1972
50 YEARS - 1975: MARTA Begins Building the East West Line
01/01/1975 9:00 AM
Can’t get there from here: Once upon a time, MARTA was synonymous with mass transit in Atlanta. Now, it’s just one financially strapped piece in Atlan...
1973
EMPTY
1974
EMPTY
1975
EMPTY
1976
The B-52’s: Welcome to Cindy Wilson’s love shack
07/25/2007 12:04 AM
Athens queen bee(hive) returns to keep the party going
1977
50 YEARS - 1977: Your DeKalb Farmers Market Opens
06/02/1977 9:00 AM
This is Your DeKalb Farmers Market: For 35 years, Robert Blazer has won by gambling on Atlanta’s love of fresh food. And now he’s ready to bet big onc...
1978
EMPTY
1979
EMPTY
1980
EMPTY
1981
50 YEARS - 1981: AIDS Arrives in Atlanta
06/01/1981 9:00 AM
Cover Story: AIDS in Atlanta: Reliving the plague years. A survivor of the epidemic looks back on old friends - and worries about the future. Cliff Bo...
1982
EMPTY
1983
EMPTY
1984
Omnivore - Creative Loafing visits The Sundial, 1984
09/07/2012 12:16 PM
A restaurant review blast from the...well, you know
Omnivore - Creative Loafing visits Claude’s, 1984
09/28/2012 10:41 AM
Restaurant review blast from the...well, you know
Omnivore - Creative Loafing visits Cheers (At the Chattahoochee), 1984
12/07/2012 10:06 AM
Flashback Friday!
1985
1986
EMPTY
1987
EMPTY
1988
50 YEARS - 1988: Staying at the Clermont Hotel when it was a Dive
10/15/1988 11:36 AM
Check in & CHECK OUT: When two middle-class whiteboy staff writers check into the reowned Clermont Hotel on Ponce de Leon Avenue, they check out from ...
1989
EMPTY
1990
EMPTY
1991
50 YEARS - 1991: The Story of ‘Murder Kroger’
04/01/1991 9:00 PM
Surviving Murder Kroger: One man’s story complicates how a symbol of Atlanta authenticity will be remembered - Rodney Carmichael, Nov. 2016
1992
50 YEARS - 1973: Hampton Grease Band Breaks Up
06/01/1973 9:00 AM
Cover Story: Col. Bruce to the rescue: A wild ride to Zambiland and back with the dean of the Atlanta rock scene - Scott Freeman, Jan. 2007
1993
Comfy-cozy neighborhood appeal
06/19/2002 12:04 AM
The Flying Biscuit, Olive Bistro, Carroll Street Cafe, The Earl and more
Cover Story: In 1990, Marriott opened an eight-story Courtyard hotel at 1132 Techwood Drive
08/29/2007 12:04 AM
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1994
EMPTY
1995
EMPTY
1996
EMPTY
1997
EMPTY
1998
EMPTY
1999
Cover Story: The year of the Black Lips
04/04/2007 12:04 AM
On the verge of mainstream success, the Black Lips do it their way. But must they grow up to be taken seriously?
2000
50 YEARS - 1975: MARTA Begins Building the East West Line
01/01/1975 9:00 AM
Can’t get there from here: Once upon a time, MARTA was synonymous with mass transit in Atlanta. Now, it’s just one financially strapped piece in Atlan...
Dead pythons, dead gorillas, live theater
09/23/2000 12:04 AM
O Happy Day, Abby Awards raise profile of Dad’s Garage
CL sale nearly finalized; control stays in family
09/30/2000 12:04 AM
Cox to be minority owner in alternative newspaper chain
Cover Story: Emory asks public to help decide fate of controversial exhibit
12/09/2000 12:04 AM
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Cover Story: Spotlight on Florida illuminates Georgia’s dark corners
12/16/2000 12:04 AM
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2001
Cover Story: 12th Annual Golden Sleaze Awards
03/21/2001 12:04 AM
A compendium of duplicity, hypocrisy, idiocy and outright theft in the Georgia General Assembly
Cover Story: Citizen Brumby
10/17/2001 12:04 AM
Last week, Otis Brumby said he would step down as Board of Education chairman. But have we heard the last from him?
