The Coca-Cola system is donating $2 million for relief and rebuilding efforts in Thailand after four months of flooding in the country. Starting in July, the Asian nation was devastated by flood waters that have...
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Atlanta Exhibition Honors Rebuilding Efforts in Japan
The fortitude of the people in the Tohoku region of Japan in the wake of the earthquake and ensuing tsunami that caused widespread destruction and deaths was honored in Atlanta...
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Rabbi Appeals to Atlanta for Israeli Rocket Shelters
An Israeli rabbi is asking Atlantans to help shelter residents of northern Israel from rocket attacks by militant groups beyond the country’s borders. Operation Lifeshield‘s steel-reinforced concrete shelters not only provide physical protection from...
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Savannah Links Up With German City
Savannah has added a German sister city to its growing network of international relationships. On Oct. 21, a week after the Savannah Economic Development Authority announced that it would open...
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Russian Choir to Perform at the Cathedral of St. Philip
Moscow’s State Capella (Choir) of Russia is to perform at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Buckhead on Friday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. The choir, which was formed in...
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Southeast Celebrates as Taiwan Turns 100
Though held in Atlanta, Taiwan‘s centennial birthday bash was a Southeastern affair. States from around the region sent lawmakers and officials to the event, which was hosted by the local Taipei Economic and Cultural Office at...
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Atlanta Invited to Montreal Plant Sculpture Exhibition
Organizers of an international plant sculpture exhibition in Montreal in 2013 have invited Atlantans to participate, but officials at the Atlanta Botanical Garden said economic difficulties hamper their involvement in...
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Denmark’s ‘Nautical Ambassador’ Celebrated in Savannah
The Danmark’s mission as Denmark’s nautical ambassador was fully accomplished by the time it sailed out of the Savannah River Sept. 17 providing the shipboard trainees their first visit to...
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9/11 Passengers Raise Scholarship Funds for Canadian Host
Ten years after 9/11, Shirley Brooks-Jones remembers not only the tragic event, but also the incredible hospitality of the people of Lewisporte, Canada – a small town that was overwhelmed...
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Ambassador: Indonesia Is the Muslim World’s ‘New Gravity’
For Dino Patti Djalal, Indonesia‘s ambassador to the U.S., the events of 9/11 hit home in more ways than one. LIke many Americans on that fateful day, Mr. Djalal lost someone. His former roommate, a firefighter, responded...