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On this episode of Road Trippin’ ATL, Kent Bazemore & Mike Muscala are joined by Detroit Pistons legendary guard Isiah Thomas.
Thomas shared a number of highlights from his playing days, including the fact that his team scored the most points in a regulation game: 186 points.
Thomas said that the Bad Boys’ defensive exploits were rooted in what he did in his earlier playing days. “I just went back to my old days, when I played for Coach Knight at Indiana,” he said. “Offenses today get all the glamour he said. “When we had to stop the pretty teams — L.A. was beautiful, Boston was beautiful and Chicago was beautiful — we are ugly,” he said.
Thomas said that with Detroit being a smaller media market, they didnt’ have the “boom mike” to create a narrative to rule the day. “We were the first San Antonio, when you look at small market teams. We really were the first model.”
Thomas also said he believes that the “Bad Boy” Pistons were really mislabeled. He said that he learned in school not to talk about certain things, but nobody told him that it applied to pro sports as well.
“I didn’t know that when you come to the NBA, the thing that you can’t talk about is race, class and gender.”
The podcast also gets into Kevin Love & DeMar DeRozan’s recent remarks of mental health, and Baze’s injury.
EPISODE 18: Bad Boy Isiah Thomas
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A whirlwind courtship that started at the Atlanta Hawks’ Tinder Night promotion has led to holy matrimony at last. Ben McCleskey and Avery Armstrong dated for three years after that fateful “Swipe Right Night.” Now, they’ve tied the knot.
“We are so thankful for all the Atlanta Hawks have done for us, especially Mr. Koonin, Janet Smith and Catie Scott,” said Mr. & Mrs. McCleskey in their first joint statement. “It’s been an amazing experience and we will cherish it forever. Our wedding was truly unforgettable.”
The Hawks and Philips Arena hosted the wedding ceremony, which took place in early March 2018, and included more than 250 guests, including Hawks CEO Mike Koonin.
“From that much-talked about promotion, none of us would have imagined that it would lead to our first wedding on the Hawks’ court,” Koonin was quoted as saying. “We all know that sports can unite people like few things can and we are happy to consider Avery and Ben Hawks fans and family for life.”
The night wasn’t complete without a video message from Rosette Pambakian, Tinder’s Head of Brand, who gifted the couple an all-inclusive honeymoon getaway.
“We want to congratulate Ben and Avery on their marriage,” Pambakian was quoted as saying. “We couldn’t be more thrilled that our
Swipe Right Night with the Hawks led to such an amazing story and a life-changing match – and we are excited to send
them on their honeymoon.”Now that’s what I call a slam dunk.
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Hat-trick machine Josef Martinez has been phenomenal in his short career in Major League Soccer. His latest exploits against the Vancouver Whitecaps have earned him the Alcatel MLS Player of the Week honors.
The recognition comes from the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR), who vote every week. Tuesday’s announcement comes as Atlanta United enjoys an early two-game win streak. Saturday’s 4-1 victory made back-to-back wins in the city as Mercedes-Benz Stadium has been rocking and rolling the past two weeks.
In his debut season last year, Martinez showed that he was a natural, scoring 19 goals in 20 appearances. The productivity earned him a nomination as a 2017 MLS Newcomer of the Year finalist.
Also last season, he won MLS Player of the Month and Player of the Week twice, the only player to accomplish that feat.
Atlanta doesn’t play next week but will take the field on March 31 against Minnesota United.
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To usher in the rites of spring, Dairy Queen continues its annual tradition of giving away free ice cream cones at participating locations. The freebies will be far and wide in metro Atlanta on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 only.
DQ has come a long way since opening the first restaurant in Joliet, Illinois in 1940. Today, there are more than 6,400 locations.
