Atlanta Club: ATLANTA BRAVES
Chipper Jones' double in the fourth Tuesday was his 40th this year, an Atlanta club record. He beat Terry Pendleton's 39 in 1992. . . . Rookie RHP Kevin Millwood gave up three hits and one earned run in six innings Tuesday in his best outing of the season. . . . LHP Denny Neagle will miss his scheduled start today because of lingering soreness in his non-pitching shoulder. An MRI on Monday discovered a small tear in Neagle's right rotator cuff, making it...
Atlanta Club: KNICKS EMBROILED IN SCANDAL
The NBA wants more information before responding to a report that strippers from an Atlanta club offered sex to New York Knicks players in 1997 at Charleston, S.C.The report Friday in the New York Daily News quoted federal sources close to an investigation that resulted in an indictment of 16 people in Atlanta. The charges included prostitution, racketeering, money-laundering, loan-sharking and credit-card fraud. ``We're in touch with the appropriate authorities and monitoring...
Atlanta Club: Lights out for Thrashers
Tampa Bay wins 5-2 over an Atlanta club that tormented the Lightning last season. Cigars have gone out of style for Lightning coach Steve Ludzik. Once they became fashionable, he said, they kind of lost their cache.But after Tampa Bay dominated the Thrashers 5-2 Sunday night for the season's first victory in front of an announced 12,373 at the Ice Palace, Ludzik couldn't resist."It's a relief," he said, clearly enjoying every...
Atlanta Club: SUNDAY DRIVE
Country club living shows no signs of slowing down
Lifestyle more than golf or nice homes
If you build it, they will come." That line referred to a baseball diamond in the movie "Field of Dreams." In Atlanta, it could just as easily refer to golf/country club communities. From Laurel Springs in Forsyth County to Eagle's Landing in Henry, from Brookstone in Cobb to Sugarloaf in Gwinnett, the communities have been sprouting up all over Atlanta for 30 years. The trend shows no signs of a slowdown. As baby boomers age, golf is growing...
Atlanta Club: Two groups make The Big Bow
It must be debutante inflation. On Dec. 1, 1911, four Atlanta belles made their debut at the Piedmont Driving Club, becoming the very first Atlanta Debutante Club. On Nov. 28, the club presented 60 of Atlanta's young ladies there on the 75th anniversary of the club, one of the oldest in the United States. The Chattahoochee Cotillion Club may not be as nearly as old as the Atlanta club, but it's on its way to establishing its own traditions: The 15 young ladies are...