http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/?cxntfid=blogs_peach_buzz en-us rtaylor@ajc.com 2008-08-21T02:49:15-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2008/08/21/jeezy_up_for_ho.html?cxntfid=blogs_peach_buzz First, there was a mention. Now, there just might be a meeting. History-making Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has told a number of media outlets that Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy is in heavy rotation in his iPod. In fact, in a... 6185903@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/ 2008-08-21T02:49:15-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2008/08/20/nottoobig_arts.html?cxntfid=blogs_peach_buzz This news ought to set off a fresh round of teeth gnashing among the organizers of the Atlanta Dogwood Festival and Atlanta Pride Festival. The second annual Atlanta Arts Festival has been given the green light to set up shop... 6172003@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/ 2008-08-20T14:52:07-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2008/08/19/generous_sir_el.html?cxntfid=blogs_peach_buzz The winning bid for a collection of goodies donated by Sir Elton John hit $10,000 Monday on air during the Steve McCoy and Vikki Locke morning show on B98.5 FM. The money goes toward this year’s Fashion Cares fund-raiser... 6112703@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/ 2008-08-19T03:07:16-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2008/08/18/zuffys_resurrec.html?cxntfid=blogs_peach_buzz Starting Monday night, a slightly dyslexic version of a 40-year-old Atlanta favorite re-opens. And the hugs are on the house. Zuffy’s Place, the rebirth of the old Fuzzy’s Place on North Druid Hills Road, will debut around the corner from... 6080103@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/ 2008-08-18T02:48:22-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2008/08/17/vahis_sala_gett.html?cxntfid=blogs_peach_buzz Fifth Group Restaurants has penned a deal with chef Shaun Doty of Shaun’s in Inman Park to turn Sala, its hip space in Virginia-Highland, into the Original El Taco, to open in mid-October. Doty is developing recipes for funky Mexican... 6075003@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/ 2008-08-17T18:35:58-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2008/08/15/anchors_new_gig.html?cxntfid=blogs_peach_buzz Brand new Action News reporter and anchor Justin Farmer had a doozy of a first assignment this week: covering legendary Braves announcer Skip Caray’s funeral. And while he had to hit the ground running during a live shot outside 103... 6033903@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/ 2008-08-15T02:04:50-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2008/08/14/ty_chooses_opra.html?cxntfid=blogs_peach_buzz Oh, Tygert Burton Pennington, how could you? That’s the reaction at the Decatur Book Festival when news broke that one of their big draws, Ty Pennington — host of TV’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and hammer-swinger-made-good — is going back... 6002303@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/ 2008-08-14T02:46:00-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2008/08/13/actor_sold_by_d.html?cxntfid=blogs_peach_buzz Even before mental disability groups started threatening to protest Wednesday’s opening of writer-actor-director Ben Stiller’s new action-comedy “Tropic Thunder,” actor Brandon T. Jackson knew the film would be pushing some societal buttons. For starters, his co-star Robert Downey Jr. plays... 5972003@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/ 2008-08-13T04:28:21-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2008/08/12/coldplay_adds_s.html?cxntfid=blogs_peach_buzz On Monday, Live Nation announced that a second Atlanta Coldplay show has been added to the British act’s “Viva La Vida” U.S. tour. The new show is booked for Nov. 5 at Philips Arena at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range... 5939003@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/ 2008-08-12T02:18:00-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2008/08/11/spiffs_sixth_st.html?cxntfid=blogs_peach_buzz Spiff Carner, best known for his 14 years with the Randy & Spiff show on Fox 97, will be joining True Oldies 106.7 Monday with Freddie Brooks from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays. Carner has been rather peripatetic since... 5909603@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/ 2008-08-11T02:12:56-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2008/08/08/urban_chic_bene.html?cxntfid=blogs_peach_buzz In its third year, Urban Chic, the annual fashionably minded benefit for AID Atlanta finally hit its stride on and off the runway. (SEE RUNWAY PHOTOS) Not to mention a record $100,000 raised in a single evening for the... 5867503@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/ 2008-08-08T10:48:20-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2008/08/08/youth_grasp_ene.html?cxntfid=blogs_peach_buzz Atlanta author Jay Hakes is drawing standing-room-only crowds this week. But his new book doesn’t bother with brooding vampires or boy wizards. The Carter Presidential Center Library and Museum executive director’s new offering is “A Declaration of Energy Independence: How... 5859103@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/ 2008-08-08T01:26:26-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2008/08/07/tv_anchor_dishe.html?cxntfid=blogs_peach_buzz When we asked “Action News” anchor Monica Pearson to describe the subject of Thursday night’s “Monica’s Close Ups,” she laughed uproariously and said: “She is one hot mess!” Naturally, Pearson is talking about Savannah restaurateur and Food Network sensation Paula... 5826603@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/ 2008-08-07T01:41:38-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2008/08/06/after_much_hype.html?cxntfid=blogs_peach_buzz After weeks of hype, the promised Paris Hilton appearance at Pure Atlanta nightclub last weekend was a little light on the promised celebrity sightings. For a while last month, Buzz Central was receiving practically hourly e-mails touting the appearance, breathlessly... 5793803@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/ 2008-08-06T02:11:46-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2008/08/04/parting_wishes.html?cxntfid=blogs_peach_buzz Atlanta politico Tom Houck was cherishing a final e-mail from his old drinking buddy and Atlanta Braves broadcaster Skip Caray Monday. Caray received an invitation to Houck’s legendary annual Aug. 11 birthday party with Temi Silver, set this year... 5758503@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/ 2008-08-04T23:57:26-05:00