Cover Story: Hip-hop’s underground avengers
10/31/2001 12:04 AM
As Atlanta’s mainstream urban music industry keeps rolling out the hits, an independent community rooted in hip-hop culture grows
The year in film - 2001
12/26/2001 5:04 AM
Hollywood’s fantasy factory out of touch with today’s harsh realities
2002
Cover Story: 2002 Golden Sleaze Awards
04/17/2002 12:04 AM
Legislators were willing to sell their favors — then they thought about November
Cover Story: The year in culture
12/25/2002 12:04 AM
The highlights and lowpoints of 2002 in music, film, art, and more
2003
Cover Story: 2003 Golden Sleaze Awards
04/23/2003 12:04 AM
Proving yet again that legislative ignominy knows no bounds
Cover Story: Best Atlanta venues you can’t go to anymore
04/30/2003 12:04 AM
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Cover Story: 13 defunct Atlanta bands that coulda been contenders
04/30/2003 12:04 AM
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Cover Story: Porn wars
10/23/2003 12:04 AM
A sex-shop invasion creates Atlanta’s new red-light district
Cover Story: Be afraid. Be very afraid
10/30/2003 12:04 AM
Atlantans face their fears in the era of terror alerts
2004
Cover Story: Learning to hit a lick
03/04/2004 12:04 AM
Falicia Blakely was a 16-year-old dancer when she met a pimp 11 years her senior. Within two years, she’d be a prostitute facing the death penalty for...
Cover Story: Learning to hit a lick Part II
03/11/2004 12:04 AM
The first part of Learning to Hit a Lick
Cover Story: America the theocracy 2004
03/25/2004 12:04 AM
A band of influential preachers is praying for the power to rule America. For those who disagree, they have a solution — stoning.
Cover Story: The 15th Annual Golden Sleaze Awards
04/01/2004 12:04 AM
Chronicling the bad, the ugly and the just plain dumb of the 2004 General Assembly
Cover Story: Highway to heaven
06/24/2004 12:04 AM
A primer to the city’s principal treasure trove of ethnic eats
Restaurant Review - Rathbun, fully realized
09/30/2004 12:04 AM
Chef’s eponymous restaurant a crowning culmination of a bountiful career
A new year for news
12/30/2004 12:04 AM
The dubious achievements — and a chance for redemption — of 2004’s newsmakers
2005
2006
Restaurant Review - In a city flush with overdone restaurants, Ecco revels in its simplicity
07/26/2006 12:04 AM
Believe the hype
Paschal’s purchase to reopen historic restaurant
11/08/2006 12:04 AM
Boutique hotel part of plan to save site
BMF - Hip-hop’s shadowy empire - part 1
12/06/2006 12:04 AM
Big Meech” Flenory and the Black Mafia Family were hip-hop royalty. But investigators say they had a darker side. Part 1 of 3”
BMF - Hip-hop’s shadowy empire (part 2)
12/13/2006 12:04 AM
Loyalty within the Black Mafia Family made the alleged drug enterprise nearly impenetrable. But one high-placed member would break BMF’s code of silen...
BMF - Hip-hop’s shadowy empire - part 3
12/20/2006 12:04 AM
In the summer of 2005, the party would get out of hand for Demetrius Big Meech” Flenory and the Black Mafia Family. And the feds would be ready to mak...
2007
A Beltline visionary makes an exit, but the project pushes on
01/17/2007 12:04 AM
Career interests drive Gravel’s decision
Restaurant Review - Kevin Rathbun Steak: Chop shop
07/25/2007 12:04 AM
A modern steak house on Krog Street
2008
Golden Sleaze Awards - The 19th Annual Golden Sleaze Awards
04/02/2008 12:04 AM
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Omnivore - Guest blogger: Memories and nostalgia on the Varsity’s 80th birthday
08/01/2008 7:10 PM
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Omnivore - Paschal gone
12/06/2008 9:54 PM
James Paschal, founder of Paschal’s Restaurant and civil rights activist, died at Piedmont Hospital of heart complications one week ago.
