http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/?cxntfid=blogs_chatter en-us sharrison@ajc.com 2008-11-19T06:55:57-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2008/11/19/_denison_witmer.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Denison Witmer. Photo courtesy of the Militia Group TODAY’S PICK Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter — and Sufjan Stevens pal — Denison Witmer crafts poignant folk-pop. His seventh album, the Nov. 11 release “Carry the Weight,” is his first new material since... 8918503@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2008-11-19T06:55:57-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2008/11/17/best_bets_from.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Portland, Ore.-based Horse Feathers (from left): Nathan Crockett, Justin Ringle, Heather Broderick. Photo: Alicia J. Rose The holidays are rapidly approaching, and it’s almost time for the big sparkling evergreen to glow atop Lenox Square. First, here are a... 8878903@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2008-11-17T11:23:56-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2008/11/14/have_you_quit_s.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter 8823503@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2008-11-14T07:59:22-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2008/11/13/would_you_quit.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Caleb Steele may be the envy of most metro Atlantans. Steele, a contractor who installs epoxy floors and sports courts, won $500,000 on the Players’s Club scratch-off game. After claiming his prize, Steele did a noble thing: He went back... 8805303@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2008-11-13T14:20:44-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2008/11/12/best_bets_photo.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Minuteman II Missile in Transporter Erector Vehicle, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, 1992 by Paul Shambroom. From “Paul Shambroom: Picturing Power” at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. Get over the mid-week blues by making plans for a little... 8772803@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2008-11-12T11:22:22-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2008/11/11/could_gas_price.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Metro motorists may see a further drop in gas prices at the pump. Well, we can hope. Not long ago, gas prices at some stations spiked at more than $4 a gallon and motorists had to hunt for the precious... 8742703@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2008-11-11T10:45:12-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2008/11/11/veterans_day_ho.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Veteran’s Day is a time to honor all those men and women who have served this country. U.S. military personnel serve all over the world, but recent conflicts have landed many in Iraq and Afghanistan. Here’s your chance to honor... 8736503@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2008-11-11T07:28:18-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2008/11/10/best_bets_archa.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Amy Ray. Photo: Paul Dunlap and Trevor Morris Get your week under way with a little archaeology, or just make plans for the coming days with this trio of events. TODAY’S PICK See how archaeologists were able to piece... 8714003@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2008-11-10T11:32:31-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2008/11/06/best_bets_women.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Nebraska’s For Against was founded in 1984. The band’s latest album is “Shade Side Sunny Side,” released earlier this year. Photo: Holly Dingman. It looks like we have a beautiful fall weekend in store, so there’s no reason to... 8630103@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2008-11-06T11:16:53-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2008/11/05/michelle_obama.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Now Michelle Obama has gone and done it: Tuesday night she went all mavericky on us. And by mavericky we mean she blew off wearing the staid matched suit of First Spousehood in favor of a red-and-black patterned sheath (below... 8607003@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2008-11-05T14:11:17-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2008/11/05/best_bets_coldp.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Brad Mehldau Trio (from left): Jeff Ballard, Brad Mehldau and Larry Grenadier. Photo: Michael Wilson. Looking for something to do in these post-election days? Let’s take a look at some of the top events coming to Atlanta today, this... 8603603@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2008-11-05T12:26:36-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2008/11/04/election_covera.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Do you plan to watch election coverage tonight ? Or are you operating in election overload mode and plan to watch mindless entertainment like the latest installment of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta”? Yes, we went there…... 8551403@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2008-11-04T13:48:55-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2008/11/03/best_bets_a_sin.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Duncan Sheik. Photo: Jeremy Cowart Let’s take a look at some of the top events coming to Atlanta today, this weekend and in the coming weeks. TODAY’S PICK Duncan Sheik was the sensitive guy singer-songwriter of the late ’90s,... 8512503@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2008-11-03T12:08:47-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2008/10/29/are_you_plannin.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Thousands of voters continue to line up at polling places around metro Atlanta for early voting. This begs the question — if the lines look like this now, what might they be like on Election Day? Some election officials are... 8384203@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2008-10-29T11:40:39-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2008/10/29/best_bets_zombi.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Mexico’s Son de Madera performs at the Rialto Center for the Arts on Nov. 8. Let’s take a look at some of the top events coming to Atlanta today, this weekend and in the coming weeks. TODAY’S PICK You... 8385503@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2008-10-29T11:24:35-04:00