Honor Your Gal Pals in Woodstock While Galentine’s Day is a made-up holiday championed by a fictional character, Leslie Knope from NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” would find Woodstock the perfect place to celebrate female friendships. According to Knope, “Every Feb. 13, my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it, … [Read more...]

As someone who considers herself a Frequent Pie-er, I was surprised to find that I did not know the origin story of pie until recently. After a few hours of Googling (and let’s be honest, distracted Facebook scrolling), I settled down and read a top-to-bottom history of pie. It seems pie has been consumed by people since the time of the Romans. Although it turns out, Julius … [Read more...]

The month of February has been recognized as Black History Month in America since 1970. Prior to that, beginning in 1926, only a week — the second week in February — was devoted to the study and the observance of Black history. Why the second week? The birthdays of Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12) and Frederick Douglass (Feb. 14) were during that week. The purpose? To teach the … [Read more...]

At age 34, Taylor Dakake is on a mission to help orphans find a better life. In 2006, Around Woodstock magazine shared the story of Taylor Dakake, a boy born in Russia and adopted by a local couple, Le Ann and Mark Dakake, in 2000. Since that time, he graduated from high school, earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Kennesaw State University, married Aria … [Read more...]

Jan. 18 will mark the 35th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day becoming a federal holiday. King was born on Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta, but the holiday is marked every year on the third Monday in January. Ways to Celebrate • Plan a visit to The King Center in Atlanta. https://thekingcenter.org/ “The King Library and Archives in Atlanta is the largest repository of … [Read more...]