http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:32:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/10/30/air-loaf-halloween-and-pride-events/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/10/30/air-loaf-halloween-and-pride-events/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:53:58 +0000 Alicia Wages http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=26847 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/10/30/air-loaf-halloween-and-pride-events/feed/ 0 Hauntings and burlesque and the Pride parade, oh my! http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/10/25/streetalk-should-gay-pride-be-held-on-halloween/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/10/25/streetalk-should-gay-pride-be-held-on-halloween/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:39:47 +0000 Benjamin Fisher http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=26535 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/10/25/streetalk-should-gay-pride-be-held-on-halloween/feed/ 0 Thanks to the drought, one of the city's biggest — and best — festivals had to be pushed back from its usual summer date http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/06/pride-in-the-name-of-love/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/06/pride-in-the-name-of-love/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:40:25 +0000 Michelle Ye Hee Lee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/06/pride-in-the-name-of-love/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/06/pride-in-the-name-of-love/feed/ 1 More than 50 same-sex couples walked down the aisle at the Atlanta Pride Festival Commitment Ceremony Saturday. Some couples donned white gowns, while others wore shorts and sneakers at the rather informal event. With partners exchanging rings and wedding vows, the event closely resembled a wedding ceremony. Couples received commitment certificates and danced to Etta James’s [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/06/25/peep-show-because-i-love-her/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/06/25/peep-show-because-i-love-her/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:55:14 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/06/25/peep-show-because-i-love-her/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/06/25/peep-show-because-i-love-her/feed/ 1 COMMITMENT CEREMONY AT ATLANTA PRIDE: Committed lesbian action! Gay Pride started 38 years ago as a riot in response to an NYPD raid on a gay bar in Greenwich Village. Over the decades, it has morphed from a charged political protest into a cheerful, weekend-long party. This year’s Pride headliners included camp icon Leslie Jordan and [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/06/25/atlanta-blogs-today-went-to-festival-had-festivity/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/06/25/atlanta-blogs-today-went-to-festival-had-festivity/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:58:45 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/06/25/atlanta-blogs-today-went-to-festival-had-festivity/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/06/25/atlanta-blogs-today-went-to-festival-had-festivity/feed/ 3 We did one lap around the park and then headed back home. We did get to see the giant AIDS quilt before we left, though. -Me at Sallad.net recaps the weekend’s Atlanta Pride Festival. In thrilling detail! I suspect that the festival-goers who had more fun than Sallad are probably too tired to blog this morning. —– Republicans [...]