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22 votes
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Measles case reported in Atlanta; Department of Public health seeks those who may have been exposed
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Need a haircut (a good one)
I posted recently about needing a better job—well, if one has an interview for a better job (a much better job, hopefully), one needs to look the part. In the greater ATL area, two questions: I've...
I posted recently about needing a better job—well, if one has an interview for a better job (a much better job, hopefully), one needs to look the part. In the greater ATL area, two questions:
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I've gotten a variety of haircuts, from barbershops to salon-type places to Great Clips to at home with a Wahl, but they've topped out around 20 bucks. How do I find a really good haircut/face clean-up (brows etc) place? I don't want to just waltz in somewhere & end up looking ridiculous, but I don't even know where to start. It doesn't help that I have a kind of "weird" type of hair, where it's curly and kind of wiry, ethnically mediterranean/middle eastern, so if I get a regular clippers haircut it usually ends up looking chopped off.
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I also need a good suit, in toto; I have dress clothes but def. don't want to blow this one. National finance, I'm seeing business casual so suit/tie/shirt/shoes, nice enough to be unnoticeable is my goal. I have no idea how much a suit at that point would cost, but other than going to Brooks Brothers or Joseph A Banks I have no idea what the best approach would be (are those even in the same range lol)
Thanks again you all
Edit: i am a dude, sry
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Atlanta Beltline Partnership receives $8 million gift for Westside Bike Park
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Shooter kills four and injures at least nine at a high school outside Atlanta
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Atlanta man drives to South Carolina to lower Confederate flag on interstate, deputies say
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The Devil went down to Georgia
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Data show that the amount of sexual content in top films has sharply declined since 2000
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The (improbable) history of the Savannah Bananas
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Commercial operation marks completion of Vogtle expansion
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I grew up in Michigan but currently live in Georgia. My GF and I are looking at buying a house, and both states have first time home buyer incentives, but they're income based.
So we make about $100,000 combined, I make just shy of 70K and she makes about 30K. Both states have programs for first time homebuyers, but our incomes together prohibit us from qualifying,...
So we make about $100,000 combined, I make just shy of 70K and she makes about 30K.
Both states have programs for first time homebuyers, but our incomes together prohibit us from qualifying, whereas separately we both qualify.
Would it be considered fraud if I were to apply for one as myself, get the house in my name, but we both pay on it? I can't find anything on either page about it, but obviously we are not legally married.
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An ex-MLB player needs just one more day on a roster to get a pension. Will the Atlanta Braves help?
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Trying to get a better idea of what goes into having a house built
So I'm looking to get out of apartment living in the next couple of years, so I browse housing listings semi-frequently just to get an idea of what's out there and what I can expect cost wise. My...
So I'm looking to get out of apartment living in the next couple of years, so I browse housing listings semi-frequently just to get an idea of what's out there and what I can expect cost wise.
My boss made an offhand comment about buying a lot and getting a prefab installed on it, so I started looking into it, but I came back with a lot of questions.
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Home builders seem to have preset floor plans. Every time I try and find a prefab house, all I can find are blueprints for purchase. Do you find a plan you like and then find someone to build it?
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Home builders I find all build giant houses. I always see comments online about how "Builders can't build affordable homes because of red tape," but I don't understand how that means they can only build 5B/3Ba houses. I cannot find anyone that has preset plans for a 2B house.
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How much about getting a lot "ready" would be up to me vs a builder? Is that gonna depend on the builder and what they offer? Is that all done out of pocket, or would that be included in the construction loan?
For reference, I'm in Atlanta, though I imagine a lot of these answers will be "It depends on the builder."
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Atlanta’s squatter problem is vexing Wall Street landlords
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The 'Atlanta Magnet Man' is saving our car tires, one bike ride at a time
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The secret life of Jimmy Zhong, who stole – and lost – more than $3 billion
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Kenneth Chesebro, a Donald Trump-aligned lawyer, pleads guilty in Georgia
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Multiple rats in Atlanta test positive for dangerous parasite that can infect human brains - from Asia, has been found in Australia, Hawaii, Spain
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Viktor Hovland wins PGA Tour's season-ending FedEx Cup title at East Lake
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Judge in Georgia election case sets October trial date for ex-Donald Trump lawyer and co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro but not alleged co-conspirators
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Atlanta trip report - Thanks to everyone who gave advice
So in spite of the heat and a couple of 2 hour downpours, we had a great trip to Atlanta Georgia. It started with some bad luck and a delay. We boarded the plane and were told after a few minutes...
So in spite of the heat and a couple of 2 hour downpours, we had a great trip to Atlanta Georgia.
It started with some bad luck and a delay. We boarded the plane and were told after a few minutes to return to the terminal. The official word was that the plane was mechanically unsound to fly, no details given. I'm glad they figured it out before we took off lol. It took approximately 3 hours before a new plane was available and ready, but that actually seems like good flexibility to me. It could have been much worse.
I want to thank @eve, @stu2b50 and @oracle who encouraged me to see the aquarium. The sea life there was spectacular. The jellyfish and the live coral were beautiful and relaxing to watch. The balugas were funny. The hammerhead, the rays, the whale sharks and the sea turtles were all impressive. My regional aquarium in Monterey California has more science education incorporated into the exhibits, but the Atlanta collection is amazing to see. Also Atlanta has long steps that can be used as benches if you are tired or want to just sit and contemplate for a while. It was not cheap and there were a lot of people but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
A couple of highlights.
https://i.imgur.com/jdnyu6d.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/3lSY78s.jpgWe visited the Fernbank Museum of natural history. I have seen larger collections in other cities but I really appreciated a couple of things. One is that in the exhibit on culture, western european and anglosphere cultural artifacts were on display alongside artifacts from indigenous and nonwestern cultures that I am more used to see in museums. So a clerical collar was in the display case alongside religious regalia from around the world. High heeled shoes were in the same display case as foot binding shoes from China.
