Atlanta

Go to New Orleans.

I spent a nice few days in Atlanta, but you need to see the rest of GA - Savannah, Macon, Jekyll Island and its neighbours and, yes, Athens. Also, go to South Carolina while you're there. The coastal towns in the southern part of the State are adorable.

Thanks!!

I tried to like Atlanta, and some of the stuff around Little Five Points and whatever is OK, but...bleh. BUT, it is also the gay capital of the South (well, excluding Miami...and New Orleans...OK, it's the gay capital of the Mid-South), which is worth something.

http://gothamist.com/2008/07/11/new_yorkers_leave_for_atlanta.php

flying out on wednesday! only there for a couple of days but if anyone's got recommendations for places to hang out, restaurants, things to do and see in case i have a spare few hours...will be at the-dream's show on thu night.

dunno exactly where i'll be staying yet though.

i'm really excited - this was gonna be my dream holiday this year (week in ATL at the end of aug then a week in NYC at the start of sep for the us open) which i was resigned to postponing to next year at least, and now i get to go anyway...

oh and also, what's the weather usually like at this time of year?

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Atlanta&state=GA&site=FFC&textField1=33.7629&textField2=-84.4226&e=1

The Ren-Fest is nearby in Fairburn. My favorite comedy shows there at the Tortuga Twins and Dead Bob. Atlanta has Agatha's Mystery Dinner Theater and Georgia Aquarium which are both expensive. There are these exhibits which I've heard are good. The World of Coca Cola is an obvious stop. The Plaza Theater is in the Virginia Highlands area which has good Thai restaurants. Also right in that area is a squishy downstaris venue called The Drunken Unicorn which happened to have cool J-Rock the day I went down there. You might want to check out the little hippie section of Atlanta called Little Five Points. The High Museum of Art is in Atlanta. Everyone goes to Stone Mountain Park for the laser show. You can bring a blanket and food for the lawn.

I might not be the best guy to ask about what clubs to go to but there's quite a few in a cluster in midtown like Opera club.

If you were serious about finding out what music shows you can go to in Atlanta I would just browse ticketmaster.

visiting for first time in early August, bevare.

like I said. where da grits & seafood? (8/3-8)

and how is Carter Library?

and do the bars close at 2 or 3?

they close at 3!!!

ethan is in nashville right now unfortunately :( morbs I'm gonna email u if you wanna hang. I hear radial is good for cheese grits btw

hey crut, thx. will def be up for drinks when i can.

Sonuvabitch...I'll be living here in a couple weeks!

Tips welcome, Atlanta dwellers.

(I know a lot already just from visiting many times, but it's kind of different actually living there I'd think.)

If you're an awesome-grocery and international foods nerd like I am, you'll want to check out the Buford Highway Farmers Market, the Dekalb Farmers Market and the Korean markets up in Duluth, especially H Mart. I probably make it to ATL a couple of times a year, and I make sure to bring a couple of coolers so I can take home interesting groceries that I can't get here.

I'm so not. I can scramble eggs and bake cookies and that's about it. Farmers Markets are always a good time, though!

where you gonna be living

I just submitted an application for a spot on Highland Ave which I'm pretty sure I get into (right where Highland and Freedom Pkwy meet). Will be working in Peachtree Plaza.

Those first two aren't actually open-air farmer's markets, they're just huge-ass grocery stores with great produce sections.

In the Highland area you got you Drunken Unicorn and Plaza Theatre.

I'm coming with a car, so I'm not strictly foot/bike limited. Probably won't have to drive nearly as much as I do now to get places in Florida, though.

Ive just moved here from NJ. Im pretty psyched about the move, though it's been cold the last couple of days.

Yeah, Monday and Tuesday were dreadful. Today was alright.

as mentioned I'll be in Atlanta in late Jan. for a few days, staying in Buckhead.

I've got maybe an hour or two tomorrow afternoon befOre I head home. Anywhere I should eat/go off of the red MARTA line between Buckhead and the airport? Maybe in Five Points?

Thinking about visiting next week/weekend; worried about spontaneous combustion.

it may happen

It's supposed to cool down a bit. I'd be happy with low 90's at this point.

