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Monday, February 12th, 2007

Famous Decatur Locals, Paste Magazine



Music fans and those in the know have been reading Paste magazine for much of its five-year lifespan.  For those of you who don't already know, now is the time to learn more about Paste.  Perhaps the nation's premier music magazine, Paste is destined to give established publications such a Rolling Stone and Spin a run for their very existence.

Paste covers every type of music imaginable, and its readers are ...

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

The Sunday Paper



When the rest of the country thinks of the "Sunday Paper", they conjur up an image of a five or ten-pound behemouth version of their daily.  Here in Decatur, The Sunday Paper is our second free weekly paper.  It has all of the elements you would expect of a Sunday newspaper....you'll find a cartoon section for the kid in you, a point-counterpoint series of editorials, restaurant reviews and plenty of ...

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Creative Loafing



When you're traveling in the Atlanta area and looking for a wide array of things to do during your time here, you'll want to pick up a Creative Loafing newspaper.  This free weekly is, like in many cities, the best repository of local information you'll find.  And obviously, it has the best name of any weekly in the country.  Called "The Loaf" by locals, you'll find galleries, theatre events, concerts, ...

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

Thank You For Participating



A *BIG* thanks to dreamer for being the first to post a comment!  I agree...the Brick Store is an awesome component of this town, and I'm grateful that I live within stumbling distance!  (How does a Californian know about this spot?!?!?!)

Another thank you to TwelveYearsOfBeingAnnoyedByChloeSevignyDotCom (the craziest web moniker I've ever heard of!) for linking the Brick Store story to that site!

I look forward to even more ...

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

Hartsfield Jackson Airport Named Busiest in U.S.



The numbers are in, and Atlanta is once again home to the busiest airport in America.  Over the past decade, Hartsfield Jackson in Atlanta and O'Hare in Chicago have vied for the top honor, with Chicago narrowly coming out on top a few times.  But for the past couple of years, the competition hasn't even been close, and Atlanta is hosting more air travelers than any other destination in the ...