Laurie Furem's (lfurem) Blog

Last night, families in and around the metro area joined together outside the Governor's mansion for the lighting of the Christmas tree.  Governer Purdue said that the tree was the largest one to date weighing in at 2 tons.  The onlookers were entertained by dancers, live music and a tour of the ...

In November of 2005 one of the world's largest aquariums opened in Atlanta.  The Georgia Aquarium has more than 100,000 fish and animals from over 500 species. Atlanta officials have announced that Atlanta is having their largest tourism boom since the 1996 Olympics, due mostly in part to the ope...

Tonight my husband and I are going to my first annual KW Christmas Party.  It is behing hosted by one of our associates and the turnout is expected to be 50+.  Many of the ladies will be decked out in their finery as the wardrobes will run the gambit from casual to formal.  KW is providing the fo...

News from the Gainesville Times The city of Gainesville turned 185 on Thursday, and the occasion was marked with balloons, cupcakes and plenty of guests. Gainesville city employees, known Thursday evening as the City Celebration Singers had some fun on stage during the balloon drop at the 185th G...

Over this past Thanksgiving weekend, I had the opportunity to take my family to The Cumming Playhouse for a rendition of a Christmas Carol.  The Playhouse is housed in a Cumming Public School that was built in 1923 and is named in the National Register.  The facility belongs to the City of Cummin...