Year in Review: A look back at the arts in Atlanta for 2008
12/29/2008 2:00 PM
The year’s best moments in theater and the visual arts from CL critics Curt Holman and Cinque Hicks, respectively.
Omnivore - Feature: Top 5 restaurants in 2008
12/29/2008 7:10 PM
A look at the restaurants that helped make this year not totally suck.
Atlanta nightlife is DEAD
12/29/2008 11:05 PM
That’s what the AJC claims in a story posted today, quoting officials in the “hospitality industry.” But what about the rest of us?
2009
Beltline, GDOT, Amtrak reach agreement over tracks near Piedmont Park
03/06/2009 9:40 PM
Commuter or intercity rail will not run along the Decatur Belt.
Golden Sleaze Awards - The 20th annual Golden Sleaze Awards
04/01/2009 1:00 PM
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Dungeon Family Day at Stankonia Studios
06/08/2009 5:55 PM
Members on-hand included Goodie Mob’s Cee-Lo, Big Gipp, T-Mo and Khujo, Dre, Big Boi and Mr. DJ of OutKast, producer Ray Murray, Sleepy Brown, Witchdo...
Michael Jackson tributes in Atlanta
06/26/2009 4:57 PM
With fans all over expressing their grief, don’t bet against it, DJs will be spinning Michael Jackson records all weekend long.
50 YEARS - 2009: Police raid gay leather bar Atlanta Eagle
09/11/2009 3:17 PM
Police raid gay leather bar Atlanta Eagle: After police stormed the Ponce de Leon Avenue establishment, several bar staff, dancers and patrons were ar...
2010
Review: Miller Union
01/25/2010 9:00 AM
Steven Satterfield delivers Southern comfort on the Westside
Golden Sleaze Awards - 2010 Golden Sleaze Awards
05/05/2010 4:00 AM
The Georgia Legislature’s next generation of sleaze
Beltline skatepark wins grant from Tony Hawk
05/06/2010 4:42 PM
$25,000 grant is largest awarded by skateboarder’s philanthropic organization
Summer Guide: Road trip to the Gulf before it’s ruined by BP
05/20/2010 5:11 PM
Stretches of deserted white sand largely overlooked by developers? Amazingly, yes.
Beltline gets $5 million for Piedmont Park-DeKalb Ave. bike trail
06/19/2010 1:48 PM
PATH Foundation, Kaiser Permanente pony up cash for Eastside Trail
Westview celebrates 100 years, Beltline opens southwest trail on Saturday
06/25/2010 8:34 AM
Also on the agenda: Free 5K
Georgia Aquarium sets world record
08/23/2010 11:59 AM
Georgia Aquarium officially recognized as the world’s largest fish tank
Food Issue - Around the clock at Waffle House
10/21/2010 4:00 AM
Smothered and covered on Cheshire Bridge Road
2011
Photo of the Day: Hothlanta continues January 13 2011
01/13/2011 1:44 PM
A lone flag signals defeat by snow
Golden Sleaze Awards - The 22nd Annual Golden Sleaze Awards
04/14/2011 4:10 AM
Recognizing the lunacy and low moments of the Georgia General Assembly
Beltline officials ink sweet lease for Reynoldstown, southwest Atlanta segments
04/25/2011 9:16 AM
Project officials now have more control over vital project segments
Tony Hawk helps unveil Historic Fourth Ward Skate Park along Beltline
06/12/2011 9:22 PM
Atlanta’s first skate park is officially open
Goodbye, City Hall East. Hello, Ponce City Market!
07/11/2011 3:27 PM
Atlanta mayor gives City Hall East keys to investment firm
Mayor Reed says Occupy Atlanta can continue to occupy Woodruff Park
10/17/2011 6:21 PM
“Civil disobedience is an appropriate form of expression ...”
The year in Atlanta arts and culture
12/30/2011 9:00 AM
Debbie Michaud’s favorite moments from CL’s 2011 culture section
Photo of the day: The year in photographs January 03 2012
01/03/2012 1:53 PM
Creative Loafing photograph from 2011 - Our Faves
2012
Neighborhoods - How did Factory Town become Cabbagetown?
