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Attractions
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Seventy-Four Ranch: Where the West lives on
(Aug 29, 2010)
Seventy-Four Ranch: Where the West lives on"Go west young man" is a sentiment the owners of Seventy-Four Ranch in Jasper agree with - even if their property is technically only slightly north of Atlanta.
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Road to Tara Museum: Frankly, my dear, you should take this tour!
(Aug 29, 2010)
Road to Tara Museum: Frankly, my dear, you should take this tour!It's a long, winding and storied journey that ends at the doorstep of Tara and the Road to Tara Museum in Jonesboro plays tour guide by helping fans of the beloved Margaret Mitchell classic through both the fictional saga and real-life inspiration of Gone with the Wind.
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Monteagle Winery: Serving up a glass of simplicity
(Aug 20, 2010)
Monteagle Winery: Serving up a glass of simplicityMonteagle Winery gives visitors an experience of local, simple tastes of the mountain countryside through wine.
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Dixieland Fun Park: Go-Karts, Golf & Coasters
(Aug 15, 2010)
Dixieland Fun Park: Go-Karts, Golf & CoastersDixieland Fun Park offers amusement park thrills for the lowest admission price of any area park.
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Salvador Dali: High museum displays quirky artist's late work
(Aug 15, 2010)
Salvador Dali: High museum displays quirky artist's late workSalvador Dali's trademark moustache is cropping up all over Atlanta, thanks to an exhibition of the late Spanish artist's late work at the High Museum of Art.
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J. Gumbo’s Cajun Joint: Cajun comes to Cobb
(Aug 9, 2010)
J. Gumbo’s Cajun Joint: Cajun comes to CobbCajun cooking has come to Kennesaw with the arrival of J. Gumbo’s Cajun Joint, part of a small Louisville-based chain. Now you can get that taste of New Orleans right here in Cobb County, without ever leaving home!
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Dalí: The Late Work: more than just surrealism
(Aug 5, 2010)
Dalí: The Late Work: more than just surrealismWhat comes to mind when you think of Salvador Dalí? Quite possibly it's his world-reknowned participation as an artist in the 1930's Surrealist movement. But the High Museum of Art hopes that its latest exhibit - "Dalí: The Late Work" - will shake up your thinking about what Dali did and inspire you with his work in a whole new way.
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Piedmont Park: Atlanta's favorite back yard
(Jul 30, 2010)
Piedmont Park: Atlanta's favorite back yardPiedmont Park is Atlanta's most popular urban oasis, offering joggers, dog-walkers, cyclists, picnickers, soccer players, families and skateboarders a green respite.
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Farmhouse in the City: Paint, pottery and guinea pigs!
(Jul 25, 2010)
Farmhouse in the City: Paint, pottery and guinea pigs!Whether you're an artisan or don't think you have an artistic bone in your body, Farmhouse in the City is about to change everything you thought you knew about yourself and what you were capable of.
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Red Clay State Historic Park: Enjoy the historic beauty
(Jul 4, 2010)
Red Clay State Historic Park: Enjoy the historic beautyLocated just above the Tennessee-Georgia state line, the park encompasses narrow valleys formerly used as cotton and pasture land. Today, Red Clay State Historical Park serves as a certified interpretive site on the Trail of Tears.
Bars and Nightclubs
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Thinking Man Tavern: Food, books and Vespas
(Sep 2, 2009)
Thinking Man Tavern: Food, books and VespasThere's a bookshelf loaded with books in the Thinking Man Tavern, and their symbol is Rodin's famed statue of the Thinker perched on a barstool holding a beer. The selection of spirits is intelligent and reasonable, featuring beers crafted by independently owned American breweries, and the food is tasty and reasonably priced.
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Ten Pin Alley: bowling for celebrity watchers
(Jun 5, 2009)
Ten Pin Alley: bowling for celebrity watchersTen Pin Alley is more like a chic nightclub than a bowling alley. How many bowling alleys have a champagne menu, private chef, crystal chandeliers, leather couches or a dress code that forbids white T-shirts or sports jerseys?
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East Andrews Cafe & Bar - Andrews Upstairs: a delightful duo
(Mar 23, 2009)
East Andrews Cafe & Bar - Andrews Upstairs: a delightful duoEast Andrews Cafe & Bar is a small cafe and bar catering to the singles, after-work crowd in the heart of Buckhead. Andrews Upstairs prides itself as Atlanta's most intimate concert setting.
