http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:32:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/11/courteous-mass-not-critical-ride-is-tonight/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/11/courteous-mass-not-critical-ride-is-tonight/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:53:26 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/11/courteous-mass-not-critical-ride-is-tonight/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/11/courteous-mass-not-critical-ride-is-tonight/feed/ 5 After the last Critical Mass ride in which Atlanta cops cracked down on the cyclists for traveling in a pack and disrupting traffic, velocipede enthusiasts will hold a Courteous Mass tonight at 6:30 p.m. Participants are urged to meet at Woodruff Park like before around 6 p.m. During Courteous Mass, participating cyclists are expected to follow [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/09/atlanta-blogs-today-4/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/09/atlanta-blogs-today-4/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:09:15 +0000 Scott Freeman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/09/atlanta-blogs-today-4/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/09/atlanta-blogs-today-4/feed/ 0 — Jay Bookman = Priceless. Ah, those wacky Gwinnett Republicans. — Tondee’s Tavern notes that the Macon Telegraph has endorsed Dale Cardwell for the U.S. Senate in the Democratic primary. This comes on the heels of Obama’s smackdown of Vernon Jones yesterday for printing up photo-shopped fliers that imply Obama has endorsed Mr. CEO-who-voted-for-Bush-twice. Says Obama: [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/28/morning-headlines-19/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/28/morning-headlines-19/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:44:33 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/28/morning-headlines-19/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/28/morning-headlines-19/feed/ 0 TAX BREAK: IRS extends tax deadline to May 19 for tornado victims in eight Georgia counties, including Fulton and DeKalb. HOSPITAL SHOOTING: Three dead at Columbus hospital after a man goes on a shooting rampage. The suspect was shot in the shoulder by police, is in stable condition and charged with murder. DEKALB POLICE: Grand jury calls [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/08/politics-in-a-series-of-tubes/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/08/politics-in-a-series-of-tubes/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:57:35 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/08/politics-in-a-series-of-tubes/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/08/politics-in-a-series-of-tubes/feed/ 0 ATLANTA PRESS CLUB PANEL: Everyone is excited about the Internet. Last Thursday at the Atlanta Press Club, the Honeycomb Hideout of Atlanta journalism, four local masters of political webitude participated in a panel discussion on how electronic media are affecting political campaigns. Former AJC-er and current Southern Political Report-er Tom Baxter noted how the Web allowed for [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/01/04/atlanta-blogs-today-peaches-n-corn/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/01/04/atlanta-blogs-today-peaches-n-corn/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:29:17 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/01/04/atlanta-blogs-today-peaches-n-corn/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/01/04/atlanta-blogs-today-peaches-n-corn/feed/ 3 The Drake Diner stops breakfast at 11. A diner! Further proof Iowa sucks. — Shebinator, one of two local bloggers I know of who was actually in Iowa last night. If there were others, please educate me. Shelby’s feelings about Iowa might be colored by the fact that his favorite Democrat, Sen. Joseph Biden, dropped out of [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/09/18/atlanta-blogs-today-the-stache-explained/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/09/18/atlanta-blogs-today-the-stache-explained/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:00:14 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/09/18/atlanta-blogs-today-the-stache-explained/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/09/18/atlanta-blogs-today-the-stache-explained/feed/ 0 Rep. David Scott (D-GA) -Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington today released its third annual report “on the most corrupt members of Congress.” Georgia’s own Rep. David Scott makes the list for what CREW describes as Scott’s “ethics issues … from allegations of tax evasion and misuse of official resources for political campaign activity.” —– For some [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/09/10/atlanta-blogs-today-the-sound-of-music/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/09/10/atlanta-blogs-today-the-sound-of-music/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:55:54 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/09/10/atlanta-blogs-today-the-sound-of-music/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/09/10/atlanta-blogs-today-the-sound-of-music/feed/ 2 Hey, I have an idea: why doesn’t Dave G-damn Matthews think of ways to give concerts more truck- and bus- and generator-free! For three days leading up to the concert, my street and the Piedmont Park Meadow were covered with trucks, buses, generator-powered streetlights, and all manner of workmen moving fences, stage construction materials, port-a-potties, [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/09/04/atlanta-blogs-today-is-drive-invasion-racist/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/09/04/atlanta-blogs-today-is-drive-invasion-racist/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:52:22 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/09/04/atlanta-blogs-today-is-drive-invasion-racist/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/09/04/atlanta-blogs-today-is-drive-invasion-racist/feed/ 16 You see, it’s all about the Femme Troopers. And helping strangers with their cleavage. -Shelbinator narrating his excellent short video documentary of Dragon*Con. —– Walking in the scorching Atlanta sun shouting “I’m Black, I’m Out and I’m Proud”! was life affirming and reminiscent of the civil rights movement, a different struggle, but a struggle I identify with nonetheless. -Darian [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/25/atlanta-blogs-today-blogfights/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/25/atlanta-blogs-today-blogfights/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:21:46 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/25/atlanta-blogs-today-blogfights/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/25/atlanta-blogs-today-blogfights/feed/ 0 Project your sexual frustration elsewhere. — Shelbinator’s insightful and appropriate response to Grayson Daughters’ typically resentful gibberish rant about his activities at the CNN-YouTube presidential debate on Monday. I have absolutely no intention of going, but I must give them props for finally having SOMETHING in the way of local events at the Borders on Ponce. — Borders [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/24/atlanta-blogs-today-we-all-tube/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/24/atlanta-blogs-today-we-all-tube/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:09:31 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/24/atlanta-blogs-today-we-all-tube/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/24/atlanta-blogs-today-we-all-tube/feed/ 1 7:41 I love it when Joe Biden gets riled up. I really think there’s a serious psychological component to my support for his candidacy; he sounds just like my dad sometimes. — Blogger and Biden fan Shelbinator was in the blogger room at last night’s CNN/YouTube Democratic presidential debate. I caught about half of the debate and [...]