Atlanta Area

I had a lot of great laughs at the opening weekend show for the Big Apple Circus at the Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre in Alpharetta. A.J.’s attention span wasn’t really ready to sit still for the whole show. But if you have children who love animals, high flying antics and magic tricks, …

As an Atlanta Mom of an almost four year old, I’ve been exploring all of our pre-k options for the fall. Among them is the lottery-funded Georgia Pre-K program which provides education for pre-k students in public and private schools. Join me Thursday, January 30th at 9 p.m. for a Live Q&A …

Update: Sprinkles Cupcakes Atlanta inside Lenox Mall closed in 2018. A slice of Beverly Hills is coming to Atlanta’s Lenox Square Mall. Sprinkles is an upscale cupcake and ice cream shop that opens Friday, January 24 in Buckhead, its first southeast location. Doesn’t that sound sweet? Ok, I’ll stop with the sugary …

Like lots of Atlanta parents, I was caught by surprise by how fast Winter Break crept up and left me with no child care for our son. Thankfully, there are an array of half day camps and full day camps (scroll all the way down) for kids to enjoy.  Here’s a partial …

We just attended  family-friendly event at the Georgia Aquarium designed to introduce families to the release of the Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters DVD release and support a children’s charity,  Project Linus. Atlanta native Stephanie Schlund of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was there to support the event. I got …