On this date in 1958, in the early morning hours of this day in 1958, 50 sticks of dynamite exploded at the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation, Atlanta’s oldest and most prominent synagogue. Mayor William Hartsfield condemned the bombings, as did Atlanta Constitution editor Ralph McGill in editorials that won the Pulitzer Prize. Peaches The best places in Georgia for
Arrests continue after the Georgia Tech protest. Georgia’s brain drain. Believe it or not, this building still stands in Atlanta, “the city never too busy to not tear down its past.” Finally. Hoping a jet pack is under the tree this year. Hi-lar-i-ous. He’s back and moved on to the hard stuff. Don’t see the
On this date in 1947, President Harry S Truman held the first televised presidential address from the White House. The subject was the current international food crisis. Peaches Stonecrest’s ‘Amazon’ proposal makes its way to Alabama papers Georgia sheriff indicted for sexual battery in high school drug search Kemp targeted for targeting voter rights Hunter Hill’s gubernatorial
The Porch Light Latin Kitchen (Smyrna) and Buen Provecho (Marietta) restaurants are taking donations for Puerto Rico. Deadline is tomorrow. UPDATE: The response has been so overwhelming, that Andre of PLLK is asking that we hold our donations for now, until the group can round up MORE trucks. Not from ‘round here, are ya? That’s
On this date in 1892, the first nighttime football game in the US took place under electric lights. The game was between the Mansfield State Normal School and the Wyoming Seminary. Peaches Feds side with student at Georgia school where Christian faith flyers were not permitted America’s most popular movie set is… Our graduation rates
Good morning! The Decatur Female Seminary opened on September 24, 1889. You might be more familiar with it as Agnes Scott College. The situation in Puerto Rico is devastating, and losses include nearly all of their agricultural crop. Since Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, the FEMA distribution center in Atlanta has been operating for 17
CL’s Best of ATL 2017 is out. Marta is taking over the streetcars. Georgia girl (and proud UGA alum) Mary Katherine Ham is hanging tough. The perpetual campaign. Truth. Oh, look. Another hack. The end of the world has been delayed for 20 years. But you can count on it. Wink wink nod nod. At
Good morning! Shoutout to N’Chris (regular readers may recall that he is my spouse, and he’s sent me several primo links this week). But first, Smyrna news. In a state where some cities have cancelled their municipal elections because there’s only one candidate for each seat, three candidates qualified to run for Smyrna’s Ward 3
In today’s “OK, I guess I’ll do them” edition: Georgia: A couple of weeks ago, notable Georgian Tal Duvall passed away. He was a pillar of Georgia’s Agriculture and Education community, with the Agriculture community also losing Tommy Irvin last week. But Duvall’s influence on Georgia politics culminated with his report which coined the term
9/11 came and went while many of us were sheltering from Hurricane Irma. The trickle of the rain reminds me of this piece at American Digest by Gerard Van der Leun. Of course, everything Gerard does is head and shoulders above all of us who think we can write, but this is still one of
