Coming Up: Dooley & Daisies
Vince Dooley Vince Dooley, the honorary chair of the 2011 Southeastern Flower Show, will hold court at the opening night
An Atlanta artist’s paintings take a starring role in the new film Landscape With Invisible Hand
Occasionally poignant and often delightfully goofy, the film features Asante Blackk as Adam Campbell, a sensitive introverted high school artist who documents the before and after alien times in melancholy paintings that hang on his family’s living room wall. Those paintings, and a big chunk of the film’s creative vision, come courtesy of Atlanta-based artist William Downs, who worked closely with director Cory Finley to bring Landscape With Invisible Hand’s unique look and feel to life.
Even teaming with Oprah, Tyler Perry incites critics
Clearly Atlanta’s adopted son Tyler Perry is the most polarizing African American entertainment figure of our time. When it was announced last fall that Perry would team with the almighty Oprah to produce original series for her network OWN, there were many raised eyebrows.
We walked the BeltLine’s Eastside Trail–and it’s pretty damn awesome (albeit not finished)
There are two weeks to go until the October 15 official opening of the Atlanta BeltLine's Eastside Trail—which stretches from Piedmont Park to the Inman Park—but when we walked the two-and-a-quarter mile route this weekend, the trail was hopping.
Outkast weekend in Atlanta: The best pictures (so far)
Everyone seems to understand the significance of Outkast's homecoming weekend - and to be eager to document being part of it. Here are the best photos so far. We'll be updating as the weekend goes on.
Bill Clinton accepts the King Center’s Salute to Greatness Award
During Saturday’s annual King Center Salute to Greatness Awards dinner, former Atlanta mayor and United Nations ambassador Andrew Young introduced former President Bill Clinton with the utmost praise, calling him “probably the most-loved human being on Earth.” Clinton, however, had a different candidate in mind for that particular honor.
Vikki Locke’s Women in Media luncheon raises awareness, money
When All News 106.7 FM afternoon anchor Melissa Carter decided to leave Q100’s Bert Show at the end of her contract in 2011, she reflected on cold calling Locke, her on air competition and a radio mentor, to talk through her career crossroads. “Vikki Locke knew of me but we had never broken bread together, we had never bonded over spinach dip. But Vikki Locke spent 40 minutes with me on the phone while I’m sitting in my car in the parking lot of my doctor’s office and helped me frame out what I was going to do."
Six events to check out this Labor Day weekend in Atlanta
Whether your enthusiasms lean toward the literary, the leisurely, or death-defying speed, you can find a way to indulge them over the long weekend.
College Football Hall of Fame vs. the Hyatt: What the GOP and Dem “victory” venues say about this year’s election in Georgia
You can argue about campaign strategists and outside money and the candidates’ resumes and who used social media better. And each candidate has made mistakes. But here's the reason these races are so tight: the GOP candidates simply don’t reflect Georgia.
Want a Tile? The company is passing out 51,000 trackers to Atlanta Falcons fans on Friday
Sick of losing something worse than a Super Bowl? Here's how you can snag a free Tile on Friday.