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The article analyzes whether there is a real estate bubble in Atlanta, Georgia, and whether it is going to burst. Julian Diaz, chair of the Real Estate Department at Georgia State University, said that a bubble--in real estate, stocks or any other investment category--occurs when the increase in prices seems grossly out of step with the underlying fundamental value of the asset. Analysts try to predict a bubble by looking at myriad figures, but the most important indicator is home price appreciation.

The article discusses the drastic condition of roads that leads to fatal deaths in Atlanta, Georgia. It also discusses the rules implemented for the safety of Atlantans. The counties directly surrounding Atlanta proper namely Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett and Cobb have the highest number of crash deaths each year, averaging more than 50 deaths annually per county from 2001-2003, according to the Governor's Office of Highway Safety. Highway safety experts use three main types of statistics to track fatalities namely total number of crash deaths, crash deaths per vehicle miles traveled and crash deaths per total population or population of licensed drivers. About 32 percent of Georgia crash deaths involve an impaired driver. Last year, Atlanta Councilman Jim Maddox proposed a ban on using hand-held phones while driving within Atlanta city limits.

This article presents information on several destinations in Atlanta, Georgia where one can buy fashion products from. At Backstreet Boutique at 3655 Roswell Road in Atlanta, Georgia, one can look for resale St. John and Chanel suits and mildly tattered shoes from big manufacturers. Bill Hallman Original at 784-792 North Highland Avenue offers flirty designs by the eponymous owner, with cheap prices. Blue Genes at 3400 Around Lenox Drive, Suite 214, is Atlanta's premier spot for jeans and holds two mega-markdowns per year: one in early July, the other during the holidays until the new year.

This article presents information on the 25 homegrown favorites in Atlanta, Georgia in the 25th year of celebration. One owes much allegiance to the voices that have announced play-by-plays through 14 division titles, five pennants and one Series win of Atlanta Braves. Skip Caray, Pete Van Wieren, Don Sutton and Joe Simpson bring the game into sharp focus for radio and TV fans when one cannot get to Turner Field. Another of the favorites will be Blind Willie's, which will turn 20 next year. The dark, brick-walled Virginia-Highland hotspot perfectly blends gritty blues ambience with sizzling musical acts. Touring artists come and go, but Blind Willie's really sings the blues when its house band, The Shadows, backs up local faves like performers Luther "Houserocker" Johnson and Sweet Betty.

This article focuses on dining in Atlanta, Georgia. Chef Guenter Seeger, the grizzled master of creativity, is a chef's chef, admired by his colleagues and revered by true connoisseurs. At the Seeger's restaurant, the food gets a perfect score, the elegance is subdued, and those who gripe about the price fail to understand the importance and relevance of this extraordinarily forward restaurant. Good American food and plenty of it have caused a rush to the Rathbun's restaurant in a fun, post-industrial location. Chef Kevin Rathbun cooks up a storm in his first bid at entrepreneurship, with a hearty, all-encompassing menu.

This article presents information about nightlife in Atlanta, Georgia. Gwen Stefani, and Michael Jordan are just a few celebrities who have been spotted at the Lobby Lounge at The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia for the upper crust. The Landmark Diner frequenty lives up to its billing as the place where the stars meet at night. The late-night hours have lured music industry notables such as Usher and Jermaine Dupri. Lithonia Stewart Amphitheatre, located in the heart of historic downtown Lithonia, offers an intimate environment where one can buy or bring one's own candlelight dinner and wine.

This article presents information about shopping centers in Atlanta, Georgia. A bargain shopper's paradise, Tabu Buckhead carries an unparalleled selection of new and gently used designer goods, all priced at ridiculously low prices. The basement is stocked with everything from vintage furs to Frankie B. jeans, all priced an additional 50 percent off. At Ego Denim, one can find nearly two dozen brands of jeans and tees, all neatly arranged in stacks bursting with color. A destination for Atlanta's fashionable men, Lui-B features made-to measure and ready-to-wear shirts of double-twisted Italian cottons.

This article focuses on shopping in Atlanta, Georgia. One can celebrate unique occasions with the one-of-a-kind confiseries carefully crafted by Frenchman Robert Reeb in his two-room bungalow just outside of downtown Chamblee, Georgia. Reeb meticulously land-forms a variety of truffles, fondants, marzipan and more while his wife tenderly packages them in gift boxes and vintage tins. Hot for the holidays is Tiffany &amp Co.'s sterling silver collection, including the 1837 Collection lock charm bracelet, engraved with "T&CO." One can choose a piece from the Atlas Collection's elegant sterling silver billiards set, including a chalk holder and pool triangle.

