[Daniel A. Blackman] has only lived in the District for SIX MONTHS, but state law requires all candidates to be residents of the District for a full year before Election Day.

Mr. Blackman resides at 543 St. Johns Avenue, SW, Atlanta, GA 30315, a new construction home that was only built in January. He did not purchase his house until January 15, 2008. He just registered to vote in the district on January 7, 2008. The only time Mr. Blackman has voted in the 61st District was the primary on February 5, 2008.

When he signed up for this election, Mr. Blackman swore under oath, in a signed affidavit, that he had lived in District 61 for at least a year. He acted unethically in his very first political act. How can a person with such shaky morals honestly represent us in the General Assembly?

If there’s any truth to this, has it been brought up to the local media? (Answer: of course not.) I sent several e-mails to Blackman’s campaign for a chance to refute this issue, but I haven’t gotten any replies. Blackman is also running against Ralph Long, III, Tony M.L. McCann, Keisha Waites, Paul Lockhart Sr., Kelley Jackson and Edith Lapido.

Atlanta Magazine has a poll on their website asking their readers if they would follow the Atlanta Dream. 58% said no, and I’m imagining unless they can pull out a win this season, that percentage may increase. The Dream is working to get fans involved though — right now, you can apply to be an Atlanta Dream fan blogger. Too bad they don’t throw in any nice perks like a free ticket to the game, though. I bet that’d get a lot more people interested.

Atlanta Metroblogging readers, have you been to an Atlanta Dream game this season? What did you think? And do you think the Dream can garner hometown support considering Atlanta’s already fickle relationship with the Hawks?

Mr. Blackman friended me on Twitter a few days ago, so I figured I’d check him out to see what he was all about, since he does cover my district. From his bio:

Daniel Blackman is a 28-year-old husband, father, and friend to many who lives, works and worships in Fulton County. He and his wife Jeanelle live in Southwest Atlanta with their 3 year old son, Anias and their 10 month old son, Zion. His commitment to family and community has fueled his passion to serve as an environmental consultant and community organizer, while his wife Jeanelle is a graphic designer and database administrator who has a passion for mentoring young women. Additionally, the couple co-owns an Atlanta-based graphic design firm called Visual Marketing International.

Nice to know…but does it explain why his website is a poorly blatant rip of Sen. Obama’s?

Ah, so many different ways to go with this one….

This post was not paid for by Daniel Blackman for House District 61.

I’d be surprised if his website was though.

“He was a busy man, with a pager and cellphone always sounding. Parishioners at the church where he worshipped didn’t look twice when he came to services in his scrubs.

Nor did his wife, who’d slide over in the pew and smile when he joined her. Dr. Eric Perteet was saving lives, and adding a new dimension to hers, too.

That’s changed with the snap of handcuffs and the clang of a steel jail door.

Perteet is in the Fulton County Jail, charged with impersonating a physician. Officials at Piedmont Hospital, where police arrested him, deny that he ever worked in their emergency room or dealt with patients.

And his wife, Tammi Perteet?

She has a stack of documents that lay out a life built on lies. She has a scrub shirt from the hospital where she dropped her husband off for two months.

She has questions. [link]“

Honestly, I don’t think she should have too many questions. It just sounds like a case of her falling in love and not seeing the signs. How do you marry a doctor and not see his degree? See his office? We’d call that a “high-post brotha” ’round my way. She should’ve done like Teyana Taylor and Google him, baby!

Like I alluded to earlier, this isn’t the first fake doctor exposed here in the A — a few years back, you might remember Tiy-E Muhammad from TBS’ “The Real Gilligan’s Island” got exposed as being a fake doctor even though he was an associate professor at Clark-Atlanta University and running around dubbing himself a psychologist-relationship expert.

So what do you think of these Ph.Don’ts?

Simply submit a one-page essay on “Why Great Theatre Matters to Atlanta” and e-mail or snail mail it to the Alliance by Monday, June 16 for consideration. Five reviewers will be selected and notified by the end of June, and will get to attend not just all the Alliance and Hertz Stage shows, but also get free tickets for an additional showing!

