Monday Morning News Bits
Think Arby’s? Think Atlanta
Arby’s will relocate their corporate headquarters from Ft. Lauderdale to Atlanta creating up to 90 high quality jobs in Atlanta. The relocation marks a return to Atlanta for Arby’s, which was headquartered in the city from 1979 until 1991, before moving to Florida. Welcome back!
National Black Arts Festival
The 2005 National Black Arts Festival celebrates the creative continuum – Generation to Generation: Master – Mentor – Muse through Dance, Film, Music, Literature, Theater, and the Visual Arts, July 15-24. Featured artists include Pearl Cleage & Abbey Lincoln.
Great Atlanta Music Fest
The 7th Annual Great Atlanta Music Fest, held in Woodruff Park, features a special tribute to Blues & Hip Hop on July 22-24. Performers include Harvey Scales, Willie Hill and The Laura Simeon Band.
Arby’s: Not only that, but they are moving into the building at Peachtree Center West, across from the Marta Station. How do I know? (because I work in that building right now… and all anyone is talking about is that big hat they are going to put on the outside of the building.)
Oh dear…a huge cowboy hat on Peachtree St? Maybe that’ll be more incentive for the NASCAR museum.
*snicker*
I am sorry … mistype … I meant, Perimeter Center West…. There are way way way too many Peachtree streets… and I am easily confused. :-)