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by Laura Douglas-Brown
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March 02, 2012 00:00 |
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Nate Hall, 27, founded the Roy G. Biv Project almost two years ago when she couldn’t find a social outlet where she and her daughter, now 7, could “meet other families like ours.”
Named after the acronym for the colors in the rainbow, the non-profit launched in April 2010. It has grown to host multiple social events for parents and kids, as well as a lively Facebook page with almost 5,000 friends.
Upcoming events include an LGBT night at art studio Sips ‘N Strokes on March 10 and a cocktail party on April 28. Previous activities range from hikes and picnics to bowling, an Easter egg hunt and a luau.
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by Ryan Watkins
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March 02, 2012 00:00 |
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 Jon Wood from AllStar Cleaning has seen his fair share of clutter and nasty messes in his nearly 20-year career as a professional cleaner.
“Oh my gosh, I’ve seen it all,” Wood says. “The worst is people who’ve moved out of condos or houses who’ve had pets that haven’t always let them out, if you know what I mean.”
Wood, who is gay, has been in the cleaning business for nearly two decades and in that time he’s worked in commercial buildings and houses. AllStar Cleaning, now three-years old, is Woods’ third cleaning business.
The freedom to be his own boss led Wood into the business of cleaning houses.
“It was the freedom to make my own choices of my time, and not have to punch a clock,” Wood says. “It was really about owning a business.”
Wood, originally from Pennsylvania, has been in Atlanta for 23 years.
“Twenty-some years ago, I was in-between jobs and a girlfriend of mine was getting ready to have a party and needed help with cleaning. While doing that, I thought, ‘Wow, I could get into doing this. I could make money doing this,’” Wood says.
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by Ryan Watkins
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February 17, 2012 00:04 |
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Serving the needs of Midtown Atlanta’s dog owners is more than a business for Piedmont Bark owner William Campbell—it’s his life’s calling.
Campbell, who turns 50 this year, used to work in corporate banking, but that all changed 10 years ago when he brought the doggy day care concept to Midtown. This year, Piedmont Bark celebrates its 10th anniversary.
“At the time, the concept of doggy daycare wasn’t the norm,” Campbell says. “We set the pace and the expectations.”
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by Dyana Bagby
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January 06, 2012 00:00 |
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After 25 years as a buyer in the corporate world, Tommy Barker decided it was time to set up shop himself. In November 2006 he opened Heliotrope in downtown Decatur. He caters to a community that enjoys purchasing personal and home accessories designed with an out-of-the-box viewpoint.
The motto of his store is “good things for good people.” In 2010, Heliotrope was selected as Atlanta Magazine’s Best Gift Shop.
“The thing that ties our items together is thoughtful design,” says Barker, who is gay. “What I really like to do is find brand new designers with a different take on an item. I also like to support independent designers and local designers.”
One way Barker keeps up with what’s fresh and new is to read design blogs to find items he believes customers will want to give their homes an extra splash of individuality.
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by Dyana Bagby
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January 06, 2012 00:00 |
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David Reeb is the resident pianist at Mixx, now playing his third year at the Atlanta gay bar. The Mixx Sing-Along and Open Mike night recently moved to Tuesdays and Reeb, who has been playing piano since he was four, also now performs at The Fifth Ivory restaurant on Wednesday evenings. Plus he holds down a full-time piano gig at the Mall of Georgia.
Reeb, nicknamed “Scrappy,” says he is just as comfortable pumping iron as he is playing the piano and invites others to come sing along with him.
How did you learn to play the piano?
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