Atlanta blogs today August 15 2008

— Sad news from Decatur. Andy Peters at the Deal Watch blog reports that the company that owns the Crescent Moon diner filed for bankruptcy protection. Although the diner, which has two other locations, has remained open, Peters reports the diner’s Decatur landlord wants to start eviction proceedings.

— The United States is on the verge of becoming majority minority, and Reporter Cub celebrates our diversity.

— Over at Politits, Dcup strays from politics to discuss some real-life adventures in parenting three kids.

— But politic junkies, fear not. At Tondee’s Tavern, Mcantone looks at Karen Handel’s quest to have Jim Powell disqualified from the Public Service Commission election.

— Doug Richards at Live Apartment Fire has dug up a 15-year-old “inside the newsroom” video produced by WAGA-TV. For those who have been in Atlanta that long, it’s a fun trek back in time to really bad haircuts, including Amanda Davis doing her best Sheila E.