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I didn’t even go to Georgia Tech.  But I did enjoy years of working in Midtown in close proximity to the shanty at 14th and State that provided some of the best, if not truly authentic (so say the South Florida snobs), Cuban Sandwiches.
I called him Senor Ramirez, and have since learned his name was […]

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As I’ve written before, Atlanta is the the City of Seconds, or more aptly, the Seconds City.  But you better anunciate, as Chicago is also known as the “Second City.” Saturday night I rolled into Twain’s Billiards and Tap in Decatur for the “official game watching party” to watch our beloved Atlanta Silverbacks take a […]

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The AJC sure is generous. Today on the AJC home page, center fielder Andruw Jones and his family’s home is “featured.” Featured in the way a seller’s agent features their “open house of the week.” Andruw’s baseball contract is up, and rather than having a stellar year that would make his agent […]

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The Atlanta Silverbacks rolled last night, 4-1, over the Rochester Raging Rhinos, in USL Division 1. They’re firmly planted in the 6th and last playoff spot, and have several games in hand over teams above them.
The win was a surprise to me, playing in their 4th game in 8 days due to the US […]

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Atlanta’s USL Division 1 soccer team, the Atlanta Silverbacks, are really making something of their season. We’ve been to two contests, including the second round US Open Cup, the one in which they beat the California Victory 1-0. This past Monday night they feel on penalty kicks to the MLS’ FC Dallas […]

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In a cruel irony of the differences of local government efficiency, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution printed two articles relating to local budgets within the last 24 hours.
The City of Atlanta is expecting a 40% shortfall, and the Gwinnett County Commission voted 6-1 to maintain current tax levels by cutting $6 million in expected costs in order […]

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AJC Reader to ABC Reader:“Trump is building in Midtown Atlanta! You’ve got to be kidding me! When did you find this out?”
ABC Reader:“Ohh…about three months ago. Thanks for the refresher.”
It seems someone at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) is finally getting to those back issues of the Atlanta Business Chronicle (ABC). Earlier […]

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As much as our beloved Fox 5 meteorologist Ken Cook would prefer that Atlanta be called the “City of Fountains,” I must disagree. I wish he would simply relent that title to Kansas City, who has facts (and laws) to back up their claim to that name. Since the “City of the Second Most Fountains” […]

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In case you haven’t read the local paper in the last three days (1, 2, 3), The Atlanta City Council voted to loosen their current ethics regulation 11-2 in Monday’s Council meeting. The legislation, if passed, will allow meals under $75 and entertainment tickets under $100 to be removed from the city’s definition of a […]

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Since many of the ATL Bloggers have felt the need to chime in on the 70th Dogwood Festival, so have I.
10. Drum circles with nothing but white people (many who have never actually beaten their souvenir drums since returning from Cozumel) lack significant rhythm.
9. Speed painting is cool, but not nearly as dramatic as the […]

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