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Summer in Georgia & peaches for weeks: What to do with those sweet GA peaches

Submitted by GA Lottery
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011, 9:38am
Summer in Georgia & peaches for weeks: What to do with those sweet GA peaches

Atlanta, GA --  The blog Running With Tweezers has a great article including a variety of great recipes for this year's peaches.  If you have had one of this year's peaches you know they are just delicious!!!  Whether you want to make ice cream, a cake or a cobbler, @RunningWithTweezers.com has the perfect recipe for you.

Around here, we’re really fortunate to have summers full of local peaches. Growing up, they were one of my dad’s favorite foods and they made appearances at our house fairly regularly. Sliced on pound cake or angel food cake, on top of cottage cheese the old school way. In the colder months, he’d even eat canned peaches straight up with a spoon. While I’m not a proponent of the tinned variety, I’m a huge fan of the fresh ones grown here in the South.

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WEEKEND EVENTS: 5K's, Car Shows and Garden Tours

Submitted by Eden Godbee, Where U Live Producer
Friday, May 13th, 2011, 2:45pm
WEEKEND EVENTS: 5K's, Car Shows and Garden Tours

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.  – There are tons of fun events going on this weekend, in your area. We’ve listed a few of them for you to check out with your family and friends.

The Gwinnett Braves will host a 5K Family Fun run at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville. The run will begin at 8:00 a.m. and is followed by a one mile family fun run that starts ten minutes later. This run will benefit the American Cancer Society and will cost $30. Participants will, also, get a free ticket to the Saturday matchup against the Toledo Mud Hens.

Norcross Police are inviting you to take part in a 5k run that begins at 8:00 a.m. The run will be called "Cops Helping Unique Kids" or CHUK. The $20 registration fee will go to the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation. There is also a free run and walk that will happen at 10:00 a.m. and a family festival at Thrashers Park.

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WEEKEND EVENTS: National Public Gardens Day, kiln opening and Spring Fling

Submitted by Eden Godbee, Where U Live Producer
Friday, May 6th, 2011, 12:26pm
WEEKEND EVENTS: National Public Gardens Day, kiln opening and Spring Fling

ATHENS, Ga. – There are tons of fun events going on this weekend, in your area. We’ve listed a few of them for you to check out with your family and friends.

To commemorate National Public Gardens Day, sponsored by the Rain Bird and American Public Gardens Association, nationwide gardens are offering free admission with a coupon printout, which can be found here. The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, located in Athens, is accepting these coupons. The Garden is located about three miles south of the University. The address is 2450 South Milledge Avenue in Athens.

Visit Vines Garden in Loganville on Sunday May 7 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. for National Train Day at Vines Garden. This event is being presented by Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation. Engineers will be on hand holding information sessions on trains at the largest railroad in the Southeast.

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Register Feb. 21-March 4 for Appliance Pick-Up

Submitted by Eden Godbee, Where U Live Producer
Friday, February 18th, 2011, 4:00pm
Register Feb. 21-March 4 for Appliance Pick-Up

FLOWERY BRANCH -- Hall County residents will have a chance to dispose of large household appliances by registering for the annual appliance pick-up week. To register, call Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Feb. 21 to March 4.

Hall County residents:  770-536-7225

Gainesville city residents:  770-532-0493

Registration is required for items to be picked up. Residents will be given a specific date to have their items out at the curb. Up to three items per household will be accepted, including stoves, washers, water heaters, refrigerators/freezers, dryers and dish washers. Items will be recycled as scrap metal.

For safety, please remove doors from appliances that could trap a child.

 

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Loan Modification Could be Good, but Short Sale is Better says 1 Expert

Submitted by Marc Richardson, Where U Live Producer
Friday, August 27th, 2010, 11:06am

Atlanta, GA--  As more and more Atlanta homeowners find themselves in financial distress and are forced to make tough decisions regarding their homes and specifically their dropping values and ballooning mortgage payments, we turned to a housing expert to help us navigate this complex situation.

Marian Anthony is a real estate finance expert and author of Short Sale RUSH- A How To Guide for Nonperforming Assets.  According to Marian, a Short Sale is more advantageous than a Loan Modification or a Foreclosure because "the reduced payoff in a short sale releases you from the debt obligation." He states that a foreclosure will ruin the homeowner's credit, and "a loan modification actually builds a debt trap around the borrower, milking them for every last nickel."

With so much information and marketing dollars being spent on homeowners getting into Loan Modification programs which may keep you bogged in debt for years, take Marian's su

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