03/29/2012 4:00 AM
The story of how a neighborhood gets a name
Golden Sleaze Awards - Creative Loafing’s 2012 Golden Sleaze Awards
04/02/2012 4:00 PM
Recognizing the Gold Dome’s scoundrels, ne’er-do-wells, and bullies
VIDEO: Billy Redden, ‘Banjo Boy’ from ‘Deliverance’
07/16/2012 12:21 PM
CL’s Joeff Davis visited North Georgia and spent the afternoon with the actor from the movie’s iconic scene
Beltline CEO ousted after uproar over expenses
08/17/2012 10:27 AM
Beltline board ends contract; will exit at end of the month
Omnivore - Creative Loafing visits The Sundial, 1984
09/07/2012 12:16 PM
A restaurant review blast from the...well, you know
Celebrating 40 years, CL’s staff goes retro
09/17/2012 2:55 PM
CL Staffers step in front of the lens to commemorate four decades
40 years of urban Atlanta
09/19/2012 6:54 PM
When downtown had Bourbon Street, when cars seemed silly, when hope made sense
40 years of family business
09/19/2012 6:54 PM
I opened my boutique, Jeffrey, to give Atlanta women the type of clothes they’d been wanting for decades
40 years of Atlanta music
09/19/2012 6:55 PM
A-Town as the new Motown, or, how CL realized the South’s got something to say
40 years of arts in Atlanta
09/19/2012 6:55 PM
Betting on a belief that art can blend and bind a city
40 years of Atlanta food
09/19/2012 6:55 PM
After decades of wandering in the wilderness, our food scene is finding its way
Omnivore - Where to watch the 2012 presidential election in Atlanta
11/06/2012 11:40 AM
Watch democracy happen before your eyes
Civil rights activist and prominent businessman Jesse Hill Jr. dies
12/17/2012 2:16 PM
Hill helped finance and consult efforts to promote civil rights in Atlanta
2013
50 YEARS - 1991: Jermain Dupri Starts So So Def Records
05/08/1992 9:00 AM
So So Def at 20: How it all began: Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, Kris Kross, Xscape, and Bone Crusher tell the story of the iconic Atlanta label’s rise - W...
Clermont Hotel gets a buyer, but what about Blondie?
01/09/2013 1:22 PM
A renovated boutique hotel is coming to Ponce, but the future of the Clermont Lounge is up in the air
Ponce City Market vision could include new 16-story tower hugging Beltline
02/20/2013 12:18 PM
People afraid of tall structures need not fret - they’re only considering the building
First Look: The General Muir
03/12/2013 10:41 AM
Chef Todd Ginsberg and West Egg Cafe’s new Jewish deli plus
Golden Sleaze Awards - CL’s 2013 Golden Sleaze Awards
04/04/2013 4:05 AM
Recognizing the bad, the worse, and the unimaginably grotesque under the Gold Dome
First Look: Gunshow
06/12/2013 4:00 AM
Kevin Gillespie’s experimental restaurant turns dinner on its head
Robert Maloof, Manuel’s Tavern partner, passes away
07/19/2013 1:22 PM
‘There would be no Manuel’s Tavern if there was no Robert’
Ria Pell’s funeral service to be held at Westview Cemetery on Sat., Nov. 30
11/27/2013 1:00 AM
A wake will be held at Ria’s Bluebird following the funeral service.
