Conversation bullet points for starting a newspaper.com blog *or* What are the most important questions for a newsroom to consider when creating a new blog? As a journalist/editor, I have my own set of criteria for creating a new blog. But one of the hardest things for me to learn has been to put on [...]

Here are some things that have been sneaking out of my kitchen recently: ###Black bean tacos, with tomatillo salsa, cotija, feta & spinach Method: This is a variation on my cook-em-24-hours black beans recipe from the More Humans party, using canned instead of dried beans for expediency. Saute: onion, garlic, cumin, oregano, chili powder, add [...]

Hey kids … you know I don’t come close to veganism, and I certainly have mixed emotions about raising a kid who would never know the taste of bacon. Mmm, bacon. But hey, I give mad props to cool hippie moms who make their kids rocking vegan lunch box meals everyday. Check out Veganlunchbox.blogspot.com for [...]

I don’t like mayo, so I suppose I have no right to complain that my tuna sandwich was a little dry. My bacon was of the pre-cooked variety — but with a full dose of afternoon sun and some untimely Atlanta breeze, who’s complaining? ###Hand in Hand 752 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306-4513 [...]

###Food from the past: Alejandro’s teriyaki chicken bento box My miso soup Rebecca Ford’s Dragon Roll (we miss Rebecca!) and various other plates of sushi, once consumed at Nickiemoto’s with Dan and Katherine … ###Nickiemoto’s Midtown 990 Piedmont Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 253-2010 [map]

I had a lunch today that photographed better than it tasted … my favorite kind. To start, some bruschetta done right … piled high with (surprisingly non-sucky) tomatoes … the top of your mouth sings with the moisture, while the tongue gets zapped with tangy, garlic rubbed bread … My companion’s penne with meat sauce [...]

Village Pizza in Cabbagetown has finally gotten its liquor license … hooray! Who’s down for some Monday night, $4.50 pitchers? Or perhaps a look at a luscious lasagna? Or maybe just a peek at some salad? ###Want more? *that other* post about meatball subs Flickr pics ###Village Pizza Co. 186 Carroll St Se Atlanta, 30312 [...]

Dudes! The new creelo.com (ok, creativeloafing.com) has launched. That marks my .. count ‘em … second CMS transition within 6 months. For those not in the biz, that’s an incredible amount of work in an incredibly short amount of time. (Shoutout to the Desert.Net peeps for making it easy.) In a lot of ways, I’m [...]

###Main Entry: meet·ing fa·tigue ###Pronunciation: ‘mE-ti[ng] f&-’tEg ###Function: noun 1: an act or process of coming together to perform manual or menial work a) an assembly for a common purpose (as worship) for a period of time that exceeds the attention span of attendees b) a session of horse or dog racing that creates a [...]

My friend Max left his job last week. In many ways, we had the same journey. Both young reporters with varying levels of skills and arrogance, we went fresh from a fellowship at prestigious Poynter to jobs as reporters at the Weekly Planet, CL’s paper in Tampa. We picked up what we had, moved across [...]