New Book Chronicles Long and Storied History of Beloved Department Store
Jeff Clemmons' new book, "Rich's--A Southern Institution" (The History Press, 2012), tells the tale of one of Atlanta's most successful retail establishments from its founding in 1867 to its eventual...
View ArticleThe Barber - Audio Slideshow
In this Atlanta Sounds audio slideshow we meet the barber, Lamar Collier. He says he’s been cutting hair since he graduated from barber college in 1958. Today he cuts hair in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward.
View ArticleThe Aussie Footballer - Audio Slideshow
In this Atlanta Sounds audio slideshow we meet the Aussie footballer, Jim Batten. He and his teammates play Australian Rules Football in DeKalb Memorial Park in Decatur.
View ArticleThe Canoe Guide - Audio Slideshow
In this Atlanta Sounds audio slideshow we meet the canoe guide, Alicia Evans. She is a guide at the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell.
View ArticleThe Flamenco Dancer - Audio Slideshow
In this Atlanta Sounds audio slideshow we meet flamenco dancer, Rina Menosky. She says she chose flamenco because wanted a dance that she could practice well into her seventies and eighties.
View ArticleThe Oboe Maker - Audio Slideshow
In this Atlanta Sounds audio slideshow we meet oboe maker, Harry Vas Dias. He was a professional oboe player for twenty years and today has made nearly 500 oboes by hand.
View Article'Like a Pixel In A Larger Photograph That Is Atlanta'
The thirty-second feature, "Atlanta Sounds", this week marks its fifth anniversary on the air on WABE, 90.1. Dave Barasoian, manager of radio production at WABE, is also curator of "Atlanta Sounds"....
View ArticleFall allergy season arrives early in Atlanta
Local experts say the fall allergy season has arrived early this year. Dr. Stanley Fineman is an allergist with the Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic. He says patients began noticing fall allergy...
View ArticleAtlanta Sounds: The Concierge
In this Atlanta Sounds audio slideshow we meet concierge, Brent Steele. He says he does his best to represent the hotel and the city in his job as a concierge at the Georgian Terrace Hotel on...
View ArticleAtlanta gets water/sewer extension
July 2014 was the deadline for the city of Atlanta to fully upgrade its water and sewer system, monitored by a federal judge, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Georgia Environmental...
View Article
