Severe retail downturn forecast for 2009 Jan 5, 2009
"For lease" signs are replacing Christmas ornaments along boutique-lined streets, including Oakland's Piedmont Avenue, where Lost Antiques is advertising a closing sale, and the Video Room, Piedmont Lighting and Healthy Step shoe store are already empty. All American Boy, one of San Francisco's oldest stores geared to the gay community, closed its Castro Street doors Nov. 30 after 32 years in business. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Retail renaissance' begins at Atlanta airport Jan 2, 2009
AtriumAtlanta Magazine s Home Brighton Collectibles Brooks Brothers Drugs and More / Aero Clinic Georgia Aquarium N.Y. Times Books and News Piedmont Park TravelMart Shellis News Simply Books/Starbucks Z-Market. T-GatesAtlanta News Harley Davidson Lather Shellis News Swarovski Tech Showcase Z-Market. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Festival brings back N.C. duck-stamp competition Jan 2, 2009
Canada geese in Piedmont pasture. Brant in open water/shoal habitat. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Fall foliage Oct 30, 2008
When the colors run out in the mountains, return to the Peach State s Piedmont area as trees in the Oconee National Forest near Eatonton show their true colors a couple of weeks later. About 120 miles up the road near Robbinsville, NC begins the , which winds through the Nantahala National Forest before crossing into Tennessee and ending near Tellico Plains. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Love of old houses leads couple to B&B Oct 30, 2008
One night, they went out for a hot dog at the Varsity and drove down Piedmont Avenue on the way ... The Shellmont Inn is located at 821 Piedmont Ave., NE., zbout two blocks from Piedmont Park ... The house on Piedmont is his earliest residential commission still standing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Gallery | Bed & Breakfast an ageless beauty | ajc.com Oct 23, 2008
The house at 821 Piedmont Ave., has been meticulously restored and furnished with antiques and oriental rugs. Joey Ivansco / jivansco@ajc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Piedmont gearing up for Homefest Jun 30, 2008
The City of Piedmont s annual Homefest celebration is taking shape as festivities are scheduled to kick off on Friday, July 18. Housing Commissioner Susie Clark is serving as chairperson of the event and announced that this year s Tri-Towns fire truck pull scheduled for Friday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m. and is benefiting Piedmont resident Alana Michelle Coleman, a nine-year-old who was born with Aicardi Syndrome ... Also on Friday is the annual Piedmont Homefest Parade that is slated to line up at... (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Ex-contractor finds his love of wood art Jun 25, 2008
He plans to take time in July to recharge his batteries for the fall festival season, which this year will include showing his pieces in mid-September at the prestigious Atlanta Arts Festival, which has for decades been in Piedmont Park. "We love going places but we always love coming home to Madison County," he said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Cindy Horton, Attractions supervisor May 31, 2008
Horton reminds visitors that houses in the Piedmont region were "not all that fancy" and that only a tiny fraction of the population lived in the large plantation mansions associated with the antebellum period. "About 98 [percent] or 99 percent of rural Georgians lived in cabins," she said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Barking all the way to the finish line May 13, 2008
-- First-base coach at what spy Marty Nolan called "the epic girls' softball battle between the Oakland Firecrackers and the Piedmont Purple Panthers" was George Zimmer of the Men's Wearhouse. -- American poet Robert Bly, who will be at a Marin Poetry Festival reading at Dominican University in San Rafael on Sunday, told Sedge Thomson on "West Coast Live" last week that there's a reason Irish poetry is particularly melodic. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Architect puts a modern spin on classic forms May 11, 2008
Peterson, 57, of Piedmont has headed Kirk Peterson Architects since 1981 ... At Piedmont and Pleasant Valley avenues in Oakland, his new Il Piemonte mixed-use complex recalls an Italian hill town ... Matching archways abound at the Theophilos house in Piedmont, the arch motif appearing even over a potting shed door and under a kitchen desk. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Thomas Kinkade to Unveil the Officially Licensed Daytona 500(R) 50th Running Portrait at ''The Light & The Thunder'' ... May 5, 2008
Surrounded by beautiful hardwood forests, Victory Junction Gang Camp is located in the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina. For more information, visit. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
300+ seized dogs must be sold Apr 18, 2008
Judge David Motes, of the Piedmont circuit, ruled following a 6 1/2-hour hearing on dogs seized from the L and Kennel in Nicholson. Motes said the dogs "were the objects of cruelty," and that their owners "caused unjustified suffering.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Music, egg hunts, services: Many ways to mark Easter Mar 22, 2008
The North Carolina Piedmont Triad's top go-to source for News. a service of the News & Record, Greensboro, North Carolina. (Greensboro News Record)
Downsizing from Dunwoody to Atlanta opens up new world Mar 18, 2008
"I love looking outside my windows and seeing the whole world out there. Moving to town, I didn't lose a single neighborhood convenience. All my favorite stores are here. When I want to go to Publix, I just walk a few blocks down Peachtree Street. When I need a bouquet of spring flowers, I pick them at Trader Joe's or Whole Foods instead of from my own yard. And I adore walking every day in Piedmont Park. My world got larger, not smaller." ... Lamb who walks around Piedmont Park every day, likes... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Old Barolo wines: Both sensuous and austere Jan 18, 2008
