Best known for his 2,200-mile run from the Great Wall of China near Beijing to Guangzhou in 1984, Georgia athlete Stan Cottrell, age 64, keeps on running, using his extraordinary […]
Category: Culture
Filipino Envoy Celebrates Independence Here
Philippine Ambassador to the United States Willy C. Gaa celebrated his countryโs 109th year of independence in Atlanta where he also met with local companies to drum up business interest...
Fox Theatre Announces Shows for 2007-08 Delta Intโl Series
The Fox Theatre in Atlanta has announced the selection of five shows for the Delta International Series 2007-08. The annual series highlights performances by opera, ballet and other groups from...
Atlanta to Celebrate EU Day: A GlobalAtlanta.com Special Report
Atlanta will mark Europe Day this year on May 9 in style with the ambassadors to the United States of France and Germany visiting to celebrate the European Unionโs achievements...
British Singer Songwriter Performs at New Atlanta Condo
British singer/songwriter James Morrison performed a private concert for Atlanta radio station DAVE FM on April 16 at the Paramount condominium in Buckhead as part of a promotion for the...
Peruvian Artist and Atlanta Attorney Hold Art Exhibit
Pedro Fuertes, a painter from Peru who lives in metro Atlanta, and Robert West, international business attorney in the Atlanta law office of Greenberg Traurig LLP, are holding a joint...
Positive Role Seen for Chinese-American Communities in the South
Lani Wong, chair of the Atlanta chapter of the National Association of Chinese-Americans, sees a positive role for overseas Chinese such as herself to continue a tradition of helping their...
Woodstock Student Wins Award for Essay on St. Patrick
Emily Halstead, a student at Etowah High School in Woodstock, received the W.B. Yeats Foundation award for her essay describing the life of St. Patrick as a marathon struggle to...
German Ambassador to Visit Atlanta for E.U. Celebration on March 27
Germanyโs ambassador to the United States, Klaus Scharioth, will be in Atlanta on Tuesday, March 27, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome that...
Omni Hotel Chefs Trained to Prepare Spanish Menu
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Atlantaโs Omni Hotel will be the first U.S. company to feature black-footed pig meat products from Spain on its specialty menu beginning Nov. 1. Chefs from...

