Creative Loafing Atlanta

Another reason to hate those metal plates on Atlanta's roads

• by Thomas Wheatley
Sometimes they 'shift'
• Tags: Shenanigans, Department of Watershed Management, atlanta streets, atlanta public works, metal plates, Midtown, West Peachtree Street

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The future of Pullman Yard

Redeveloping Kirkwood's 26-acre former industrial hub could transform the neighborhood. But first, someone has to buy it.

• by Thomas Wheatley and Jordan Friedman
• Tags: News Feature, Pullman Yard, Pratt Engineering, Pullman Company, Kirkwood, Brendan Butler, Kirkwood ReCycle, New Georgia Railroad, Doug Alexander, Southern Iron and Equipment Company, Rogers Street, Georgia Building Authority, Ryan Gravel, Atlanta ContactPoint, Cover Story

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R.I.P. Chris 'Mac Daddy Kelly' of Kris Kross

• by Chad Radford
Atlanta rapper found dead in his home at the age of the 34.
• Tags: Music news, Kris Kross, Chris Kelly Mac Daddy, Daddy Mac, So So Def, Jump, Atlanta, hip-hop

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Time & Place: Bears in a box

• by Clay Duda
A depressing visit to a bear attraction in North Georgia
• Tags: Photography, Black Forest Bear Park, Helen, tourist attractions, animal rights, reptiles, wildlife

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The Goddamn Gallows hung 'em high at Smith's Olde Bar

• by Clay Duda
'Gutterbilly' and sideshow antics galore
• Tags: Photo Gallery, Last Night, The Goddamn Gallows, The Vaginas, punk rock, photos, atlanta, smith's olde bar, clay duda, psychobilly, punk rock, Americana, banjo, spoons, washboard, railroad tracks, sideshow, carnival music, halloween, ghoulish, PBR, I saw my friend Stephen Darley who was working the door, Staff Pick

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Zero Boys make their way back to Atlanta

• by Bobby Moore
Legendary Indiana hardcore luminaries make their way back to the Earl
• Tags: Music news, Zero Boys, punk, Atlanta, The Earl, hardcore, music, Staff Pick

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Ready, Set, Do Good ATL

Creative Loafing launches grant-matching campaign in local neighborhoods

• by Debbie Michaud
• Tags: Neighborhood Intro, neighborhood guide, do good, community fundraiser, volunteer, Atlanta

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Senate approves juvenile justice reform bill

• by Clay Duda
Georgia's first major juvy code update in more than four decades inches closer
• Tags: Guv'ment, Youngins, juvenile justice, georgia, atlanta, gold dome, reform, Pew research, Charlie Bethel, Senate, House, Governor Nathan Deal, community-based alternatives, costs, criminal justice, bipartisan

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Watsky is the paradox he raps about

• by Clay Duda
Watsky and Dumbfoundead play the Masquerade Sat., March 23
• Tags: Q&A, George Watsky, pale kid raps fast, Watsky, hip-hop, lyricism, melodic rap, rapper, san francisco, paradox, technology, viral video, upcoming shows, Q&A

The man who walks around Midtown and downtown with a suitcase on his head

• by Thomas Wheatley
He walks along the streets, effortlessly balancing luggage atop his cranium
• Tags: Shenanigans, Suitcase Man, Street characters

Juvenile justice reform sails through the lower chamber

• by Max Blau
The move could save the state more than $80 million over the next five years
• Tags: News, Nathan Deal, juvenile justice, gold dome, reform

Have you seen Jeff Mangum?

Neutral Milk Hotel's bandleader built a faith on the transcendent power of music. Then, when he needed it most, he gave up on it.

• by Kevin Griffis

Support Charlotte's Web: Cancer Touches Us All

• by Lauren Geisser
A benefit to support the family of recently deceased Charlotte Nelson and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
• Tags: Events, Benefit, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, SweetWater Brewery, Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q, Canoe, Atmosphere, Taurus, Livingston, Big Tex Decatur, Gary Meenie, U.S. Foods

Booting is a legal scam

Worse, there's nowhere to turn when wrongly booted

• by Besha Rodell
Worse, there's nowhere to turn when wrongly booted

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A day on the prowl with PARKatlanta

Undercover (kind of) with Atlanta's most hated agency

• by Gwynedd Stuart
Undercover (kind of) with Atlanta's most hated agency
• Tags: Cover Story, PARKAtlanta, booting, Department of Public Works, Cover Story