David Byrne rips Atlanta, newspapers rip chamber... and more
Odds and ends to coast you into the evening, dear reader
So many interesting things, so few hands and computers to type about all of them. Here’s a quick rundown on various local goings-on you should check out. Some are from yesterday, most are from today. Regardless, they’re worth a gander.
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- David Byrne, who visited Atlanta last week to participate in the Congress for the New Urbanism’s 18th annual conference, wasn’t too impressed with our city’s urban design. If you want a nice place for biking and getting around without a car, he writes, you might be better off living in Athens or Savannah.
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- Beloved CL columnist, damn fine writer and all-around incredible person Andisheh Nouraee wrote an excellent piece in this month’s Atlanta Magazine that captures how hard things are right now for the “underwater homeowner.” He knows because he is one. The article’s now online and it’s worth a read. (Here’s a follow-up to his piece on Atlanta Magazine’s Terminus 2.0 blog.)
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- Icarus at Peach Pundit can appreciate the thinking behind MARTA’s decision to cut shuttle service to Braves games.
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- The Georgia Chamber of Commerce today barred members of the press from its gubernatorial forum at Reynolds Plantation. The newly organized Georgia Newspaper Army of Destruction raised holy hell, and rightly so. (Kudos to GOP candidate Eric Johnson’s spokesman for slipping in a totally obvious reference to his boss’ “jobs” mantra in a comment about the chamber’s decision.)
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- Mayor Kasim Reed announced three finalists for the city attorney job. One of them — Hakim Hilliard — is a former Atlanta assistant city attorney. He’s now a partner at McKenna Long and Aldridge.
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- Jim Galloway reminds Erick Erickson, the RedState founder and CNN contributor, that the Internet never forgets.
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- Live Apartment Fire’s Doug Richards needs your vote. Just do it.
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- And finally, just visit Pecanne Log. The Mysterious Christa© has been prolific.
We surely missed some things. Let us know in the comments. Or consider this an open thread to talk about