August 2018
Features
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The Evolution of T.I.
The Atlanta superstar rose to fame as a street-hardened rapper. For his next act, he wants to save Bankhead, the neighborhood that could’ve killed him.
A long, strange trip: The oral history of Creative Loafing
Family feuds, hostile takeovers, sewage in the newsroom, sex workers in the lobby, fearless reporting, and a man named Mud—the very weird, very true history of Creative Loafing, the alt weekly the internet still hasn’t killed.
54 Perfect Day Trips from Atlanta
From surreal folk art environments to glitzy hotels, from secret gardens to town squares, here are our favorite quick escapes—all within 200 miles of Atlanta.
54 Perfect Day Trips from Atlanta
From surreal folk art environments to glitzy hotels, from secret gardens to town squares, here are our favorite quick escapes—all within 200 miles of Atlanta.
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The Connector
How SCAD FASH curator Rafael Gomes is imprinting the museum with his personal style and vision
If Rafael Gomes offers to take you into SCAD FASH’s conservation lab, behind the unmarked white doors deep within the bowels of the Peachtree Street museum, where vintage fashion is kept in long blue boxes swaddled in layer upon layer of tissue paper, go. Just go.
Don’t Miss List: Our top 5 Atlanta event picks for August
Tens of thousands of nerds take over downtown at Dragon Con, hop in a hot air balloon at Callaway Gardens, and sing your lungs out with Janelle Monáe at the Tabernacle
When Hollywood needs fake cash, it turns to Atlanta’s RJ Rappaport
If you need to make it rain in a music video or want hundreds of $100s for that drug-deal scene, Rich “RJ” Rappaport is the man to see. He owns RJR Props and is Atlanta’s premiere proprietor of fake money for movies.
How far will Atlanta City Hall’s corruption probe go? Only BJay Pak knows.
BJay Pak, U.S. attorney in the northern district of Georgia, is the supercop tackling the region’s most important crimes. The most prominent open investigation Pak is handling is the longstanding corruption pay-to-play probe at City Hall under the Kasim Reed administration.
Doris Ulmann’s photography aimed to preserve disappearing cultures in the Southeast
Despite her groundbreaking documentary photography, photographer Doris Ulmann never gained the reputation of her contemporaries. Now the Georgia Museum of Art is hosting the first complete retrospective of her work, Vernacular Modernism: The Photography of Doris Ulmann.
The Bite
Review: Mission + Market lets a longtime Atlanta chef return to what he loves: seafood without fuss
Mission + Market is rigorous enough about its food for gourmands and glamorous enough for scenesters. It also allows an old-school chef to return to what he truly loves: seafood without fuss. Our review.
There’s a movement in Georgia to modernize mead
Mead has long been the drink of legends. Now meadmakers are looking to elevate the fermented honey wine from an archaic novelty to a beverage as buzzworthy as cider or even craft beer.
Where to find the best tamales in metro Atlanta, according to Zocalo’s Marco Martinez
In his quest to perfect the art of tamale-making, Marco Martinez has tasted everything from store-bought frozen versions to handmade ones in restaurants across the city. Here’s where he picks up his favorites (aside from his own kitchen)—all within a half mile of each other on Buford Highway.
The Christiane Chronicles: Homemade butter, begone!
Why are chefs milling their own flour, fermenting yogurt, and churning butter as if they lived in a little house on the prairie? Butter is easy to make—but hard to make well. Chefs shouldn’t waste their energy playing dairymaid.
The Goods
These ’80s and ’90s staples are back, just in time for back-to-school
Nothing signals a flood of nostalgia quite like back-to-school shopping. This season, a few of our favorite ’80s and ’90s staples have snuck back into our wardrobes. Stock up on these essentials in time for school picture day.
Where to shop in Atlanta now: Fun prints, handy totes, and new bridal shops
Lifestyle boutique COCO + MISCHA sets up in Ponce City Market, say “thinking of you” with Real Men Buy Flowers, an Atlanta-based floral subscription service, and explore minimalist, no-frills children’s clothing line at e Lou.
My Style: Emily Giffin, New York Times best-selling author
Emily Giffin—author of 10 books, including Something Borrowed, which was made into a movie featuring Kate Hudson—knows what she likes. With a closet filled with Balenciaga and Lanvin, Giffin loves classic, timeless pieces paired with elegant, understated jewelry and comfy essentials (“I’m never far from my Frame denim jacket”).
MADabolic at Studioplex aims to torch fat for an athletic physique
MADabolic, a Charlotte-based athletic fitness studio, opened its first Atlanta location at Studioplex in July. Classes are based on the MAD formula, which stands for three different types of intervals—momentum-based, anaerobic speed, and durability drills.
Room Envy: A tranquil outdoor yoga studio in Serenbe
While planning her family’s new house in Serenbe, yoga instructor Jeny Mathis dreamed up an in-ground labyrinth and yoga studio as the heart of the backyard design, for aesthetics and spiritual and physical wellness. She uses the space for personal respite as well as a setting for her business, Zoetic, which offers yoga, meditation classes, and retreats.
Miscellaneous
Flashback: The implosion of Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Roughly one week after imploding the Omni to make way for Philips Arena, demolition crews laced the 32-year-old Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium with 1,250 pounds of dynamite. The site would become a parking lot for the new Turner Field.
