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Recycle that tree!

A county-by-county list of where, and when, you can drop off that holiday centerpiece.

Entertaining

Skate off holiday calories

Is the scale scaring you lately? Shake off that extra weight with some local recreation.

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Unwanted gift cards?

That gift card not ringing your holiday bell? Some Atlanta stores will gladly take it off your hands.

Year in ReviewChannel sponsored by Atlanta Ballet

To whom we said farewell

Among those who passed away in 2008, here's a special homage to the 30 we'll miss the most.

Year in Stupid:  The whole stupid story | Our stupid sing-along | Stupid in Atlanta | Oh, what a stupid world | Stupid celebs | Stupid products


Wrapping up 2008: Year's biggest TV stories | Year's biggest radio stories | What we never thought we'd see! | New York Times' best books | Top movies: Take 1 | Take 2 | Top rock albums | Top music singles | Top radio songs | ATL's top Google searches | Yahoo's top searches | Celebrity hookups and breakups | Celebrity shockers

Which was the best local team in 2008?  
   
Start a six-month plan for losing weight
It's time to make new year's resolutions, and at the top of most people's list will be to lose weight and start an exercise program.

9 fashionable things to look forward to in '09
Fashion has its ups and downs every year, and 2008 was no exception.

Atlanta's first babies of 2009 arrive just seconds after midnight
Who was metro Atlanta's first baby of 2009? At two hospitals, babies entered the world at virtually the same time  seconds after the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day.

The way we ate in 2008: Popular recipes from the past year
Jan/Feb: World's Easiest Homemade Lasagna. This gets double points for simplicity. To streamline the cleanup, we've adapted this recipe using mostly ingredients that come in pre-measured containers that can be tossed away once emptied, including no-boil lasagna and prepared pesto.

Vote on the stupidest moment of 2008  
   
Why 2008 was a year in stupid
How stupid was 2008?

Tina Fey voted AP Entertainer of the Year
Tina Fey is the entertainer of the year? You betcha.

The year in review: Latin music
Stars got a conscience: Juanes wrote songs for peace and gathered famous friends (Alejandro Sanz, Carlos Vives, Juan Luis Guerra, etc.) to play for hundreds of thousands on the Colombian-Venezuelan border in an effort to get the countries' two presidents to stop saber-rattling; Shakira opened schools for poor Colombian kids and spoke out on issues; knowns (Yerba Buena's Andres Levin) and unknowns (Andres Useche) created songs and videos for the Obama campaign.

What was the best play of 2008?  
   

2008 Notable deaths

Our photo galleries pay tribute to those who passed away in 2008. Say goodbye to them all — from actor Heath Ledger to local lawmaker Dorothy Felton and Braves sportscaster Skip Caray

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December

A special farewell: The 30 we'll miss the most

Best of Luckovich 2008

Scroll through the months and vote on your favorites from AJC's Pulitizer Prize winning cartoonist Mike Luckovich.

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December


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