It is made entirely from the nebbiolo grape, which flourishes almost exclusively in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy ... Nowadays, when few people have the time, space, money or inclination to store wine for years, Barolo and its Piedmont sibling, Barbaresco, can seem almost anachronistic ... A 1988 Sperss from Angelo Gaja, who brought glamour and a sense of superstardom to Piedmont, made a surprise appearance. (International Herald Tribune)
Lamar Gunter, loved to work, collect Coca-Cola memorabilia Dec 22, 2007
He spent another eight years as Piedmont Hospital's parking manager. "I guess Lamar was a workaholic," said his friend Joe Fitts of Roswell, "but I'm the same way. I reckon, like me, he just enjoyed working.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Spiggle home part of Christmas Tour Nov 14, 2007
Other stops include Bill and Dawn Boggs' home at 123 E. Piedmont St.; Janes United Methodist Church on Church St.; the Susan Fleek House, now owned by Bill and Janet Roberts; the historic Eusebia Presbyterian Church on Route 46; the fort at Fort Ashby; the old Price Farm on George's Run Road, now owned by Darrell and Cindy Smith; and Roger and Cheryl Brown's home on Horseshoe Run Road. Each year proceeds from the annual tour are used to further the Carskadon Mansion restoration. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Irresistible Italian villas Sep 19, 2007
comA private park exploding with red cedar and dogwood trees surrounds this six-bedroom villa, Luna Blue, in Lake Maggiore, Piedmont. It overlooks Lake Maggiore and comes with a housekeeper and chef. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Liquid gold a surefire investment Aug 12, 2007
Top Burgundies and top Rhnes can also be considered but the quantities available are very limited, as are the handful of producers from Tuscany and Piedmont. Offers of cult Australian or Californian wines have also been known to make extraordinary returns; however, they are somewhat speculative as these wines do not have the track record of the Old World wine-producing nations. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Midtown digs Jul 20, 2007
Midtown bungalow offers panoramic view of Piedmont Park ... "I was immediately sold on the large rooms and living right on Piedmont Park." ... Dale Caldwell relaxes in his Midtown bungalow near Piedmont Park. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Sperryville condos still cooking Jun 28, 2007
Since that meeting, Stevenson has continued to have conversations about the property with County Administrator John McCarthy and Piedmont District Supervisor Eddie Wayland. The 1. (Loudoun Times Mirror, VA)
Riverwood Coffee Shop opens at Timberlake Gallery Jun 9, 2007
"In those days before the national coffee craze brought espressos and double latts to , the choices at Miss Jean's were relatively simple - regular or decaffeinated.Now, four years after Morrow's death, the gallery has added a new coffee shop named for Riverwood, artist Bob Timberlake's first studio in Southmont, and a menu more like Starbucks.But the memory of Morrow remains."This is just an expansion of what we enjoyed so much with her," said Frank Stoner, gallery president.The expansion... (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Plans for Piedmont Homefest underway Jun 8, 2007
PIEDMONT Plans are currently underway for 2007 Piedmont Homefest, which will kick off July 13 with a parade. This year the Town of Westernport will not be joining Piedmont for Homefest as it is planning something for later in the year ... Ross is a 14-year-old from Piedmont who was diagnosed with cancer in 2005, while Willis is a 13-year-old also from Piedmont who was born with Spina Bifida, a birth defect affecting the spinal cord and nervous system. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Dating: Cursed by unrequited love Jun 5, 2007
I was at Piedmont park yesterday evening and its amazing to me how many flaming azz dudes are out there ... HOW-ever, my SO and I have had the occasion to be at Piedmont several times this spring and HE SAYS THE EXACT SAME THING. At which point, I patiently remind him that Midtown and Piedmont are the central Gay Zone for Atlanta so what can you expect to see but gay people ... I m going to let you in on a hometown secret never go to Piedmont if there isn t a function, the flames run the joint,... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Birds of a beautiful feather May 16, 2007
A recent field trip to Piedmont Biofuels in Pittsboro has some Caswell County leaders excited about the possibility of producing biodiesel locally. Two men have been arrested and Caswell County deputies have recovered more than 30,000 worth of stolen property in connection to a string of recent residential break-ins along the Caswell and Rockingham County line. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
Tommy Chong to help raise money for Ed Rosenthal's pot fight Feb 25, 2007
Chong, one half of the comedy duo renowned for stoner movie classics such as "Up in Smoke" and "Nice Dreams," will appear at a 125-per-head event March 4 at Ed Rosenthal's Piedmont home. "The party will celebrate how far we've come in legalizing medical marijuana as well as provide me with the money I need to fund my current trial that is defending all of our rights," Rosenthal, 62, told The Oakland Tribune. (North County Times)
Emergency Service College provides specialized classes Feb 20, 2007
"The attendees had the opportunity to participate in professional fire and rescue training, take emergency medical service classes and receive certification in some of their fields.They also had many hands-on training opportunities, such as learning how to safely drive emergency vehicles on a driving range, conducting a bus rescue, putting out fires and dealing with hazardous materials.Brene Duggins, a volunteer firefighter at Holly Grove Fire Department, has been attending the college for three... (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Business briefs Jan 18, 2007
Piedmont Fayette Hospital is offering classes for moms-to-be ... The Maternity Center at Piedmont Fayette Hospital is offering tours of its new facility at noon Jan. 27 and 7 p.m. Feb. 5 ... A Prepared Childbirth Class, recommended for women 20 to 28 weeks into pregnancy, will be taught from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 27 in Conference Room C on the third floor of the 1279 Building at Piedmont Fayette Hospital. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
