As the saying goes, the fastest way from here to there is a straight line. But, sometimes, it is not that simple. These days, there are any number of possible impediments to a speedy trip: roadwork . . . detours . . . even street names. Over the years, many of Atlanta’s streets have gone through multiple monikers. This […]
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Momocon 2023 – Georgia World Congress Center – May 25 thru 28, 2023
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Ormewood Park Makers Festival – May 20, 2023
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The City Center
It is Atlanta’s most historic intersection. But in the early years of Atlanta, Five Points was the junction of Peachtree, Whitehall, Decatur, Marietta and Line Street. Two decades after the Civil War, though, things changed for Five Points, thanks primarily to the efforts of one man as you will see in this week’s Stories of […]
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Malcolm X Festival – 32nd (!) Annual at West End Park – May 20, 2023
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Power to Inspire 2023 – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights – Rialto Center for the Arts – May 17, 2023
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Kirkwood Spring Fling (20th!) – Bessie Branham Park – May 13, 2023
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The $1 Deal
Near the core of the Georgia State campus sits a Victorian structure that seems a bit out of place. Amid the multi-story buildings that line the street, it stands out in its uniqueness. With a gabled roof and turreted facade, what is today the home of the University’s Baptist Student Union resembles none of the […]
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Tucker Cruise In – Main Street Tucker – May 13, 2023
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They called it Country
This week, it’s sort of a ‘road not taken’ tale, a story of what might have been. Atlanta in the early 1900s had developed quite the music scene. And that scene got a whole lot bigger when, in 1922, WSB radio signed on the air and immediately began looking for talent to fill air time. […]
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A campaign promise fulfilled
It turns out that two of Atlanta’s iconic structures share a common heritage, even though they have absolutely nothing to do with one another. Who knew? Trick question…we knew. Which is why it’s a two for one special on this week’s Stories of Atlanta.
