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VIA: AJC.com Throughout this legislative session, the Capitol has welcomed soldiers, Boy Scouts and police officers to come speak before the House or the Senate. On the 19th day, they honored a general. General Larry Platt, the civil rights warrior-turned “American Idol” star for his socially conscious tune, “Pants on the Ground,” was honored by […]
VIA: Creative Loafing Atlanta During the ’40s and ’50s, John Wesley Dobbs was known as the “mayor of Sweet Auburn,” the most politically influential black man in Atlanta and a pillar of the African-American business community that thrived on the eastern edge of downtown. After his death in 1961, the Dobbs family home — a […]
VIA: AJC.com According to a new Forbes analysis, Atlanta has the third-worst commute among the nation’s 60 largest metro areas. Only Detroit and Tampa-St. Petersburg ranked lower. Residents of those three cities “endure the most grueling slog to work,” Forbes’ Francesca Levy wrote. In fact, the Southeast as a whole fared poorly, with Orlando (No. […]
VIA: AccessAtlanta Judith Jamison has accomplished so much in two decades as artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, that she had to ask her office to fax a fact sheet to her hotel, during a Washington tour stop, so she could be reminded of it all before an interview. “I mean, I do […]
VIA: AccessAtlanta Kandi Burruss, arguably the most popular and likable cast member of the second season of “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” will test her trivial knowledge next week on the syndicated version of “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire.” But the set-up is a little unusual. She won’t be up there alone for charity. Rather, […]
Ingredients: • 1 cup milk • 10 oz. can cream of mushroom soup with roasted garlic • 1 cup water • 3 cups cooked cubed chicken • 6 oz. pkg. long grain and wild rice mix • 2 cups frozen peppers and onions, thawed and drained • 1 tsp. dried thyme leaves • salt and […]
VIA: AJC.com Two weeks to the day after he entered Emory University Hospital Midtown with a blood clot in the lung, civil rights icon the Rev. Joseph Lowery was released. Lowery, 88, entered the hospital Jan. 30 complaining of shortness of breath. He was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism and placed in intensive care. Although […]
Dr Gloria Morrow’s 7 tips to keep the flame burning even after Valentine’s Day 1. Hold each other close and pray together every day. During this prayer, pray for your spouse only. Don’t use this time as a time to ask God to fix and correct. 2. Make a list of the things you really […]
Evander Holyfield’s wife, Candi Calvana Smith, is seeking a temporary protective order against the boxer after accusing him of hitting her in the face, according to RadarOnline. Candi Calvana Smith — Holyfield’s third wife — called the police after the couple got into a fight at their home in Georgia last week. She claimed that […]
VIA: AJC.com Yes, Georgia, you’ve got a Winter Olympian. Eighteen years after Herschel Walker shot down the ice in a bobsled, Elana Meyers of Douglasville will be a brakeman on the USA 2 sled with driver Erin Pac of Connecticut. Meyers, 25, who calls herself a football player at heart, is the daughter of former […]
VIA: AccessAtlanta If you’re planning to see Tyler Perry’s new play when it comes to Atlanta’s Fox Theatre in April, you need to be on time. Be. On. Time. “Sit the hell down!” Perry barked at late arrivals Tuesday night, breaking from character seconds after his entrance during the play’s stop in Macon. “Seven o’clock […]
Raw potato slices contain potassium to take away dark circles under the eye. So if you have dark circles try this: Slice raw potatoes and place them over your eyes for about 20 minutes. Make this a routine and you will see those dark circles slowly but surely fade away.