booker doesn’t talk about leadership in theory. She talks about it in terms of people, pressure, and real decisions. A Southwest Atlanta native and nearly 30-year presence in South Fulton County, Booker has built her career working closely with the community she now helps lead. Her recent appointment as Interim President and CEO of the Greater South Fulton Chamber of...

Travel

Amelia Island

Unwind at This Georgia-Border Gem Article by Shandra Hill Smith | Photography by Braxton Smith and Provided It’s a city that prides itself on being a place where people can “experience the luxury of letting go.” And letting go is exactly what you’ll fall right into while settling in at your home away from home on Amelia Island. This Florida gem, 13 miles long and 2 miles wide, is roughly 6 hours from Atlanta—20 minutes from the Georgia border and a half-hour from Jacksonville, Florida. It...