In an age of digital economies and impersonal conveniences, giants like Amazon
threaten to suffocate small independent bookstores and, perhaps, erode the sense
of community these neighborhood businesses help to foster. Writer and filmmaker
Mason Engel aims to sway viewers back towards their local bo…
“The Art of Banksy: Without Limits” presented by SEE Global Entertainment opens
today in the newly renovated space of Underground Atlanta. But Banksy — who is
famously anonymous and an anti-capitalist — has denounced this exhibition and
several others bearing his name. On his website, he wrote, “Mem…
In an extraordinary true tale of resilience, Richard Antoine White’s new memoir
traces his life from growing up fighting for survival on the streets of
Baltimore to success as a classical tuba player. He’s now a co-creator of a
scholarship for Black music students, the Brothers in Achievement Schola…
The rock, paper, scissors game has been around since 200 B.C., settling minor
conflicts through the ages. You probably played it as a child to figure out
who’d be “it” in a game of tag or who gets the last cookie from the jar. Now, a
new installation in Midtown plays on the concept with a 12-foot sc…
Thirty acres of woodlands, wetlands and meadows sprawl across the Blue Heron
Nature Preserve in north Buckhead. Many wildlife species inhabitant the space,
like Black-chinned hummingbirds, painted lady butterflies, black-eyed […]
Atlanta native Riki Prosper creates pop culture concepts through graphic design.
He has created fictional children’s books written by modern-day rappers, pinball
machines based on famous hip-hop albums and skate […]
Rare Birds is a four-piece band whose genre is primarily ’70s rock, blues,
gospel and soul. Brandon Neal, the guitarist and vocalist for the Atlanta-based
band, first became interested in […]
Tony Hightower is an Atlanta jazz musician whose music is influenced by R&B,
blues and funk. His mother — the late, legendary jazz singer Theresa Hightower
— greatly influenced his love […]