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ore than ever, I yearn to go places I've never been. It could be because my children are older and don't require quite the on-location mothering (two out of three have flown the coop, anyways). Or, perhaps I read too many travel magazines and have adventurous friends who post too many gorgeous adventure photos on social media. Maybe my appetite was whetted during our eight years as expats living in the Virgin Islands, UK and Hong Kong. Then, there’s the possibility that as I get older, I feel the need to see more and do more while I am still fit and able. Putting this issue together did not help. Now, I want to visit all the places our Lifestyle Publications photographers have been recently. Check out the spread, “A Beautiful World,” where some of our talented staffers share their fave pics. The picture to the left is of me and my brother-in-law John in an ice cave last winter along the frozen shoreline of Lake Michigan. And, before my next trip, I want to pack like the fabulous personal stylist to the stars, Robanne Schulman, whose company Plaid Monkey outfits men and women right here in Sandy Springs and Dunwoody as they board planes, trains or minivans. The “sensible shoes” she chose for our “Carry On” travel gear feature surprised me, but heck, I’ll give them a try if she recommends them. I’ll sure turn some heads, if not an ankle. When I asked Laura Flusche, the executive director at the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) for her favorite museums to visit around the globe, she came back with five gems you will want to add to your must-do list. I love visiting museums anytime, but there’s something magical about spending time in a museum in another city, hearing snippets of art-appreciating conversation in different languages. I hope this issue inspires conversations about your next trip. Share your stories and photos with us (email me or post them on our social media). Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers who make coming home after a trip so very nice.
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broke into the top 20 after moving up from No. 23 overall in 2015. The rankings also list Northside Hospital as the No. 1 employer in Georgia, leading 14 other Georgia-based companies. The rankings were based on anonymous, random and unannounced interviews with 30,000 employees from large companies (more than 5,000 employees). Northside Hospital is one of the fastest growing health care organizations in the Southeast and currently employs more than 13,400 employees, including physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, administrative and support services personnel throughout the Atlanta Region and many parts of Georgia. The Northside Hospital health care system is an 852-bed, not-for-profit health care pro-
Give food and have fun at the Community Assistance Center’s 4th
vider with more than 150 locations across Georgia, including three acute
Annual Food 'n Fun Festival--a fun-filled, outdoor, family event with activi-
care, state-of-the-art hospitals in Atlanta, Cherokee County and Forsyth
ties and games for all ages! Join in as neighbors from all walks of life gather
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include The Food Challenge, a food drive contest where schools, busi-
The Heritage Sandy Springs Farmers Market will be held at 6100
nesses and organizations compete with rivals to collect the most food; the
Lake Forrest Drive (Century Springs East). It will run every Saturday,
return of the popular Shopping Cart Decorating Contest, where teams
through October 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. There will also be
compete for the Most Creative, Most Humorous and Funniest awards;
mini-markets in November and December. Each Saturday market
and the Hunger Awareness Walk for all festival-goers, a ¼ miles around
features live music and nearly 50 vendors offering an abundance
the track led by the Shopping Cart Parade. Kids of all ages enjoy activities,
of fresh, local produce, along with pasture-raised meat and pork
games and crafts Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., North Springs
products, farm fresh eggs and dairy products, and a wide variety of
Charter High School, 7447 Roswell Road. Please bring a can or more of
prepared foods. SandySpringsFarmersMarket.com
food for the CAC Food Pantry. Free Transportation with Bus Stops Around Sandy Springs. FoodNFun@ourcac.org. OurCAC.org
SURVEY SAYS…
LOVE YOUR SKIN
a recent survey inquiring about satisfaction levels with city services,
Dunwoody residents provided positive opinions and feedback on
May is Melanoma Awareness month. Have you had your yearly skin
amenities and quality of life. Results from the 2015 community-wide
cancer check? If not you should schedule an appointment to see your
survey gauging resident satisfaction with city services and opinions
dermatologist right away. Skin cancer is the most common form of can-
on select issues point to overall approval and agreement the City of
cer in the U.S., and can affect anyone, regardless of skin color, gender
Dunwoody is heading in a positive direction.The primary findings
or age. Melanoma is a particularly aggressive type of skin cancer, which
from the survey demonstrated high levels of satisfaction with city ser-
develops from the pigment producing cells in the skin. Melanoma can hap-
vices. Survey respondents pointed to location, safe community and
pen on any part of the skin, even areas that are not routinely exposed to
parks as the city's top three assets.Weaknesses were traffic, streets
sunlight. It can also occur in the mouth or in the eyes. Melanoma can start
and infrastructure, and transportation, results which were very similar
on its own, or it can develop from a pre-existing mole. “Atypical moles” have
to the data gathered on the same questions from the 2013 survey.
