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A love letter to Gokul Sweets
Gokul Sweets stands as a haven for Indian Americans like me who long for those neighborhood stands we grew up with. During the days leading up to the festival of Diwali, shelves empty out within minutes, and lines can be through the door. And I am certainly one of those loyal customers waiting for my turn.
Photos: Pink performs sold-out show at State Farm Arena
Pop royalty Pink brought her Trustful Tour to a sold-out State Farm Arena on Thursday evening.
Briarcliff Mansion lives again
Coca-Cola heir Asa Candler Jr.’s ostentatious, mystery-filled estate has sat moldering for decades. Now, a new senior living developer plans to restore it to its former glory.
Meet the singing Rollerblader who makes people smile up and down the Beltline
I’m on the Beltline pretty much every day, doing 12 to 20 miles. I sing while I skate. I get to have fun. People come up to me and give me hugs. They tell me they saw me singing “Party in the U.S.A.” and can’t help but smile and laugh.
Atlanta is the center of the political universe
Welcome to Atlanta where the players play, and we ride in the fast lane of the American news highway. We don’t mean to brag, but when it comes to politics, Atlanta is pretty much the center of the universe: Politicians love us (or love to hate us), our celebs get voters to turn out (for what), and, most importantly, we’re the capital of Georgia, which has emerged as one of the biggest battleground states in the 2024 presidential election. Here’s a look at Atlanta’s headline-making moments over the last four years.
RobertKent Galleries celebrates its big move
A little over a year ago, Robert Kent Tuchman wondered if moving his Marietta-based RobertKent Galleries from 85 Church Street to 145 Church Street was the right decision. True, it wasn’t far—just a dozen-odd doors down the street—but number 85 had been a good fit for six years. Then he saw his own initials, RKT, carved into the pavement behind the building at the proposed spot, and fate seemed sealed.
Neon Brush offers a 21+ paint-in-the-dark experience
When you’re in your forties, birthday celebrations traditionally fall into two categories: mundane (dinner out) or massive (expensive party or girls weekend). A close...
The great American political party switcheroo
As Democrats attempt to flip the state for a second presidential election, many don’t know that the Democratic Party once dominated politics in Georgia, though in a very different form. For most of the 20th century, much of the South embraced the party, whose ideological identity—like that of its foil, the Republicans—was forged by the deepest conflicts in American history. It was progressive Republicans who pushed for an end to slavery, while Democrats espoused a conservative commitment to the status quo. But over the last 100 years, the nation’s two major political parties have effectively swapped sides. Here’s how it happened.
Politics gets bumper-to-bumper
Sreekar Bommireddy leaves his North Decatur apartment at 4:30 p.m., headed for Georgia State University. Cars pile up on Clairemont Avenue, waiting to turn left with no turning lane, and he bobs and weaves his 2011 Toyota RAV4 around them. It’s a Tuesday in late July, and the air-conditioning in his car is almost at full blast. Traffic is clear on Scott Boulevard and Clifton Avenue, but then, near Moxie Burger, cars back up again, waiting to turn right on DeKalb Avenue.
Charles M. Blow has a proposition for Black Americans: Reverse the Great Migration
The New York Times opinion columnist moved back to the South with a big idea: What if other Black Americans—a lot of them—did the same? “I am proposing nothing short of the most audacious power play by Black America in the history of the country,” Blow writes in The Devil You Know, his 2021 book outlining the proposal. “Reversing the Great Migration,” as he puts it, could pave the way to “true and lasting political power in the United States.”