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Monday, July 6, 2015

Queen of Cream set for Old Fourth Ward opening

Atlanta’s Queen of Cream will open its first ice cream parlor in the Old Fourth Ward by the end of July. In early June, noted food reviewer Zagat.com named the Queen of Cream’s first brick and mortar location one of the 10 most anticipated restaurant openings this summer. Previously, the gourmet ice cream was only available at carts throughout town. Queen of Cream was co-founded by 28-year-old Cora Cotrim, who formerly worked as a pastry chef at Paper Plane, Victory Sandwich Bar, and Cacao.…

CFN's BC Preview and the challenges or BC's current roster

College Football News posted their BC preview and their roster breakdown. The preview is pretty straightforward and hits on most of what we know and expect. Reading the player piece was a bit more of a reminder of the challenges we face this season. CFN ranks BC's best players as Hilliman,Wujciak, Daniels, Kavalec, Simmons, Adbesmad, Williams, Alston, Willis and Moore. Going purely on their history, that is not an elite group of players. If those guys are really BC's best players, then we need to hope for a few breakout seasons.

Of CFN's best, a few might still become All-ACC players (Hilliman, maybe Alston, maybe Kavalec?). Hilliman will probably get plenty of carries and showed great potential last year. Alston is a playmaker in space. If BC can get him the ball in situations other than sweeps, he could also be elite. Kavalec will get plenty of chances to make plays on defense. He started strong last year before plateauing a bit. Let's hope he can make the jump.

A couple of guys showed moments of greatness in the past, but now face huge question marks due to injury (Williams and Adbesmad). I have a little more faith in Williams' return since his injury and recovery were fairly typical. I don't know what to expect from Adbesmad. Like Swigert, after so many setbacks, any production Addazio gets is a bonus.

The other guys -- Simmons, Willis, Wujciak, Daniels, and Moore -- are all likeable and productive players. Each will make a play or two over the course of the year that will win BC a game. BC has won for decades with guys like these. Yet on our best teams, I don't think any would have cracked the Top 10. This is where I feel like the downturn in talent/recruiting under Spaz finally shows itself. Spaz and his staff found plenty of "BC guys." But didn't find enough elite difference makers that you need to win a conference.

But the shallow preseason Top 10 doesn't mean that all hope is lost. I do believe in Addazio's young talent and think that plenty of recruits who didn't make the list will step up and have huge seasons.

Jackson signs new deal with Detroit

Congrats to Reggie Jackson on his reported $80 million deal with the Detroit Pistons. After he turned down a smaller extension with the Thunder, many questioned if he would ever get as good a deal elsewhere. Turning down the deal also led to the trade to Detroit and many wondering if Jackson was worth the money or the fuss. Fortunately for Reggie (and his fans), he played well in Detroit and is now part of the Pistons' plans going forward.

Your attention please, Independence Day-celebrating Wisconsinites. Still LOTS of alarming BS in that last minute add-on to the WI budget.

Wisconsin’s Governor has released yet another Orwellian decree. It asserts that despite the fact that a radical stripping of open records law was tucked into Thursday’s “motion 999″ that the changes were “never intended to inhibit transparent gov’t in any way“. That’s special. Let’s assume I can pretend that Scott Walker and associated Republican legislators more »

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Sunday, July 5, 2015

Atlanta Fourth of July food events 2015

This year, the Fourth of July calls for double the celebration. The national observance is Fri., July 3, which means a three-day weekend so you can get the celebration started a day early.…

LIST: Georgia’s top public companies and their highest paid execs

Atlanta Business Chronicle’s July 3, 2015, edition features lists of Georgia’s Top 50 Public Companies, 25 Highest-Paid Executives of Georgia Public Companies, Atlanta’s Top 10 Office Complexes, and Chambers and Economic Development Agencies. The five largest public companies remain unchanged from last year. The Home Depot Inc. ranks No. 1 with more than $83.1 billion in revenue, followed by United Parcel Service Inc., The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO), Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) and Aflac…