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From Civil Rights Struggles to a Red Cross Windfall: The Surprising History of Dave Brubeck’s ‘Time Out’

Thanks to Stephen A. Crist, professor of music history at Emory University, 61 years after its release, jazz fans finally have a painstakingly researched, behind the scenes examination of the […]

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You Know Their Voices. Now, Meet the Dedicated, Dependable Men of TOAST (The Old Announcers at Shoney’s on Tuesday)

A Note from Eldredge ATL December Guest Editor David de Vries: TOAST has been such a welcome fraternity in my life. It has evolved over the decades from a working […]

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From ‘Full Monty’ Stripping to Playing Christ in a Hoodie, Haden Rider Is Up For Any Challenge

A Note From December Eldredge ATL Guest Editor David de Vries: Haden was a student of mine when I did an Artist in Residence at Brenau University back in 2012. […]

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With ‘Rich’s Remembered,’ GPB Unwraps a New Atlanta Holiday Tradition

Thanks to Georgia Public Broadcasting, Atlantans will have one final holiday gift to unwrap and savor on Christmas Night at 7 pm — “Rich’s Remembered,” a brand new one-hour documentary […]

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Leia — and Carrie Fisher— Receive a Fitting Finale in ‘Rise of Skywalker’

The following article contains major plot points from "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker." Read no further if you would prefer to see "Episode IX" with all of its surprises […]

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‘We’re Running It’: David de Vries on Playing John Walter’s Pivotal Moment in ‘Richard Jewell’

As soon as he was cast as Atlanta Journal-Constitution managing editor John Walter in Clint Eastwood’s drama “Richard Jewell” last summer, Atlanta actor David de Vries began his research into […]

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A Crate Digger’s Christmas: 12 Overlooked LP Classics to Spin This Holiday

My obsession with Christmas records can be traced directly back to the series of "A Very Merry Christmas" LPs sold exclusively each holiday season by the W.T. Grant's department store […]

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Analysis: Kathy Scruggs, Truth, Fiction and Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’

Inside a packed advance screening held at the Rialto Center for the Arts in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday night, director Clint Eastwood unveiled his latest drama, “Richard Jewell,” just a […]

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Analyzing Ebenezer: ‘A Christmas Carol’ Actor David de Vries on the Enduring Appeal of the Dickens Classic

Editor’s Note: Throughout the month, Eldredge ATL December Guest Editor David de Vries will spotlight some of his favorite Atlantans, along with discussing his roles in two big projects this […]

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Soul Legend Candi Staton is Now Cancer-Free: ‘I’ve been through hell and back’

For over 20 years, legendary soul singer Candi Staton has been singing her number two U.K. hit “You Got The Love” on stages all over the world. But it wasn’t until Staton, 79, was enduring 10 weeks of chemotherapy and 30 rounds of radiation while waging a year-long battle against breast cancer that she finally […]

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How Atlanta’s 54-Year-Old Mary Shotwell Little Case Helped Inspire Mary Kay Andrews’ Latest Novel

Atlanta author Mary Kay Andrews was a fifth grader in St. Petersburg, Florida when Atlanta C&S bank secretary Mary Shotwell Little vanished without a trace from the parking lot of Lenox Square Mall in Buckhead. Andrews and her sisters knew the South’s largest covered mall well. Each summer on the way to family vacation in […]

‘After Forever’ Wins 5 Emmys, Including Best Digital Drama

“After Forever,” the Amazon Prime digital series co-created by Kevin Spirtas and Michael Slade and co-starring Atlanta’s Mitchell Anderson netted five Emmy Awards Friday and Sunday night in Pasadena, California at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. The series also picked up Emmys for Outstanding Writing for Slade and Spirtas, Outstanding Direction for Jennifer Pepperman, […]

Thoroughly Modern Libby: With ‘Confessions of Hallmark Addict’ and a New Website, Libby Whittemore Embraces the Future

Nearly 20 years into the new millennium, Libby Whittemore cracks that she’s finally embracing the 21st century. With “Confessions of a Hallmark Addict,” her funny new social media video series dedicated to her favorite cable channel being shared and re-tweeted by popular Hallmark actors, including Barbara Niven and Kristoffer Polaha, the veteran Atlanta singer and […]

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Analyzing Ebenezer: ‘A Christmas Carol’ Actor David de Vries on the Enduring Appeal of the Dickens Classic

Editor’s Note: Throughout the month, Eldredge ATL December Guest Editor David de Vries will spotlight some of his favorite Atlantans, along with discussing his roles in two big projects this month, playing Ebenezer Scrooge in the Alliance Theatre’s annual staging of “A Christmas Carol” and portraying AJC editor John Walter in director Clint Eastwood’s shot-in-Atlanta […]

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Cocktails With Vanessa No. 2: Little King’s Shuffle Club Blueberry Lemonade

Eldredge ATL July Guest Editor and Pylon vocalist Vanessa Briscoe Hay on why she selected Little King’s Shuffle Club, 223 W. Hancock Ave. as one of her favorite downtown Athens spots: “The third incarnation of Pylon began here in 2004. The bar wasn’t even officially open yet. Randy had said, ‘I wanna play together again, […]

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About Richard L. Eldredge

With lengthy stints at both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Atlanta magazine, Richard L. Eldredge has been covering Atlanta’s arts, entertainment, political, dining and charitable fundraising scenes since 1990. In 2015, he launched Eldredge ATL, a daily digital magazine dedicated to the city’s ever-evolving arts, entertainment, cuisine and cultural landscapes. Since 2011, he has worked as senior editor at VOX Teen Communications, supporting Atlanta’s next generation of journalists. In recognition of this work, Eldredge received the Atlanta Press Club Impact Award in 2015.

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