http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/09/voter-guide-us-senate/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/09/voter-guide-us-senate/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:51:58 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/09/voter-guide-us-senate/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/09/voter-guide-us-senate/feed/ 1 As the July 15 primaries approach, we at CL wanted to give our readers a recap of some of the most important races. Let’s call it our Ad-hoc, Incremental, Online Voter Guide! Let’s start with the Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate. They’re fighting for the honor to take on first-term Republican (and Bush hand-maiden) Saxby Chambliss. Polls [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/senate-race-produces-videos-galore/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/senate-race-produces-videos-galore/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:41:23 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/senate-race-produces-videos-galore/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/senate-race-produces-videos-galore/feed/ 0 In Georgia politics, it’s generally accepted that an effective media buy for a statewide race costs upwards of $250,000 a week. That’s a lot of wampum. What do you do if you can’t afford to get your ads on TV? You put them on your website, of course. That’s just what the Democratic candidates for U.S. [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/02/poll-cardwell-closing-gap-with-jones/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/02/poll-cardwell-closing-gap-with-jones/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:44:14 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/02/poll-cardwell-closing-gap-with-jones/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/02/poll-cardwell-closing-gap-with-jones/feed/ 3 A couple weeks ago, WSB-TV reporter-turned-Senate candidate Dale Cardwell told us he’s “running for second place” in the July 15 primary to earn a place in a Democratic runoff election with presumed front-runner Vernon Jones. This morning, Cardwell sent out a release saying that, as of now, he’s there. He cites a report by his [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/24/morning-headlines-15/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/24/morning-headlines-15/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:16:16 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/24/morning-headlines-15/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/24/morning-headlines-15/feed/ 1 TORNADO: First Atlanta casualty unearthed from rubble. CABBAGETOWN: CS Monitor reports on history, demographics and unity in tornado’s aftermath. ROBO VS. HOBO: Owner of O’Terrill’s in Midtown uses remote-controlled, water-spraying robot to break up groups of ne’er-do-wells on the streets outside his bar. He blames nearby Peachtree and Pine homeless shelter for the problem. CoCoRaHS: Worst acronym ever. OBAMA, [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/14/wonky-weekend-reading/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/14/wonky-weekend-reading/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:00:01 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/14/wonky-weekend-reading/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/14/wonky-weekend-reading/feed/ 0 Why did we call GriftDrift Best Blogger in our 2007 Best of Atlanta issue? Because he does stuff like drive to Cumming, Ga., for a public discussion forum featuring four Georgia Democratic candidates for Senate — a journey so daunting, apparently, the race’s leading candidate, DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones, didn’t even bother to attend. GriftDrift’s summary [...]