http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:10:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/08/zoo-atlantas-panda-has-a-name/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/08/zoo-atlantas-panda-has-a-name/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:05:40 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=10455 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/08/zoo-atlantas-panda-has-a-name/feed/ 4 After months of toiling away without a true identity, panda cub gets a Chinese name. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/19/bigfoot-is-a-hoax-my-life-is-without-meaning/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/19/bigfoot-is-a-hoax-my-life-is-without-meaning/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:27:17 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/19/bigfoot-is-a-hoax-my-life-is-without-meaning/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/19/bigfoot-is-a-hoax-my-life-is-without-meaning/feed/ 11 Jesus Christ, Georgia, this kind of stuff has to end. People are starting to think we’re apeshit crazy. The two Georgia men who made national headlines last week with the claim they bagged Bigfoot were revealed today as hoaxsters. A California researcher says the “corpse” encased in ice and presented at a press conference melted to [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/31/affordable-health-care-%e2%80%94-for-fido/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/31/affordable-health-care-%e2%80%94-for-fido/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:59:38 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/31/affordable-health-care-%e2%80%94-for-fido/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/31/affordable-health-care-%e2%80%94-for-fido/feed/ 0 To all those people who are giving up their dogs and cats due to economic hardship, fear not. An animal hospital for indigent pets and financially challenged owners opens next week in Chamblee. The nonprofit WellPet Humane is a full-service clinic. Your dog or cat can get affordable vaccinations, wellness exams, dental care and flea/tick prevention, [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/29/asphalt-jungle/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/29/asphalt-jungle/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:46:31 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/29/asphalt-jungle/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/29/asphalt-jungle/feed/ 1 Reading the headlines today (aside from the one about the Braves’ inevitable loss) was a little bit like reading about a crime wave on the Island of Dr. Moreau. The animals have turned on us. All of us. Even ex-American Idols. Sounds like a case for Marcus Livengood. Bookmark It http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/27/shock-panda-demands-abortion/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/27/shock-panda-demands-abortion/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:26:03 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/27/shock-panda-demands-abortion/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/27/shock-panda-demands-abortion/feed/ 1 Highly respected news organization The Onion has gripping video coverage of a tragic story we may soon face: An expectant panda, communicating through cutting-edge technology, tells the world in staccato bursts of honesty that a zoo life is not one she’d wish upon her offspring. Officials at the zoo, which, in light of the revelation, has [...]