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| Filed Under: | United States / Atlanta | |
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| Archived Since: | April 7, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Roti’s “Allegory of the Human City” and Its Fate in SouthAtlanta’sCapitol View/Pittsburg Neighborhoods
Shortly after we moved to Capitol View, French muralist and street artist Roti was brought to Atlanta by the Living Walls organization, to paint a legally-approved mural on a wall on University Avenue next to the 75 freeway. Titled “An Allegory of the Human City,” the long, highly complex and detailed piece was, in my [...]
What is the deal with your weird cheese?
Ok Atlantans, you’ll have to help me out here. WHAT IS UP WITH PIMIENTO CHEESE?! This appears to be a uniquely Southern phenomenon. At least, I’d never heard of it ’til I moved here. This bizarre concoction seems, to me, to be something either (a) thought up by a total stoner or (b) having its [...]
Well I’ll be darned!
Lucinda here, ex-pat from Los Angeles Metblogs! Who knew that after months of tinkering under the hood of our good ole’ Metblogs jalopy, I woulda popped my head out to find I finally had access to the posting tools for my sister blog here in Atlanta–the city to which I have recently relocated–only to find [...]
Wanted: Workout novelty injection
Next month I will have been working out consistently for 15 years. In that time I’ve been to innumerable classes in at least 10 gyms in three states, run and walked about 8,000 miles and amassed more than 130 workout videos plus a small closetful of exercise equipment. All that to say: I’m bored. It’s [...]
Coffeshop Campers
Most of my coffeeshop transactions tend to be made on the run, as I’m usually there on the way to something else I’m already late for. But apparently some people who do have time to sit down with their drinks find themselves unable to because of other patrons who virtually move in. I didn’t realize [...]
Like night and day: How commuters change population numbers
Ever wonder where all the other people stop-and-going around you during your commute are on their way to? Or how many people are in town during the week versus on the weekends? No? Well, just go with me on this. Suburb-to-suburb commuters outnumber city-to-suburb commuters in the U.S., but in a sprawling metro area like Atlanta’s, [...]
RUMOR: What’s Missing in Downtown?
I often find myself needing cheese for dinner. (Here’s a little insight into my culinary prowess: melt cheese on or into whatever it is you’re cooking, and it will taste better). I work in midtown and live just east of downtown and thus constantly curse the lack of “pick up some cheese on the way [...]
That’ll Cost You: Atlantic Station tightens up its parking policy
? What Now, Atlanta? reported Tuesday that Atlantic Station will end it’s first-two-hours-free parking policy next week. Here’s the new parking policy (PDF). Making a purchase at any Atlantic Station store, restaurant or food truck will earn visitors two hours of parking validation. Validation at the movie theater will tack on another two free hours. [...]
UPDATE Stole Cat
The super-edgy suburban mall chain clothing store, Forever 21, has a reputation for ripping off designer’s work. This pops up from time to time with Urban Outfitters, too, especially with jewelry. But this time … well, this time it looks like some junky-ass knock-off store stole from a well-known Atlanta artist. Bold. R. [...]
Triumphant Return! And Food From a Farm
First order of business: Charlie and I are rejoining Tamra as metblogs contributors! In case you haven’t noticed, posting has been a little scant lately. We weren’t entirely sure of the site’s long-term stability following our, um, hiatus in February, but we are good to go now, in it to win it, and looking for new writers. [...]
Fill In the Blanks, Round 2: Downtown
This former BP station at Ponce and Piedmont has been empty for about five years now. While the neighborhood apparently didn’t need two gas stations at the same intersection, perhaps it could use a coffee shop/sandwich shop/bakery on that corner. Ideally, it would be a place open for weeknight and weekend brunch and dinner. ?The [...]
Atlanta Streets Alive returns
The first of Atlanta Streets Alive’s two June events is today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year’s ASA will take place along 20 blocks of what will become the first segment of the downtown streetcar’s route. Guided bike tours will cover the entire route. No bike? No problem. You can take [...]
What do you want in Midtown?
Remember the Midtown Mile? Like the Streets of Buckhead, it’s said to be just sleeping, not dead. But, some of the project’s developers are said to be reigning in their ambitions, leaning toward something a little less Dean and Deluca and a little more Trader Joe’s. The scaling down isn’t just in fancy-ness but also [...]
All dressed up…
?If you’re wondering why the Coke HQ building is decked out as if it’s about to walk down the aisle, CL has some explanation. The white drape on the the 29-story building will be used as a screen to project images on during an event commemorating Coca-Cola’s 125th anniversary this weekend. That’s not just any [...]
Getting what we pay for
Speaking of the transportation tax, there’s a brief transportation priorities survey on the Atlanta Regional Roundtable’s site, available to take until May 15. (If that link doesn’t work, there’s another one at the top of the front page of the ARR site) The Atlanta Regional Roundtable is the group of 21 officials from the 10-county [...]
MARTA fares to rise in fall
MARTA is planning a 25 percent fare hike for the fall. The increase would push the one-way base fare from $2 to $2.50. The more painful change would be in the price of regular monthly passes from $68 to $95 - an increase of almost 40 percent. The latest fare hike comes just two years [...]
A new Amtrak station for Atlantic Station?
The Georgia DOT has applied for a $22.5 million grant for the construction of a new Amtrak station at the southeast corner of the intersection of 17th Street and Northside Drive, near Atlantic Station. Creative Loafing reported that the estimated cost of building the new facility would be approximately $38 million. Georgia DOT and Amtrak [...]
Now open: Fourth Ward Park, Phase I
Have you been to Historic Fourth Ward Park yet? When I moved away a few years ago Dallas Street consisted of an industrial building at one end, David Daniels Design at the other and a few houses that looked like they might not survive a storm in between. Beyond that was perhaps the most kudzu [...]
Public hearings at MARTA, GDOT and ARC
MARTA Tomorrow, March 24, MARTA is holding three public hearings – two in Atlanta and one in Decatur – to gather input on bus route changes as well as tenative plans to revive the Braves Shuttle. The shuttle, which usually runs from Five Points Station to Turner Field on Atlanta Braves game days, was axed during [...]
Study ranks Atlanta fourth most literate city
I just came across a USA Today story on a study that ranks Atlanta the fourth “most literate” among the country’s 75 largest cities. (The study’s author uses the term “literate” to refer to whether people do read, not just to whether they can read.) Atlanta placed highest among cities in the Southeast. Raleigh, N.C. was the next-highest [...]