Cable News Network (CNN) headquarters pumps the wattage for a prime-time event, newsroom decked with streams of bunting, talent flown to Atlanta from across the country to produce the story. They're a nitty-gritty team of political junkies who watch the second hand tick toward poll closing times. "Today, everything changes," predicts Sam Feist, CNN's senior executive producer of political programming." For election veteran Judy Woodruff, who got her start covering the Georgia State Legislature for WAGA-TV, preparation means she has spent much of the day talking to politicians and consultants from all parties to gain perspective on the issues.

The article presents the author's views on what the Atlantans do every year in the Spring season. Atlantans have a love-hate relationship with this season as they revel in their balmy outdoor temperatures, knowing that Northerners are still shivering, but that passion is cooled by their collective laments that this must surely be the worst city in the country for allergy sufferers. In 2004, Atlanta was No. 1, but by 2005, it dropped all the way to No. 20 as ranked by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Various pollutants in the air over the year in individual months that cause allergy in Atlantans have also been listed in the article.

The article presents a perspective of Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been leading a double life as a senior medical correspondent for the company Cable News Network (CNN), where he hosts House Call With Dr. Sanjay Gupta and files reports from places as far as Russia, India, Pakistan, and as a neurosurgeon, both at Emory and Grady Hospital. Between morning rounds, surgery and CNN, Gupta writes a column for Time and co-hosts Turner Accent Health. His schedule is packed so tightly he literally pencils in time to watch favorite TV shows and catches only four or five hours of sleep, which Dr. Gupta knows is far too little.

This article presents information on the treatment of pet dogs in modern days. These days one is used to observing normally self-possessed Atlanta parents become manic as they debate the virtues of Woodward versus Westminster and go into overdrive as they analyze the merits of soccer versus lacrosse for their hyper-parented, micro-managed offspring. One has spotted gals strolling through Piedmont Park toting tiny dogs in chest snuggles normally used for human infants. The blur of the lines between human and canine offspring is typified by promotional materials sent out by Atlanta-based business Short and Sweet Studios, which wants to help turn one's "little one" into a star.

This article presents information about various clocks that are available in Atlanta, Georgia. The Redo wall clock is available at IKEA. The Chrome and glass clock is available at the firm Mori Luggage & Gifts. The Pocket watch clock is available at Pottery Barn. The Red croc alarm travel clock is available at Montblanc Inc.

The section presents photographs related to the heels that would be a prominent feature of the fashion in the fall footwear collection 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Presents interviews with owners of retail stores in Atlanta, Georgia. Average size of Atlanta women; Fashion trends in the city; Mistake that men make when fitting a shirt.

The article provides information on stylish carrybags for laptop computers. Information includes the brand name, name of the retail store, contact number, and price. These stores are located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia.

This article presents several photographs of several flowers in Atlanta, Georgia.

This article presents information about various organizers and diaries that are available in Atlanta, Georgia. One should start off the new year with an organizer that inspires one to do more. The Turquoise pebblegrain organizer is priced at $48. It is available at Nordstrom, Perimeter Mall. The Tan leather desk diary, costing $63.50, is available at Crane & Co., Lenox Square. The Sage whipstitch organizer by RD2 is priced at $185, and can be purchased at B.D. Jeffries. The Leather pocket date book is priced at $10, and is available at Crane & Co.

This article presents information about mass media in Atlanta, Georgia. The new national magazine "Worthwhile," launched by the "Wall Street Journal" and Anita Sharpe of the newspaper "Atlanta Business Chronicle," is produced locally and showcases the efforts that some companies are making to give back to the communities where they're based, and the world at large. Eric Von Haessler was just a regular guy until he got booted off Atlanta's then-No. 2 morning show. Now he serves, more or less, as a martyr, a scourged radio personality driven underground to the Internet.

This article focuses on shopping in Atlanta, Georgia. Savvy Snoot draws designers and shoppers with upscale furniture and accessories, both new and old, at huge discounts. ADAC veteran WebbMarsteller is known or its fresh, updated take on traditional furniture, fabric, wall-coverings and accessories. Electronic Home Consultants designs and installs theaters and whole-house systems that control lighting, sound, security and room temperature at the touch of a button. Theater electronic components start at $20,000.

