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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

1. The Cheetah, one of Atlanta’s favorite strip joints, is a patriot (More patriotic than the National Museum of Patriotism? Maybe.)

2. Georgia is South Korea (At least when it comes to sizing up human development. And yes, Georgia ranks above Mississippi and Alabama — and even Florida!)

3. CL’s Thomas Wheatley is a finalist for national journalism award (Wheatly’s on the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies’ shortlist for “Sober.” Hooray!)

4. Ga. GOP primary: A sad and soul-crushing spectacle (State Rep. Austin Scott apes McCain at the state GOP convention.)

5. Huey Lewis — err, Mike Evans — calls for Pelosi’s resignation (Congressional wannabe issues unexpected and hilarious press release. U.S. House Speaker doesn’t blink.)

(Photo by Joeff Davis)

CL’s Thomas Wheatley a finalist for national journalism award

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Anyone who’s read “Sober,” Thomas Wheatley’s gut-wrenching account of his battle with alcoholism, knows that the story  does a beautiful job describing the horrors and rewards of overcoming a common — and often unacknowledged — disease. (If you haven’t read it, you should. Now.)

The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies has taken notice. “Sober” has been deemed one of the top five feature stories published by the country’s largest-circulation alt-weeklies. Other finalists for the AAN Award in the Feature Story category hail from LA Weekly, Houston Press and Denver’s Westword. The ranking of the finalists will be announced in late June.

Our sister papers, Chicago Reader and Washington City Paper, earned nominations in another six categories. Congrats guys! And congrats, Mr. Wheatley!

In other awards news, CL Photo Editor Joeff Davis is a finalist for the Atlanta Press Club’s Journalist of the Year Award in the Photography category. Go Joeff!

Air Loaf: Green Guide ‘09

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

CL’s Chanté LaGon and Thomas Wheatley discuss CL’s 2009 Green Guide, focusing on Georgia’s green economy and our hand-picked Green Team, in celebration of Earth Day.

Air Loaf is broadcast weekdays on 1690 WMLB-AM at approximately 8:10 a.m., 12:20 p.m. and 6:20 p.m.

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Atlanta blogs today

Friday, November 14th, 2008

— Sweet comic relief: Paul Bourn is now the Cynthia McKinney of the radical right. So writes Travis at Lucid Idiocy, where he also provides a link to a wickedly funny Daily Show bit on our U.S. Rep. who thinks the President-elect is the new Hitler.

— When I woke up this morning, I saw a little icon that read something like: “The election’s over, Palin’s gone and there are no polls to read; what will I do?” Very good question. Although Caribou Barbie is still running around making stump speeches, she no longer has sizzle. What to do? At Reporter Cub, there’s time to indulge. Everything you always wanted to know about the Hanged Man tarot card but were afraid to ask.

— Over at Politits, DCup is not only a blogger but she also depends on other bloggers for her “wearable art.” She shows off the way-cool jewelry that she purchased from Linda at Saoirse Daily, who has a meter that shows it’s only 66 days and 11 hours until Obama takes the oath of office.

— Once they finished getting pedicures with the young Mr. Wheatley, the fine ladies at Pecanne Log played journalists and conducted an interview with local artist Sarah Emerson, where they learn how pregnancy can stimulate creativity.

— Let’s send the lovely Sara at Going Through The Motions some love. Yes, Tina Turner rocked her world Monday night at Phillips Arena, but now she’s not feeling so well. A rough week at work and a sick co-worker can give you a knock-down, drag-out flu.

— And, finally, we may be in a post-election mode, but there’s always DriftGrift’s “Morning Wooten” to remind us of the world as it is. You know things are getting serious when he starts quoting Scripture. Have a good weekend all you bloggerheads.

Thomas Wheatley is on vacation this week

Monday, November 10th, 2008

We’re sad.

Thomas Wheatley: Will you live blog with me tomorrow night?

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Oh, please. Please purty please.

Atlanta blogs today

Monday, July 21st, 2008

— Al Gore gives a speech that says we need to wean ourselves off petroleum in the next 10 years, and ATLMalcontent is skeptical. He thinks Gore is being rather hysterical.

— Gore is definitely against new off-shore oil drilling. But our governor, Sonny Perdue, thinks it’s a swell idea. Reporter-Cub gives us a reality check: The last time the U.S. had an energy crisis, the oil companies explored off the coast of Georgia and discovered that there’s no black gold/Texas tea out there.

— Folks in Dunwoody are pleased as punch to be Georgia’s newest city. At Heneghan’s Dunwoody Blog, John reports that 29 people turned out for a candidates training forum with the intention of running for mayor or city council. Leaders have also come up with a proposed vision statement for the new city.

— Doug Richards at Live Apartment Fire veers away from his customary posts on television news to talk about why the AJC still matters.

— Only 21 percent of Clayton County’s registered voters bothered to go to the polls last week, and Andre at Georgia Politics Unfiltered wonders WTF? Look for Thomas Wheatley’s insightful cover story on Clayton County in this week’s Loaf.

— Speaking of young Mr. Wheatley, the sirens at Pecanne Log can’t get enough of him. Another new post at Pecanne Log means another opportunity for a gratuitous shout-out to Wheatley. This time, they’ve found a personals site that features ads from wealthy men, including a group of of sugar daddies from Tucker. They’re already fighting over the one with the boat.