Of course, I would’ve found out about this after I got my subscriber package, but if you’re a subscriber also, that doesn’t rule you out. Hurry up and submit!

Be an Alliance Reviewer for the 2008-09 Season! [link]

Until now, there hasn’t been a real chance to discuss how social media, sexuality and the world today all work with each other! That is, until Sex 2.0.

From their website:

How is social media enabling people to learn, grow and connect sexually? How is sexual expression tied to sexual activism? Does the concept of transparency online offer new opportunties or present new roadblocks — or both?

Sex 2.0 is the brainchild of Atlanta blogger Amber Rhea, who also heads up the Georgia Podcast Network and organized 2007 PodCamp Atlanta. The unconference will be the first of its kind — attendees are welcome to speak or head up side sessions — and will feature several prominent speakers (Audacia Ray and Rachel Kramer Bussel, to name a few) and several Atlanta bloggers, such as Joseph G of monotonous dot net and J. Brotherlove of thebrotherlove.com.

The unconference will take place on April 12 and will run from 8:00am - 4:45pm over at 1763~A Deviant Place of Decadence, located in Tucker. Registration will run you $50, and you must be 21 and older to attend.

For more information, including travel, accomodations, and full bios of the speakers, visit Sex20Con.com.

From the depths of the sea, back to the block, the Flicks on 5th series returns for a second season! The popular outdoor summer film series takes place Wednesday evenings at 9:00 p.m. between Spring Street and Williams Street and is absotively, posolutely F-R-E-E. Rain or shine, baby. Aside from the free popcorn, you can also grab a bite at any of the 5th Street restaurants (I personally recommend the Globe) and chill out under the stars. The series starts June 7, and you can check out their website for the list of movies or for contact information.

After an evening at Wednesday WindDown, this’d be a great way to shake the hump day blues.

You told us you wanted good value in home prices and a reasonable cost of living — not surprising, considering that choosing a place to live is one of the biggest financial decisions you’ll ever make — combined with a great quality of life.

Top 10 after the jump.

1. Nashville
2. Minneapolis-St. Paul
3. Albuquerque
4. Atlanta
5. Austin
6. Kansas City
7. Asheville
8. Ithaca
9. Pittsburgh
10. Iowa City

Fun, vibrant and affordable. Any in agreement?

The trolleys made a quiet roll out last weekend with two lines which will shuttle visitors from the Georgia Aquarium to Underground Atlanta for $1.50 each way. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, founder Tom Toohey plans to expand the current three-unit line to create a 2.5 mile route with stops at 15 hotels, 40 bars and Downtown restaurants and attractions. Oh, and there’s more.

Not to be outdone by the overnight emergence of two downtown shuttles, CAP/ADID is raising $1.5 million to help create its own trolley ststem named DASH (Downtown Atlanta SHuttle) which would be free for riders. CAP/ADID has actually been aggressively trying to gauge the downtown parking and transit climate this year, including their creation of the Downtown Atlanta Parking Management Traveler Survey and the beginning of a Flexcar mobility solution in June.

For the tourists, welcome Connect Atlanta: a pre-paid card allowing discounted admission into several downtown arts and entertainment venues, including the Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coke, and many more. The website doesn’t give much in terms of details, though, but you can probably already figure out who’s going to be involved if you think about what’s actually downtown.

Personally, I’m hoping that all these shuttles will play well with MARTA and help provide a seamless mass transit option for both citizens and tourists. Can’t you imagine it? Take LINK from the Airport to your downtown hotel, then take the ATL to Arts Center, then MARTA to Lenox then hop on the Buc to ride around Buckhead.

It would be very nice. Modern, even.

The Morehouse School of Medicine Mini-Medical School is series of seven two-hour educational workshops and lectures designed to provide attendees with an introduction to health issues impacting our communities. These interactive classes offer an open exchange between our expert researchers and attendees every Tuesday with the goal of grooming Community Health Ambassadors.

The sessions run every Tuesday from 7 - 9 p.m. and are free, free, free. Check out the website to get registered and get informed.