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1. Woodstock lawmaker hates edumacation (BJs and prostitutes and legislators — oh my.)

2. Beltline, Amtrak, GDOT maps and more! (Looks like some serious wonks are reading Fresh Loaf. Hi guys!)

3. Piedmont parking deck foe gets award (Parking decks bad. People who hate parking decks good.)

4. Homer Simpson’s worst nightmare (Everybody lusts after donuts — almost as much as they lust after … )

5. Lust List 2009: The Countdown ( … super-sexy unsung Atlantans.)

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You’ve glimpsed six of the 12 winners of this year’s Lust List here on Fresh Loaf over the past week. We now reveal all of the desirable dozen — and a gallery of additional photos, too!

Thanks, dear readers, for nominating the objects of your lust. You did a super-fantastic job. It was difficult whittling down your superb suggestions. And it was a real honor to seek out so many unsung gods and goddesses of Atlanta’s service industry.

Let us know your favorite Lust Listers of ‘09 by dropping us a line in the comments section of the Lust List. (You can also leave comments on an individual Lust Lister’s page.)

And keep start scouring the city’s restaurants and bars, its shops and spas — even its grocery stores and gas stations. It’s never to early to start a file for Lust List 2010 …

Happy lusting!

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Our Lust List 2009 countdown concludes with Elizabeth, a massage therapist at Sweetgrass Spa in Little Five Points. Over the past week, we’ve given you a sneak peak of six of our 12 Lust Listers — in anticipation of our Valentine’s Day issue, which hits the streets and the web TODAY.

Find out whether your crush was one of the desirable dozen who made the cut — and don’t miss our celebration of the most underappreciated gods and goddesses of Atlanta’s service industry.

Elizabeth
Age: 29
Status: Single

Elizabeth has a way with her hands — and her eyes. She also has a deep appreciation for all things timeless, from Patsy Cline to vintage threads to time travel. Most intriguing, though, is her answer to our question, “If you could live in any movie, which would it be?” Totally psychedelic.

What’s the last book you read?
Daughter of Fortune.

What’s the furthest from home you’ve ever been?
Rome and Florence are probably the furthest — and the most beautiful.

What would your friends find most surprising about you?
I have a strange obsession with the TV series “Little House on the Prairie.”

Name one band from the past you which you’d seen live?
I would have loved to have seen Jim Morrison.

Name three foods that are part of your everyday diet.
Wine, almond croissants, and fried pickles.

(more…)

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Our Lust List 2009 countdown continues with Jason, a waiter at Thumbs Up Diner on Marietta Street. Over the past week, we’ve given you a sneak peak of one Lust Lister each day — in anticipation of our Valentine’s Day issue, which hits the streets and the web TOMORROW.

Find out whether your crush made the cut — and don’t miss our celebration of the most underappreciated gods and goddesses of Atlanta’s service industry.

Jason
Age: 28
Status: Single

Jason was gentlemanly enough to allow our Lust List team to interrupt him in the middle of a lunch shift for a photo shoot. He was worried about being a little too sweaty. Rest assured, Jason, that’s nothing to worry about.

What’s the last book you read?
The Alchemist.

Name one band from the past you wish you’d seen live.
Bob Marley and the Wailers.

What’s your favorite article of clothing?
My Cameroon jersey.

What’s your worst vice?
I don’t know if I can put that in Creative Loafing.

(more…)

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Our Lust List 2009 countdown continues with TJ, a saleswoman at Harley-Davidson of Clayton County. As the week progresses, we’ll give you a sneak peak of one Lust Lister each day — until our Valentine’s Day issue hits the streets and the web Feb. 11.

Find out whether your crush made the cut — and don’t miss our celebration of the most underappreciated gods and goddesses of Atlanta’s service industry.

TJ
Age: 29
Status: Taken

TJ has a certain girl-next-door charm, but she’s way hotter than any neighbor you’ve known. Trust us. She’s sweet yet tough, all-American with an edge. “She brings out the wild side in me,” her nominator wrote. “She is every man’s quenchable desire. That’s the girl you want on the back of your bike.” We couldn’t agree more.

What’s the last book you read?
The Debutante Divorcee.

Name one band from the past you wish you’d seen live.
The Black Crowes, hands down.

What’s your favorite article of clothing?
Probably my Harley belt and buckle.

What would you do with $100,000?
I’d rent a private jet, go pick up my family, and take us to Mexico, probably Cabo. And we’d chill out until I figured out how to spend the rest.

Choose between the following superpowers: flight or invisibility.
Definitely invisibility — because then I could get you from behind and you’d never know!

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Our Lust List 2009 countdown continues with Jason (a.k.a. “Roper”), a bartender at Diesel Filling Station in Virginia-Highland. As the week progresses, we’ll give you a sneak peak of one Lust Lister each day — until our Valentine’s Day issue hits the streets and the web Feb. 11.

Find out whether your crush made the cut — and don’t miss our celebration of the most underappreciated gods and goddesses of Atlanta’s service industry.

