Atlanta Singles: It's a full house at singles expo
A SLEW of singles-oriented groups has combined to create a combo expo, dance, travel and trade show. The first one in January sold out."We're expecting 500 people," said Libby Shields, a co-organizer and owner of Travel Time, a travel agency affiliated with the event. "They get to meet representatives from major singles clubs in Atlanta and then socialize and dance."Among the groups represented: Atlanta Travel and Social...
Atlanta Singles: Peach Buzz
TALK OF OUR TOWN
The verdict: His tie is not cricket Baseball has always been a passion of former U.S. Sen. Wyche Fowler. He was even suggested as a candidate for the baseball commissioner's job last year. Attorney Gary Jackson ran into him at the Fulton County Courthouse on Tuesday, where Fowler was a potential juror in a murder case. "I couldn't believe it. He was wearing a cricket tie," Jackson said. "The strike has reached even the true...
Atlanta Singles: Valentine's Day Events
Atlanta Jewish Dating Connection. Sweetheart Special happy hour with light hors d'oeuvres. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 17. $3. Porterhouse, 3402 Piedmont Road N.E. 770-396-3250. Atlanta Singles Magazine Valentine's Dance. Music, dance, prizes and a buffet. 6-10 p.m. Feb. 14. $12. Park Bench Restaurant, 256 E. Paces Ferry Road N.E. 770-931-6655. Cupid's Lotto '99. Singles party with cocktail attire. 8 p.m.-midnight Friday. $10. Wyndham Garden Hotel...
Atlanta Singles: 2002 ULTIMATE GUIDE: QUICK COURSE: Names and places you should know
1. BUCKHEAD. Buckhead is part of Atlanta, north of downtown. A shopper's and party animal's dream, Buckhead is where old money meets frat parties, where streets lined with magnificent million-dollar homes empty onto a famous Atlanta singles scene.2. DOWNTOWN CONNECTOR. The merging of I-85 with I-75. Traveling those few miles through downtown Atlanta where the two superhighways meet and mingle can take a few lifetimes.3. FIVE POINTS. At Marietta and Peachtree...
Atlanta Singles: Annacone makes McEnroe work for win
Columnist Jesse Outlar reports: President Al Hill Jr. and executive director Owen Williams of World Championship Tennis were perturbed Sunday afternoon that the final of the Atlanta singles would not fill the allotted TV time.ESPN had reserved three hours for live coverage, much longer than you'd assume it would take top-rated John McEnroe to dispose of Paul Annacone, ranked No. 47 in the world.Annacone promptly proved that Hill and Williams had no reason to fret over a...