This article focuses on recreation in Atlanta, Georgia. Both sides of the Jones Bridge area of the Chattahoochee River, Georgia are prime locations for snatching rainbow trout from the river. Whether casting from the shore with a rod and reel or fly-fishing from the shoals, this stretch is almost guaranteed to yield fish for the frying pan. In 2002, residents of East Pointand local conservation groups won their two-year battle to save the Thomas W. Connally Nature Park, East Point from development, and now the rustic old-growth forest harbors some of the largest and oldest white oaks in the city.

This article focuses on art in Atlanta, Georgia. Kenny Leon, artistic director of True Colors Theatre Company and erstwhile director of the Alliance Theatre, triumphed with innovative biracial Steel Magnolias casting, his blazing Broadway directorial debut of the play "A Raisin in the Sun." His exuberant revival of Langston Hughes' play "Tambourines to Glory" gave theatergoers a reason to rejoice. The New American Shakespeare Tavern presents a prodigious amount of quality theater. Winner of 12 Grammys, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus are as good as a symphonic chorus gets.

As summer draws to a close and most flowers wilt away, a special group of blossoms unique to Atlanta city flourish in autumn gardens, delighting eyes until the first frost.

The article focuses on the vintage jewelry that is available in some of the retail stores of Atlanta, Georgia. It also presents the pictures and prices of the different jewelry items. The cost of Trifari Fiery 1950's red necklace, part of a five-piece collection is $1,750 for the set. This set is available at Beth Ann Image Accessory Boutique.

The article focuses on some of the gala events organized in Atlanta, Georgia. Five full bars greeted guests at a Lenox Square retail store Bloomingdale's opening celebration, where Atlanta's super-spenders got a preview of the store. A slew of socialites and media personalities wined and dined among vast displays of Dolce & Gabbana and Kate Spade. The city's power set traded black-tie for cowboy boots at the first annual Cattle Baron's Ball, a Western-theme gala that raised more than $1 million for the American Cancer Society.

A list of salons and spas available in Atlanta, Georgia is presented. Carter Barnes at Phipps Plaza, tower level is for ladies who pamper their pores with Guinot and Pevonia skincare treatments. Dobel Salon and Spa at 3365 Piedmont Road, is sleek and swanky, the salon is a high-energy contrast to its serene, if minimalist, spa.

This article reports that Atlantans are thrilled about the arrival of Tory Burch, the socialite/designer/philanthropist whose fledgling retail venture, Tory by TRB, got television personality Oprah Winfrey's kiss of approval last year, skyrocketing Burch's market from niche to mass. The boutique in Atlanta, Georgia echoes Burch's vintage style, a sixties-remix splash of orange and purple paint, with funky brass and Lucite details. Burch, an art history graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, enjoyed a fast-track career in corporate fashion before opting out for motherhood. In 2001, she returned to fashion, now on the creative side, with a mission to launch a designer-influenced line with a more palatable price tag for sophisticated, contemporary women such as herself.

Presents information about Royal Milk Paraffin Pedicure at Spa Nordstrom in Atlanta, Georgia. Details of the process of pedicure; Effects of relaxing message on feet; Comments on the se of paraffin in pedicure.

This article focuses on the Blood Sweat & Tears boutique in Atlanta, Georgia. This store looks more like an underground art gallery than boutique. The clothing displays do recall a museum exhibit, showing just a single piece of each design by brothers and co-owners Horace Davis and Yusef Davis. Customers will find studded sweatshirts, jackets, hand-sanded jeans, silk-screened T-shirts, and animal-themed sterling-silver belt buckles. After both brothers graduated, they went into business together.

This article presents information about the Azita Salon & Spa in Atlanta, Georgia. This suburban salon was once a boring bank. Recast with carved woods, gilded mirrors and rich persimmon draperies and pillows, the only fixtures remaining from its previous incarnation are the fireplace and the safe. Proprietor Azita Abedi specializes in custom hair repair treatments and the Persian art of threading. The salon also offers an extensive menu of soa services, including nail treatments, eyelash tinting and massage.

