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February 2013: Florida

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:21:00 GMT

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Florida
In honor of its quincentennial, here are four iconic Sunshine State vacations.
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GSU at 100 · University studies · More book reviews · Katharine Kidd · Pink and red treasures for Valentine's Day · Midtown Mile

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My Brother's Keeper
Identical twins William and Chris Cormier weathered lives of transience, financial woe, and run-ins with the law by relying on their preternatural bond. But when the body of a Florida journalist was found buried in their Winder backyard, that bond was seemingly broken.
By Tony Rehagen

Have You Dined at Ford's Lately?
JCT Kitchen. The Optimist. No. 246. With his eyes now on Buckhead, Atlanta’s restaurateur of the moment gives up his recipe for success, explains why he’s not interested in "Top Chef," and insists, "I am not building an empire."
By Candice Dyer

Editor's Note On the new Falcons stadium

AGENDA
Dance Atlanta Ballet takes on Dracula
Love Stats on the single life
Versus Chick-fil-A faces off against Krystal
Sports The Falcons get a new stadium? What's in it for us?
Cookbooks Susan Puckett has a new one
Novels Dave Barry on Insane City
History W.E.B. Du Bois finally gets his due

APPETITE
Restaurant Review Sushi Huku pulls off a rare feat
Culinary Character These four pairs of siblings show that family is the recipe for success
Quirky Cookbook Should you buy Richard Blais's new cookbook?
Recipe Todd Richards's spicy fried catfish with tails

ARBITER
Style Is Felicia Barth-Aasen the next Vera Wang?
Home This O4W loft doubles as artist studio and urban escape

Hollis Gillespie On memories

January 2013: High Schools

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:07:00 GMT

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Florida
In honor of its quincentennial, here are four iconic Sunshine State vacations.
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Belinda Skelton · Ansley Wine Merchants · New stores for the New Year · Men's shoes · A suburban white kitchen · Anna Griffin

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Editor's Note On the Falcons' new stadium

AGENDA
Politics Neal Boortz retires from WSB radio and here comes Herman Cain
Made in Atlanta A local way to blast away dirt, grease, and grime
Entertainment Tyler Perry and Oprah join forces
Social Media Who tweeted J.R.?
College What's next for HOPE?
Books Teresa Weaver asks Taylor Branch about The King Years
Music A primer on Justin Bieber's past

APPETITE
Restaurant Review Duluth's 678 fans the flames of Korean barbecue
Backstory Georgia trout's daylong journey from pond to plate
Dining Scene Sommelier Justin Amick is more than just the scion of a famous restaurateur
Local Foods The joys of honey
Recipe Stacey Eames's country-fried steak and gravy

ARBITER
Style Buckhead, polos, and KP MacLane
Travel Cayman Islands
Home Steve McKenzie's modern handiwork

Hollis Gillespie On laughing gas

December 2012: Best of Atlanta

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:30:00 GMT

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Best of Atlanta
Explore the city's best restaurants, shops, services, and entertainment! Throughout December, we'll release a few winners each day.
> Check out the growing list
> Look at four superlative rivalries
> Explore our Hall of Fame

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Your cat is cheating on you and other scientific studies · UGA's Red & Black student newspaper · Bo Bo Garden · Rent the Runway · How to dress up your LBD for the holiday parties · Chip and Company · Milk & Honey

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Best New Restaurants
Find which upscale spot we named Restaurant of the Year, plus five other eateries worthy of accolades. Currently only available in the magazine or on our digital edition!

The Crossing
Herbert Sinkfield and DeKai Amonrasi were born thirty-four years and a thousand miles apart. But when an accident brought them together on the railroad tracks in College Park, one of the men made a fateful decision.
By Tony Rehagen

Editor's Note On the state of magazines

AGENDA
Entertainment 2012's pop hits (and misses)
Music Should you buy Cee Lo's Christmas album?
Shipping How UPS handles Christmas
Identity A club for native Atlantans
Real Estate Is our housing market finally bouncing back?
Charity Where to donate your money this year
Books Teresa Weaver picks the top ten of 2012
Arts An interview with the Woodruff's new president and CEO

APPETITE
Restaurant Review Vin25 is the hottest reason to visit Roswell's restaurant row
Dining Scene Why is quality bread service disappearing?
Local Foods The case for local goat meat
Drinks A trio of experts offers advice for the best ways to toast the season
Recipe Molly Gunn's duck breasts in cherry-port sauce

ARBITER
Style A Connecticut Yankee holds court in Buckhead with W.port
Home Terrariums at Garden
Travel Three reasons to visit Nashville for the holidays

