http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:36:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/01/atlanta-population-boom/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/01/atlanta-population-boom/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:13:12 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21728 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/01/atlanta-population-boom/feed/ 9 After decades of decline, Atlanta now among 25 fastest growing cities. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/17/lake-lanier-levels-all-downhill-from-here/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/17/lake-lanier-levels-all-downhill-from-here/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:38:38 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=17245 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/17/lake-lanier-levels-all-downhill-from-here/feed/ 0 Metro region's main source of drinking water's levels might face another below-normal year. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/28/atlanta-blogs-today-75/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/28/atlanta-blogs-today-75/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:30:14 +0000 Scott Freeman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=9911 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/28/atlanta-blogs-today-75/feed/ 0 Black Friday, the Senate runoff and more. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/04/atlanta-blogs-today-22/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/04/atlanta-blogs-today-22/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:59:30 +0000 Scott Freeman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/04/atlanta-blogs-today-22/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/04/atlanta-blogs-today-22/feed/ 2 — A somewhat sobering post at Atlanta Water Shortage. They chart out Lake Lanier’s levels over the last three years. Right now, the lake is down to 1,055 feet above sea level. That’s nearly 10 inches feet lower than this time last year, and equal to the level last November. — At The Daily Whim, [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/29/atlanta-blogs-today-whats-the-buzz/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/29/atlanta-blogs-today-whats-the-buzz/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:27:43 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/29/atlanta-blogs-today-whats-the-buzz/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/29/atlanta-blogs-today-whats-the-buzz/feed/ 1 So I get off work tonight at about 11:50 pm (I’ll explain later) and there’s all these text messages, phone message and email congratulating me. – Buzz Brockway on the reaction to inclusion of one of his questions in last night’s CNN/YouTube debate. The question is linked on Buzz’s site. —– As was the case during the last [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/23/water-shortage-wiki/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/23/water-shortage-wiki/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:25:22 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/23/water-shortage-wiki/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/23/water-shortage-wiki/feed/ 0 Yes, Georgia, there is a water Wiki. Brought to you by the mysterious “Mickey,” the all-knowing agua infomaster behind the oh-so-resourceful Atlanta Water Shortage blog, the Wiki is a place for users to pool facts and provide a more encyclopedic database for all things water crisis. It’s small now, but as Wikis go, that’s how [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/06/atlanta-blogs-today-what-about-jared/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/06/atlanta-blogs-today-what-about-jared/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:10:25 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/06/atlanta-blogs-today-what-about-jared/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/06/atlanta-blogs-today-what-about-jared/feed/ 0 At first I was optimistic to see a proposed action against these young, foolish boys who brandish their boxers. But if I put myself in the shoes of a teenager, I would strongly appose [sic] this legislation. Don’t misunderstand me. I hate the “baggy pants” fashion. But we are the land [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/10/18/atlanta-blogs-today-shower-the-shirley-franklin-way/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/10/18/atlanta-blogs-today-shower-the-shirley-franklin-way/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:42:48 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/10/18/atlanta-blogs-today-shower-the-shirley-franklin-way/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/10/18/atlanta-blogs-today-shower-the-shirley-franklin-way/feed/ 2 If you add it all up, you have 528.33 million gallons before the ban and 479.44 million gallons after. That’s a drop of just over 9%. Where does the 15-20 figure come from? — The blog Atlanta Water Shortage questions a recent AJC story that states water consumption has dropped 15 percent to 20 [...]