a slightly higher chance of developing into a melanoma. It is important to pay attention to and notify your dermatologist if you have any moles that
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are changing (color, size, or shape) or if you have moles that look “different”
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has always been a place where people with special needs shine
melanoma, you are at higher risk for developing melanoma and should
all year, through quality programming (including various sports;
get checked regularly. In most cases, melanoma can be treated with local
social events; trips; and the MJCCA’s award-winning Jerry’s
skin surgery done in your dermatologist’s office. However, if left untreated,
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melanoma can spread to the lymph nodes and other organs of the body,
with special needs, having recently completed its 23rd season.)
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Now, the MJCCA’s Blonder Family Department for Special Needs is
you see your dermatologist once a year for a full skin check. And of course,
proud to provide another opportunity for adults with special needs
make sure you always protect yourself from the sun with a broad spectrum
to shine, year-round, with the opening of its new theater company
sunscreen. Call the pros at Aesthetic Specialty Centre. ASC-PSD.com
for adults with special needs called Spotlight. This free-of-charge
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program for adults 18+, is made possible through a generous gift from Helen Marie Stern, of blessed memory. Spotlight participants will meet once a week on Fridays at the MJCCA’s Dunwoody campus, from August 26, 2016-April 30, 2017. AtlantaJCC.org
DUNWOODY’S NOTTE SERVES A 2011 Dunwoody High School graduate and Dunwoody native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier, PCU Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). Airman Samuel Notte is an aviation support equipment technician aboard the Ford-class aircraft carrier operating out of Norfolk, Virginia. A Navy aviation support equipment technician is responsible for main-
ART Synergy Fine Art represents local artists of distinction with some of the most exciting original and innovative works of art in: abstraction, photography, GeoCubism, still life, and impressionism.
taining ground support equipment.“I’m glad I work a job that gives me a large amount of responsibility,” says Notte. “The experience of living on a carrier is something I've never done. A lot of people won’t ever be able to say they've experienced what I have been given the opportunity to.” Approximately 170 officers and 2000 enlisted men and women make up the ship's company, each highly specialized
Puzzled by Barbara Rush
and operating in a number of jobs ranging from managing shipboard telecommunications networks and damage control systems to maintaining machinery and weapons. With more than 40 new or modified systems, Ford Sailors are unique in their training as many are among the first in the Fleet to train on and operate the ship’s cutting edge technology. The crew consailors prepare to take ownership of equipment
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tinues to explore innovative training solutions as
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and systems from contractors and shipbuilders.
Desert Sun by John Howe
GAZETTE BORN Heritage Sandy Springs will publish The Sandy Springs Gazette every Thursday. For years, the stories you will read and listen to in this interactive publication sat on shelves in their library waiting for researchers, genealogists, or interested readers to explore them.
Silos by Kathy Sidwell
Since 2009, we have been providing opportunities for you to meet nationally renowned local artists, discuss their artistic visions, and watch as they create masterpieces before your very eyes.
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this interactive publication for those of you who remember these
He saw patients at ACC’s Cumming and Perimeter locations. Dr.