The other fun thing about the Fernbank was that we arrived early and got into the interactive exhibits before the kids arrived. So I got to use compressed air to launch a rocket. I got to turn a crank on a sand table and simulate an earthquake. I got to play with electricity in a controlled, safe way. https://i.imgur.com/AjLkRsb.jpg
The sight I had been planning to see from the moment I started planning this trip was the Carter Presidential library. I wanted to see the Carter Center also where they organize their humanitarian work but it isn't open to the public as far as I could tell. I had already read a biography of Carter, and what I learned about him on this trip did not seem surprising or noteworthy although still cool to learn. However I learned that his wife first lady Rosalynn Carter, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalynn_Carter, made mental health her issue while in the White House and after. Thanks in large part to her political efforts, US health insurance companies were subjected to standards of 'parity' with regard to health care coverage of mental illness. Before this time, they were not required to cover mental health issues. I'm not saying they fully live up to what they should provide but it used to be worse and legal to just not offer coverage for mental health care.
There is a farmers market right by the presidential library, so that was fun. I bought a small pastry with peach filling, like a turnover, that was quite good.
The High museum happened to have a samurai exhibit which was large, diverse and interesting. It was a popular exhibit and I suspect it brought visitors to the museum who might not go just for the art. We saw some cool art and photography, but the samurai artifacts were the highlight for me. I took a lot of photos, but here are a couple.
https://i.imgur.com/lHeAnez.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/MvsjzB0.jpgWe also visited the Atlanta history center which is large and interesting. They currently have an exhibit on Emmett Till. Although I knew the basic story, seeing the film with interviews from family members and seeing the difference between the story as reported by mainstream (white) newspapers and as reported by black newspapers at the time was sad and educational. In the Jim Crow South, one wolf whistle at a white woman by a black teenage boy could be and was in this case punished with death. He was visiting from Chicago. He had been told the rules, but hadn't been raised with them and probably didn't even realize that he was being reckless. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till
One piece of Till's story I did not know was that his mother insisted on returning his body to Chicago and having an open casket funeral which was attended by a lot of people. This may have been one of the catalysts for the Civil Rights movement.
The other noteworthy thing we saw at the Atlanta History Center was the Cyclorama, a huge painting in the round, depicting the battle for Atlanta. If you are interested in military history, I recommend it. It vividly conveys the experience.
Re food, we found some excellent icecream at a shop off the Beltline called Jenni's, part of Krog st. Market. Also I ate the best biscuit of my life and was initiated into the grits breakfast experience at the Flying Biscuit. https://i.imgur.com/go9M5BW.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/RyVbDGF.jpgThe city itself is full of trees, which is pleasant. Aside from the heat, very good experience. Thanks again to everyone who gave advice.
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The first US nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia
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Advice for a few days in Atlanta please
This will be my first time there. We are interested to visit the Carter Center and the Martin Luther King center but haven't finalized plans. Lodging is taken care of. Is there food you highly...
This will be my first time there. We are interested to visit the Carter Center and the Martin Luther King center but haven't finalized plans. Lodging is taken care of. Is there food you highly recommend? Other sightseeing?
Thanks!
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Vote to block Georgia spaceport upheld by state’s high court
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Bickle - Big Blues (2023)
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Plant Vogtle Unit 3 nuclear reactor reaches initial criticality
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Father, son who murdered Ahmaud Arbery get life sentences for US hate crime
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Atlanta’s Music Midtown festival canceled after court ruling made it illegal to keep guns out of event
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Should eighteen-year-olds be able to buy semiautomatic rifles? In Georgia, two young men who want to be the ‘good guys with guns’ try to decide.
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Georgia county files suit to force land sale for spaceport
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Georgia Guidestones destroyed by explosive device
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CEO of Atlanta's MARTA public transportation system dies by suicide
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Stacey Abrams is running for Georgia governor in 2022
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Ahmaud Arbery’s killers convicted of murder
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Dot. - Don't You Worry (2021)
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Manchester Orchestra - Bed Head (2021)
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Georgia Power receives first nuclear fuel shipment for Vogtle Unit 3
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Robin Kemp lost her news job in Clayton County, Ga. — but she kept reporting the news. It paid off on election week.
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Trio Mandili - Million scarlett roses (2020)
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Killer Mike addresses the people of Atlanta
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Police chiefs in Dallas and Atlanta walked their cities' streets and talked directly with protesters, as demonstrations broke out over the death of George Floyd
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Man who filmed Ahmaud Arbery video charged with murder
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Ahmaud Arbery was lynched: He was killed in the street by White men. That’s how lynchings work
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CDC is conflating viral and antibody tests. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same
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Two suspects charged with murder in Ahmaud Arbery killing
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How Georgia is reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic
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Atlanta hospitals overwhelmed by coronavirus patients
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Georgia is the second state to delay their primaries over the coronavirus
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Hollywood studios bankrolled politicians behind abortion bans in Georgia and Louisiana
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How Atlanta plans to get to 100% green energy by 2035
6 votes