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Building a Better You: Getting Fit—Physically and Mentally

Building a Better You: Getting Fit—Physically and Mentally

Sam Gabel January 7, 2013 0

The start of every new day signals an opportunity for us to wake up fresh and meet our objectives head-on. At the start of a new year, though, we’re presented with a new challenge

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The Pet Set: Professionals in the “Art” of Animal Grooming

The Pet Set: Professionals in the “Art” of Animal Grooming

Sam Gabel December 25, 2012 0

For those who have pets, you understand the unbreakable bond that you share with them. So naturally, you want to make sure they are taken care of the best you can provide. That is

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Sisters Team with Smirnoff and Blake’s for Charity Speed-Dating

Sisters Team with Smirnoff and Blake’s for Charity Speed-Dating

Sam Gabel December 19, 2012 0

No matter how separated that we may sometimes find ourselves in the gay community, whatever clique others may label us, we all know what and where Blake’s on the Park is. I guess you

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Goodrowe I Hobby: External expressions of internal identity

Goodrowe I Hobby: External expressions of internal identity

Sam Gabel December 10, 2012 0

The corner of 10th and Piedmont held an iconic identity for over a decade as the home of Outwrite. It served not only as a bookstore and coffeehouse but a meeting ground for all-

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Welcome to John Waters’ One-Man Dreamland: A John Waters’ Christmas

Welcome to John Waters’ One-Man Dreamland: A John Waters’ Christmas

Sam Gabel December 4, 2012 0

Even though John Waters is just one man, he may be the one individual that it is just impossible to not form that unspoken, preset judgment in our heads when we first initially meet

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Meet Mama Pam: Honest, straight advice

Meet Mama Pam: Honest, straight advice

Sam Gabel November 27, 2012 0

When David Atlanta Magazine asked me to write an article to introduce a new figure to the community, Pam Ahern, it held a sentimental value for me as Pam clearly exhibited true qualities of

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Lost N Found: Our Choice in I or We

Lost N Found: Our Choice in I or We

Sam Gabel November 5, 2012 3

Sometimes, it’s the mentally ill, the socially useless individuals, the “whatever” label we place on people to deem them those figures not relevant enough to catch our attention. And perhaps there are no such

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Community Spotlight: MISTER

Community Spotlight: MISTER

Sam Gabel October 16, 2012 0

MISTER originated as Midtown’s testing site for HIV three years ago. A department of Positive Impact, MISTER is actually a community outreach center unlike any others Atlanta has to offer. In addition to HIV

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Chi Chi LaRue: The “Uncut” Director’s Look Inside Today’s Porn Industry

Chi Chi LaRue: The “Uncut” Director’s Look Inside Today’s Porn Industry

Sam Gabel October 8, 2012 0

Who would have ever suspected that a small town boy from Minnesota would end up rising to the very top of the porn industry food chain? And that I would be the one interviewing

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Lady Bunny is Hopping Back into Atlanta for Pride 2012

Lady Bunny is Hopping Back into Atlanta for Pride 2012

Sam Gabel October 8, 2012 0

Perhaps some of you remember those nights at Backstreet when you went for a different reason than the unspoken, drunken unknowing we all remember. Do you ever reminisce going upstairs and laughing your ass

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