An Atlanta cop, truck driver, and sleep specialist tell us how to cope with working all night
How $4,000 mattresses and blue-light boxes help Atlanta’s small army of night owls get a good day’s rest.
In Tune: Collective Soul
The four members of Collective Soul spent nearly three months in lead vocalist Ed Roland’s South Carolina lakeside cabin earlier this year, swimming, playing Ping-Pong, and most importantly, writing and recording their latest release, due out August 25. Their second self-titled album, referred to as the “rabbit record” be
Raised on Bleveland
In the news recently for its links to gang violence, Cleveland Avenue could represent much more than that. It just needs a little push.
Meet Asshole Santa, the North Pole’s bad influence in East Atlanta
Asshole Santa is coming to Atlanta, and he’s drinking Scotch, chain-smoking fake cigars, and ignoring whether you’re naughty or nice. Tell him what you want for Christmas on November 17 at East Atlanta’s 529 Bar.
Don’t Miss List: Our top 5 Atlanta event picks for September
Bruno Mars, Future, Mumford & Sons, and Blink-182 at Music Midtown, Dragon Con, and the Decatur Book Festival.
The AIDS Memorial Quilt remains a powerful symbol
Friends, family, lovers, and strangers stitched colorful, personal, and heartfelt tribute panels measuring three feet by six feet—the approximate measurements of a grave, Jones says—that when stitched together create a 1.3 million square foot symbol as iconic as the red ribbon worn to raise awareness about the disease.
How Netherworld became a haunted house juggernaut
From the start, Netherworld creators Ben Armstrong, who has a background in TV production, and Billy Messina, a former Hollywood special effects artist, wanted to build a new model of haunted house.
Backstage: Atlanta Ballet’s Grand New HQ
Atlanta Ballet recently moved its headquarters from a dilapidated space in Midtown to a modernized location nearly twice the size on the cusp of the Westside. Architect Steve Munro envisioned great possibilities for the manufacturing plant with sloping, twenty-four-foot ceilings. The space would be his greate
Janelle Monáe on her Hidden Figures role: “Mary and I both use the word ‘justice’ a lot.”
Atlanta singer-songwriter Janelle Monáe sure knows how to pick a movie script. Her first two forays into film are both considered Oscar contenders: the critically acclaimed indie drama Moonlight and Atlanta-filmed Hidden Figures, a new historical drama chronicling the untold stories of three black female mathematicians whose data allowed NASA astronaut John Glenn to obit the Earth.
What really happens inside an Atlanta swingers club?
At Trapeze Club, you won’t see a massive orgy upon entering. The large front room has a dance floor (with an obligatory stripper pole), a buffet table, and two bars. Most of the action occurs in the back.