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World War I Cotton
Asa Candler is widely known for building the Coca-Cola Company from a soda fountain syrup to a household name. He is not particularly known for his involvement in the cotton industry. But, it is just that industry where – as World War I raged – Candler found a niche. It is the tale of an […]
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ChantLanta – Ponce at Highland – March 8, 2019
Note: continuing a series about great Atlanta events that are canceled or postponed in 2021 due to Covid. Kelly
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Purim Parade – LaVista Rd – March 8, 2020
Note: continuing a series about great Atlanta events that are canceled or altered in 2021 due to Covid. Kelly
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Great American Motorcycle Show – Cobb Galleria – January 2018, 19
Note: continuing a series about Atlanta events that are canceled or postponed in 2021 due to Covid. Kelly
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Bronner Bros. Beauty Show – Georgia World Congress Center – Feb. 2020, 18
Note: continuing a series about Atlanta events that are canceled or postponed in 2021 due to Covid. Kelly
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Atlanta Hawks prodigal son
When a professional sports franchise moves from one city to another, not everything in the process goes smoothly. One St. Louis Hawks NBA basketball player discovered, in 1966, that moving to Atlanta, Georgia, sometimes takes longer than one might think. It’s the story of Atlanta Hawks fans having to endure delayed gratification on this week’s […]
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Publix Marathon through Little 5 Points – March 1, 2020 & 2019
Note: continuing a series about great Atlanta events that are canceled or altered in 2021 due to Covid. Kelly
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Tree Planting Tribute to John Lewis at Freedom Park – Feb. 19-21
Note: Over the weekend of February 21 – which would have been the 81st birthday of John Lewis – volunteers gathered at Freedom Park to plant 300 blooming trees in tribute to the late Congressman and civil rights icon. Kelly
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Law comes to town
The town of Atlanta had designated its first commissioners in 1845. The 5-man governing body was comprised of stalwart citizens, none of whom had any previous experience in government affairs. They did their best to bring order to the young railroad town but, by all accounts, their efforts fell on deaf ears. There was little […]
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Ignored Laws
Atlanta’s population in 1850 was around 2,500 people, of which 493 were slaves. Unlike the southern part of the state where large landowners utilized slave labor to tend and harvest crops, the bulk of Atlanta’s slave population was utilized for domestic labor, carpentry and blacksmithing. Unlike their southern counterparts, many of Atlanta’s enslaved peoples lived […]
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Lunar New Year Festival 2020 – Culture Center of Taipei – Chamblee
Note: continuing a series about great Atlanta events that are canceled due to Covid in 2021, but will hopefully return in 2022. Kelly
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Mardi Gras in Stone Mountain 2020
Note: continuing a series about great events that are canceled due to Covid in 2021, but will hopefully return in 2022. Kelly
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Hired Out
When the colony of Georgia was first founded, slavery was banned. The board of trustees that oversaw the new colony wanted to avoid creating a plantation-based society dependent on slave labor. The decision was one of practicality and not moral imperative. Georgia would serve as a barrier against Spanish encroachment in the new world and […]
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Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival -Yaarab Shrine Center on Ponce – 2020, 19, 18, 17
Note: continuing a series about great Atlanta events that are canceled due to Covid in 2021, but will hopefully return next year. Kelly
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L5Pts Center for Arts and Community – Bleeding Hearts Open House – Feb. 12, 2020
Note: continuing a series about great Atlanta events that are not happening in 2021 due to Covid. Kelly
