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Cityscape


Best TV Sports Anchor BOA Award Winner

Year » 2006
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2006 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
Fred Kalil
WXIA/Channel 11 Weeknights, 6 and 11 p.m. www.11alive.com

Best TV Meteorologist BOA Award Winner

Year » 2006
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Glenn Burns
WSB/Channel 2 Weeknights, 5,6 and 11 p.m. www.wsbtv.com

Best Radio Station BOA Award Winner

Year » 2006
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2006 » Cityscape » Critics Pick
Hot 107.9/97.5(WHTA-FM)
Check the playlists at some of the urban stations in the A, and it’ll seem as if the program directors are stationed in New York. But take a listen to HOT 107.9 (WHTA-FM) and you’ll immediately hear the difference — Hot 107.9 keeps it dirty. In addition to the hit parade, you’llmore...

Check the playlists at some of the urban stations in the A, and it’ll seem as if the program directors are stationed in New York. But take a listen to HOT 107.9 (WHTA-FM) and you’ll immediately hear the difference — Hot 107.9 keeps it dirty. In addition to the hit parade, you’ll hear unknown local/regional hip-hop acts, no matter the time slot or the on-air personality. The station has a history of breaking out new artists, and Hot 107.9 is responsible for launching a bevy of musical trends such as bass, bounce, crunk and (these days) snap.
www.hot107atl.com

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Best Urban/ Contemporary Station BOA Award Winner

Year » 2006
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103.3 (WVEE-FM)

Best place for Celebrity Sighting BOA Award Winner

Year » 2006
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Dallas Austin
DALLAS AUSTIN, dude, what were you thinking? We’ll wait to see whether Austin’s bust earlier this year in Dubai will damage the good-guy reputation the music producer has built in Atlanta, or if the escapade turns out to be his own little Teflon hit. But it certainly was handy to bemore...
DALLAS AUSTIN, dude, what were you thinking? We’ll wait to see whether Austin’s bust earlier this year in Dubai will damage the good-guy reputation the music producer has built in Atlanta, or if the escapade turns out to be his own little Teflon hit. But it certainly was handy to be able to call for help from high-powered Atlanta entertainment attorney Joel Katz, who in turn fetched assistance from ultra-conservative Sen. (and Mormon Church crooner) Orrin Hatch. Austin ended up with a pardon and quickly got a ticket out of the Persian Gulf emirate. Sometimes — especially when you do something really, really dumb — it pays to have friends in high places. less...

Best Coffee House/Coffeeshop BOA Award Winner

Year » 2006
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2006 » Cityscape » Critics Pick
Teahouse 11:11
With everyone seemingly owning a laptop and Wi-Fi coffee shops popping up all over town, more and more people are escaping the office or classroom to get away, to work away from work. In our Westside neighborhood, the place to surf while you sip your java is Octane. But the most unique coffeehouse experiencemore...
With everyone seemingly owning a laptop and Wi-Fi coffee shops popping up all over town, more and more people are escaping the office or classroom to get away, to work away from work. In our Westside neighborhood, the place to surf while you sip your java is Octane. But the most unique coffeehouse experience citywide may well be 11:11 TEAHOUSE. There’s a medicinal herb garden, and its luscious wafts of peppermint, ginger and rosemary make it as serene of a setting as you could ever hope for. Plus, there are 30 exotic tea combinations concocted from 150 herbs, and the prerequisite free Wi-Fi access. The chain coffee shops have their place, but to get unique you have to go local. less...

Best Coffee House/Coffeeshop BOA Award Winner

Year » 2006
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2006 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
Starbucks
Ubiquitous. www.starbucks.com

BOA Award Winner

Year » 2006
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2006 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
Shirley Franklin, mayor
“Shirley Franklin is in her fifth year as mayor of Atlanta. We asked what would be so essential to Atlanta that the city wouldn’t be the same without it:” “The Peachtree Road Race embodies some of the same elements that made the Atlanta Olympics so successful. It’s the product of hardmore...
“Shirley Franklin is in her fifth year as mayor of Atlanta. We asked what would be so essential to Atlanta that the city wouldn’t be the same without it:” “The Peachtree Road Race embodies some of the same elements that made the Atlanta Olympics so successful. It’s the product of hard work and preparation. It’s a family event and it has universal appeal. It’s not so huge that it’s unmanageable, but not so small it’s insignificant. And, over its 36-year history, it’s been a model of the kind of sustained energy that Atlanta represents. “I was a race-watcher for many years, but I had almost turned 60 before I realized that I, too, could participate. As with many aspects of Atlanta, you can engage at different stages of your life; if you’re not a runner, you can be a volunteer. Also, notably, we didn’t choose an easy day for the race. It’s always on July 4, during the peak of summer, so it gives you a genuine experience of being in the city. To me, the Peachtree Road Race reinforces the sense of accomplishment that we all feel being part of Atlanta.” less...


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