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A tipster who’s at the Central Atlanta Progress annual meeting sends word that the winning design for the Center for Civil and Human Rights is…

Freelon Group of Durham, N.C. and HOK of Atlanta.

According to this design summary, the museum’s two interlocking buildings serve as a metaphor for Civil Rights marchers. The Rev. Martin Luther King’s collection will be housed in the musem and face the downtown skyline. More details to come. To view a few more sketches of the design and read comments, check out CCHR’s site.

UPDATE: More details about the announcement and museum timeline after the jump.

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Lovers of the late-night patty melt and mindblowing chocolate pie now have a place to go where they can bow down before the gods of grease. Local bloggers Rusty Tanton and Amber Rhea visited the just-opened Waffle House Museum in Avondale Estates — the popular chain’s original location — and have photos, trivia and thoughts about the joint. View Rusty’s musings here. Amber’s photos and thoughts are here and here, respectively.

(Photo courtesy of Rusty Tanton’s Flickr)

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