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Cityscape

Pity the suburbanite and out-of-towner. Every morning, hundreds of thousands of people clog metro Atlanta interstates and land in Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and make their way into our city. They’re here for business and pleasure. Sometimes they’re just lost. They’ll work in Downtown, Midtown, and Buckhead skyscrapers, walk in Atlanta’s museums, and sometimes enjoy the city’s parks. And at the end of their workdays or trips, they leave.

Atlantans, however? We get to live here. We wake up and go to sleep in these communities. We not only shop in the stores, but also live next door to the people who own them. Intown traffic might be nuts, but at least we can hop on a bus or train and not wallow in gridlock. And when people knock our city, we defend her because we’ve put so much of ourselves into making it what it is and is becoming.

But making this wonderful city that we call home actually function takes a lot of work. Approximately 58,000 people keep the world’s busiest airport clean, safe, and welcoming to friends and family from far away. Employees at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights start waxing the floors at 7 a.m. in anticipation of tourists. The Piedmont Park Conservancy has a full-time staff that aerates lawns and picks up trash so the city’s most popular greenspace remains a jewel. Neighborhood associations slog through long meetings filled with discussions about zoning and sidewalks because, in the long run, those issues make the difference in an excellent community. (And some journalists spend long nights trying to cover the issues that affect neighborhoods.)

Atlantans work damn hard but they don’t always get the accolades and recognition. That’s why CL every year racks our brains to recognize the people, places, and things that make Atlanta the city we love. We know all about the city’s problems. Let’s take a moment and applaud those contributing to the bizarre, chaotic, and beautiful cityscape.

— Thomas Wheatley

Best place to ride your bike BOA Award Winner

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Best Playground BOA Award Winner

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Historic Fourth Ward Park

Best Public Pool BOA Award Winner

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Piedmont Park Aquatic Center

Best Public Skatepark BOA Award Winner

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Historic Fourth Ward Park

Best Public Tennis Court BOA Award Winner

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Bitsy Grant Tennis Center

Best Local Rabble-Rouser/Activist BOA Award Winner

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  1. SaveWRAS movement
savewras.com

Best Radio DJ/Personality BOA Award Winner

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Aly Young on 105.7

Best Radio Station BOA Award Winner

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WRAS 88.5
www2.gsu.edu/~www885

Best Rec League BOA Award Winner

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Atlanta Rollergirls: Rec League

Best Rock Station BOA Award Winner

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105.7 (WRDA-FM)

Best Street BOA Award Winner

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Edgewood Avenue

Best Street Character BOA Award Winner

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Baton Bob
batonbob.weebly.com

Best suburb BOA Award Winner

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Decatur

Best Talk Radio BOA Award Winner

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WABE-FM (90.1)

Best UnderRated Thing About Atlanta BOA Award Winner

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Atlanta Rollergirls

Best Urban/ Contemporary Station BOA Award Winner

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103.3 (WVEE-FM)
v103.cbslocal.com

Best Volunteer Program BOA Award Winner

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Park Pride

Best Walkable Neighborhood BOA Award Winner

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Virginia-Highland

Best place to ride your bike BOA Award Winner

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Best New Addition to the Cityscape BOA Award Winner

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National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Best New Thing About Atlanta BOA Award Winner

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National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Best Non-Commercial Radio Station BOA Award Winner

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WRAS 88.5
www2.gsu.edu/~www885

Best Tourist Trap BOA Award Winner

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Oakland Cemetery

Best OTP Park BOA Award Winner

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Sweetwater Creek State Park

Best Overall Neighborhood BOA Award Winner

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Best OverRated Thing About Atlanta BOA Award Winner

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The Varsity (7 ATL Locations)

Best Local Sports Team BOA Award Winner

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Terminus Legion

Best College BOA Award Winner

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Georgia State University AND Georgia Institute of Technology

Best Person You Hate to Love BOA Award Winner

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NeNe Leakes

Best Person You Love to Hate BOA Award Winner

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Mark Becker, President of GSU
president.gsu.edu

Best Picnic Spot BOA Award Winner

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Piedmont Park

Best Spot to Commune with Nature/Best Park BOA Award Winner

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Westview Cemetery Inc.

