Q&A with Dave Barry
Dave Barry comes to the Jimmy Carter Library February 13 to discuss his novel Insane City and on Valentine’s Day addresses the Atlanta Press Club. The former syndicated columnist explains why “tweet whore” is such a sad occupation.
Choreographer Elizabeth Streb brings “extreme action heroes” to Ferst Center
Over the course of Elizabeth Streb's career, the radical 65-year-old choreographer and (now-retired) dancer has explored explosive and daring movements that she calls “extreme action.”
Up in the Air
Why is Highlands, North Carolina, so popular? It’s like Buckhead in the woods.
Well-to-do Atlantans have been using Highlands as a summer retreat since the early twentieth century, when Coke execs such as the Woodruffs started the trend. A primary draw is the te
60 Voices: Nothing demonstrates Atlanta’s potential like its thriving entrepreneurial scene
In sectors from technology to food service, entrepreneurs are making it work. Here, five of them, including Bem Joiner of Atlanta Influences Everything and Pinky Cole of Slutty Vegan, discuss what's next for Atlanta.
Um, about that streetcar…?
A century ago, streetcars were Atlanta’s proverbial lifeblood, connecting Downtown to “suburbs” like Inman Park, Druid Hills, and the West End. Even as cars became common in the 1920s and 1930s, Atlantans continued commuting by trolley, streetcar, and intercity train.
60 Voices: Atlanta’s rising creative class is gaining new recognition on the national scene
Atlanta’s rising creative community—from film producers to choreographers to painters—is gaining new recognition on the national scene. Here, six of these artists discuss what's next.
The South has something to say. Meet 7 women driving the conversation.
Two decades after Andre 3000 declared that the South had something to say, a new generation is taking the mic. Meet 7 Atlantans who are driving the conversation.
Howlers and Scalpers
Q: I’ve heard about coyote sightings in the burbs, but now my intown newsletter is warning about them. What’s up?
The common coyote is in every Georgia county, but particularly Fulton and Gwinnett (for reasons as yet unstudied) and along the Chattahoochee corridor. As Looney Tunes taught us, they’re
Headland Drive: The start of something good
Los Angeles has Crenshaw Boulevard and Queens has Linden Boulevard. In Atlanta, OutKast put the intersection of Headland and Delowe on the musical map.
Piano Men, Back Again
When part-time Peachtree Road resident Elton John was planning The Union, his new duets album with singer-songwriter Leon Russell, he told us: “I’ve always loved Leon, and it’s terrible that he’s been almost forgotten about now. ”
The finished pr
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