This article presents information about the Joq Day Spa for Men in Atlanta, Georgia. In this age, it is hardly unusual for men to have a facial, and there are places that cater to their vanity. The spa charges $90 for an hour-long facial and massage combo. One is provided with a cool bottle of water and black plastic sandals and then directed into a munificent, stone-floored bathroom, where one can store one's clothes, take a shower, and let off some steam in the sauna. The facial consists of a cleansing gel, an exfoliating cream, and a vitamin mask for regeneration.

This article presents information about the Saks Fifth Avenue's Wild About Cashmere event. Cashmere always reads classic, with or without a pashmina trend. Partnering with creative designer Rebecca Moses, Saks reveals more than 1,000 exclusive cashmere designs. Some of the designs are: couture sweaters by Moses, silk and cashmere dresses, tie-dyed tees, cashmere sofa throws, a cashmere charger, cashmere-lined sleeping bags and boxing gloves. Cashmere keeps one cool when one wants to be cool, and warm when one wants to be warm.

This article presents various new boutiques in Atlanta, Georgia. Barneys New York Co-Op at Phipps Plaza in Atlanta is the offspring of Barneys New York that caters to a more downtown, bohemian sensibility. The au courant lines include Marc Jacobs, Rozae Nichols and Wyeth by Todd McGill; jeans by Edun, Seven, Rogan, Paper and more; plus jewelry, shoes and fragrances. Sugar Britches, is an East Atlanta loft with exposed brick walls, a sky-light, a winding staircase and a vintage Coke machine. One can find the city's best selection of Frankie B. Jeans, plus Alexia Admor, sweet going-out tops and skirts, metallic hobo bags and rhinestone-encrusted stilettos by Gen E. Ration and Michael Antonio.

Presents information about makeup artist Luz Ramirez in Atlanta, Georgia. Creation of four different looks; Dying and shaping of eyebrows; Cosmetics.

The article presents information about several makeup artists in Atlanta, Georgia. Makeup artist Aric Castleberry, who has worked with Bobbi Brown cosmetics and developed his own line of cosmetics, offers an hour-long makeup lesson, which includes eyebrow shaping, for $65. Beth Ann Taratoot, a former model who developed her own makeup line, provides image makeovers. Makeup artist Steve Moore, who has worked with actress Cameron Diaz and U.S. first lady Laura Bush, uses Bodyography products but also offers a bring-your-own makeup option.

This section presents pictures depicting a trouser, a sweater, a cap, a jacket, and a pair of boots, in fashion in Atlanta, Georgia.

This article presents contact information of several retail stores for clothing and dresses in Atlanta, Georgia. Bebe at Lenox Square is the new, expanded location has its own accessories boutique. Fabrik at the Forum is more open and airy than the Midtown location. Nordstrom at Phipps Plaza is the best and brightest department store in the metro area. One loves the open sale cosmetics and teen makeup nook. Tulipano is cozier than its Brookwood Square counterpart, but with fewer accessories.

The article presents information about the life style of the residents of Atlanta, Georgia. Information about house structures, stickers on car/bumper, shopping centers, and hair stylists of different localities of the city has been provided.

This article presents information related to Due boutique in Atlanta, Georgia. Nestled in the heart of Vinings, Due carries hip maternity clothing from lines such as Meet Me in Miami, Naissance on Melrose, Notice, Olian, Childish, Citizens of Humanity, Karl Jean and Michael Stars. Husband and wife team Courtney and Heather Paradice were living in Santa Barbara where their friends own the original Due boutique. In January, Due was born. Though the couple does not have children yet, Heather has already honed her maternity fashion sense by trying on items in the store.

This article reports that one can smooth out one's curves with Higher Power, yet another genius product developed by the company Spanx, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Similar to the Power Panty, this thigh and tummy shaper minimizes the mid-section, but goes up all the way to the bustline for maximum support. Celeb fans include Scarlett Johansson and R&B singer Jill Scott. The product is available at Parisian, Bloomingdale's and select boutiques. It is priced at $34.

This article reports that Snappy Auctions, a growing national franchiser of trading assistants, has opened a location in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia. One has to bring in one's junk. They price it, post a description, answer buyers' inquiries, collect payment and ship the goods. One gets a check about a month. Snappy Auctions only accepts items that have an estimated value of at least $50, and sellers pay a commission up to 35 percent on the sale price. Co-owner Travis Jones recently sold a Louis Vuitton Speedy Grafitti bag for $911.

