Food + Beverage

A Glass Apart: The Private Somm Fine Wine

Woodstock's Master of the Pour, a passport to the world of wine just in time for fall Article by City Lifestyle | Photography by Albright Photography As the leaves turn and the season shifts toward cozy dinners and holiday gatherings, there's no better guide to the perfect bottle than Kory Luebke. Our Food & Drink issue celebrates these flavors of the season worth savoring this fall. Tucked into downtown Woodstock is a shop that feels less like retail and more like an invitation  to slow...

Travel

Hotel Bennett

Inside Charleston's Grand Hotel, a vision of 25 years Article by City Lifestyle There are hotels you stay in, and there are hotels that tell a story the moment you walk in and leave you with an experience worth taking home. Hotel Bennett, on the corner of King Street and historic Marion Square in downtown Charleston, is unmistakably both. From the marble-clad Grand Court to the pink-hued glow of Camellias, every inch of this 179-room property was built with a deeply personal goal: to give...

Local Services

Where Pumpkins, Praise and Neighbors Gather

Praise Pumpkins transforms fall decorating into welcoming experiences rooted in faith, family, gratitude, and tradition. Article by Tran Bui For Sheilah Tritt, pumpkins have always represented more than fall decorating. They are tied to childhood, family, faith and the rhythm of the seasons. Tritt, founder of Praise Pumpkins, grew up in a fifth-generation local family. As a farmer’s daughter, she anticipated the transition from watermelon season to pumpkin season, when she could cut pumpkins...

Life + Culture

Scarecrows Return to Main Street

Woodstock's Favorite Fall Tradition is back just in time Article by City Lifestyle   There's a particular kind of magic that settles over Downtown Woodstock every October. Storefronts sprout straw-stuffed characters in top hats and flannel. Kids race down Main Street pointing out their favorites. And for one month, the whole district turns into an open-air gallery of local creativity all thanks to the Scarecrow Invasion. Registration for the 2026 Scarecrow Invasion opens Tuesday, September...

Food + Beverage

From Daymakers to Miracle Workers

Sabrina and Mike Kaylor built a recognizable brand on a question Article by Jude Pratt | Photography by Sabrina Kaylor There is a stack of college notebooks in Sabrina Kaylor's house filled with coffee shops that never got built, and to understand the one she did build, you have to go back to those pages. She is the woman whose videos your daughter sends you and your mother-in-law recognizes on sight. A younger generation found her first. She posts a lot that most owners hide, the hard months...

Life + Culture

A Century of Welcome

Woodstock's Visitors Center, 25 years in a building that's been saying "hello" since 1906 Article by City Lifestyle   Long before it ever handed out a city map, the little building at 8588 Main Street was handing out something else: conversation. In 1906, Dr. Will Dean and his son Linton opened Dean's Store on that spot, and it quickly became the kind of place where neighbors lingered trading news, telling stories, and living out the unhurried rhythm of small-town life. Decades passed. The...

Life + Culture

Pink in October:Woodstock Shows Up for Breast Health

Woodstock's Health Center opens its doors for free screenings and support Article by City Lifestyle   Every October, the waiting room at the Cherokee County Health Department's Woodstock Health Center fills with a little more pink than usual — and a lot more purpose. It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for one of North Georgia's busiest health centers, that means throwing open the doors for two of the most anticipated events of the year. This October, the Woodstock Health Center...

Sports + Recreation

Your Woodstock Tailgate Food Guide

Five local spots for BBQ, brews, and pregame bites Article by City Lifestyle Queenies BBQ    Inside Reformation Brewery, at 105 Elm St - This is your great two-birds-one-stone option: order brisket and pulled pork right where you're also grabbing the beer. Reformation Brewery    Located at 105 Elm St – Pick up local craft beer while you wait, then grab favorite crowlers/growlers to bring to the tailgate. The Butcher's Block / The Butcher and A Baker   Located at 1025 Rose Creek Dr  ...

Home + Design

This partnership's mission starts with two sisters.

RED BaRN Custom Homes + Sunny & Ranney = A House with Heart and Style Galore Article by City Lifestyle A new partnership is bringing together luxurious homes and a meaningful mission. Sunshine on a Ranney Day, a nonprofit based in Roswell, has teamed up with RED BaRN Custom Homes, a Woodstock home builder known for creating custom homes in North Metro Atlanta. Two of their newly built homes have been staged with furniture and décor from Sunny & Ranney, the nonprofit’s retail store in Roswell...

Wellness

A New Career Path

How Northside Hospital is training its own future, one student at a time Article by Peter Butler | Photography by City Lifestyle Last October, Northside Hospital quietly opened the doors of the Northside Hospital School of Radiology. No admissions essay, no four-year commitment, just eighteen months and a promise. The hospital had watched radiology jobs pile up faster than anyone could fill them, so it opened the Northside Hospital School of Radiography, growing its own workforce, student by...