The eatery is encouraging donations from customers to go toward the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
Here are participating Dairy Queens around the ATL:
10 North Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30308-2501Food and TreatOpen today from: 11:00 am – 9:30 pm
404-874-6110The Mall At Peachtree Center
Atlanta, GA 30303-1603Food and TreatOpen today from: 6:00 am – 8:00 pm
404-389-0682245 E Trinity Pl
Decatur, GA 30030-3480Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 9:30 am
404-600-3875Northlake Mall
Atlanta, GA 30345Treat OnlyOpen today from: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm770-414-48991519 Norman Berry Rd
East Point, GA 30344-6939Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 10:00 pm404-767-6801South Dekalb Mall
Decatur, GA 30034-1425Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm404-212-17121641 Spring Rd SE
Smyrna, GA 30080-3774Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 10:00 pm770-432-3809Perimeter Mall
Atlanta, GA 30346-1518Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm678-320-08803680 Flat Shoals Rd
Decatur, GA 30034-1632Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm404-244-93514146 Lawrenceville Hwy
Tucker, GA 30084-4716Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 10:00 am770-938-23231010 Veterans Memorial Hwy SW
Mableton, GA 30126-3106Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 9:30 pm770-941-05235057 Austell Rd
Austell, GA 30106-2855Food and TreatOpen today from: 11:00 am – 9:30 pm770-944-14092621 Panola Rd
Lithonia, GA 30058-4833Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 10:00 pm678-620-3038340 Fairview Rd
Ellenwood, GA 30294-2636Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 10:00 pm470-317-93231630 Lake Harbin Rd
Morrow, GA 30260-1709Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 10:00 pm770-961-46181207 Southlake Mall
Morrow, GA 30260-2324Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
770-960-66784890 Peachtree Industrial Blvd
Norcross, GA 30071-1548Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm678-969-07323913 Austell-Powder Springs Rd
Powder Springs, GA 30127-2797Food and TreatOpen today from: 11:00 am – 10:00 pm770-943-6605North Point Mall
Alpharetta, GA 30022-3020Treat OnlyOpen today from: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm770-619-17086627 Roosevelt Hwy
Union City, GA 30291-1640Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:00 am – 9:30 pm770-964-37257404 Davidson Cir E
Stockbridge, GA 30281-7810Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm770-389-5281256 N Main St
Jonesboro, GA 30236-3201Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 10:00 pm770-471-58563721 Largent Way
Marietta, GA 30064-1672Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 10:00 pm770-426-8899211 S Main St
Alpharetta, GA 30009-7104Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 10:00 pm770-475-66643063 Five Forks Trickum Rd
Lilburn, GA 30047-1806Food and Treat770-736-18553202 Budford Hwy
Duluth, GA 30096-3547Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:00 am – 9:30 am770-476-76132561 Kennesaw Due West Rd NW
Kennesaw, GA 30144-3500Food and Treat770-428-40786126 Fairburn Rd
Douglasville, GA 30134-1928Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:00 am – 10:30 am770-942-58588045 Senoia Rd
Fairburn, GA 30213-2865Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 10:30 pm770-626-30419859 Hwy 92
Woodstock, GA 30188-3865Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 11:00 pm770-926-02335815 Stewart Pkwy
Douglasville, GA 30135-2373Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm770-949-67613485 Jimmy Lee Smith Pkwy
Hiram, GA 30141-2036Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 10:00 pm770-943-00109125 Roosevelt Hwy
Palmetto, GA 30268-1849Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 10:00 pm770-463-47624516 Holly Springs Pkwy
Holly Springs, GA 30115-7457Food and TreatOpen today from: 7:00 am – 10:00 pm1169 Highway 20 81
McDonough, GA 30253-6521Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 10:00 pm770-957-6519300 Petrol Pointe
Peachtree City, GA 30269-1551Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm770-487-2100520 Highway 81 E
McDonough, GA 30252-2930Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:30 am – 10:00 pm678-782-35027947 Villa Rica Hwy
Dallas, GA 30157-8619Food and TreatOpen today from: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm770-575-01942761 Marietta Hwy
Canton, GA 30114-3957Treat OnlyOpen today from: 11:30 am – 9:00 pm770-213-4529 -
A new concept has opened in Lenox Square that promises to make those long days shopping a little more enjoyable. It’s called Peachtree Pint and it’s literally the cure that “ales” the weary shopper. The walk-up beer dispensary has around 40 varieties of suds on tap.
The new establishment, located at 3393 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1004 Atlanta, GA, can be found in the Fashion Café Food Court. Thanks to Lenox lifting its alcohol policy, the food court area is now an open-container zone.
Some of the top beers available include Creature Comforts, SweetWater Brewery, Monday Night Brewing, Scofflaw Brewing Co., Three Taverns Craft Brewery, Orpheus Brewing, Terrapin Beer Co., Cherry Street Brewing and Jekyll Brewing, plus your normal stalwarts such as Guinness, Budweiser, Heineken and Michelob Ultra.