stories, events and locations, and want to share our unique history
Seay died unexpectedly Dec. 26, 2015. According to the resolu-
with the next generation. Each Thursday, Heritage Sandy Springs
tion, Dr. Seay “was a person of magnanimous strengths with an
will publish a new article based on oral histories from Sandy Springs
unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and
residents. Each week we will add these stories to the Gazette, accu-
kindness, and by the example he made of his life, he made this
mulating a firsthand account of historic people, places, events and
world a better place in which to live.” Dr. Seay devoted his life to
happenings in our community. You can receive notifications via social
the care of cancer patients and to the advancement of scientific
media when new articles are published. Just search for the hashtag
research in oncology, ensuring that patients throughout Georgia
#TBT (Throwback Thursday). HeritageSandySprings.org
have access to clinical trials. He was the principal investigator
GENEROUS OPERA
for the Atlanta Regional Community Clinical Oncology Program. Dr. Seay is survived by his wife, Cindy, and her daughter, Alex,
Opera Volunteers International (OVI), a worldwide non-profit and
who were both on hand for the reading of the resolution. Pictured,
the primary umbrella organization for advocacy and resources for
below left are Sen. Renee Unterman, R-Buford, (back row) read
opera volunteers, has awarded Capital City Opera of Atlanta a $2,000
SR 793 at the state capital. Also present for the reading were (first
matching grant. The grant will assist Capital City Opera Company
row, l-r) Cindy Seay, wife of Dr. Thomas Seay, and her daughter,
in adding a new children’s opera to their children’s opera education
Alex Hines; Nancy Paris, MS, FACHE, president, Georgia Core;
program. Capital City Opera uses music from opera to introduce
(2nd row, l-r) Amy Sickles, PA-C, Dr. Seay’s physician assistant,
children to opera and ways to deal with issues that are important
Atlanta Cancer Care; Frederick Schnell, MD, FACP, chief medical
to education and the community. Billy Goat Gruff is a story that will
officer, Georgia CORE; and Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle.
use opera arias by composers Mozart, Donizetti and Rossini to teach children how to deal with bullying. Capital City Opera was one of
ACTING FOR KIDS Act3 Arts Academy, the youth division
three opera companies in the United States to receive this OVI grant award. CCityOpera.com
of
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Exploring the Netherlands and Belgium by river with AmaWaterways THIS ‘TULIPS & BEER’ CRUISE WAS UNFORGETTABLE
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henever the opportunity arises, I emphasize that traveling is one of the best things to do in one’s lifetime. Seeing the world, its marvels, interacting with people, indulging in fare, and simply breathing air in a completely different environment is unmatched. I fortunately had the opportunity to do all while spending eight days with AmaWaterways’ inaugural “Tulips & Beer” cruise during the spring of 2015. Renowned for their exploration of the world via its picturesque river routes including Asia, Africa, and Europe, my years of extensive beer journalism under the alias “Ale Sharpton” granted me the opportunity to experience a significant portion of the latter continent. Specifically, sailing down Dutch and Belgian waterways inside a luxurious ship boasting fine dining, unlimited beverages, smiling service, fellow wide-eyed explorers primarily from the U.S., and yes, Wi-Fi, this was an unforgettable trip. What made it even more monumental was that everyone onboard began to develop a family-like atmosphere due to the intimacy of the 360-foot long, four-deck AmaLyra that carries up to 148 passengers as opposed to a colossal cruise line that hosts a virtual mall-like experience on a Saturday. Certainly, beer tastings and lectures run by fellow beer authority, author and columnist from Philadelphia, PA—Don Russell aka Joe Sixpack—along with dinners, and group activities made our ship that much more cohesive as well. (I did my part to orchestrate epic, late-night bottle shares as well.) The eight-day journey began in Amsterdam, followed by the exploration in Arnhem, Nijmegen, Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Willemstad, and others. While the emergence of gorgeous flowers—especially tulips—and indulging in exotic beers were the main themes, I made it a point to shoot anything I could to demonstrate how wondrous and enchanting this adventure was. I trust you will enjoy what I selected from the few hundred of my portfolio. Again, make it a prerogative to explore the world whenever possible; by sea with AmaWaterways is an obvious recommendation.
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BROUWERIJ GRUUT, GHENT, BELGIUM
Besides extraordinary beers made with brewing methods dating back centuries including using spices in place of today’s popular hops, Gruut’s frequented urinals were also worth a photo. A BOTTLE SHARE AT THE BRINK BAR IN NIJMEGEN, NIJMEGEN, NETHERLANDS
Following an insightful tour of De Hemel Brewery based at the municipality of Nijmegen in the Netherlands, our group set up an impromptu tasting at a very accommodating bar loaded with quality selections called Brink. Awesomeness. THE TOP OF THE AMALYRA
This is the top floor of the 360-foot long, four-deck AmaLyra during one of the gorgeous nights along the quiet river routes during the trip. With a slight chill, a clear view for miles, and the uniform chairs surrounded by the track, I had to take this one.
