Chattahoochee News

It's the 10th annual Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper's Chattahoochee River Race & Festival .A If you own a kayak or canoe or want to rent one, here's a really fun event to get out on the Chattahoochee for a river race.A The event is on Saturday, June 9th and begins at Garrard Landing Park on Holcomb Bridge Road and ends at Riverside Park in ... (more)

Just last month, an environmental group called America's Great Waters added the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint basin to its "Great Waters" list.

Modern home design is trending away from separate formal dining rooms and toward more accessible open plan dining areas like this one, which features a console table made from reclaimed materials.

SweetWaterA Brewing Company in Buckhead is gearing up once again for their 6th annual "Save the Hooch" conservation campaign in support of Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper .

American Rivers named the Chattahoochee River among America's Most Endangered Rivers Tuesday, shining a national spotlight on two dam and reservoir proposals that some claim are far too expensive and would harm local waters.

The American Rivers organization has included the Chattahoochee River on its list of most endangered rivers in America this year.

Georgia has more counties than any state east of the Mississippi River. There are 159 County Governments, which then spawn many more municipal governments.A While the number is limited to this by the Georgia constitution, there continues a movement to grow this number by one more, possibly two.A Residents of North Fulton continue to march toward ... (more)

City officials say being given more time to complete sewer projects such as the South River Sewer Tunnel pictured above might help reduce Atlantans' water bills Mayor Kasim Reed is likely kicking his heels together after learning that the city, environmentalists, and state and U.S. regulators have struck a deal that could allow Atlanta an ... (more)

The Georgia Room is a modern take on the front porch. Unair-conditioned, the room is open to the elements: the front deck on one side and the interior courtyard on the other.

An annual event benefitting the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeepers is "River Revival" tonight at Park Tavern .A A general admission ticker for $45 includes food, beer and wine from Park Tavern, SweetWater Brewery beer, and a long musical lineup.A The headliner is modern-rock cellist Ben Sollee, environmental activist and recipient of the River Rock ... (more)

Modern rock cellist Ben Sollee is the healiner for this year's River Revival, the annual fundraiser for the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.

HGTV Architect Steve Kemp worked with the significant 40-foot drop from the back of the house to the front, adapting his design to the home site, rather than forcing an ill-suited design onto the landscape.