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Stout Irish Sports Pub: beer, darts and blarney
(Mar 16, 2009)
Stout Irish Sports Pub: beer, darts and blarneyYou'll probably find a few Irishmen — and many other not from the Green Isle of Erin — hanging out after work in this intimate Buckhead bar. With cold beer on tap, lots more in bottles, big-screen TVs, beer pong and bar food, why fight the traffic?
Events
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Roswell Arts Festival: Celebrating 44 years of festival history!
(Sep 6, 2010)
Roswell Arts Festival: Celebrating 44 years of festival history!As the summer heat begins to fade, the art community in Roswell is just getting fired up! The tradition of celebrating the arts continues with the 44th Annual Roswell Arts Festival this year in 2010.
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Piedmont Park the site of Summer Flavors Festival
(Aug 20, 2010)
Piedmont Park the site of Summer Flavors FestivalAnother exiting event; Summer Flavors Festival in Piedmont Park tomorrow.
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Flashback Festival Tomorrow
(Aug 6, 2010)
Flashback Festival TomorrowFunky old school tunes and a great time await at the Flashback Festival.
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What We Wore on Our Heads: Examination of a fashionable past
(Jul 25, 2010)
What We Wore on Our Heads: Examination of a fashionable pastA hat is just a hat, right? Wrong. Sometimes a hat is a clue as to how life was lived during the era in which it was worn. At least that's the case with the hats and bonnets on display during Archibald Smith Plantation Home's What We Wore on Our Heads exhibit.
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Alpharetta's Youth Fishing Derby drops in a line July 31st
(Jul 16, 2010)
Alpharetta's Youth Fishing Derby drops in a line July 31stRemember when your dad, mom, grandparent or friend first took you fishing as a child? Remember the excitement and thrill of catching your first fish? Now you can pass the feeling on to your own children without going very far at all during the Alpharetta's Youth Fishing Derby!
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Chattanooga Dragon Boat Festival: An annual rowing success!
(Jul 7, 2010)
Chattanooga Dragon Boat Festival: An annual rowing success!The Fourth Annual Chattanooga Dragon Boat Festival features the adrenaline-pumping action of the world’s eighth fastest-growing sport.
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The Allure of the Automobile draws enthusiasts to the High Museum of Art
(May 30, 2010)
The Allure of the Automobile draws enthusiasts to the High Museum of ArtIf you have ever looked at the sexy curves of a sports car or the bold lines of an SUV and admired it in the same way you would a piece of art in a gallery, then "The Allure of the Automobile" exhibit currently on display at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta was made for you.
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Riverbend Festival: Music, fireworks and fun!
(May 27, 2010)
Riverbend Festival: Music, fireworks and fun!One of the oldest summer festivals in Chattanooga, Riverbend Festival brings an award-winning nine-day musical festival that draws more than 600,000 patrons annually.
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Reasons to be Pretty takes aim at our quest for physical beauty
(May 21, 2010)
Reasons to be Pretty takes aim at our quest for physical beautyWhat girl hasn't pleadingly asked the question: "Does this make me look fat?" But, what if the answer to your innocent, you-better-say-no, question was not what you wanted to hear at all? Well, that's exactly the idea explored in Broadway playwright, Neil LaBute's Reasons to be Pretty, coming to Atlanta in June.
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Bonnaroo: One of the biggest music festivals in the country
(May 17, 2010)
Bonnaroo: One of the biggest music festivals in the countryAn internationally acclaimed music and arts festival, Bonnaroo brings together some of the best performers in all genres of music, including rock ‘n roll, jazz, hip- hop, electronica and more.
Breaking News
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Big Weekend in Atlanta
(Sep 3, 2010)
Big Weekend in AtlantaThis labor day weekend Atlanta will host a variety of differnet events.
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Georgia Tech looks to future
(Aug 31, 2010)
Georgia Tech looks to futureGeorgia Tech is planning on the look of the university in 2035.
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Local woman loses 211 pounds.
(Aug 31, 2010)
Local woman loses 211 pounds.Atlanta resident La Dawn Hearns met 200 pound weight goal after 5 years.
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Atlanta's jobless rate still above average
(Aug 27, 2010)
Atlanta's jobless rate still above averageAtlanta's unemployment rate above state and national average for the 34th consecutive month.
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Worlds Biggest Water Balloon Fight
(Aug 20, 2010)
Worlds Biggest Water Balloon FightTomorrow at Masquerade Music Park their will be an attempt to have a record breaking water balloon fight.
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It could be the end of Chipper
(Aug 13, 2010)
It could be the end of ChipperAtlanta Brave legend Chipper Jones could be dont with baseball for good.
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Salvador Dali exhibit at High Museum
(Aug 11, 2010)
Salvador Dali exhibit at High Museum"Dali: The Late Work" is officially open at the High Museum and its inexpensive.
