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Morganton, GA 7BR/4.5BA $1,549,900

Luxury 6000SF Mountain Estate on 86 acres – 2500’ creek frontage. 3 car garage with studio apartment. Potential equestrian, pond and pasture. Call Teresa Bidez 706.455.2911

Mineral Bluff, GA 6BR/6.5BA $899,000

TOCCOA RIVERFRONT MASTERPIECE. 6,898SF home on 1+ acre. Luxurious main floor master, kitchen, dining, office, keeping & living rooms. 4 Fireplaces. Much more. Call Mark Reeves 706.455.2418

Blue Ridge, GA 4BR/3.5BA $439,000 MILLION DOLLAR VIEWS! 2800SF Custom mountain retreat on 2 acres between Blue Ridge and Suches. Open plan – year round views at every angle. Call Louise Hudder 770.402.6081

Morganton, GA 3BR/3BA $349,900

Exquisite 3200SF Mtn View lodge on 1.6 acres. Layout perfect for large family & entertaining. Decks/porches galore. Outdoor FP, cathedral ceilings, granite, much more. Call Mark Reeves 706.455.2418

Ellijay, GA 3BR/3BA $329,900

Fabulous Mountain views! Immaculate home in Buckhorn Estates golf course community. Open plan, 2car attached garage, easy access, paved roads. Call Chris Cleberg 706.972.9301

Hayesville, NC 3BR/3BA $625,000

3600+SF on 1.8 acres. Mountain & Lake views. EVERY decks. Oversize garage. Call Bruce Olsen 510.388.1346

Blue Ridge, GA 3BR/3BA $289,900

Desirable Mountain Tops S/D - 5 minutes from Blue Ridge. 2900SF, huge great room, large windows, full unfinished basement, large loft. Gentle driveway. Call Mike Miller 706.851.4641

Mineral Bluff, GA 3BR/3BA $260,000

Turnkey cabin – totally furnished – great rental history. Year Round Mtn view, pool table, hot tub, outdoor fireplace. What more can you ask?

Call Jackie Lumpkin 706.455.1830

Mineral Bluff, GA 3BR/3BA $240,000

Upscale 2800+SF mountain rustic with master on main, huge kitchen, two large porches, year round mtn view, 2nd master, super large family room.

Call Mark Reeves 706.455.2418

Ellijay, GA 3BR/3BA $309,900

Full time home or mountain retreat! Custom home in Blackberry Mtn, private, gated community. Paved roads, 2 car garage, 3 master suites, river access. Call Mike Miller 706.851.4641

Blue Ridge, GA 2BR/2BA $189,000

Easy Mountain Living on 2.4 acres. Spacious cabin in excellent condition - close to hiking trails and USFS. End of road setting with long range views.

Call Mark Reeves 706.455.2418

Marble, NC 3BR/2BA $187,000

Ranch style home on 1.4 acres – minutes from downtown Murphy and Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino. Split bedroom plan. Large deck. Full appliance pkg. Call Lee/Carol Barbour 828.361.9713

Blue Ridge, GA 3BR/3BA $184,900

Immaculate log sided cabin on 2 acres close to town. 1680 finished SF. Split floor plan, oversize garage, concrete drive, garden spot, hardwoods. Call Donna O’Neal 706.356.9034

Mineral Bluff, GA 2BR/2.5BA $219,000

Developers home on 1.8 acres. Phenomenal price. One level living – full length deck, master on main. Basement bedroom and bath being added. Price will go up! Call Mark Reeves 706.455.2418

Robbinsville, NC 2+ Acre Lot $59,900

Level lot in established Bear Creek Junction. Access from Hwy 129 with paved road to lot. Build your home overlooking spring fed pond and bordering the creek. Call Jack Shingler 321.279.1049

New Rotary Club officers from left: Secretary, Vee Nelson, V. Nelson Associates, Inc.; Treasurer, Drew Robinson, CBRE, Inc.; Sergeant at Arms, Mark Burnette, Joyner & Burnette, PC; and President, Peter Michelson, Renewal Design Build.

The Rotary Club of Decatur (decaturrotary.org) has named Peter Michelson, CEO of Renewal Design Build, Inc., as its new President to succeed Robert L. Brown, CEO of RL Brown & Associates, whose one-year term just ended. Other newly elected officers include Vice President, Scott Thompson, Scott H. Thompson Insurance Planning; Secretary, Vee Nelson, V. Nelson Associates, Inc.; Treasurer, Drew Robinson, CBRE, Inc.; and Sergeant at Arms, Mark Burnette, Joyner & Burnette, PC. Elected to serve on the Board of Directors are: Susie Brown, NeuroScience Foundation; Dan DeWoskin, DeWoskin Law Firm LLC; Sara Fountain, Retired; Kathy Johnson, Emory Conference Center Hotel; Herb McCoy, Fidelity Bank; John Robinson, Robinson & Blazer LLP; Doug Torbush, Douglas B. Torbush DDS; Kyle Williams, Williams Teusink Attorneys. The Rotary Club of Decatur meets each Friday for luncheon speakers on timely and interesting topics.

Topgolf International has broken ground on a new driving range at 1600 Ellsworth Industrial Blvd. The West Midtown facility will be 65,000-square-feet and feature hightech golf training, food and beverages when it opens in spring 2015. Topgolf opened its first metro location in Alpharetta earlier this year.

Downtown Atlanta’s Philips Arena is among the top venues in the country, according to industry-leading publication Pollstar Magazine. Philips Arena ranked third in the United States in Pollstar’s 2014 Mid-Year Report of the top 100 arena venues and 21st worldwide.

Fifth Third Bank has named Mike Dunlap, a resident of Buckhead, has been named its new president and CEO. Dunlap previously served as senior vice president, commercial executive and investment advisor manager for Fifth Third. Dunlap is board chairman of the Center for Puppetry Arts and a member of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board.

Phase three of Westin Buckhead’s hotel-wide renovation will be completed in August. The $9 million project remodeled 365 guest rooms, hotel lobby and renovations of more than 30,000 square-feet of flexible meeting space.

The Melia Hotel in Midtown will be transformed into a dualbranded Crowne Plaza and eventually Staybridge Suites hotel. AWH Partners acquired the building, which contains 501 rooms. In early 2015, the top six floors will be taken out of inventory and will begin renovations to a 102-room Staybridge Suites hotel. The remaining 360 rooms will also be renovated and will remain a Crowne Plaza hotel.

Atlanta natives Blair Wagoner and Sara Lamond have opened an eco-beauty bar and natural skincare boutique in Virginia Highland called Fig & Flower (shopfigandflower. com). The 900 square-foot space at 636 N. Highland Ave. includes two eco-make-up stations, a “soap bar” and the largest selection of natural make-up, hair care, skincare, and beauty products for men, women and children in the Atlanta area.

Speciality grocer The Fresh Market has announced plans to open a new location in the summer of 2015 at the shopping center formerly known as Loehmann’s Plaza. With its namesake store now closed, the center at the intersection of North Druid Hills and Briarcliff Roads will be renamed Brighten Park.

Castellucci Hospitality Group’s latest restaurant Cooks & Soldiers and lifestyle boutique The Bilt-House will join women’s fashion boutique Kane as the anchors for the new 11,000 square foot retail located at the Elan Westside development on the corner of 14th and Howell Mill Road.