Brouwerij Gruut
BELGIUM WAFFLES IN, WELL, BELGIUM
You can’t go to Belgium and not have one of their world-famous waffles! Fresh whipped cream, powdered sugar, and recently picked strawberries in a small Brussels café will make anyone’s morning, afternoon or evening. You choose. Housemade Belgian chocolate syrup, bananas, and other delectable toppings are optional. CANTILLON BREWERY, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
Cantillon is one of the most renowned and sought-after breweries globally. Popularly deemed the father of the increasingly popular “sour” beers due to their unique wild yeasts and bacteria used with spontaneous fermentation, this family-owned marvel is a self-proclaimed time machine and for good reason: They use the same equipment and methods to brew Framboises, Gueuzes, Faros and Krieks to name a few since its debut in the 1900. This photo gives a feel of its praised absence of modern technology. THE BEER TEMPLE
Amsterdam, Netherlands Beer is big (among other things) in Amsterdam, but there are very few bars that carry U.S. craft beers—especially the bitter, aromatic and extremely popular American India Pale Ales. This is where you go to preserve your patriotism with 30 craft breweries on tap and more than 60 in a bottle pouring everything from Grand Rapid’s Founders, to Athens, Georgia’s Terrapin and Stone in San Diego, California. Oh, and look for an Ale Sharpton sticker or two while there. They definitely showed me love. Dennis Malcolm Byron aka Ale Sharpton is a world-renowned beer authority, award-winning journalist, blogger (AleSharpton.com), photographer event planner, show host (Cruisin’ For A Brewsin’) and gourmand. He proudly resides in Atlanta. Follow him on Twitter @alesharpton and Instagram @realalesharpton. 16
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A Bottle Share at the Brink Bar in Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands The Top of the AmaLyra
Belgium Waffles
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Five Must-see Museum We asked Museum of Design Atlanta's Executive Director Laura Flusche for her five favorite museums across the globe. Add these to your travel bucket list! 1 PEREZ ART MUSEUM, MIAMI What other museum offers a gorgeous bay view
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from a lovely terrace that’s great for sipping a beverage and relaxing? Pritzker Prize winning architects Herzog & de Meuron thought outside the sterile box that’s typical of American museums when they designed the Perez Art Museum. The exhibitions — which highlight Miami’s location at the crossroads of the Americas —provide viewers with new views on modern and contemporary art by emphasizing the cultural diversity that characterizes Miami. My perspective always shifts a bit when I visit and I like to spend time processing new ideas and chilling on the terrace after a trip through the galleries. 2 GALLERIA BORGHESE, ROME The city of Rome is filled with jaw-dropping special effects — most dating to the Baroque era, a time when artists were charged with making the invisible visible. My favorite place to take in Rome’s special effects is the Galleria Borghese, a garden palace built for Cardinal Scipione Borghese in the 17th century. Caravaggio paintings abound if you feel like going over to the dark side, but my favorite artwork at the Galleria Borghese is Apollo and Daphne sculpture by Gianlorenzo Bernini. Bernini accomplishes something amazing with that sculpture: he manages to convince the viewer that they’re seeing a nymph’s body transforming into a tree right before their eyes. And he does so in the least changeable of materials — marble. 3 MOMA’S DESIGN COLLECTION AND EXHIBITIONS, NEW YORK CITY
When in NYC, I love to visit MoMA’s design exhibitions to see what kind of discussion they are provoking. Paola Antonelli, senior curator of architecture & design at MoMA, is loathe to define design, but says that it’s much more than Eames Chairs and Braun toasters. The title of a recent exhibition she curated gets the point across: This is for Everyone: Design for the Common Good. Antonelli’s broad understanding of design is helping her break new ground: she recently put up an exhibition about video games like Minecraft and Tetris and acquired the @ symbol for MoMA’s permanent collection. In any 18
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3 ARTICLE SUE G. COLLINS | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED number of compelling ways, she’s testing the limits of a traditional museum and asking what role these institutions should play in the 21st century. It’s a conversation we have at MODA as well. 4 CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS, ROME I was trained as a Roman archaeologist and spent 15 years living in Rome. The Capitoline Museums are my go-to place when I need a hit of antiquity (though the Carlos Museum at Emory will serve in pinch!). Installed in buildings designed by Michaelangelo, the Museums are loaded with iconic antiquities that remind visitors that history is long and our place in the world is short. In just an hour or two, you can admire the ruins of a temple first built about 500 BC, gaze upon bronze and
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This remote island is off the coast of Georgia’s Barrier Island, Sapelo, and it is a National Wildlife Refuge. You can only access the island by boat, and once you’re on the island, you can hike the sandy trails to the beach. This photo was shot from “the Boneyard”, a stretch of Blackbeard Island’s beach where driftwood lies. It reminds me of the ‘elephant graveyard’ in The Lion King. Alexa Lampasona
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MAY 1 CAFFEINE AND OCTANE CAR SHOW PERIMETER MALL
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Parting Thoughts
T
his past March, we loaded up our
glowing review of the modernistic gourmet
three sons, grabbed our passports,
food warehouse. We’d have never played
and flew 5,022 miles to Rome, Italy, for
football under the shadow of the leaning
spring break. With the oldest kid in the
Tower of Pisa without a friend’s brilliant
bunch just shy of turning 12, many folks
suggestion to travel with a ball. This is
thought we were crazy. This wasn’t the
where your research really starts to pay off;
first international trip we’ve taken with
flip-flopping between traditional and unique
our family, but it was our best adventure
sights keeps the element of the unexpected
to date for several reasons, which can
alive and kicking during your trip.
