The first Atlanta International Pop Festival
“There it was, man, pop culture in the middle of an unreal dust bowl with a wide asphalt rim.” Thus wrote the Atlanta Constitution’s Albert Scardino forty-two years ago about the first Atlanta International Pop Festival, which took place on the Fourth of July weekend in 1969.
The People v. Leo Frank
Throughout the rain-threatened spring morning, pilgrims kept arriving at the Marietta City Cemetery. High school kids researching a history project. A Darlington, South Carolina, lawyer who’d been planning his trip for months. A curious college student.
Flashback: Larry Flynt shot in Lawrenceville
On that warm March afternoon, what pastor Fred Musser first thought was the sound of freight palettes dropping from a truck turned out to be the crack of a .44 caliber Marlin rifle—a weapon designed to kill large game.
What are you doing this weekend? December 20-22
It’s the last weekend before Christmas, which means you’re probably not reading this — you already know your weekend consists of sitting in traffic around Lenox Square and fighting off hordes of last-minute shoppers with a tube of glittery wrapping paper. If you must brave the mall, here are a few suggestions for ways to de-stress afterward.
The Outkast #ATLast experience was more than just three concerts
More than 60,000 people attended the three concerts held in Centennial Olympic Park, according to Pat O’Brien of the promotions group Bowery Presents South. The economic impact to the city has not been tallied, but attendees took over surrounding downtown hotels, restaurants, and bars, paid handsomely for parking, bought T-shirts, and took plenty of $13.50 rides on the Ferris wheel.
What are you doing this weekend? May 22-26
If you’re staying in town this Memorial Day weekend, you’ll find a lot more happening than just picnics and barbeques. Take in some jazz, travel back in time with Dr. Who, or even sip a beer with Mei Lun and Mei Huan. The possibilities are endless.
What are you doing this weekend? November 30, December 1
This is it folks. Thanksgivingkuh is passed and the sugar plum fairies are fast upon us. As you enjoy the rest of the long weekend and before full holiday madness descends, here are a few ideas for getting out of the house, or, more importantly, getting those holiday guests off of your couch.
What are you doing this weekend June 12-15
Good news—if you forgot that Father’s Day was this Sunday, here’s your reminder! You’re welcome. Now allow us to give you a few event ideas and a few stylish gift suggestions. You’re welcome, again.
What are you doing this weekend? July 17-20
This weekend is all about the art of the throwback. Relive the ’70s with the Doobie Brothers, get your grade school on at Field Day, remember the Civil War at the Atlanta History Center, and unleash your inner child at the Children’s Museum of Atlanta. Perfectly content with the present? Don’t worry, there’s plenty of other stuff going on too.
Residents seek to attract restaurants, grocery stores along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Westside Trail
On September 20 from 9 a.m. to noon, neighborhoods in Southwest Atlanta will host iSWAT Development Day, a collection of speeches and bus tours through the area that highlight redevelopment initiatives in an effort to attract chefs, restaurateurs, and grocers. Participants will meet at 884 Murphy Avenue.
