Some people are saying 50,000 people came out Saturday night to be a part of the Krewe of the Grateful Gluttons‘ 6th annual Lantern parade. With the popularity of the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail, its not surprising. It hasn’t always been this way. The 2010 was thought to have 500 people, and that may have …
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I am always so amazed when these boys are excited to get crafty. These glamping kid lanterns were the answer to the ongoing dispute of who gets the big lantern. We love the dark so we can see the stars, but when it is too dark – somehow every noise could be that of a …
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Like many of Atlanta’s iconic places, The Point, The Limelight, Turtle’s Records and Tapes, The Stein Club and The Cotton Club, the restaurant Dante’s Down the Hatch has been reduced to a memory. Artist Jef Bredemeier’s first documentary film provides an intimate look into the Atlanta institution that was open for almost 50 years. A …
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Glamping with kids is lounging in the water all day, eating s’mores at sunset, and fueling those creative juices with adventure. Being crafty ourselves with nothing but time at the campsite, we love to design. Here is what can happen with a little felt, yarn and glue. Nothing more handsome than a little man with …
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If you are like us, it is that time of year again. Summer camp registration. A couple of years ago we gave into the scheduling gods and took it upon ourselves to find a camp that fit the dates we needed in the most convenient location, our backyard. We rallied our friends and neighbors and …
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When everyone is special, no one is. Isn’t that how the saying goes? I absolutely disagree. As individuals, these kids couldn’t be more unique. As a group, there are far too many untied shoes. From a parent’s perspective, these children may…or may not be…the shining apple of their eye. Some of these kids don’t live …
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Park Cofield & Co’s Art on the BeltLine Performance. 2010. Park is a theater director and in an effort to learn more about him and these beautiful puppets, I came across this awesome interview published in July, 2010 on ScoutMob. This guy is cool, imaginative, and fun. See more Park Cofield & Co. BeltLine performances …
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From the producers of “19 Kids and Counting” comes UP TV’s reality series “Bringing Up Bates” starring The Bates Family. Ask Chris what it was like wrangling 19 kids and he will tell you “always shoot in a gym.” Chris didn’t just have space, he also leaned on his experience shooting ensembles as seen in …
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Have extra cardboard hanging around? If you don’t, these cardboard robots should inspire you to scavenge the neighborhood streets or the local liquor store for corrugated happiness. And while you are out, be sure to pick something up for yourself. [av_masonry_gallery ids=’1758,1759,1760′ items=’24’ columns=’flexible’ paginate=’pagination’ size=’flex’ gap=’1px’ overlay_fx=” caption_elements=’none’ caption_display=’always’ container_links=’active’ id=”]
I may be a more of a fish myself, but for all of you land mammals out there, may you enjoy every mile. [The photographs in this gallery are taken from Atlanta BeltLine East Side Trail 10K and Southwest Trail 5K races, 2012 – 2015. Every year more brave runners join the races.] The Atlanta …
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VIVA LA FRANCE! I’m excited to have my image from an Atlanta Magazine assignment find new life on Ulyces, a new French digital publisher of narrative journalism. Author Charles Bethea’s piece on Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Director Vernon Keenan sounds even more impressive with a French accent.
Snowmageddon , Clusterflake, or Hothlanta 2014 has come and gone. As people try to resume where they left off, some fun was had. Nothing can beat the feeling of watching a 6 year old roar down a snowy hill on vintage Flexible Flyer!
The Atlanta BeltLine revealed its plans for the construction of the Westside Trail to the community this week. The trail will stretch from Washington Park to University Avenue and will include remediation, street access and the removal and rebuilding of the bridge at Martin Luther King Jr Drive which will create a walkable and safe point for neighbors. Go progress!
Work hard, play hard! Catching the last bit of summer.
Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864
Turner Broadcasting CEO Phil Kent is stepping down at the beginning of 2014. I first met Phil in 2009 when I stood on his boardroom table at CNN Center on assignment for Business Week magazine. I have seen and photographed him multiple times over the years as he is on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta BeltLine. He still gives me a hard time for climbing all over the table. Best of luck Phil.
Deborah Hutchinson: artist and a wonderful woman. Thank you for the time you spent with me.
BeltLine Blog Shares Christopher T Martin’s Photos The Atlanta BeltLine, Inc, is blogging! Follow the blog, see selected imagery by Martin and read what is happening in Atlanta. A lot is happening. Part of the Eastside Trail is being paved, there is Art on the BeltLine and more development is in the works.