Hollis Gillespie On the high cost of comfort

November 2012: Southern Issue

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:13:00 GMT

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How Southern Are We?
What does it mean to “be Southern,” and how do we fit into the picture? This month, we explored Atlanta's regional identity through essays, photos, expressions, recipes, and a quirky look at accents. PLUS:
> Read about our identity crisis
> Take our quiz to find out how Southern you are
> View stats on how Southern Atlantans are

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Essays by Daniel Black, Kathryn Stockett, James C. Cobb, Isabel Wilkerson, and four others · Recipes by Carvel Grant Gould, Linton Hopkins, Darryl Evans, and Aaron Russell · A look at the ritual of cotillion · Honey Boo Boo · Preserving Georgia's past · A mathematical examination of four Southern magazines · Matthews Cafeteria · Nathalie Dupree's Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking · Gifts that say Atlanta

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This Land Is My Land
In the high country of North Georgia, an old bootlegger and a gun merchant feuded for years over a quarter-mile property line. It ended in the worst possible way.
By Tony Rehagen

Sunday Morning
If there's one time of week that Atlanta is indisputably Southern, it's Sunday morning. A look at Atlanta's churches.
Photographs by David Walter Banks and Kendrick Brinson

Editor's Note On being a Yankee in the South

AGENDA
Dialect Is there an Atlanta accent?
Expressions Explaining "bless your heart" and everything else
Elections How to predict them and how the South figures in
Music The origins of "Dirty South"
Poetry Natasha Trethewey on her Southern identity
Entertainment Classic and contemporary Southern recommendations
Essay Spreading grandmother's ashes all over Atlanta

APPETITE
Opinion Our food scene won't truly shine until we move beyond Southern clichés
Meat The appeal of country ham
Bread The state of biscuits
Tattoos These eight chefs love pork so much, they tattooed it on themselves [PHOTOS]

ARBITER
Style How to dress like a Southern gentleman
Hospitality How to be a good host
Vacation Enjoy a Southern staycation around town

Hollis Gillespie On collards

October 2012: Mountain Escapes

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:30:00 GMT

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Mountain Escapes
So long, summer. Time to chill out with crisp nights, cool days, and breathtaking vistas. This fall we visit some charming mountain getaways in three states. Best of all? Each is just a few hours' drive from Atlanta.

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Ghosts · Fernbank · Atlanta Motorsports Park · The Porter · Kevin Gillespie · Restrepo Leather · Topshop and Topman · Jeans · ADAC

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Pretty Girl Rocks
Chart-topping Keri Hilson has built a career on breaking the rules.
By Christine Van Dusen

Spellbinder (Preview)
Mitchell Gross wrote thrillers, but he was also an attorney, a scientist, a successful businessman, a Hollywood darling, and a charmer of women. He was none of these things. He was more. Why did so many people fall for his lies?
By Thomas Mullen

When Patterns Are Broken, New Worlds Emerge
At Stone Mountain's Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse, camaraderie is the best elixir in an altered world.
By Josh Green

FOOD & DINING
Review Watershed's move to Buckhead finally lets Joe Truex shine
Dining Scene Bookhouse Pub's macarons
Geering Local Try some sheep cheese
Recipe Jay Swift's crab cakes

LIFE & STYLE
Style Melanie Turner has a closet to covet
Culture A heavy-equipment company throws its weight behind breast-cancer fundraising

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
TV Life lessons from The Walking Dead
Music A documentary celebrating Athens's classic tracks
Books Josh Russell's third novel
Movies The Out on Film director previews this year's festival

COLUMNS
Hollis Gillespie Reflections on turning fifty
Editor's Note On travel writing

September 2012: Best Steakhouses

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:05:00 GMT

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Best Steakhouses
Move over, Chicago. Make room, Dallas. Turns out some of the country's best chophouses are right here in Atlanta.

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Turner Field · Bo Bo China · Trina Small · Bruno Lima · Verde Home · Bedspreads

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In the Shadows
One spectacle you won’t see this Labor Day weekend is DragonCon’s cofounder, who for the past twelve years has managed to elude facing trial on child molestation charges. But has time finally run out for Ed Kramer?
By Scott Henry

The Best Team You've Never Seen
The Atlanta Dream have produced two conference titles, two Olympians, five years of riveting basketball—and far too many empty seats.
By Tony Rehagen

FOOD & DINING
Review The Optimist is Ford Fry's first exciting endeavor
Dining Scene When did chef's titles take on such bureaucratic pomp?
Geering Local Eggplant craze
Recipe Sonya Jones's mini fig pies
> GALLERY: Photos of Jones making the pies

LIFE & STYLE
Shopping C. Wonder moves into Lenox Square
Fashion Barnsley Gardens takes center stage for our fall fashion shoot
> GALLERY: More fall fashion looks
Garden Atlanta History Center's botanical library is a hidden gem
> GALLERY: More archival documents from the library
Travel Head to Natchez Trace to bike Tennessee
History A look at Sweet Auburn's storied past
Crime A sketch artist shares her experiences

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Music Blackberry Smoke releases a new album
Books Drew Jubera's first book
Drama Pearl Cleage on her new play

COLUMNS
Hollis Gillespie Not all missed calls lead to the coroner
Editor's Note On TSPLOST and what really matters

August 2012: Big Ideas

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT

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Next
What will Atlanta's population look like in thirty years?