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Car show and raffle in Dunwoody
(Aug 11, 2010)
Car show and raffle in DunwoodyThis weekend, Dunwoody will host a car show and raffle to suppost the Special Olympics.
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Keep and eye out for movie stars and celebrities in the ATL
(Aug 3, 2010)
Keep and eye out for movie stars and celebrities in the ATLDozens of sitcoms, reality shows and blockbuster movies are being pumped out of Atlanta at a blistering pace.
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GMA Dove Awards moved to Atlanta
(Aug 3, 2010)
GMA Dove Awards moved to AtlantaThe 2011 Dove Awards which is the biggest Award presentation in gospel and Christian music is moving its venue from Nashville to Atlanta.
Restaurants
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Woody's Bar-B-Q: Just like the small town smoke shack
(Sep 4, 2010)
Woody's Bar-B-Q: Just like the small town smoke shackIf you have a hankering for barbeque, there's a new sheriff in town when it comes to one of the country's favorite genres of food; in north Atlanta, that sheriff is Woody's Bar-B-Q.
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Vintage Pizzeria: New Jersey-style pies in the Peach State
(Aug 15, 2010)
Vintage Pizzeria: New Jersey-style pies in the Peach StateVintage Pizzeria isn't your average pizza joint. Sure, they have a menu filled with different takes on the classic Neapolitan favorite, but they also offer so much more!
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Scoops: sweet tooth heaven!
(Aug 10, 2010)
Scoops: sweet tooth heaven!Deep down, there's a child in all of us no matter what our actual age. And all it should take to reconnect with our inner kid is a trip to Scoops; welcome to sweet tooth heaven!
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Yogurt Tap: Healthy Treat Tastes Heavenly
(Jul 30, 2010)
Yogurt Tap: Healthy Treat Tastes HeavenlyHealthy food isn't supposed to taste this good, but you'd never know it to taste the sinfully good treats at Yogurt Tap.
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la Madeleine: Glows with French countryside quaintness
(Jul 25, 2010)
la Madeleine: Glows with French countryside quaintnessCan't get away to Europe anytime soon? Don't worry because la Madeleine cafe will whisk you away to the French countryside with just one meal - or steaming cup of slow brewed espresso, if you prefer.
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Durty Kelly's Public House: A piece of the Emerald Isle at home
(Jul 21, 2010)
Durty Kelly's Public House: A piece of the Emerald Isle at homeTo many, Durty Kelly's Public House sounds more like a place you might want to stay away from, but in the world of all things Irish the name is more like a badge of honor.
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The Diner: Nostalgia meets contemporary
(Jul 17, 2010)
The Diner: Nostalgia meets contemporaryThe four Diner locations around north Atlanta are not your average cup-o-joe dives, but that doesn't mean they don't still hold all the delicious appeal of that place your grandpa used to take you for breakfast on Saturday mornings. The Diner is just old-fashioned Americana, made-over.
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Swallow at the Hollow: Open wide for real southern BBQ
(Jul 10, 2010)
Swallow at the Hollow: Open wide for real southern BBQNestled along a leafy lane in historic Roswell is some of the most talked-about barbeque in the Atlanta area. Swallow at the Hollow is down-home barbeque at its best!
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New Orleans SnoBall Cafe: An icy taste of the Big Easy
(Jul 7, 2010)
New Orleans SnoBall Cafe: An icy taste of the Big EasySnoBalls are how New Orleanians beat the heat: a cup filled with powdery snow drenched in tasty syrups. But Atlantans can taste the nation's best icy treats without driving to Louisiana.
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Brookwood Grill serves up style, sophistication and deliciousness!
(Jul 4, 2010)
Brookwood Grill serves up style, sophistication and deliciousness!Brookwood Grill may be located off of busy Holcomb Bridge Road in suburban Roswell, but step inside and you would never know it. The elegant interior offers diners nothing short of a definitively first-class experience straight out of any major metropolis.
Schools
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Clarkdale Elementary set to rebuild
(Mar 6, 2010)
Clarkdale Elementary set to rebuildParents of young students will be happy to learn that the Cobb County Board of Education has given Clarkdale Elementary the go-ahead to rebuild at a new site.
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Georgia Charter schools solving financial equation
(Aug 17, 2009)
Georgia Charter schools solving financial equationGeorgia's independent charter schools are making the grade academically, but many "need improvement" when it comes to financial health, according to a new study by a Georgia State University researcher.
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MARTA stations display student art
(Jun 17, 2009)
MARTA stations display student artSix MARTA stations are adorned with artwork created by metro Atlanta students.