all be lumped under one key element of traveling well: due diligence.
• Map it. This critical step is easily overlooked. Get your hands on a map
Doing your homework before taking
of the city, spread it out on your dining
a trip should be a no-brainer. Of course,
room table, and plot your course. Without
you actually do some of this without even
becoming an amateur cartographer, you
thinking; you know the sundresses should
might unknowingly waste half of your
stay in the closet if you’re taking a ski trip to
day criss-crossing the city—imagine
Vail. But the difference between flying by
spending a morning at the High Museum
the seat of your pants and putting in a bit of
followed up by an afternoon visit to the
prep work will make all the difference in the
Tellus Science Museum. That ain’t hap-
world once you arrive at your destination.
pening smoothly, especially with little
• Learn it. Strive to know your des-
ones in tow. Even in a city as labyrinthine
tination like a native. While your first
as Rome, studying a street map ahead
inclination in trip preparation may lead
of time will help you get your bearings
you to the book store to pick up a copy
faster. An added bonus is that you might
of a Fodor’s or a Let’s Go, these travel
discover something really cool—like the
guide books, updated only annually, are
fact that the basilicas housing the four
archaic the moment they are published.
Holy Doors of Rome, when marked on a
Instead, seek out real live sources on
Roman map, make the sign of a Cross.
the ground. I read several contemporary
• Plan it. No one likes standing in
books on Rome in the months preceding
line, particularly when battling jet lag.
our trip, yet none were shelved in the
Purchase as many tickets online as pos-
travel section. Furthermore, let the inter-
sible. Book restaurant reservations but
net work its magic. Search for bloggers
have a list of back-ups, too. Develop a
and Instagrammers living smack dab in
loose itinerary. Here’s where knowing it
the middle of your destination; you can
like a native informs you that the Galleria
count on them to feature up-to-the-
Borghese isn’t open on Mondays and
minute reviews, advice and suggestions.
that St. Peter’s is all but empty in the late
Likewise, query friends who’ve been to
afternoons. I drew out a grid-like calen-
your destination before. We were able to
dar and, after grouping sights together
ferret out a terrific apartment in Rome via
geographically, worked on dropping in
Plan Now, Play Later
VRBO and, by cross-referencing reviews
all of the activities I’d discovered. While
of it on TripAdvisor, we were able to con-
it took the precision of a transplant sur-
firm it was the place for us. A quick view-
geon, in the end, we had a 6-day plan for
ing of Gladiator School on You-Tube had
touring Rome, uniquely created with our
my boys champing at the bit to get there.
family’s likes and dislikes in mind.
• Plot it. Begin making a list of the tra-
To get the most bang for your buck on
ditional must-sees on your trip. For us in
your next vacation, use the weeks lead-
Rome, this included obvious chestnuts like
ing up to your departure wisely. Be con-
St. Peter’s Basilica, the Colosseum, and the
fident, embrace the challenge, and view
Pantheon. Then spice up your list by tossing
it as part of your holiday. With just a little
WORDS AND PICTURE
in the off-the-beaten path sights unearthed
bit of forethought and planning, your
LAURA K. BEDINGFIELD
by your research. We’d have never set
next adventure will begin the second you
foot in Eataly without Elizabeth Minchilli’s
go wheels up. Bon voyage!
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