Peachtree Pint is co-owned by longtime Lenox retailers, including Farshad Arshid, Ruel Chambers and Kaan Ergun. The spot is open Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday hours vary.
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This spring, Atlanta will once again play host to one of the largest Afro-Caribbean events in the South. Afro Soca Love will invade the city on April 28, 2018. A rave will take place from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.
The event flyer says that, “Afro Soca Love: Atlanta is an Afro-Caribbean rave infused celebration of LOVE. A unique rave inspired atmosphere with an African and Caribbean twist, Afro Soca Love: Atlanta boasts a variety of fun filled activities that promises to leave our tribe of LOVE yearning for more. In an effort to promote unity while sharing African and Caribbean culture, our organization aims to immerse our of tribe of attendees in a truly memorable experience.”
The party is going down at Da Warehouse Atl located at 2339 Brannen Rd SE, Atlanta, GA 30316.
Interested in going? Get tickets for the event here.
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Nothing quite ushers in the spring and summer in Atlanta like an evening under the lights at Chastain Park. This week, the musical lineup for the 2018 Delta Series A was released — and it’s a good one.
Starting in June, Chastain Park Amphitheatre will be rocking and rolling with acts from the past and present. Some of the bigger names include John Fogerty& ZZ Top, Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters, Brandi Carlile, Harry Connick Jr, 3 Doors Down & Collective Soul, Barenaked Ladies, Belinda Carlisle, The Indigo Girls, Boy George & Culture Club & The B-52’s and Trombone Shorty.
The venue, one of the city’s favorites, has undergone some renovations of late, so things may look a little different. But fans can expect the same great experience at Chastain. In addition to a larger plaza, there will be box seats and more concessions and restroom access.
In addition to the new box seats, upgraded concessions and restrooms and expanded plaza area, there are also a couple of new policies at Chastain: Coolers must be 23” wide and 16” deep and must be kept under seats to keep the aisles clear. Only one cooler per table will be permitted and glass of any kind will not be allowed into the amphitheater.
Here’s the lineup for 2018:
- June 6. John Fogerty and ZZ Top Blues and Bayous Tour
- June 8. Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters
- June 9. Harry Connick, Jr.
- June 24. Brandi Carlile
- July 6. 3 Doors Down/Collective Soul
- July 7. Barenaked Ladies
- July 11. Retro Futura (Belinda Carlisle, ABC, Modern English, Nick Heyward, Kajagoogoo’s Limahl, Bow Wow Wow’s Annabella)
- July 19. Indigo Girls
- July 22. Culture Club, The B-52s, Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey
- Aug. 19. Trombone Shorty’s Voodoo Threauxdown (with Galactic, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, New Breed Brass Band with special guests Cyril Neville and Walter “Wolfman” Washington)
Go to www.chastainseries.com to see your series and mini-series packages. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 23 at 10 a.m. and can be ordered via the website or by calling 404-233-2227.
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Few people could imagine that when Prince came to the Fox Theatre for an intimate, stripped down performance on April 14, 2016, that it would be his last.
The artist had originally planned to play Atlanta on April 7, but he canceled for an undisclosed reason at the time. The word was that he had gotten a bug of some sort and needed a few more days to recover.
So he announced that he’d play two shows at the Fox a week later as part of his “Prince & a Microphone” show. Prince Rogers Nelson dropped dead in his elevator days later just outside Minneapolis. The Atlanta show will go down in history as the last time audiences heard the musical genius play.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3aPNwrRMKY
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Atlanta rap group Migos channel the glory days of “Soul Train” with their new music video, Walk it Talk It.”
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Looking to invest in a restaurant already up and running? This Peachtree City Pizza and Mediterranean Cafe could be yours to serve.
Located in a large shopping center anchor by a nation chain, the spot has a great and capable staff and is priced at $150,000 with some owner financing available.
According to the listing, the property is across 1,275 square feet and its gross sales for 2017 was $375,000. It includes seating for 35 people in addition to a large outdoor seating area.
Fully equipped and turnkey, the establishment’s monthly rent at $3900 all in. Interested? it’s #1857.