It is certainly the second best parade (sorry, I still love Dragon-Con the best) in Atlanta.  This Saturday, the Little Five Points Halloween parade is coming to town.  Get there early if you want a fabulous spot watching hearses carrying headless bodies around.  The parade starts at 4pm.  But don’t forget there is a whole […]

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My fellow Atlantans, the time has come again - Dragon Con 2009 is here.  This year, friggin WILLIAM SHATNER will be in attendance.  Seriously, if you have not gone to this event (at least the parade) you are completely missing out.  There are not many days of the year in this city when you can […]

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This festival sucks.  Do Not Go.
Actually, the Inman Park Festival is one of (if not the) best Atlanta in-town neighborhood festivals.  The only real negative is that everyone knows this and drives from the burbs down to Inman Park to pack the streets like sardines.   So,take Marta if you decide to go.  There is […]

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There are just some festivals that go against the norm - and one of those is the East Atlanta Village Strut.  This one day festival brings out people from - its own neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods!  Wow, what a concept!  It is not actually “burb” focused and manages to show the true colors of the […]

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Baton Bob making a splash during the Pride Parade…
I mean, really? How many years in a row does the Lord need to provide Atlanta much needed rain on the day of the Pride Parade? Maybe he felt as if all gays needed to get a little bit wet, but lightening and […]

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It is a bummer that two fabulous Fall Festivals are on the same weekend. I guess you could attend the Oakhurst Arts and Music Festival on Saturday and then pop over to Candler Park Fall Fest later in the day or on Sunday. Both have great music and good artist booths that […]

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