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Dine-Out For ATL Tornado Relief

Posted in Events, tagged on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Tonight’s a great night to get out of the kitchen and into a resaturant. Numerous ATL restaurants, most in the areas that were hit the hardest by the recent downtown tornado, are hosting Dine-Out For Tornado Relief tonight. 15% of your tab will go to the Cabbagetown Initiative Disaster Relief Fund. All the details and participating restaurants are [...]

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Hillbilly Music Fest For Tornado Relief

Posted in Events, tagged , on April 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

From James Kelly of Slim Chance and The Convicts:

On Friday April 4, Dave Weil (from the Blacktop Rockets) and Slim Chance (from the Convicts) are co-hosting a 75th Birthday Tribute to Willie Nelson at the world famous Star Bar in Atlanta, and we would be honored if you would attend this big event. The show [...]

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The Great Speckled Tower

Posted in Seeds and Stems, Weather, tagged on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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Best Downtown Atlanta Post-Tornado Scene Photo Stream Yet

Posted in Atlanta Media, tagged on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

A very compelling photo stream of downtown Atlanta scenes from Tom Roche is here. Even though he lives in the ‘burbs, Tom grabbed his cam, laced up his work boots, jumped on MARTA and hit the streets as soon as daylight became available on Saturday the 15th, walking numerous downtown neighborhoods for over 4 hours, [...]

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Remembering Bonnie Turner. She Did Not Escape The EF-3.

Posted in Journalism, Weather, tagged on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

From the AJC today:
Bonnie Turner, 63, a retired veterinary assistant, died when the EF-3 tornado, stronger than the EF-2 that ran through downtown Atlanta, plowed through their living room and threw the couple 50 yards. Mike Turner, 65, a Lockheed Martin retiree, had surgery Monday in Chattanooga for a shattered pelvis.
The Turners were talking to [...]

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What Was Coming Right At Us

Posted in Weather, tagged on March 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »

From RadicalGeorgiaModerate. And Death Star Two, of course:

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Tornado Damage in Atlanta’s Vine City Neighborhood

Posted in Atlanta Media, Weather, tagged on March 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »

From Shelbinator:

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The Virtual Newsroom

Posted in Atlanta Media, Technology, Weather, tagged on March 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The tornado that ripped through Atlanta has been a perfect social media storm for citizen journalism. Citizens on the scenes are using text messaging, cell cams by the droves, live Internet broadcasting, Twitter and more Twitter, blogs, and video to communicate amongst themselves, give updates, alert friends and family, and of course… alert MSM as to [...]

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