Tag: editor’s letter
Editor’s Journal: Art matters
Music was my entree into the arts. I was six years old when Elvis Presley’s jump blues version of “Your Cheatin’ Heart” came on the car radio one afternoon. I vividly remember leaning forward and turning up the volume because I’d never heard anything like that: the swinging bass by Bill Black, the blues-flavored guitar played by Scotty Moore.
Editor’s Journal: What happened to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame is shameful
It’s inexcusable that the Georgia Music Hall of Fame hasn’t been reestablished somewhere else, like Atlanta or Athens. All of those glorious and holy artifacts are now hidden away in cardboard boxes in storage at UGA, rather than being on public display with the regal splendor they deserve.
Editor’s Note: 101 issues later, Atlanta magazine welcomes a new editor-in-chief
The September issue marks my final issue as editor-in-chief of Atlanta magazine. Betsy Riley, who’s been with the magazine for 15 years, most recently as editor of our quarterly HOME magazine, will be taking over for me, and I can’t wait to see what she has in store.
Letter from the Editor: Small-town charm
Editor-in-Chief Kevin Benefield shares the how and why behind "Small Towns of the South."