Cover Story - The Year in Photos 2013
12/19/2013 4:01 AM
A collection of favorites, from abandoned Atlanta spaces to Music Midtown to a local Trayvon Martin march and more
2014
First Look: Kimball House
11/25/2013 4:00 AM
Despite a somewhat scattered menu, the Decatur newbie shows plenty of promise
Golden Sleaze Awards - The 25th annual Golden Sleaze Awards
03/20/2014 4:01 AM
The names might change but the embarrassing bills stay the same
Straight Outta Stankonia - Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
04/10/2014 4:00 AM
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Straight Outta Stankonia - Bowen Homes and ‘the Atlanta Model’
04/10/2014 4:00 AM
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Beltline awarded $5 million grant to develop Westside Trail
05/27/2014 12:38 PM
Private funding will help connect a series of neighborhoods between Adair Park and Washington Park
BREAKING NEWS: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra lockout ends
11/08/2014 6:32 PM
New four-year deal reached
R.I.P., Herman J. Russell, influential construction and development mogul
11/15/2014 7:30 PM
‘The firm he built continues to shape what this city will look like for decades to come’
Woodruff Arts Center receives historic $38-million grant
12/05/2014 5:53 PM
It’s the largest grant ever received by the arts organization
Cover Story: The Year in Photos 2014
12/24/2014 5:00 AM
From a tour of the abandoned Clermont Hotel to Outkast’s reunion tour, here are 22 of our favorite photos of 2014
2015
Opinion - No need to mourn Manuel’s Tavern
03/04/2015 4:00 AM
It’s changed before, but the city institution remains a constant
First Slice 3-4-15: It’s Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, not Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport
03/04/2015 9:20 AM
Plus, Georgia stops executions to make them safer...
Golden Sleaze Awards - Creative Loafing’s 2015 Golden Sleaze Awards
04/02/2015 5:00 AM
Recognizing the General Assembly’s awful, absurd, and asinine actions during the legislative session
Atlanta according to John Lewis
05/26/2015 4:00 AM
The longtime Atlanta congressman reflects on his favorite parts of the city he serves
Food - Ponce City Market Preview
08/13/2015 4:00 AM
A guide to all the things you’ll be able to eat and drink at PCM’s Central Food Hall
Peter Conlon, according to former President Jimmy Carter
09/10/2015 6:56 PM
The former president weighs in on his time and friendship with Music Midtown co-founder Peter Conlon
First Look: Staplehouse
12/07/2015 4:00 AM
A visit to the Old Fourth Ward’s groundbreaking new restaurant
Cover Story: The Year in Photos
12/24/2015 4:00 AM
From Black Lives Matter to same-sex marriage, 26 photos that captured 2015
Ben Braunstein’s year in live music
12/29/2015 4:03 PM
Check out CL music contributor Ben Braunstein’s list of favorite performances from 2015.
2016
50 YEARS - 1975 Little Five Points Gets Organized
02/01/1975 9:00 AM
Neighborhoods - How did Little Five Points get weird? And how long can it stay that way? - Thomas Wheatley, Mar. 2016
First Look: Bread and Butterfly
02/22/2016 4:00 AM
Channeling Paris at Billy Allin’s Inman Park cafe
Golden Sleaze Awards - The 27th Annual Golden Sleaze Awards
03/17/2016 3:00 AM
The lows - and very lows - of the Georgia General Assembly
Ryan Gravel and Nathaniel Smith resign from Beltline’s fundraising arm over affordability concerns
09/27/2016 8:45 PM
‘We have to make the Beltline a Beltline for everybody’
Year in Photos 2016
12/27/2016 9:03 PM
Politics, protests, and a graffiti-filled bathroom. Our favorite images from 2016.
2017
First Look: Petit Chou
05/29/2017 11:00 AM
French meets Southern cuisine with a side of feminism at Memorial Drive’s cozy new bistro
50 YEARS - 2019: Zesto’s Celebrates 70 Years
09/03/2019 3:17 PM
70 and Counting: Zesto Atlanta’s family affair marks a milestone of sweet and savory service
2018
EMPTY
2019
Eyewitness to history
06/21/2022 11:14 AM
With his tour of Atlanta’s historic civil rights landmarks, Tom Houck recounts the key role of the city and its people in the movement
2020
50 YEARS - 1978: Cliff Bostock, Atlanta’s First Openly Gay Columnist
02/01/1978 9:00 AM
GAY PRIDE: A boomer’s long, personal journey from shame: ‘The bridge from shame to pride is built of necessary anger and forgiveness’ - Cliff Bostock,...
2021
NEWS BRIEF: Atlanta BeltLine Southside Trail to open
10/07/2021 6:00 AM
BeltLine ‘circle’ closer to being unbroken