the center for neighborhood technology has released a new series of maps to showcase transportation and affordability in various cities. the atlanta maps are interesting with lots of detail, but i think the most interesting ones are the transit (continue reading)

I realize that this weekend is Independence Day but it's also Pride. Here are some ecards (via someecards.com) commemorating the upcoming event: More info on Pride here. Have a happy, safe & festive weekend, whatever you're (continue reading)

a long time ago, i wrote a post expressing incredulity that someone would consider the krog street bridge an eyesore. you would think that people who aren't in to that kind of thing probably wouldn't want to live in cabbagetown, where purple (continue reading)

Like Orange County and New York before us, Atlanta is now set to have it's own Real Housewives cable show, via Bravo: Staying true to previous installments, The Real Housewives of Atlanta will follow the lives of five women from Atlanta's elite who (continue reading)

photo courtesy of dbking there is a great article in access atlanta today about the couple that bought and saved the plaza theater: "It hit us: It'd be cool to try to keep that place open," Jonathan said. "So we (continue reading)

Matt? He's just this guy. He has this little dance he does and he's been doing it for some time now. Back in 2005, a friend suggested that he film himself doing this dance. And he did. Everywhere he went, he'd dance in front of a camera. (continue reading)

So a few weeks back, we were introduced to Daniel Blackman, who’s running for State Representative for House District 61 (which covers East Point and Southwest Atlanta). Aside from his Obama-inspired/ripped website, there's now talk that Blackman (continue reading)

Tired of driving around to every AT&T store in the metro area or waiting in line at the Apple Store for your new iPhone 3g? Sure. We all are. At least you can rest easy knowing that your Atlanta-area Starbucks aren't going anywhere any (continue reading)

A fairly small and quiet contingent of a dozen or so anti-abortion/right-to-life activists were on the Georgia Tech side of the 10th Street bridge this morning.  They had graphic signs and red shirts (I didn't catch the denominational affiliation (continue reading)

To write some big diatribe against the NY Sun's Bloomberg's piece on Atlanta transplants from New York would miss the point. Are there things about Atlanta that pale in comparison to NYC? Absolutely. Are they fundamentally different than some (continue reading)

Dear Ma Bell, I have two words for you, and they aren't "happy birthday". I have one word for you: sustainability. This is a picture of my doorstep Monday night. See those book thingies? They're from you. It was really thoughtful (continue reading)

Sorry. I'm not all that good at gallows humor. Anyhow, the local news is all about local news in the form of the AJC cutting staff and WXIA's news director stepping down. Me? I get all my information from the internets and the watercooler (an (continue reading)

Today's example (seen during my morning commute): Commercial Refrigeration Gasket Replacement Company Inspector Gasket versus DIC's animated syndicated superhero Inspector Gadget. Inspector Gasket: Inspector Gadget: Have an example (continue reading)