Jason
Age: 33
Status: Taken

A native of St. George Island, Fla., Jason is a self-described “professional beach bum.” According to one of the FIVE folks who nominated him for Lust List, he’s also got some special skills behind the bar. “Dude brings in the chicks,” one nominator wrote, “and that is cool with me.”

What’s the last book you read?
The Harry Potter series

Name one band from the past you wish you’d seen live.
Probably gonna have to say Zeppelin.

What would your friends find most surprising about you?
That sometimes I’m lazy enough to pee sitting down.

What’s your favorite article of clothing?
My Chucks.

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Our Lust List 2009 countdown continues with Tami, a food stylist and restaurant blogger. As the week progresses, we’ll give you a sneak peak of one Lust Lister each day — until our Valentine’s Day issue hits the streets and the web Feb. 11.

Find out whether your crush made the cut — and don’t miss our celebration of the most underappreciated gods and goddesses of Atlanta’s service industry.

Tami
Age: 32
Status: Single

Not only does Tami remind us of a Botticelli, she also has a sharp wit to counter her sweet shell. Her food blog, Running With Tweezers — in addition to playing off Augusten Burrough’s biting childhood memoir — also alludes to the primary tool of her trade: a 14-inch pair of tweezers she uses to meticulously style some of the city’s prettiest food. (She’s pictured here at Dogwood.) A former celebrity stylist, Tami would rather deal with dishes than divas. “It always fits,” she says of food styling. “It’s always on time. And it doesn’t give you any attitude. It’s my dream job.

What’s the furthest from home you’ve been?
France. I was there for three and a half months. I lived in a little country town outside of Paris.

What’s your favorite article of clothing?
My ’50s vintage leopard coat that I bought at Stefan’s about 12 years ago.

What would you do with $100,000?
I’d go on a foodie adventure to Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.

What three foods are part of your regular diet?
Goat cheese, bread and wine. It’s pretty much the diet of champions.

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Our Lust List 2009 countdown begins with Andrew, a stylist at Soda Salon in Glenwood Park. As the week progresses, we’ll give you a sneak peak of one Lust Lister each day — until our Valentine’s Day issue hits the streets and the web Feb. 11.

Find out whether your crush made the cut — and don’t miss our celebration of the most underappreciated gods and goddesses of Atlanta’s service industry.

Andrew
Age: 23
Status: Single

Andrew’s secret admirer says it best in a nomination letter that quickly captured our fancy: “Super cute, stylish and fun. He is a great hairstylist and always out and about around Atlanta and down to have a good time — dancing at Mary’s, grabbing a drink at Estoria or dinner at the newest Mexican joint. There are very few Atlanta gays who have not crushed on Andy. He is so adorable!”

Name one band from the past you wish you’d seen live.
The Ronettes. That’s my favorite girl group. I really like ’60s pop.

What would your friends find most surprising about you?
That I wish I had gone to college instead of just hair school. I mean I love doing hair, but I wish I would have gone to college and still done hair.

What three foods are part of your everyday diet?
Eggs, Lean Cuisine and Red Bull. That sounds terrible.

What’s your favorite karaoke song?
Oh, we go to Maryoke all the time [at Mary's in East Atlanta]. I’m going to say, “Take me home tonight,” that Eddie Money song.

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Starting today, we’ll be offering you a sneak peak of the winners of our seventh annual Lust List — CL’s Valentine’s Day issue that celebrates the unsung goddesses and underappreciated gods of the city’s service industry.

We’ll give you one Lust Lister per day until Feb. 11, at which time our Lust List issue will hit the streets and the web, and the full glory of the list will be revealed.

Stay tuned …

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JUST ONE WEEK LEFT TO NOMINATE!

As Valentine season draws near, so does CL’s celebration of unquenchable desire, debilitating crushes and white-hot attraction: our seventh annual Lust List.

We’re not looking for strippers, models, actors or anyone who makes money off their looks. We want to hear about the unappreciated goddesses of the service industry, the unsung gods of blue collar grime, the angels of retail, the hunks of hourly wages.

Tell us where and how we can find the objects of your lust, as well as what makes them hot. And if possible, upload a photo. We don’t care where it comes from — Flickr, Facebook, MySpace, clandestine camera phone shot, etc. Or, if that’s too complicated for you, just add a link to a pic in the comment field.

Deadline for online ballot submission is January 23, 2009.

Check out Creative Loafing’s Feb. 11 issue to see if your crush made the cut!

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As Valentine season draws near, so does CL’s celebration of unquenchable desire, debilitating crushes and white-hot attraction: our seventh annual Lust List.

We’re not looking for strippers, models, actors or anyone who makes money off their looks. We want to hear about the unappreciated goddesses of the service industry, the unsung gods of blue collar grime, the angels of retail, the hunks of hourly wages.

Tell us where and how we can find the objects of your lust, as well as what makes them hot. And if possible, upload a photo. We don’t care where it comes from — Flickr, Facebook, MySpace, clandestine camera phone shot, etc. Or, if that’s too complicated for you, just add a link to a pic in the comment field.

Deadline for online ballot submission is January 23, 2009.

Check out Creative Loafing’s Feb. 11 issue to see if your crush made the cut!

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