Twitter is a social networking phenomenon where people tell their friends and followers what they are doing within a limit of 140 characters. What has been most interesting about Twitter, for me at least, is all the other applications that are being developed around it. For example, the ATL Insider street...

On Sunday, April 27th, the following letter was published in the AJC : For years cyclists have caused traffic problems on the streets. They ride slowly and avoid the rules of the road. Now these people are riding down major highways during rush hour. Traffic is bad enough without people taking a recreational...

Paul Hagedorn opened a gallery where he is selling his own photography as well as other up and coming photographers. His profits go to 4 different charities. The gallery will be run by his two daughters. He had a wonderful opening on Thursday night. All kinds of people from the Buckhead society to downtown...

I was only 1.5 miles from some of the most severe damage from the tornado last month. Until last week, when I was driving through Cabbagetown, I had no idea the homes had been hit so hard. Of course, the Cotton Mill Loft damage took much of the lime light, with collapsed floors and a corner chunk of...

Tomorrow is the big day. Well, not THE big day. But, still an important day. Primaries for the presidential candidates is coming to a county near you. I'm glad for the voting tomorrow as it has spurred my investigation into candidates and the issues. While I still hope to hit my reading list, in...

Atlanta, in my mind, has always been a city of opposites, and perhaps extremes. There are roots of racial segregation, some still seen veining through the city in the form of roads that change names depending on what side of the historical black/white divide you are on. There is also the wealth divide...

I have some classical music training, and while I can tell if pitches are out of tune, my broad music interests don't necessarily make me a high-brow critic. But, I do know great music when I hear it. I was blown away by the jazz trio at the Graveyard Tavern last Wednesday. Tucked inside this East...