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Six years ago this month, the first issue of The 100 landed in readers’ inboxes,

With such busy schedules these days, many of our choices are based on convenience and which services can come to you. MyPorter makes storing items no different.

Aficionados of “The Walking Dead” television series know its post-apocalyptic story begins near Atlanta. But in the original graphic novels, the story starts in Cynthiana, Kentucky, the hometown of the creators (writer Robert Kirkman and illustrator Tony Moore).

Everything these days seems to have a version for the “wellness” category. From restaurants and fast food, to ice cream and now alcohol, lots of products are getting a healthy twist.

What do the brownie, the martini, the piña colada and the red velvet cake all have in common? Besides being the beginning of a great girls’ night, they were all invented at Hilton Hotels.

Did you know there are 100’s all over the country and even globally?

Beautiful flowers, a spunky 1968 Volkswagen and one loveable golden doodle have become a passion for Sarah Rice, owner of JJ’s Flower Truck. Originally from Louisiana, she’s called Atlanta home for 20 years and loves exploring its many unique neighborhoods.

It’s hard to believe we’ve reached our first anniversary with The Atlanta 100, and what a year it’s been.

To ensure quicker lines, Mercedes-Benz Stadium is going cashless. The fan-conscious home of the Falcons and Atlanta United announced the change this year, citing successful trial runs that took place last year.

Spring is near, which means one of the biggest conferences of the year: SXSW. Returning March 8-17 to Austin, SXSW promises attendees a week full of innovation, creativity and music.

Sunday’s big game was far from the nail-biting, action-packed football season finale we had hoped for, so let’s all be thankful for the commercial breaks. While these coveted advertising spots have always played on pop culture events and trends, this year’s took inspiration heavily from one place: the internet.

As a business owner, it’s hard to know where you’ll land or the impact you’ll make over the course of 23 years in business. If someone had told me in the beginning where the path would take us, I wouldn’t have believed it.

Ordering a car ride is quickly becoming more like Amazon Prime, and I can’t say I’m surprised. Uber is now stepping up to the plate and testing its own subscription-style service with the public.

What a whirlwind of a year 2018 was. The past few months have been particularly exciting for me personally, as I recently relocated to Atlanta, but also for #team360 as a whole. Our team grew significantly with the addition of some incredible team members, each bringing their own unique experience to the table.

Atlanta is home base for numerous Fortune 500 companies such as Delta, Home Depot, UPS and Coca-Cola. But, much like its Phoenix symbol, the city has continued to rise and grow stronger. In recent years, it has become a hub for creative startups, forward-minded businesses and innovative thinkers.

Up to 40 percent of food grown, processed and transported in the United States is never eaten, yet 1 in 8 Americans – or 40 million people – suffers food insecurity. The average four-person family wastes $1,500 a year on food.

Some positions require you to master the balancing act while quickly changing from hat to hat. If you find yourself in this position, here are some practical tactics you can implement to make jumping from project to project as painless as possible:

The popular shared workspaces and technology startup, WeWork, has banned employees from expensing meals containing red meat, poultry or pork. The no-meat policy also affects events and self-serve kiosks at company locations. WeWork claims the move is to reduce personal environmental impact, but it feels more like a branding strategy.

Forget that free pizza or beer – trivia players can soon win as much as $10,000 for knowing the correct answers. Trivnow is a free app with about 4,000 players in the U.S.

It’s not your typical bowling alley. The Painted Duck is a “distinguished drinkery, duckpin bowling and gaming parlour.” The owners of The Painted Pin are at it again, bringing their unique blend of games (snookball? knuckleball?), cushy seating and 16 lanes of bowling to the Westside.

SPR Atlanta, the 15-year-old public relations firm that launched The Atlanta 100 in 2013, was acquired yesterday by The Wilbert Group.

A new recruiting draw for Atlanta-based Honeywell is attracting recent graduates. VP of staffing, Jim Schwab, called the incentive a “contemporary benefit.”

It’s that time again; Apple fanatics everywhere are awaiting the highly anticipated announcement of the next generation iPhone, the iPhone 8.

As the health food craze takes over, it’s no surprise that Halo Top Creamery – an all-natural, low-calorie ice cream – secured the fifth spot on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing U.S. private businesses.

Though it has been less than two years since Disney first partnered with Netflix to exclusively stream its enormous vault of content, it looks like this relationship already has an expiration date.

Since 2011, the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge (ABBC) has worked to place Atlanta as the nation’s leader in efficiency. With more than 114 million SF of commercial space committed to the project, ABBC has created 273 jobs and reduced energy consumption in the city by 17%.

The Buckhead location of Henri’s Bakery has been torn down, but you can still get those Po’ Boys, tarts and lemon squares at its new temporary home right around the corner at 56 East Andrews.

While Dequavious White kept The Lovett School clean, he made quick friends with students and families. Soon, families who began asking him to babysit their children were thrilled to return home to find kids asleep and their houses spotless. At their urging, he started his own business – Significant Cleaning Service.

Earlier this month, Atlanta welcomed its first eye care provider to fit, design and supply specialized contact lenses for patients – the Atlanta Center for Precision Contact Lenses (ACPCL).

Will we treasure digital messages and email exchanges the way we do our old handwritten letters and journals? The answer…