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TBS opens the ‘Cougar Town’ wine bar Jan. 8
Opening scene of “Cougar Town,” TBS edition. The gang enter Jules’ kitchen. “It feels like we’ve been gone over a year!” says Laurie, played by Busy Phillips . (Actually, it’s only been eight months but who’s counting?) Jules ( Courteney Cox ): “I honestly thought we’d never be in this kitchen again just hanging out telling our stories to each other, to the world.” Travis, her son, played by former Marietta resident Dan Byrd : “Where were you guys?” Jules: “Over at Ellie’s. We ran out of wine. Really intense!” They go through their ritual of opening wine bottles. Travis… >>
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‘Steel Magnolias’ remake premieres on Lifetime
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase, “drink your juice, Shelby”? Sally Field fussing over Julia Roberts as M’Lynn and Shelby, respectively, in the 1989 Southern comedic tearjerker “Steel Magnolias,” of course. The new remake, premiering at 9 p.m. Oct. 7 on Lifetime, unobtrusively updates the story and features a stellar cast of African-American actresses assuming the leads. This version of “Steel Magnolias” is as much about sisterhood as it is about sistahood. Queen Latifah, who has developed into a natural actress, gives the performance of her career. >>
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Chronicles of Infrastructure: Atlanta’s Infrastructure Problems Run Below Ground As Well
[A combined sewer outflow project in Atlanta, photo courtesy of Williams International Group .] We’ve had so much fun talking about the desperate need to upgrade Atlanta’s transportation infrastructure that we almost forgot about the city’s ongoing issues with its water and sewer system. Some $480 million is needed to upgrade the city’s sewer system, and guess what? The city doesn’t have it. So the choice is the extension of a penny sales tax, or a 20% increase in water and sewer rates in the City of Atlanta (already the highest in the U.S.) And denizens of metro… >>
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On the Market: 4 Beds, 3 Baths, Brown Shingles, Good Schools, Proximity to Purveyor of Polarizing Biscuits for $549,000
Click here to view the full photogallery. Today we travel over to the east side and drop in on Lake Claire , a lovely neighborhood one could be forgiven for mistaking for Candler Park, given the proximity and blurred boundaries of the neighboring ‘hoods. And while we’re not aware of an actual lake of noticeable size in the area, there are some lovely parks . This purty, brown-shingled renovation is just down the street from some cool local retail , Fellini’s/La Fonda, the original Flying Biscuit (please no comment wars on their biscuits…they’re different, alright?) as well as the Candler… >>
Read more On the Market: 4 Beds, 3 Baths, Brown Shingles, Good Schools, Proximity to Purveyor of Polarizing Biscuits for $549,000 at Curbed Atlanta…
The Streetcar is Coming!: Construction is about to begin…
Construction is about to begin on the highly anticipated Atlanta Street Car, and MARTA’s got the changed bus routes to prove it! Funded with $47 million from the federal government and $25 million from the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District, the Street Car will launch in 2013 and run a 2.6 mile stretch between Centennial Olympic Park and the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Site . In addition to making life easier for Atlanta tourists, the project is slated to create thousands of jobs. Would that it were. >>
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Stealing Houses, As It Turns Out, Is Illegal: So as it turns out, not…
So as it turns out, not even the internet could devise a legitimate scheme to get million dollar homes for free. As you may recall from our feature last week, an ambitious go-getter named Susan Weidman was making a nifty little business out of squatting in bank-owned foreclosures, claiming ownership via adverse possession and then renting them out to tenants. As it turns out, the law firm, property management company and other “legitimate” businesses involved in her ploy were all fake , and her paying tenants were in on the scam as well. Everyone got arrested, and the poor… >>
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On the Market: Ginormous New Buckhead Home is Surprisingly Tasteful
Click here to view the full photogallery. Normally when we see a house touting its 20,000 square feet of living space, we gird our loins for an exercise in OPEC Minister-grade gaudiness. You know, lots of gold and loud marble, ornate ‘theme’ rooms of disparate styles and a special money-burning fireplace. But when this listing was brought to our attention, we were struck by the relative tastefulness of the decor. Does one really need a full indoor golf facility and a gymnasium complete with still rings? We can’t say, we’ve never had John Daly or an Olympic gymnast in… >>
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Private Islands: Over on Curbed National, they’re taking…
Over on Curbed National, they’re taking a look at a five-acre private island on Oregon’s Lake Oswego that’s home to a 1930s stone mansion (asking $15M ), lush gardens, and a swimming pool. While there aren’t any pics of the interiors, it’s worth taking a photo tour of the spectacular grounds. [Curbed National] >>
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Annals of Transportation: At Least MARTA’s Lack of Cash Creates Opportunities for Architects and Designers
[The winning design from The Oasis Project, by SSA + D (Sarah Green and Daniel Echevarria), image courtesy of Open Architecture Network .] As anyone who has used MARTA this week is acutely aware, Atlanta’s lowly public transit system is perenially cash-strapped, resulting in the 40% fare hike that began on Monday. There are a variety of reasons for MARTA’s financial condition. We here at Curbed think a complete lack of operational funding from the State of Georgia for MARTA (in our capital city and primary economic engine, no less) is a pretty big culprit. But we digress. Among… >>
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A.M. Linkage: Advice from a Former HUD Secretary; Construction is All in the Numbers; Lack of Housing Jobs Hurting Housing; Florence in Buckhead Horse Country
[Screen on the Green at Atlantic Station, photo via Facebook .] · Mosque dispute divides Lilburn [AJC] · Obama Should Push Principal Reductions to Help U.S. Housing, Cisneros Says [Bloomberg] · Is Home Ownership Better in Theory? [WSJ] · Where are We Going in Construction? Do the Math [Engineering News-Record] · Atlanta’s Own Italinanate Masterpiece [Atlanta Fine Homes Blog] · Housing’s Job Engine Falters [WSJ] >>
Read more A.M. Linkage: Advice from a Former HUD Secretary; Construction is All in the Numbers; Lack of Housing Jobs Hurting Housing; Florence in Buckhead Horse Country at Curbed Atlanta…