Hometown Hero Mark Bloom lives his dream with Atlanta United Head out to the local park on a Saturday morning, and you’ll find hordes of kids playing “the Beautiful Game.” Ask them what they want to be when they grow up, and many reply, “A soccer player.” This is especially true now that “Uncle” Arthur Blank has brought MLS soccer to Atlanta. It was a long wait (often filled with heartbreak for Atlanta sports fans at large), but Blank never lost sight of his near decade-long goal to bring big league soccer to town. For one Marietta...
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Zach Seabaugh took the nation by storm when he joined Team Blake last year on the hit NBC show The VOICE and skyrocketed to the Top 9 with his silky vocals, youthful charm and easy Southern air....
Continue readingFutbol. Footie. Soccer. The “beautiful game” is the most widely played sport in the world, and one of its biggest stars calls Cobb County home. Idolized by young soccer players across the globe, Powder Springs resident Michelle Akers is the most decorated woman in soccer history....
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Canton resident and family man Scotty Wilbanks credits his wife as the hero of the household, but this humble husband isn’t your typical Cherokee County father of three. He’s a multi Grammy award winning musician, Grammy nominated record producer and artist development pro who has worked full-time in the music business for more than 22 years....
Continue readingSince the mid-1970, Kenny Leon has been a Southern trailblazer proud to call the metro area his home base - no matter where the road takes him. Now a Vinings resident, the nationally recognized actor and award-winning director is often hailed as a local champion for artistry, diversity and philanthropy. ...
Continue readingEven busy, award-winning recording artists have favorite fall traditions. Cherokee County resident and platinum-selling country music star Mark Wills is a case in point....
Continue readingFor The Weather Channel anchor and West Cobb resident Jen Carfagno, a love of all things weather led to a successful and, ultimately, very fulfilling meteorology career. ...
Continue readingHolly Firfer-Arnold, Vinings resident, Emmy nominated journalist, CNN correspondent and Star94 deejay, and her mother, Nancy Firfer, share a positively infectious enthusiasm for life and for each other. ...
Continue readingTy Pennington loves his mama. And, let’s face it, there’s nothing sweeter than a Southern gentleman whose mother raised him right. ...
Continue readingDon’t miss your chance to see the internationally acclaimed exhibit, Diana: A Celebration, which will be closing at the Atlanta Civic Center June 13 after a much lauded Atlanta run....
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