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Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade – Peachtree St. Midtown – March 16, 2024
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Bad Blood
Being a lawman in Atlanta during the Civil War was challenging enough. It was especially hard for Tom Shivers when he came face to face with the man who wanted his job. It’s a story with an ironic...
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Preparing for (40th!) Hunger Walk Run – Atlanta Community Food Bank –...
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You Know the Name
He was one of 22 under-equipped soldiers charged with building a fort on Georgia’s western frontier during the War of 1812. After the war, he returned to the area, bought 1,000 acres, and made a life...
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Reflections at Easter – Annual Easter Parade of Antique Cars – Avondale...
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Why The Gate City?
If you’re going to throw a party, make it a memorable party. The City of Atlanta did just that when railroad history came to town…the result? Atlanta got a free ride on a party train. It’s a tale...
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Little 5 Fest – Seminole Ave. – April 6, 2024
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The Replica
Charles Lincoln Harper devoted his life to educating the youth of Atlanta. A graduate of Morris Brown College, Harper served as the founding principal of Booker T. Washington High School, the first...
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Ramping up jazz at the High
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Atlanta Bricks
If you could leave a message, knowing that it would be seen for years to come, what would you say? Thousands of people took just that opportunity before the 1996 Olympic Games came to Atlanta. What...
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A Window on MARTA – Chamblee
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A Moral Degeneration
It is illegal in Mobile, Alabama to spray Silly String. In West Virginia, if you’ve ever fought a duel with a deadly weapon, you can forget about running for office, that would be illegal…as would...
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Video – Down at the Marriott Marquis
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Love ’em and Leave ’em
Atlanta hooked its star to the burgeoning railroad industry and, as a result, became the first great inland city of America. The railroads and Atlanta grew together as rail travel came to dominate the...
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An Unsolved Mystery
As we have so often observed, there is a reason for everything…you just have to know the story. That is not true, at least, when it comes to Martin and Susan DeFoor. You may recognize the name, the...
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Video – View from the hood (part 1) – Colony Square
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Video – View from the hood (part 2) – One Peachtree
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The Building that Survived
What is it with Atlanta and fire? Our city’s motto is Resurgens, a self-congratulatory reference to Atlanta’s rebirth after surviving the fires of war. Five decades after Sherman’s incendiary exit...
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Video and photos – Central Library – October 5, 2018
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The Market’s Ups and Downs
In our last episode we put out the Great Fire, built the market and filled it with food. Who knew that would be the easy part? It turns out that lasting 100-years in the same building in Atlanta is...
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