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Trees Atlanta's sheep · Archives of the SCLC at Emory · Jennifer Schwartz's creative crusade · Big Apple Inn · More new boutiques · Watches · HGTV's Egypt Sherrod on V-103

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Groundbreakers
A possibe HIV vaccine, the redevelopment of City Hall East, and nine other people and projects shaping the future of the city.

The Innovation Index
Twenty-four breakthroughs, bright ideas, and brave new advances.

Where It All Went Wrong
Looking back at the MARTA Compromise of 1971.
By Doug Monroe

View from the Brain Trust
Eight experts weigh in on the challenges ahead.

View from City Hall
Mayor Kasim Reed details his goals and projects.

Five Ideas We're Rooting For
Of which four actually exist.

FOOD & DINING
Review With the Spence, Atlanta's prodigal Top Chef returns to the kitchen. But will he stay put?
Food and Faith Ramadan ends with friends and abated hunger
> GALLERY: Photos of the celebration
Culinary Character Storico Fresco uses long-lost recipes for novel pastas
Geering Local Heirloom watermelons
Food Trends Where celebs eat in Atlanta
Recipe Billy Allin's green beans agrodolce
> GALLERY: Photos of Allin preparing the recipe
New Restaurants Ariana Afghan Cuisine and Curly's Fried Chicken

LIFE & STYLE
Shopping Five questions for Southern fave Billy Reid
Home Susan Seid revives Vera Neumann's colorful prints
Real Estate A house in Whittier Mill Village is for sale
> GALLERY: Photos of the abode
Travel Head to Charlotte and scope out our civic competition
Sports Georgia athletes hope to medal in London
Comedy Atlanta gets its own Onion

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Drama Dad's Garage cofounder guest-directs at Aurora Theatre
Books Guerrilla bookseller Vouched Atlanta promotes indie presses
Literature Emily Giffin on her latest novel, Where We Belong
Entertainment Baton Bob on his new venture
Events Living Walls Conference, J. Lo and Enrique at Philips Arena, and DragonCon

COLUMNS
Hollis Gillespie Some parents need to stand out
Editor's Note On the tenuous state of our future

July 2012: Top Doctors

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:43:00 GMT

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Top Doctors
Our annual roster helps you find the doctors that other doctors trust most. Plus, an extended list of patients' top picks and contributor Michele Cohen Marill talks with physicians about what it's like to work on the front lines of patient care.

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The lost mural · Egelston and Ryan Seacrest's radio show · Charles D. Gandy · Buckles and belts · Sandals · A Peachtree terrace's garden · Bound by Sara handcrafted leather memory albums

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Anchor Woman
In August 1975, Atlanta tuned in to see an African American deliver the six o'clock news for the first time. Almost forty years later, as she nears retirement, Monica Pearson reflects on the biggest stories of her historic career.
By Richard L. Eldredge
> FROM OUR ARCHIVES: Read our 1986 feature story about the newscaster's heyday

Capital Markets
Our farmers market culture is in full bloom. Here are our eight can't-miss favorites across the metro area, plus three greenhorns that show early promise.
By Deborah Geering
> GUIDE: Browse our complete farmers market guide

There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!
Almost two centuries after a gold rush brought fortune hunters (and bars and brothels) to North Georgia, a new generation of prospectors is rediscovering what's been true for 500 million years.
By Candice Dyer

FOOD & DINING
Review STG Trattoria gives Buckhead the inviting midscale restaurant it didn't know it needed
Culinary Character Michael Hendricks forages fodder for eager chefs
Rediscovery Grits, grizzards, and greens at K&K Soul Food
Geering Local S&J's Woodfired Pizza
Recipe Kevin Ouzts's peanut, cabbage, and pasta salad
> GALLERY: Photos of Ouzts preparing the recipe
New Restaurants The Optimist, Colbeh Persian Kitchen, and Pinewood Tippling Room

