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/2009/03/14/atlanta-tornado-simulation-and-videos/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/14/atlanta-tornado-simulation-and-videos/#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:07:45 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=17160 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/14/atlanta-tornado-simulation-and-videos/feed/ 3 Memorable footage from last year's tornado — wild horse included. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/14/researchers-atlantas-heat-island-intensified-2008-tornado/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/14/researchers-atlantas-heat-island-intensified-2008-tornado/#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:11:20 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=17150 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/14/researchers-atlantas-heat-island-intensified-2008-tornado/feed/ 1 Atlanta's asphalt splendor might have added to conditions that caused last year's twister. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/10/morning-newsdome-blagojevich-is-the-guv/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/10/morning-newsdome-blagojevich-is-the-guv/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:37:30 +0000 Alejandro A. Leal http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=10603 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/10/morning-newsdome-blagojevich-is-the-guv/feed/ 0 I don't think you can get more corrupt than Guv. Rod Blagojevich, but hey, they can keep trying! http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/12/morning-headlines-50/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/12/morning-headlines-50/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 15:16:52 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/12/morning-headlines-50/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/12/morning-headlines-50/feed/ 0 MOTHER’S DAY TORNADOES: Twenty-three people are killed nationally by an estimated 47 twisters from Oklahoma and Missouri to Georgia, making this year the worst so far for tornadoes since 1999. At least one person dies in Georgia as six tornadoes hit through midstate. EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE: A Valdosta Daily Times reporter, who was one of five media [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/10/profile-amanda-araim-carriage-driver/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/10/profile-amanda-araim-carriage-driver/#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 17:00:26 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/10/profile-amanda-araim-carriage-driver/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/10/profile-amanda-araim-carriage-driver/feed/ 0 Amanda Araim and her husband, Yasir, run Nottingham Shire and Carriage for Hire, a horse-drawn carriage tour company headquartered near downtown. “I always wanted unicorns as a kid, and this was the next best thing.” The horses choose their own time off, usually every three or four days. “They like to work. If they don’t want to [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/18/morning-headlines-34/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/18/morning-headlines-34/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:09:02 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/18/morning-headlines-34/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/18/morning-headlines-34/feed/ 0 ALL SHOOK UP: Illinois quake measured 5.4 on the Richter scale, was felt in Georgia and as far south as north Florida. GWCC: Tornado damage is about $100 million, but officials say it will open April 28. ASPHALT MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER: As Thomas reported yesterday, DOT chairman and commissioner are in love, and the former [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/15/slow-tornado-clean-up/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/15/slow-tornado-clean-up/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:49:01 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/15/slow-tornado-clean-up/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/15/slow-tornado-clean-up/feed/ 2 It’s been one month since a tornado carved a six-mile-long path from Vine City to East Atlanta. Having never lived in an honest-to-goodness disaster area before, I don’t know what my expectations should be about the speed of clean-up and recovery. That said, I’m still surprised that parts of Peachtree Street, Boulevard, and Marietta Street are still [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/08/uncle-sam-says-to-blow-off-your-taxes/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/08/uncle-sam-says-to-blow-off-your-taxes/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:04:44 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/08/uncle-sam-says-to-blow-off-your-taxes/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/08/uncle-sam-says-to-blow-off-your-taxes/feed/ 2 Have you been putting off filing your tax return? Well, don’t sweat it, Atlanta. You’ve been given another whole month to procrastinate. No, we are not making this up. If you live in Fulton, DeKalb or any of five other Georgia counties hit by the March 14 tornadoes, then congratulations! – you are a resident of [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/31/artists-help-cabbagetown/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/31/artists-help-cabbagetown/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:05:20 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/31/artists-help-cabbagetown/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/31/artists-help-cabbagetown/feed/ 1 CABBAGETOWN RELIEF ART AUCTION: “shpg 4 trndo art. hm in 5 :-)” (photo by Alex Gibbs) Artists aren’t typically people with a lot of cash on hand, but when their friends and neighbors are in need, they always seem to step up. Cabbagetown Relief, a benefit concert and silent art auction at Studio 900 in Inman Park, [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/28/cabbagetown-relief-benefit-and-silent-auction/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/28/cabbagetown-relief-benefit-and-silent-auction/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:48:34 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/28/cabbagetown-relief-benefit-and-silent-auction/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/28/cabbagetown-relief-benefit-and-silent-auction/feed/ 0 On Saturday, there will be a benefit concert and silent auction to raise money for Cabbagetown tornado victims. Cabbagetown Relief takes place from 2-8 p.m. Saturday at Studio 900, at 900 Dekalb Ave. See cabbagetownrelief.com for details. (photo by Josh Rouse) Bookmark It