Atlanta, Georgia

What are the locations you know of around the city that have Skirt! Magazine?

I'm looking for a place that has a good collection of jigsaw puzzles. 500+ pieces. Places like Target, Wal-Mart and Michael's haven't had much of a selection. Alternately,  does anyone have any they would like to get rid of?

I'm looking at a new countertop that both Lowes and Home Depot carry. Does anyone have any good or bad things to say about their counter installations to sway one store over the other? They're about the same cost per square foot.

I'm moving into an apartment in the next week or so. I'll be relying on my cell and won't be needing a phone line. What recommendations do you guys have for cable internet service providers?

I'm reading incredibly mixed things about Comcast, and my coworkers have universally panned them...I've used Bellsouth/AT&T for DSL before with few problems, but they don't offer any internet services that don't require a phone line, right?

(I'll probably end up setting up cable TV, too, but I don't "need" that as much as I "need" internet access, but I'll probably start going through Discovery Channel withdrawal before long...any comments/suggestions on combo deals would be awesome, too.)

Thanks!

Every 2nd Wednesday of the month, PALS (Pets Are Loving Support) Bingo happens at the:

KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS HALL
2620 Buford Hwy NE
Atlanta, GA  

Hosted every month by Bubba D. Liscous and Alexandria Martin!

This month's theme is "MARDI GRAS"...
so bring your beads and $20.00 down to Buford Hwy tonite!

(Near Chapparel restaurant and next door to Green's Liquor Store, where Buford Hwy intersects with Cheshire Bridge, Lenox Rd., and Sidney Marcus Blvd)

We have a bar too if you're interested in having a cocktail or two while they Pull Some Balls!

First ball is pulled around 7:45, so get there early to make sure you get a seat! (and a Parking Space!)

Flurries on Georgia State campus!!

Just got this email from Central Atlanta Progress, which among other things runs this handy web page on Downtown Traffic Advisories.

Williams Street – Full Street Closure

When: Thursday, February 14th at 7 p.m. through Tuesday, February 19th at 4 p.m.

( More details under the cut )

Hopefully this saves somebody some hassle. With any downtown street closing, there's always the "Now what?" factor, since a lot of alternative routes aren't alternatives, they're one-ways. (Not that I drive, but that's what I hear.)

Does anyone have a suggestion for cheap (or better yet, free) mental health care in the Atlanta area?
Phone numbers or websites are greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Two Cobb County police officers (my husband and another officer, who have over 20 years of martial arts training between them) are going to be teaching a women's personal safety seminar on March 1st, from 9:30-5:30. The cost is $65 and includes a light breakfast and catered lunch.

This is a spin-off of a self-defense course that my husband has been teaching for the last 8 years (Fightback!) and includes everything from identifying and avoiding dangerous situations, learning to listen to that "gut feeling" that says something is wrong, laws regarding stalking and domestic violence in Georgia, statistics on crimes against women, identifying abusive behaviors (or behaviors that could escalate into abuse), and, of course, a broad range of techniques to disengage from and escape an attacker (whether it be a strange on the street or someone you've known for years).


( Women's Personal Safety Training flyer )