Top Ten of 2011

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Thinking positive: Braves offer Pennant Race deals, final Bark in the Park tickets

With the Atlanta Braves firmly in first place (in July!), the folks at Turner Field are taking advantage of the momentum (and Brian McCann's memorable All-Star Game performance) to pass some savings along to fans. For the second half of the season, the Braves are offering a Pennant Race 6-Pack ticket deal for as low as $90 (along with a $10 food and beverage credit for each game). Terrace Level seats are $210 for six games, GMC Pavilion Level seats are $150 and Up

Celebrating Willy Celluci

Nightly, his gravelly voice buzzed through the darkened dining rooms of the Palm restaurant in Buckhead like a Stoli-fueled chainsaw. If you had stepped inside the high-end Westin hotel steak and lobster dispensary even once, the Palm's general manager Willy Cellucci, impeccably dressed in a suit and tie, knew your name, your game, your brand of Scotch and probably the last four digits of the American Express gold card in your billfold. And whether you were Julia Roberts seeking a quiet table for Easter brunch or the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's green gossip columnist, sweaty and seeking scoop, Cellucci was the consummate host, throwing the best party in the city daily.

Fans go wild as pre-game begins for Drew Jubera’s Must Win

In a matter of minutes Wednesday night, thanks to shares from his old ink-stained newspapering pals, Facebook became awash with the cover of former AJC national correspondent Drew Jubera’s upcoming book “Must Win: A Season of Survival for a Town and its Team.” And mind you, this is just for the pre-order announcement. The tome, via St. Martin’s Press doesn’t technically hit stores and Kindles until September 4.

Emmy winner Leslie Jordan returns to Atlanta with “Deck Them Halls, Y’all”

As a kid growing up in Tennessee, a seasonal excursion to Atlanta was always on Leslie Jordan's Christmas list.   "It just wasn't Christmas without a trip to Atlanta with mama and Lenox mall!" Jordan confided to Intel. "I had my first-ever Chick-fil-A there 40 years ago! I thought I was in heaven with that fried chicken and pickle on a bun."   The actor will draw on his childhood Saturday night as he brings his brand-new one-m

RHOA Recap: Phaedra blings out a funeral, Sheree and NeNe engage in a “grown lady discussion”

The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Episode 401 "Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained" recap or "Why We Spent $78.97 on Grain Alcohol at Green's at 11:58 Saturday Night."As the fourth season of RHOA unhinged its jaws on Bravo Sunday night, a very pregnant Kim Zolciak and her 25-year-old Atlanta Falcons defensive end boy toy Kroy Biermann move into their new home, "Celebrity Apprentice" veteran NeNe Leakes is newly single after separating from hubby Gregg, singer-songwriter Kandi Burruss is pondering the launch of Bedroom Kandi, a line of adult toys, runway model Cynthia Bailey is starting her own modelling agency, aspiring thespian Sheree Whitfield has a business-related beef with NeNe and Atlanta attorney Phaedra Parks is moonlighting as a funeral planner. Why not unscrew the top off a bottle of "extra sweet white wine" and join us for the recap fun here at our lavish new digs at the Housewives Home Office. Or as we lovingly refer to it: HHO Central.

Women of Style & Substance honored at CHOA benefit

The honorees being feted and fed at Monday’s sixth annual Women of Style & Substance luncheon benefit for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at the St. Regis hotel in Buckhead could rightfully be lauded for their philanthropic endeavors. But these same eight women also possess the ability to effortlessly glide down a fashion runway in fabulous frocks (and dangerously high heels) in front of a sold-out crowd consisting of hundreds of the city’s most high profile women. This was, of course, after they braved a hellacious valet line that snaked down West Paces Ferry and threatened to collide with oncoming traffic on Peachtree Road (Note to St. Regis management: When your ballroom guests use “Did you park across the street at Whole Foods and run across West Paces Ferry too?!” as a luncheon conversation ice breaker, it may be time to re-evaluate your current valet parking set up).

“Real Housewives” recap: Kim’s “cracked foundation” sings again, Sheree acts! (air quotes implied. . .)

"The Real Housewives of Atlanta," Episode 310: "Auto-tuned Up" recap   As the television equivalent of jamming a syringe of Drano into a carotid artery opens, Kim is bracing for a return visit to esteemed Atlanta vocal coach Jan Smith.   Kim invites her lesbian lover DJ Tracy Young to fly down for moral support. Kim calls Tracy "honey bunny." Tracy calls Kim "baby girl." And we call our pint of Wild Turkey

Georgian Terrace to celebrate centennial with gala, ballroom dancing, VIP screenings

At a media luncheon Wednesday, Georgian Terrace executives unveiled a series of events slated to celebrate the centennial of the iconic Midtown hotel's arrival in Atlanta.

“30 Rock” actor rolls into town for hilarious salute to “Celebrity Autobiography”

What began as a rib-bruising exercise for audiences in Los Angeles and New York finally hits The Buckhead Theatre Saturday night. "Celebrity Autobiography" was first created by writer-performer Eugene Pack in Los Angeles after he asked some comedian friends to select excerpts from their favorite unintentionally hilarious celebrity memoirs to read onstage.   Now, a national tour combining comics and the celebrity tomes is terrorizing the country. The ensem

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