What are the highway conditions like there tonight & what are they expected to be like tomorrow evening? We have a quick trip over there planned and I'm curious about what I'm going to be driving into.

Do not come. Trust me. Took me 4 hours to go 8 miles. Roads are fit for ice skating.

Many people I work with are stranded. It's a nitemare

yeah a friend of a friend who lives 30 minutes from her Midtwon office said it took her *literally* 8 hours to get home.

hahaaa

Welp if you guys have your city back by next Wednesday and there isn't a Polar Vortex #3 by then, I'll try my mini-vacation then.

I'm gonna set out for the grocery store soon, which is probably a dumb idea, but all I've got in the house is cereal, milk and one apple.

the lack of preparation and such is kinda bizarre here cuz usually there's panic well in advance and by the point the snow or whatever actually comes in everybody's long since bought their milk, whiskey, and bread and got their snuggies and netflix on. i mean schools were closed a couple of weeks ago on account of 'it is very cold' - not even a threat of snow or ice.

I have a shitload of beer and whiskey and my power is on. I cant believe i actually got home after earing some of these horror stories. A woman i know was in her car for 6 hours with a 7 month old. goddamn. The mayor and governor had a joint press conference today where things got "heated" to say the least.

Recent newsflash on tv "State says no more children on buses". Youve got to be shitting me.

o house - a freshman dining hall at uga

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BfKbYuxCcAAIImT.jpg

http://blog.chron.com/weather/2014/01/the-state-of-georgia-utterly-failed-atlanta-and-then-sought-to-blame-forecasters/

Gov Deal made an absolute fool of himself at that press conference, which I was watching. Atl mayor reed has spent all day trying to distance himself from deals comments.

The Georgia State Patrol found about 2,029 vehicles were left on metro Atlanta interstates after Tuesday’s snowstorm brought the area to a standstill.

“One of the efforts that GDOT needs to get the roads cleared is to get these cars removed from the shoulders and we want to facilitate that in a very safe way,” Paulk-Buchanan said.

Vehicles not picked up Thursday will more than likely be towed.

If you left your vehicle on an Atlanta interstate, you’ll need to head to one of two spots Thursday at 10 a.m. so various state agencies can get people back to their vehicles, a Georgia Department of Transportation spokeswoman said late Wednesday.

People who left their vehicles on I-20 and I-285 west should report to the Westlake MARTA station (parking area), 80 Anderson Ave. SW, Atlanta. Those who left their vehicles on I-75, the top end of I-285 and the Downtown Connector (I-75/I-85) should report to Mount Paran Church (parking area), 2055 Mount Paran Road, Atlanta.

“We’re bringing the gas and we’re bringing the energy (to recharge dead batteries),” Natalie Dale, GDOT spokeswoman, told Channel 2 Action News. “You bring your keys and your driver’s license.”

That’s welcome news to those who abandoned their vehicles, but were told earlier Wednesday not to go get them due to road conditions.

“If people can wait, our suggestion would be to wait before getting vehicles,” Sgt. Greg Lyon with Atlanta police said Wednesday. “We’re not trying to impound vehicles, but there are situations where we’ve had to move vehicles.”

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/atlanta-weather-abandoned-cars-may-be-moved-towed-/nc6ZW/

Great job all around!

I have to say, Natalie Dale, GDOT spokesman, has been on local tv a lot the last couple days and she's a hottie.

Apparently she moonlights as a Falcons cheerleader, lol.

I made it to work and back today without incident, but I can actually see my office from my apartment, so it's not like I have to trek super far.

I worked from home and will see how tomorrow goes. I think it should be alright

By yesterday afternoon I made it to work with no trouble at all. No ice on the road whatsoever.

GOOD JOB USA

really

Not really sure blaming the entire country for the failure of our state and local governments is necessary, but whatever you say.