Best Spot to Commune with Nature/Best Park BOA Award Winner

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Constitution Lake Park

Best Volunteer Program BOA Award Winner

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The Homestead Atlanta

Best Place to People Watch BOA Award Winner

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Little Five Points

Best Place to People Watch BOA Award Winner

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Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

Best place to ride your bike BOA Award Winner

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Lionel Hampton and Southwest Connector Trails

Best place to ride your bike BOA Award Winner

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Best Playground BOA Award Winner

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Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
Historic Fourth Ward Park

Best Public Pool BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
Piedmont Park Aquatic Center

Best Public Skatepark BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
Historic Fourth Ward Park

Best Public Tennis Court BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
Bitsy Grant Tennis Center

Best Local Rabble-Rouser/Activist BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
  1. SaveWRAS movement
savewras.com

Best Radio DJ/Personality BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
Aly Young on 105.7

Best Radio Station BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
WRAS 88.5
www2.gsu.edu/~www885

Best New Addition to the Cityscape BOA Award Winner

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Boulevard Tunnel Initiative
Boulevard Tunnel used to be a place most pedestrians avoided. The dark and creepy underpass that connects Old Fourth Ward and Cabbagetown had broken lighting, busted roads, and lifeless walls. The conditions dramatically improved in spring 2014. The BOULEVARD TUNNEL INITIATIVE, a local nonprofit thatmore...
Boulevard Tunnel used to be a place most pedestrians avoided. The dark and creepy underpass that connects Old Fourth Ward and Cabbagetown had broken lighting, busted roads, and lifeless walls. The conditions dramatically improved in spring 2014. The BOULEVARD TUNNEL INITIATIVE, a local nonprofit that has been working for years to spruce up the underpass, partnered with Living Walls to breathe life into the walkway. BTI and LW members cleaned up the tunnel once filled with trash and poop. New York-based muralist MOMO and a mighty army of volunteers brightened up the tunnel with a rainbow-colored mural. The beautification project has managed to make a ho-hum tunnel into something beautiful, made the area safer, and brought together different neighborhoods. Take that, concrete jungle! boulevardtunnelinitiative.wordpress.com. less...

Best Rec League BOA Award Winner

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Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Critics Pick
Atlanta Silverbacks Park’s Seven versus Seven League

Best Rec League BOA Award Winner

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Atlanta Rollergirls: Rec League

Best Rock Station BOA Award Winner

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105.7 (WRDA-FM)

Best Startup/Incubator BOA Award Winner

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Safichoo Toilet

Best Street BOA Award Winner

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Edgewood Avenue

Best Street Character BOA Award Winner

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Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
Baton Bob
batonbob.weebly.com

Best Local Rabble-Rouser/Activist BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Critics Pick
  1. SaveWRAS

Best suburb BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
Decatur

Best Talk Radio BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
WABE-FM (90.1)

Best transit advancement BOA Award Winner

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Clayton County’s Push To Join MARTA

Best Advocate for the Environment BOA Award Winner

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Sally Bethea

Best UnderRated Thing About Atlanta BOA Award Winner

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Atlanta Rollergirls

Best Urban/ Contemporary Station BOA Award Winner

Year » 2014
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103.3 (WVEE-FM)
v103.cbslocal.com

Best Volunteer Program BOA Award Winner

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Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Cityscape » Readers Pick
Park Pride

Best Walkable Neighborhood BOA Award Winner

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Virginia-Highland

Best Local T-Shirt Maker BOA Award Winner

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Fuck Cobb County

Best place to ride your bike BOA Award Winner

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Best Convention BOA Award Winner

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Dragon Con
Atlanta. 1987. A small group of sci-fi fans joined forces to create what has become arguably the supreme gathering of geeks and nerds in the world. All kneel before Dragon Con. Every Labor Day weekend, Jedis, Dr. Whos, and Klingons descend upon Downtown and, after taking over the city’s most iconicmore...
Atlanta. 1987. A small group of sci-fi fans joined forces to create what has become arguably the supreme gathering of geeks and nerds in the world. All kneel before Dragon Con. Every Labor Day weekend, Jedis, Dr. Whos, and Klingons descend upon Downtown and, after taking over the city’s most iconic street with a parade rivaled only by Pride, party in hotels. When not showing off costumes, attendees sit in panel discussions about filking, participate in live-action role-playing, and pack Q&As with the cast of”Mystery Science Theater 3000” and other popular series. If you’re able to squeeze yourself into one of the host hotels to party alongside them, you have a wonderful night ahead of you. Thank you for being a geeky friend that enlivens our city and pumps millions of dollars into our local economy, Dragon Con. less...
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