LIFE & STYLE
Style Fab'rik celebrates ten years of fun, affordable fashion
Home Savvy Snoot shows new polish at its expanded Westside location
Getaway Maryland's Eastern Shore
Transportation Everything you need to know about TSPLOST
Culture Pat Morrin's Duluth home is a veritable museum of natural history
History John Lewis's surprising campaign strategy
> FROM OUR ARCHIVES: Read our 2003 feature story on Lewis's legacy
Firstborns Tony Rehagen thought he was prepared for everything

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Arts Kenny Leon is back in Atlanta
Entertainment Rich Eldredge interviews Kelly Hogan
Events Chastain Park Summer Movie Series, BB&T Atlanta Open, and the National Black Arts Festival

COLUMNS
Hollis Gillespie A look at her family tree
Editor's Note On TSPLOST

June 2012: Drink Up

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:49:00 GMT

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Drink Up!
Sunday alcohol sales finally became a reality in most of Georgia, but the bigger booze news is that Atlanta has bubbled over as a discriminating drinking town. We're reveling in artisan cocktails as complex as the finest cooking, potent craft beers from around the globe (including our own backyard), and passionately curated wine lists that cater to every budget.

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Honey at the Four Seasons · Dtox juice bar · Shorts for summer · Highrise fashion · DIY chat rooms

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Sweet Dreams
How two college buddies from Colorado stumbled into town, built a brewery, threw outrageous parties, and forever changed the way Atlanta drinks beer. An oral history of SweetWater.
By Osayi Endolyn

Crime Pays
Eleven years. Twelve novels. Twenty million sold. Suspense writer Karin Slaughter is making a killing.
By Candice Dyer

FOOD & DINING
Review The Lawrence enlivens Midtown with its cocktails
Dining Scene A Hindu wedding draws blessings from symbolic foods
Geering Local Hard Labor Creek Blueberry Farm
Recipe Pano Karatassos’s family recipe for white bean stew
> GALLERY: Photos of Karatassos preparing the recipe
> EXTRA RECIPE: Greek-style roast rack of pork

LIFE & STYLE
Home Westside’s I.D. Lab offers custom furniture in an eclectic space
Design HGTV Green Home
> GALLERY: Photos of the HGTV Green Home
Travel Dahlonega Spa Resort
Nightlife Terminal West brings the show to Westside

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Entertainment Legoland builds a following at Phipps
Arts Atlanta's dance scene is on the move
Books Teresa Weaver's best books for summer reading
Dance A chat with Greg Phillinganes
Tribute Remembering the Orly crash, fifty years later
Events Braves vs. Yankees, Willie Nelson, and AthFest

COLUMNS
Hollis Gillespie The comforts—and perils—of compartments
Editor's Note On Georgia's beer Renaissance

May 2012: Summer Guide

Tue, 01 May 2012 20:00:00 GMT

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Summer Guide
148 ways—from roller derby to beach parties, Zac Brown to Ringo Starr, Shakespeare to NASCAR—to make this a season to remember.

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Civil War letters · Tales from the foxhole · The silver lining of falling home values · Morehouse's Genarlow Wilson · Jimmy Carter and Chuck Leavell · Andrew Young III · Elliott Street Deli & Pub · "Cornbread Nation 6" · Atlanta Nosh · Summer attire with prints that pop · Craft scene

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One and Done
In an excerpt from his new book, "Starting and Closing," Braves legend John Smoltz reflects on the team’s heartbreaking postseason record.
Introduction by Betsy Riley

Shut Up and Listen
For his whole life, Eddie Owen has been searching for the perfect place to hear live music. But if you thought he found it at Eddie’s Attic, the legendary Decatur venue he opened twenty years ago, think again.
By Tony Rehagen

FOOD & DINING
Review Cardamom Hill introduces ambrosial dishes from South India
Dining Scene Late-night crowds are hooked on EAV’s Octopus Bar
Geering Local Bella's Best strucla
Recipe Justin Burdett’s salmon cakes with spring Vidalia relish
> GALLERY: Photos of Burdett making the recipe

LIFE & STYLE
Style Online retailer Bella Bag
> GALLERY: Founder Cassandra Connors's favorite bags
Travel Apalachicola's pristine Gulf Coast hideaway
Home Artist Steve Penley's house is his gallery
> GALLERY: Photos of the Penley abode

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Culture Westminster Inc. creates retro-fun toys
Entertainment Georgia’s video game industry means business
Drama A Waffle House–inspired play premieres at Horizon
Music The Atlanta Jazz Festival never loses its rhythm
> GALLERY: Performers from the festival's storied history
Books Amber Dermont’s "The Starboard Sea"
Arts Longtime theater critic Curt Holman mourns the loss of Marietta's Theatre in the Square

COLUMNS
Hollis Gillespie When she knew to bar herself from bingeing
Editor's Note On Eddie's Attic