a new sticker and some news
I like to joke—and it's only really sort of a joke—that I don't know what How I'd Fix Atlanta is anymore. It's essays, of course. But it's turned into a lot of other things over the years as
let's do some good this week
To paraphrase a buddy I was texting with yesterday, the vibes out there are total dogshit. It's bad, and there's so little we can control. But there's always someone doing some good that you can help with, and that's what this email
How Kyle Stapleton Would Fix Atlanta
Good morning. Happy Thursday. A few quick programming notes: 1. How I’d Fix Atlanta was recently featured on Rose Scott’s legendary WABE show, Closer Look! What an honor. 2. We're no longer on Twitter! Our publisher/social director/Chief Doofus Officer is now focusing his efforts
A Very Special 0% Off Cyber Monday Sale
It's the most wonderful time of the year, folks. That's right, Cyber Monday. To celebrate, How I'd Fix Atlanta is having a very special sale for one day only. It's the perfect gift for the Atlanta lovers on your list and also
How Susi Durán Would Fix Atlanta
How I'd Fix Atlanta — Establish A Public Banking Option Susi Durán The City of Atlanta has the highest income inequality in the country, an affordable housing crisis, rail that only goes in four directions, a single level-one trauma center, and neighborhood-segregating highways that cause traffic and accidents. That&
How Hannah Palmer Would Fix Atlanta
How I’d Fix Atlanta — Public Toilets Everywhere Hannah Palmer Shopping at Target makes me poop. Kroger, too. All kinds of retail establishments have this effect on me, from Richard’s Variety Store, where you have to ring a large, humiliating bell to request access to the toilet, to thrift
a quick fundraiser update
Good morning. We're 48 hours into our fundraiser with Undue Medical Debt and so far we've raised $7,554. Not bad! But we've got a ways to go. "well then, austie, how can i help?" Great question. There are lots of ways
let's abolish some medical debt
I tell people I don't really know what How I'd Fix Atlanta is anymore, and it's kind of a joke, but it's also kind of true. It started out as a list of writers on my laptop. Then it turned into a
How Matthew Shaer Would Fix Atlanta
How I’d Fix Atlanta — Make the Roads Safer For All Of Us Matthew Shaer I grew up in the suburbs of Boston, where “Masshole” is a term of endearment and aggressive driving is a point of regional pride. By the time I moved to Georgia, almost a decade ago,
How Rachael Maddux Would Fix Atlanta
How I’d Fix Atlanta — Make Peace With Our Trees Rachael Maddux For the nine years my family lived in Kirkwood, I had a nemesis. She stood outside our house watching everything we did. She saw our lights come on in the morning and go off at night; she saw
you're invited to The How I'd Fix Atlanta Hang At Piedmont Park
Oh, hello. We're doing a thing! And I hope you'll come hang with us. Here are the details: Where: Piedmont Park's Magnolia Hall When: Thursday, Aug. 29 at 7pm (that's three weeks from today) What: The How I'd Fix Atlanta
How Rachel Garbus Would Fix Atlanta
How I’d Fix Atlanta — Start Funding Our Art—And Artists—Properly Rachel Garbus “New York has closed itself off to the young and struggling,” NYC artist and punk icon Patti Smith told a crowd of young creatives in 2010. “But there’s always other cities.” It was a message