Downsizing your carbon footprint
Saturday, June 14th, Woodruff Park
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JONNY GREENWOOD AT SOLD-OUT LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE LAST NIGHT: Despite apparently letting an 8-year-old girl title their most recent album, Radiohead’s popularity among rock music fans continues to grow. (Photo by Perry Julien)
MYANMAR: More than 100,000 people may be dead, and the junta still won’t let in foreign aid.
THERE’S A BAN KI-MOON RISING: U.N. secretary-general visits Atlanta today.
EXIT STRATEGY: TIME magazine on why it’s hard to imagine Clinton bowing out of this race after more than 20 years of Clintonian dominance.
WILDFIRES: Could spread like themselves again this summer in South Georgia. Sprouting trees are sucking up what little water there is, and even sparks from passing trains have already started small fires.
BRAND SPANKING NEWS: Atlanta-based Spanx sues British company S.P.A.N.K., alleging trademark infringement that could lead to consumer confusion.
CASEY AT THE BAT: Cagle now says he’d allow a Senate vote on Sunday alcohol sales.
CLAYTON BOE: Denies “knowingly and willingly” breaking the law.
RADIOHEAD: Thunderstorms are expected tonight, and you can’t bring umbrellas into Lakewood.
POWERS THAT WILL BE: If new nuclear reactors are added to Vogtle, Georgia Power expects rates to go up $12 a month in 2018.
DIGGING UP DIRT ON MAYOR: Archaeologists are excavating Brunswick mayor’s back yard after ancient pottery shards were discovered, some more than 1,000 years old.
Radiohead plays Thursday at Lakewood Amphitheater and, being the eco-conscious angst-ridden gents they are, have suggested fans use public transit if possible.
MARTA will be operating a shuttle service between the Lakewood/Fort McPherson station (s4) and the venue tomorrow night. Gates to the venue will open to MARTA customers at 5:30 p.m.The shuttle stops running one hour after the amphitheater closes. Fare’s $1.75 and covers both the shuttle and rail services. Parking at MARTA stations is free as long as you’re not there for more than 24 hours.
So jump on the North-South line and make Thom Yorke smile, maybe even cry. If you’d like to see how you can get from home to the MARTA station without having to drive at all, click here and tell the navigation droids what they want to know.
The response to our CL You Shoot Flickr photo contest has been somewhere between very whelming and overwhelming. There are dozens of great photos of Atlanta in our Flickr group now, thanks to you.
This week’s winner is Flickr user rblairg for this moody, b&w shot of the Midtown skyline taken in Piedmont Park.
Not only is it the most artful and original take on the most popular subject in our Flickr group thus far (skylines), but Piedmont Park is also one of our Urban Explorer picks for Midtown.
rblairg, to reward your awesomeness, there are two Radiohead tickets and a VIP parking pass on my desk for you. Please come get them before one of my co-workers hits me over the head and steals them.
We’ll announce another winner next Wednesday, so keep submitting your Atlanta photos. A hint from one of the judges — we’re going to try to pick a photo next week with people in it.
