A quick guide to the Divine Nine - Atlanta Magazine
WEBOct 18, 2023 · Founded: September 19, 1963. Motto: “Building a Tradition, Not Resting upon One!”. Famous members: Spencer Christian, Bobby Rush, Devon Still, Vaughn Booker, Kirby Wilson. Causes: Health ...
The 12 Best Barbecue Restaurants in Metro Atlanta
WEBNov 15, 2023 · The main attraction: whole-hog pork and ribs, of course. 668 Metropolitan Parkway Southwest, West End. DAS BBQ. Stephen Franklin and his partners drew on his family’s roots in Georgia and Texas ...
75 Best Restaurants in Atlanta
WEB753 Edgewood Avenue NE. boccalupoatl.com. 404-577-2332. @boccalupoatl. The name comes from the Italian in bocca al lupo —literally “in the wolf’s mouth,” but its original use has to do ...
Asylum: Inside Central State Hospital, once the world's largest …
WEBFeb 18, 2015 · In 1837, Georgia lawmakers authorized a “Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum.” Five years later, the facility opened as the Georgia Lunatic Asylum on . . .
Timeline: The long, risque history of Atlanta’s nightlife
WEBSep 19, 2019 · 1965. Atlanta nightlife becomes more risque with the opening of the Playboy Club in the Dinkler Hotel. 1968. After decades of name and concept changes, the Clermont Lounge inauspiciously kicks off ...
Here’s what’s going on with Georgia’s abortion law
WEBNov 16, 2022 · Georgia’s six-week ban passed in 2019, while Roe v. Wade, which provided a federal constitutional right to an abortion, was still settled law. It was unconstitutional then, so McBurney ruled ...
The complete guide to the Chattahoochee River - Atlanta Magazine
WEBAug 10, 2017 · The Chattahoochee has always provided. Native Americans hauled hundreds of river rocks to build dams in its waters to capture trout. Antebellum businessmen harnessed its tributaries’ flows for ...
The Prosecution Never Rests: The Making of Nancy Grace
WEBNovember 1, 1996. There are times when Nancy Ann Grace dreads the darkness. The nightmares are especially vivid when the veteran Fulton County prosecutor literally takes her work to bed with her ...
Did Leo Frank kill Mary Phagan? 106 years later, we might finally …
WEBMay 31, 2019 · Leo Frank on trial in August 1913. Photograph by Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP Images. In early May, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced that he will reopen one of the most ...
Magic City: An oral history of Atlanta's legendary strip club
WEB2 days ago · In 1978, Michael Barney graduated with a history degree from Duke University. A native of New Jersey, he moved to Atlanta and sold toner cartridges over the phone. He was so good at the job he ...