Top 10 Local Playgrounds

The warm weather FINALLY seems like it’s here to stay, so what better time to discuss Atlanta’s best playgrounds! These are 10 of my favorites! I hope you check them out and let me know what your favorites are! Roswell Spraygrounds – www.roswell.gov These two splash parks are the best “water” playgrounds around town! My […]

Addazio doesn't like 7 on 7s

As football becomes a year round sport, 7 on 7 camps and drills are the go to set up for many offseasons. One football guy close to our hearts doesn't think too much of the trend. Last week in an interview with a Tennessee radio station Addazio talked about a variety of BC-related issues and eventually gets to the 7 on 7s. This is what he said:

"You don’t know how people really perform until you put them in those pressure situations, so I equate it to 7 on 7. To me, the 7 on 7 drill in football is kind of a joke. The quarterbacks are throwing, there is no threat of being sacked, or being hit, and there’s really not a heavy contact threat in the back end.”

His argument makes sense. 7 on 7s improve timing or passing routes, but tell you little.

Is it any wonder that Addazio feels so much is missing from 7 on 7s? He's made his living with good line play and running the ball. Both aspects are neutered in passing drills.

Once again, Addazio is a good interview and I like his honesty on the hot topics in college football.

Atlanta United FC officially unveils logo, name (SLIDESHOW)

It’s official -- Atlanta MLS is now Atlanta United FC. The club unveiled the new logo, along with the team’s official colors, to the club'sFounding Members and invited guests at the Founder’s Club celebration on July 7 at SOHO Lounge. Click the photo to view a slideshow of the new logo. At the event, team owner Arthur Blank said the team will have three goals: have a winning team in the first season, create a great game day experience and to give back to community. Blank added the new logo…

Fitz says Walker was involved in attempted ax of open records law

I’ll keep this brief. Here’s the headline: Scott Fitzgerald: Scott Walker’s office was involved with open records changes The most important thing to take away is that Fitz and the boys will make another effort to cut you and the world off from legislative records: “I think it’s something that there are many different entities more »

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Jet’s Pizza

Until recently I’d never tried Jet’s Pizza, a small chain out of Michigan with some locations around Atlanta. I’d never even heard of them until my brother told me about them, as there is one near his home in Smyrna. They have all kinds of pizza, but the square cut Detroit style is what we’re here to discuss. Specifically, the eight corner pizza with Turbo crust.

Eight corner means they split the pie into two halves so the edges are crispy on every piece. It’s the super greasy style bread that basically fries up in the pan, with the cheese seeping off the edge and getting crunchy and delicious, sort of frico style. The pizza is cooked hard and the pepperonis present excellent cuppage, almost burnt in a perfect way.

I won’t go on and on in detail, but it’s a glorious gut bomb, wrong in all the right ways – she’s a pie that’s fun to ride, but you wouldn’t want your CSA friends to see you on her.

Also, the driver texted me the photo at the bottom here when my pizza was en route. This guy is a marketing genius. Seriously – what a small thing to do to make your business and pizza stand out.

UPS testing electric tricycle delivery bike in Switerzerland

United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) has traded in four wheels for three in on European metropolis as it tests a new electrically supported cargo bike. In Basel, Switerzerland, the Atlanta-based package shipping giant is experimenting with a battery-supported tricycle that can carry loads weighing up to 331 pounds. UPS wants investigate the economic and ecological viability of the alternative mode of transportation for city-center delivery over a period of four weeks. “By using cargo bikes…

Atlanta food events: July 6-12

Wine dinner? Beer tasting?…

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