Jill Becker

6 days ago | simplybuckhead.com | Jill Becker

Raven Rankine’s Lady Saddlers Club brings women together through riding!“I was like, let’s just put this out into the ether and see what happens.” That’s Buckhead resident Raven Rankine talking about her September 2024 Instagram post announcing the launch of the Lady Saddlers Club.

6 days ago | simplybuckhead.com | Jill Becker

This Colorado ski town is just as appealing sans snow!The rugged San Juan Mountains around Durango, Colorado, have long made it a popular destination whenever ski season rolls around. But I’m here to tell you there’s as much to see and do in the summer as in the winter. For starters, the Animas River flows right through town, so you can whitewater raft and kayak in the middle of the city.

6 days ago | simplybuckhead.com | Jill Becker

Becoming a certified master gardener offers opportunities to be in nature and give back to your community!Kelly Spetalnick, a retired optometrist who lives in Sandy Springs, holds the title of certified master gardener. But she’s not a landscaper or professional gardener. Rather, she’s a community-minded nature lover who wanted to give back.

6 days ago | simplybuckhead.com | Jill Becker

Actor Joseph C. Phillips’ passions go beyond the screen!“Festival of Trees was my first holiday movie,” says Joseph C. Phillips. That’s surprising to hear from an actor with more than 50 film and TV credits to his name, including perhaps his most famous role as Bill Cosby’s son-in-law on “The Cosby Show,” once the No. 1 program in the country for five straight seasons.

Oct 31, 2024 | simplybuckhead.com | Jill Becker

A historic Midtown property is transformed into a hotel gem. If you need a local getaway and like things that are shiny and new, you need to check out, and check in to, the recently opened Hotel Granada. I visited the 100-year-old property on West Peachtree in Midtown shortly after it completed a two-year-long renovation. It was formerly the Hotel Artmore and originally the Granada Apartments, hence the name.