http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:27:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/31/5-things-to-do-today-saturday-25/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/31/5-things-to-do-today-saturday-25/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:15:05 +0000 Amber Robinson http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=13817 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/31/5-things-to-do-today-saturday-25/feed/ 0 1) Photojournalist Kristen Ashburn speaks about Bloodline: AIDS and Family at Atlanta Photography Group Gallery. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/29/5-things-to-do-today-saturday-3/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/29/5-things-to-do-today-saturday-3/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:44:29 +0000 Amber Robinson http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/29/5-things-to-do-today-saturday-3/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/29/5-things-to-do-today-saturday-3/feed/ 0 1) Dad’s Garage Theatre launches World Domination Theatresports Tournament. 2) Features play the Earl. 3) A New View of Realism continues at Oglethorpe University Museum of Art. 4) DJ Red Alert is at Center Stage. 5) W Midtown hosts readings and signings in conjunction with Black Gay Pride. (Photo courtesy Linnea Frye) Bookmark It http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/24/word-assclown/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/24/word-assclown/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:00:57 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/24/word-assclown/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/24/word-assclown/feed/ 0 Barring major reforms, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools will revoke Clayton County Public Schools’ accreditation in September. Clayton’s students will lose scholarship eligibility and will be unable to transfer their credits. In the past 20 years, only two school systems in the country have lost accreditation. “The Clayton County Board of Education is dysfunctional. [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/23/profile-barbara-moody-retired-flight-attendant/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/23/profile-barbara-moody-retired-flight-attendant/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:00:06 +0000 Web Editor http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/23/profile-barbara-moody-retired-flight-attendant/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/23/profile-barbara-moody-retired-flight-attendant/feed/ 0 By Sonia Clark (photo by Joeff Davis) Barbara Moody was a flight attendant for Delta Airlines for 45 years before retiring in December. Now she’s a professional pet sitter. Her career choice was inspired by the flight attendants she saw as a high school student in Hawaii. “They all looked so glamorous. I thought, ‘That’s what I want [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/15/word-that-great-leap/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/15/word-that-great-leap/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:16:47 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/15/word-that-great-leap/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/15/word-that-great-leap/feed/ 0 Last fall, when Sen. Hillary Clinton had a huge lead in national and state polls, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., endorsed her candidacy. Now he’s not so sure. “I have looked at all the candidates, and I believe that Hillary Clinton is the best prepared to lead this country at a time when we are in desperate [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/11/add-it-up-odd-bridges/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/11/add-it-up-odd-bridges/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:00:58 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/11/add-it-up-odd-bridges/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/11/add-it-up-odd-bridges/feed/ 1 Months until 14th Street bridge replacement is supposed to be complete: 28 Southbound Downtown Connector off-ramps to Midtown now closed for bridge project: 3 Southbound Downtown Connector off-ramps to Midtown that remain open: 2 Months 14th Street bridge will be closed, starting this summer: 18 Number of bike lanes planned for replacement 14th Street bridge: 1 Number of cars that [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/10/word-obama-nabs-georgia/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/10/word-obama-nabs-georgia/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:04:30 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/10/word-obama-nabs-georgia/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/10/word-obama-nabs-georgia/feed/ 1 (Photo by Joeff Davis) CL liveblogged the Super Tuesday primaries at Manuel’s Tavern and queried the bold-faced names in attendance. To view the night’s commentary, click here. “I think it’d be pretty amazing to see McCain running against Obama. I think they both want to move the country forward.” – Emory Morsberger, a former Republican state representative and [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/09/profile-jerry-hill-locksmith/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/09/profile-jerry-hill-locksmith/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:00:53 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/09/profile-jerry-hill-locksmith/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/09/profile-jerry-hill-locksmith/feed/ 2 (Photo by Joeff Davis) Jerry “Cowboy” Hill, a former pro bass fisherman, has seen a lot during his 12 years of locksmithing, from dead bodies in car trunks to convertible owners who call him rather than climbing through their open tops. Hill says his customers gave him the nickname “Cowboy” due to his attire. “Since they’re giving [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/02/profile-dr-scott-karempelis-tattoo-remover/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/02/profile-dr-scott-karempelis-tattoo-remover/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:00:13 +0000 Tiffany Roman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/02/profile-dr-scott-karempelis-tattoo-remover/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/02/profile-dr-scott-karempelis-tattoo-remover/feed/ 0 (Photo by Joeff Davis) Dermatologist Dr. Scott Karempelis has been a tattoo-removal specialist at Dermatology Associates of Atlanta for 20 years. He uses a laser that breaks tattoo pigment into little pieces that are absorbed by skin. How would you describe your job? It’s very diverse and exciting without doing the same thing everyday. Each day I can [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/01/27/word-an-insult-to-both-common-sense-and-mother-nature/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/01/27/word-an-insult-to-both-common-sense-and-mother-nature/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:00:46 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/01/27/word-an-insult-to-both-common-sense-and-mother-nature/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/01/27/word-an-insult-to-both-common-sense-and-mother-nature/feed/ 0 Editorial boards of Georgia newspapers outside metro Atlanta have harshly criticized the recently passed statewide water plan. “Georgia lawmakers have wasted an opportunity to craft an elegant statewide water plan that would have required fewer fixes in the future.” — Savannah Morning News, Jan. 22. “In this instance [Gov. Sonny Perdue, Lt. Gov. Casey [...]