Debate review: Newt needs an audience
UPDATE 1:55 P.M.: I wasn't the only person who thought Newt was neutered by the silent debate audience. Newt told Fox this morning he will not allow "the media" to silence audiences during future debates. "The media doesn’t control free speech," Newt said. "People ought to be allowed to applaud if they want to."
Don’t Miss List: Our top 5 event picks for December
See the Atlanta Ballet's new version of The Nutcracker at the Fox Theatre, watch Rudolph live at the Center for Puppetry Arts, and head to Virginia-Highland for the annual Tour of Homes.
Modal Citizen: Lettie Hernandez Ongie, clean-commute crusader
As an employer program manager with the Clean Air Campaign, Lettie Hernandez Ongie works with state agencies such as the Georgia Department of Public Health and the Governor's office to encourage their employees to adopt clean modes of transportation. But her job took on a more personal significance when her daughter, born prematurely two years ago, was diagnosed with Reactive Airway Disease.
The AJC building’s new life as a gallery
The old 3,000-square-foot former AJC lobby will become a public gallery as the building gets a significant face-lift thanks to a design by Stanley Beaman & Sears that incorporates a nine-story sculpture into its facade.
Exclusive: Ponce City Market announces another round of retail shops
With big-box favorites like West Elm and J.Crew already slated to anchor the massive retail space at Ponce City Market, developer Jamestown Properties rounded out the offerings this week, giving Atlanta Magazine the scoop on a slew of mostly new-to-market independent boutiques.
Atlanta’s Guardians Football Club brings together players from around the world
If it seems like the Guardians club is the soccer pitch version of the United Nations, that’s by design. The club was started in 2014 by Jason Brooks, a 33-year-old player, coach, and die-hard fan who was bothered that—even in heterogeneous Atlanta—soccer tended to break down along racial or socioeconomic lines.
The Walking Dead Awards: Rick and Michonne’s Excellent adventure
Rick and Michonne go on a supply run and wind up at the world's most zomberiffic (and most heavily militarized) school carnival.
Vote! Everything you need to know on Election Day 2018 in Atlanta
Where do I go to vote? Where do I find results? How do I get to the polls? Where are the candidate parties? This Georgia election is an important one—don't miss out.
Playwright Katori Hall on bringing The Mountaintop to King’s hometown
Writer and Memphis native Katori Hall’s play "The Mountaintop," a fictional account of the final night of Martin Luther King Jr’s life, concludes its well-received Atlanta run this weekend at Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre. The play made its U.S. debut on Broadway last year in a $3 million production directed by Leon and starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett. In an exclusive interview with Atlanta magazine, Hall took time out from writing the screenplay based her new play “Hurt Village” to talk about bringing “The Mountaintop” to Atlanta.
The wait for Jason White ends as he brings “The Longing” to Eddie’s Attic
Sometimes, it can take a lottery winner a minute to process what's happened to him. In 2001, Nashville singer-songwriter Jason White released a critically acclaimed debut album, "Shades of Gray." After reps for Tim McGraw got an earful of White's song, "Red Rag Top" off the album, the country superstar recorded a hit cover of the tune. Wheelbarrows of cash and songwriting opportunities were pushed in front of White. But after a 2003 follow up, "Tonight's Top Story," White disappeared from the New Releases buzz bin, along with MTV's Buzz Bin and most bricks and mortar record shops for that matter. Forty seven Lady Gaga singles and 137 asymmetrical haircut-laden Lady Antebellum videos later, White is back with an excellent third album, "The Longing" and an appearance in the round Saturday night at Eddie's Attic in Decatur.
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