First Slice 1-13-14: Dad’s Garage pondering move near Little Five Points

Plus, Wild Hog Supper kicks off legislative session

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Dad’s Garage, the beloved comedy company that recently left its Inman Park home to make room for a proposed mixed-use development, is considering a move behind Tijuana Garage and Front Page News south of Little Five Points.

Protesting outside last night’s Wild Hog Supper, the annual pre-legislative session BBQ and back-slapping bonanza attended by state lawmakers, lobbyists, and pork lovers were health-care advocates urging Gov. Nathan Deal to expand Medicaid in Georgia.

Despite hundreds of millions of dollars in mandated repairs to Atlanta’s sewer system, hazardous gunk is still seeping into the city’s waterways. And it’s costing lots of cash to fix the problem.

Additional details coming out about Jim Jacoby’s plans for a massive movie studio in Gwinnett County include a film school with dorms.

How did so many states become dominated by a single political party?

Last night’s big winner in the Golden Globes, the boozy, trust fund cousin of the Academy Awards, was... well, several different people rather than one production.






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