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Fahamu Pecou deconstructs 'All Dat Glitters' on the canvas and the mic (and the iPhone)

Rodney Carmichael — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:23:52 -0400

If you go searching for Fahamu Pecou on Wikipedia like I randomly did several months back, you'll find that his page was deleted for suspect reasons, including a failure to "assert the importance or significance of its subject."

Besides confirming yet again that the collaboratively edited online encyclopedia is a wack source for journalistic research, the rationale behind the deletion struck me as ironic considering how much success plays into the theme of the celebrated visual artist's latest collection.…

City releases RFP for bike-share program in Atlanta

Thomas Wheatley — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:00 -0400

Office drones, college students, and tourists who wish they could "check out" a bicycle from a corner kiosk for a few hours and pedal around Atlanta might soon get their wish.

City Hall wants to make at least 500 seven-speed bicycles available for the masses to rent, according to a much-anticipated Request for Proposals that City Hall officials released today.…

City Council candidate discovers he's running in wrong district

Max Blau — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:15:00 -0400

Remember Jon Jones, the challenger running against Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall on a direct democracy platform? Well, he recently found out that, starting next year, he won't technically be considered a resident of Hall's district.…

Midtown condos to rise on former site of charming 1920s apartment building

Thomas Wheatley — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:40:00 -0400

What's being touted as the newest condo development along the "Midtown Mile" in several years is moving forward. Named "Seventh," the nine-story condo building proposed by Robin Loudermilk and Dwight Bell at the intersection of Seventh and Peachtree streets will rise on land that, until earlier this year, was home to the J.A. McCord Apartments.…

'Hangover III' roofies itself, forgets to add jokes

Curt Holman — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:42:24 -0400

Perhaps the cleverest gag connected to The Hangover Part III doesn't actually appear in the movie. One of the posters for the dark comedy presents close-up profiles of Zach Galifianakis and Ken Jeong in deliberate parody of the Harry Potter vs. Voldemort faceoff for Deathly Hallows Part 2.…

Wilcox County High School to officially host prom in 2014, effectively end longstanding tradition of segregated dances

Max Blau — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:09:36 -0400

Two days before graduation, Wilcox County High School students can grab their diplomas knowing that the first-ever integrated prom recently held won't be the last one.

After much controversy, Wilcox County High School decided yesterday to officially sponsor a prom in 2014.…

ATLwood: 'Anchorman 2' Director to ATL: "You guys have good food"

Allison Keene — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:07:06 -0400

Filming News

- Anchorman 2 has flown the coop, but here are two parting items: first, a picture of Kanye West filming and looking retro, and some words from director Adam McKay about our fair city to AJC Buzz: "You guys have good food. I had to really fight gaining weight.…

Weekend Arts Agenda: Decatur Arts Festival

Wyatt Williams — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:00 -0400

The Decatur Arts Festival returns to Old Courthouse Square with 165 exhibiting artists showing work throughout Memorial Day Weekend. Their website has the full rundown of programming.…

First Slice 5/24/13: Sen. Chambliss says Obama speech on drones, Gitmo will be seen as a 'victory' by terrorists

Max Blau — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:05:59 -0400

Mayor Kasim Reed told Savannah leaders not to worry about the port's future and whether federal funding would eventually happen. "Don't be concerned about it a bit," he said.…

5 things to do: David Gillham

Alicia Carter — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400

1.…

How would you spend $20?

CL staff — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

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Barnes: State Rep. Tyrone Brooks 'did not break any laws'

Max Blau — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:50:00 -0400

Former Gov. Roy Barnes defended state Rep. Tyrone Brooks, D-Atlanta, today against federal fraud charges.