This article focuses on jeweller David Yurman's store in Atlanta, Georgia. A standout in Lenox Square, the new David Yurman boutique blends modernity with nature: black slate storefront, interior of glass and stainless steel, softened by teak wood and Norwegian grasscloth wall paneling. One will find celt-influenced silver designs flecked with gold, opened-ended bracelets and necklaces and diamond/silver combinations. David Yurman began as a sculptor and delved into jewelry only after he met his wife, Sybil, 35 years ago. She was a painter who became his muse, critic, creative partner and now president and CMO of their company.

This article focuses on Atlanta, Georgia. For more than two decades, the editors of the journal "Atlanta" have looked far and wide to determine the best Atlanta, Georgia has to offer. Through the year and especially during the fall, they canvass the metro area, checking out retail stores, dining in restaurants, observing local media, visiting art galleries or hiking nature trails, all in an effort to bring readers a don't-miss list of what's most outstanding about the city. The journal provides information about various areas, such as a stellar cultural outing, a great place for a memorable dinner, the best radio talk show or simply a fabulous pair of shoes.

The article focuses on the annual fundraiser Fashion Cares that took place at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Attendees enjoyed a catered reception while models braved catcalls as they strutted down the catwalk cloaked in the fall/winter collections of designers Bob Ellis, Jeffrey, Jil Sander, Gucci, Prada and Yves St. Laurent. An estimated $250,000 was raised for the Greater Atlanta affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the Atlanta AIDS Partnership with the help of a silent auction.

The article presents latest trends in the footwear industry. Metallic stilettos, candy colored slides, flirty flats, so many darling sandals and so little time to wear them all. Atlanta also has a bumper crop of new accessory boutiques to feed shoe fetish. A kitten heel or a ballet flat prevents getting stuck in the mud. One can wear white shoes, but opt for a sandal that's open toed and heeled. Spa Sydell's Shanna Squires says putting a little hair spray and powder inside sandals, including straps, reduces chafing.

This article focuses on shopping of trendy products in Atlanta, Georgia. Retail store Tabu's owner Fernando Perez opened a second and sassier location last year in Buckhead, near a string of posh East Andrews shops. The clientele here is very trendy and very sophisticated, so the clothes came with the location. The article also presents information regarding the new store named after hometown golf legend Bobby Jones, featuring luxuriously soft, refined polos and trousers. For a more urban look, Buckhead's new Standard boutique is the only Atlanta store to carry the hip London line inspired by the late tennis great Fred Perry.

This article focuses on designer Frances Amador's new jewelry and handbags design which are already gaining notice in Atlanta, Georgia. Amador says that the stylish bags her mother and grandmother owned were so well-constructed, that they still looked great after 30 years. A 14-year Atlanta resident whose parents are Cuban, Amador says her heritage inspires her approach to fashion. Amador's current collection, priced from $180, includes lambskin totes and clutches, all lined with soft suede.

The article focuses on the Atlanta, Georgia fashion designer, Nina Chtéoui. Born to French-Persian parents in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and raised shuttling between the U.S. and Paris, France, Chtéoui used her connections as a runway model to get to the side of the industry where she 'really wanted to work.' Her break came when she wore one of her own avant-garde creations to a party where she met Michel Dubois, the head of production for 12 French fashion houses. Chtéoui designs about 70 percent of the ready-to-wear items in her stores and also creates custom apparel. INSETS: TIDBIT;Style file.

The article focuses on wedding dress designer Anne barge and a bridal gown designed by her, that was selected by the viewers of NBC's Today show as their favorite during July 2003 "Today throws a Wedding" contest. The victory confirmed that the Atlanta, Georgia-based designer had found her niche. Barge built a 30-year career in retail-- going from acclaimed wedding dress designer Jim Hjelm's assistant in Boston, Massachusetts, to managing director for London's "Virgin Bride" store, to owner of a Buckhead bridal shop.

This article focuses on product designer Jenn Ripley. "My grandmother taught me to always go for the good stuff," laughs Ripley, who is 25 years old. Later, she left her hometown in Connecticut for New York, where she attended the Fashion Institute of Technology. Within her first two months in the Big City, Ripley scored a job at an upscale showroom. By age 19, she was working as a stylist, once even assisting renowned photographer David LaChapelle. Working for New York showrooms, Ripley noted that factories in the U.S. and Europe often bulged with overstocks. Ripley started selling her finds online. She brought the business to Atlanta when she moved here with her husband in 2002.