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Samira Said is an internationally-accredited journalist who has lived in seven cities, in four countries, on three continents. She has written for The Huffington Post and CNN, and recently relocated from Chicago to Atlanta. As an outsider looking in, she is planning to discover the best of Atlanta -- and wants to share her finds with Ask Miss A's readers! If you have an Atlanta charity or cultural event, restaurant, boutique, spa, or salon you would like covered on Miss A, please contact Samira at samira.said@gmail.com. You can also follow Samira on Twitter: @samirasaid

Uncorked Glass: Local, Unique, Eco-friendly Glassware

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A large portion of my laundry room is dedicated to recycling, piled with cardboard, aluminum, plastic and glass that has been washed and dried, awaiting a trip to the recycling dumpster. Like many environmentally-conscious people, I think it is important to reuse and recycle when possible. Which is why I was so thrilled when [...]

Recap: Little Pink Book Fall Empowerment Series Benefiting Lupus Foundation In Atlanta

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There is a lot going on in Atlanta to benefit the Lupus Foundation this week!

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On Thursday, hundreds of women attended Little Pink Book’s 7th Annual Fall Empowerment Series in Atlanta. The luncheon, panel discussion and networking time took place at the beautiful Atlanta History Center, on 33 acres of [...]

Spider Vein Treatments At Slender Spa

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Slender Spa is located in a block of businesses designed to look like homes in a convenient spot off of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Street in Suwanee. I was there for a procedure I have never had done before, spider vein removal, and I didn’t really know what to expect.

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Using laser technology, [...]

Irish Oktoberfest Kicks Off At Atlanta’s Fadó Irish Pub

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Where can you catch the English Premier League’s entire season? Where can you celebrate Oktoberfest with steins of beer from all over the world? Where can you enjoy a good down-home Irish stew or fish and chips? Europe, you say? Well I say at Fadó, right here in Atlanta.

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Little Pink Book: Spring Into Ownership Conference for Women in Business

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Who runs the world? Girls! #sio2011 #LPBatl

That was the tweet that won entrepreneur Tonya Hicks a “digital makeover” for her business at Little Pink Book’s 2nd Annual Spring into Ownership Conference for female entrepreneurs at the Cobb Galleria on Monday. Not only was her tweet creative and relevant, but the prize is useful. [...]

Dining in the Dark: Atlanta

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There are hundreds of fad diets available to help people eat less. It’s even been said that if you eat blindfolded you will consume less.

But Dialog in the Dark is not about consuming less – it is about having a new dining experience while enjoying food by some of Atlanta’s resident chefs. You [...]

Rachel Roy’s Pakistan Tote: Kindness is Always Fashionable

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I developed this tote to help raise funds for the 10 million children affected by this flood disaster. -Rachel Roy [...]