Cobb County, GA - (November 20, 2013) - Cobb Travel & Tourism celebrated it 21st Annual Meeting and Mixer with partners and friends at the Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art on Thursday, November 21. The Cobb Sports Alliance was officially rolled out at the cocktail reception with a new promotional marketing piece that will allow all sports-related organizations to consistently and collectively highlight our community's assets.

Social media has changed the way news is disseminated and gathered. The University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s annual Digital News Bluejeans Workshop on Saturday, March 23 will help media professionals address those changes. The workshop, which is designed to be a casual conversation on the serious issues confronting news gathering and reporting, will take place at the Grady College from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Pickling and canning are some of the newest food trends in America. What was old is new again and Phickle's Pickles are the perfect way to get in on the trend. They sell Pickled okra, green tomatoes, jalapenos,cucumbers and more with names like "Stix", "Snaps", and "Hotties". Pick up your Phickles at their retail locations!

While the weather cools down, holiday cheer is heating up in Athens, GA! Whether you live in town or love the local products that make Athens unique, we think your loved ones will be thrilled with special gifts from our local retailers, growers, artists, and more! This holiday season, the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau will highlight some local products, local stores, and artist market events to feature the best of Athens, Georgia.

ATHENS, GA (November 12, 2012) - The Athens Historic House Museum Association has forged a new partnership with The Circle Ensemble Theatre this year as part of its annual Holiday Spirits Museum Theatre Tour, scheduled for Saturday, December 8, 2012. In addition to the poignant and humorous short plays at the T.R.R.

Athens, Georgia- October 22, 2012 - The holiday season in Athens, Georgia offers opportunity for endless celebration! Visitors can enjoy festive heritage events, artist markets for one-of-a-kind gifts and as always in Athens, live music. The Downtown Christmas Parade of Lights ushers in the holiday season in Athens.

On Friday night, the UGA Basketball program entered into a new era with the advent of “BasketBash.”. In effort with University Union, UGA Athletics sponsored a night of fun for students and fans to get excited for the upcoming Basketball season! Coffee tumblers, UGA Basketball t-shirts and Chick-fil-a sandwiches were given to everyone in attendance and dozens of students had the chance to win iPads, gift cards and other prizes.

Last Saturday, October 6th, was a perfect day in Athens, GA. There were several large events including Zoo Day at Bear Hollow Zoo, the Pulaski Street Art Crawl and the DiXie Film Festival. I spent most of Saturday at the North Georgia Folk Festival at Sandy Creek Park. The park is located on Bob Holman Road, off 441, about 10 minutes from Downtown Athens.

If you're planning on visiting Athens, Georgia for a concert, art show or University of Georgia event, you should know about a great alternative to driving into the Classic City! The drive from Athens, GA to Atlanta is relatively short at roughly 70 miles and takes about an hour and a half. I'm sure I speak for a lot of you, however, when I say that the drive up 316 can be... painful.