ajc.com 2008 Holiday Guide

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Find the perfect tree

Do you normally purchase your tree after Thanksgiving? Use our map to find a vendor.

Entertaining

Stuffing vs. dressing?

Is there a meaningful difference between Thanksgiving stuffings and dressings? It depends.

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Gifts that give back

Want this year's gifts to be meaningful? Check out gifts that keep on giving.

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Laugh with Luckovich

Who says politics is boring? Certainly not AJC cartoonist Mike Luckovich. Pick his best of 2008.

Tips for successful holiday travel:   Atlanta air travel expected to decline | Bush takes steps to ease holiday flight delays | AAA predicts holiday travel decline | U.S. Airports to have family screening lanes | Travelers should zip through Hartsfield-Jackson | Holiday travel bargains


Fun things to do Thanksgiving weekend
NEW YORK — Stuck at home Thanksgiving weekend? You don't have to travel to New York's Rockefeller Center to enjoy ice skating or see the Rockettes. Holiday train rides, Christmas shows, lighting displays and outdoor winter fun like ice skating and skiing all begin in late November in many localities. Here are some details.

City sacks Santa display
Santa won't be waving to the children of Bay City, Mich., this year — at least, not the giant illuminated Santa that used to perch on a downtown rooftop.

Rockettes take their Christmas show on the road
The Rockettes — the world-famous precision dance troupe that has entertained audiences at New York's Radio City Music Hall for 76 years — are bringing their flashy high kicks and precision tapping to U.S. arenas for the first time.

Ten season's reasons to visit Sarasota
Like any Florida city where tourism is big business, Sarasota has a long list of holiday and winter activities. Here are 10 you'll want to sample:

High Hampton Inn a relaxing Thanksgiving retreat
Cashiers, N.C. – Sandy Stogner cooked the last Thanksgiving dinner in her Lilburn kitchen eight years ago. After that day of nonstop cooking and cleaning, the Stogners took their holiday weekend to the High Hampton Inn & Country Club, in the North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains, 150 miles northeast of Atlanta.

Atlanta haunts and things to do on Halloween
Feel the need to don a costume tonight or over this Halloween weekend? A variety of special events call for costumed interaction. From family-friendly activities to those spiked with adult-themed fun, there are plenty of spots in the metro area where you can show off your Halloween duds. And we're submitting a few for your approval. So reach into the bowl and take a pick ...


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