Inside his Marietta law office, Barnes spoke on Brooks' behalf and said the state lawmaker, who was indicted by a federal grand jury last week on 30 counts of committing mail, wire, and tax fraud and filing false tax returns, "did not break any laws."…

Corner Tavern in L5P catches on fire

Thomas Wheatley — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:42:00 -0400

The Little Five Points Corner Tavern location caught fire this afternoon, halting traffic in the area and scaring the bejesus out of the Internet. CL's Stephanie Dazey has some details and photos.…

Spoleto 2013 kicks off this weekend in Charleston, South Carolina

Andrew Alexander — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:37:00 -0400

Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston's massive performing arts festival that spreads across three weeks at the beginning of summer each year, officially kicks off this Friday, May 24. For those who've never been before, it might best be described as a heady whirlwind of world-class theater, opera, music, dance, food, habberdash excess, coastal sunshine, and palmetto trees.…

Meet Derrick Grayson, 'The Minister of Truth,' yet another U.S. Senate candidate

Max Blau — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:49:00 -0400

We're slowly starting to lose count of the Republican candidates vying to run for Saxby Chambliss' Senate seat in 2014.

Now enters Minister Derrick Grayson, a MARTA senior network engineer.…

MARTA: Bus involved in train collision got 'stuck' on railroad crossing

Thomas Wheatley — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:37:55 -0400

MARTA officials say yesterday's early morning collision of a bus and train in Decatur that caused traffic slow to a crawl for several hours happened after the transit vehicle got "stuck" on the at-grade railroad crossing.

According to MARTA spokesman Lyle Harris, bus driver Donna McMullen was traveling northbound at the intersection of South McDonough Street and East Howard Avenue with four passengers and the vehicle couldn't move once it passed over the crossing.…

First Slice 3/23/13: Welcome to Atlanta Traffic Court, prepare for a headache

Thomas Wheatley — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:42:14 -0400

A $500 million overhaul of the Georgia 400 and I-285 interchange received a small boost from the private sector yesterday as the Perimeter Community Improvement District contributed $10 million to the effort. [11Alive autoplay alert]

One couple's day at Atlanta Traffic Court: "One woman had flown to Georgia from another state for her mandatory court appearance, only to be told she would have to reschedule."

Veterans Park, a 1-acre greenspace along West Paces Ferry adjacent to the Atlanta History Center, will open this weekend.…

5 things to do: Tom Simmons

Alicia Carter — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400

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The diary of an Atlanta film extra

Anonymous — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Aspiring starlets, boredom, and dreams, glorious dreams by Anonymous "I have a YouTube channel," a small-boned young woman tells two men waiting with her for wardrobe outside several tents in the Old Fourth Ward. It's not yet 10 a.m., but we are all fueled by a ridiculous selection of doughnuts and the hope that we might make sustained, sensual eye contact with someone famous, because today we are all extras on a major motion picture that recently wrapped in Atlanta.…

Free Will Astrology

Rob Brezsny — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

May 23-29 by Rob Brezsny GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Giant Sequoias are the biggest trees on the planet. Many are more than 300 feet tall and 30 feet wide.…

Sock it to you

Lauren Keating — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

by Lauren Keating Near Atlantic Station, a 30-year-old woman said that a young couple knocked on the door of her apartment on 15th Street. "They said they were with Georgia State University and looking for donations to buy books for St. Jude's," the woman recalled.…

CL named AAN Award finalist in two categories

Thomas Wheatley — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:07:48 -0400

Gather 'round, friends and enemies! The Association of Alternative Newsmedia this afternoon announced the finalists for the organization's 2013 awards - and CL snagged several slots.…

'The Atlanta Way' documentary filmmaker discovers why 'gentrification' is a four-letter word

Rodney Carmichael — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:32:00 -0400

King Williams didn't set out to make an epic documentary film about Atlanta's controversial 20-year effort to purge the city of its low-income housing projects. It just sorta happened.…

Why Atlanta is taking tiny bits of info very seriously

Max Blau — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:18:00 -0400

City Hall throws its arms around hackers and learns to love data by Max Blau and Thomas Wheatley Deep in a wooded ravine on a vacant parcel in Peoplestown sits a mountain of old tires. There's no telling how long they've been sitting there collecting water, breeding mosquitoes, and sullying the property.…

White House recognizes State Rep. Simone Bell as a 'Harvey Milk Champion of Change'

Max Blau — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:51:00 -0400

State Rep. Simone Bell, D-Atlanta, will be honored by the White House this afternoon as a "Harvey Milk Champion of Change."

The award, which was established two year ago to honor the San Francisco elected official who was assassinated in 1978, recognizes openly gay elected and appointed public officials who have worked to "empower and inspire members of their communities."…