Pretty incredible how horrible Reed and Deal have handled the aftermath of this

was the snow jam a false flag operation? yes, obv

Pretty incredible how horrible Reed and Deal have handled the aftermath of this

― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Thursday, January 30, 2014 10:11 PM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yes. Horrendous

Bill, what I meant is that, in a way, this failure is representative of a host of national government failures.

i.e. a symptom.

sorry if it seemed like i was belittling anything

I think you're right. But many municipalities have this kind of thing checked, and it only happened here two short years ago. It was avoidable and the blame is squarely local. You and I are probably saying the same thing.

The head of GEMA, Charlie something , is gonna be the fall guy. Look for his firing by morning. Deal's gotta do something with an election coming up

Charlie English. He's toast.

We don't need fall guys and token firings, we need to make sure this never happens again.

I'll shut up now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvTm_BhZdOE

YDFM was already the Happiest Place on Earth for me, but doubling or tripling in size? Country's largest grocery store? You had me at hello!

http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2014/03/24/work-begins-on-mammoth-your-dekalb-farmers-market-expansion

That's the best news in forever. That place was already magical.

Are there any Atlanta ILXors? I'll be in town Sat.-Tues. for work but with evenings free. If anything fun is going on or anyone wants to hang out, let me know.

Actually Sat.-Weds.

Mess Around 2014, featuring headliners The Spits on Saturday night. If you are into punk or garage this is the place to be all year:

http://www.badearl.com/events/2563/THE-ATLANTA-MESS-AROUND-2014

Inman Park Festival is also this weekend! So if you want to walk around in nice weather and stuff:
http://inmanparkfestival.org/

Thanks! I'm going to be pretty busy during the day so probably can't do Inman Park but I am tempted by Mess Around. Wish I could be there Friday for Marked Men and AJ Davila, I'd like to see Brain F# too but doubt I'd be able to sneak out of work early enough.

my student worker is graduating and got a job in atlanta (at georgia tech)--what neighborhoods should he look at? he's kind of a geeky gamer dude but i think he would be happy in a cool walkable area.

Will he have a car or bike?

Assuming he'll have one or the other, I'd say Poncey-Highland or Midtown or Virginia Highlands would be his best options. West Midtown is in the process of getting gentrified (in spots), but there are still some places that might be affordable.

Home Park is right by GA Tech, but it's notorious for robbery.

techwood used to be the scariest place. is it still?

i imagine he'll be able to get around. i'll point him in those directions--he said something about midtown the other day so hopefully he's on the right track. thanks!

"Techwood" really doesn't exist anymore. It was leveled in preparation for the '96 Olympics, and they threw up some mixed-income new apartments and called it Centennial Place. tbh, I don't know that area super well (driven through it a couple times on my way elsewhere), but it doesn't look frightening. I just wouldn't want to live there because of the traffic congestion.

In Atlanta from tomorrow evening through early Sunday afternoon. One thing on the agenda is 2001 at the Plaza Theater Saturday afternoon. Otherwise -- shopping, relaxing and a baseball game.

You're gonna have good weather-knock on wood

what up Atlanta I guess I live here now. if anyone has a line on cheeeeeap basement apt, garage apt, or a literal garage with a private entrance, toilet, and a mop sink where I can hose off, get at me. i have a hot plate and a mini fridge so kitchen = optional.

The two houses on either side of mine are vacant. I guess if you're into squatting...

on street parking?

:D

Driveways!

just wait a few months and they will be turned into condos

The condo boom hasn't hit East Point yet.

then wait a few years

oh yeah sw atl nvm you are safe from condo boom esp once the braves move to cobb

Nah, they're coming. "A few years" is probably an accurate guess. The East Point/College Park/Hapeville area is undergoing a half-organic/half-planned revitalization that sooner or later developers will catch wind of. (Unfortunately, East Point seems to be lagging behind the other two, but we've got a new mayor who isn't shy about getting the work done to catch up.)

i'm trying to stay relatively walking distance from my gf's neighborhood (basically the spot where midtown, downtown and Old 4th Ward all come together, right between Gladys Knight's Chicken & Waffles and the Fox). it's been a bit of a chore. so far the best i've come up with is a basement apt in the Summerhill/ Peoplestown area, between Grant Park and Turner Field. unfortunately it's not open until middle July.