By Stephanie Toone, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta has been lauded for its diverse burger scene and its top-notch, finger-licking barbecue, and now we’ve got bragging rights for an international cuisine that originates a long way from the South. »RELATED: Celebrate International Sushi Day with 2-for-1 sushi in Midtown Culture website Thrillist released its top 31 sushi restaurants in America list in November, and, wouldn’t you know it, a Buckhead hot spot AJC dining editors once referred to as “glamour sushi” has served up just enough mystique to appease the selective appetite of Thrillist editors.Tomo, located on Peachtree Road in Buckhead, offers L.A.-style sushi in a mesmerizing atmosphere. Master chef and owner Tomo Naito, born in Osaka, Japan, opened the Japanese eatery in 2011 with one basic concept: “to do contemporary Japanese food with the absolute finest hand picked ingredients from all over the … [Read more...] about Thrillist has crowned this Atlanta sushi spot as one of the best in America
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What are America’s richest towns? New study lists the top 30
Evan Comen 24/7 Wall Street Published 12:27 p.m. UTC Jun 18, 2018 The typical American household earned $55,322 in 2016, roughly $4,000 higher than 2009’s median income of $51,425. In a number of small towns throughout the country, more than half of households earn more than three times the national median. And incomes in these towns are growing faster than they are nationwide. To determine America’s richest towns, 24/7 Wall Street reviewed household income data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey in every American town with a population between 1,000 and 25,000. For comparison purposes, boroughs, census-designated places, cities, towns, and villages were all considered. The recovery from the Great Recession has largely benefitted the wealthiest households the most. While the share of aggregate income earned by the poorest 80% of households fell from 49.9% in 2010 to 48.6% in 2016, the share of income earned by the wealthiest fifth of … [Read more...] about What are America’s richest towns? New study lists the top 30
Opinion: Higher Education in America Finds Itself on a Slippery Slope
A decade ago I chaired a committee that was established on a bipartisan basis by members of the House and Senate to assess America’s future economic competitiveness. The committee’s 20 members included CEOs of Fortune 100 companies, former presidential appointees, presidents of major public and private universities and three Nobel laureates. Upon completion of our work, two of our members joined the then-president’s Cabinet, one as secretary of Energy and the other as secretary of Defense. The document we produced, which became known as the “Gathering Storm Report,” concluded that the top two priorities for America to remain competitive in the global marketplace were to strengthen education and to double our investment in basic research. So what has happened in the decade since our study? Our recommendations have been followed quite faithfully … but by America’s principal economic competitors. China, for example, increased its investment in … [Read more...] about Opinion: Higher Education in America Finds Itself on a Slippery Slope
An Exhaustive Analysis of Harper Lee’s Enduring Legacy in America
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Book Review Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Supported by Nonfiction ByRoxane Gay June 18, 2018 WHY ‘TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD’ MATTERS What Harper Lee’s Book and the Iconic American Film Mean to Us Today “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a book for which a great many people harbor reverence and nostalgia. I am not one of those people. Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, the narrator of Harper Lee’s coming-of-age novel set in the Depression-era South, tells the story of how her lawyer father, Atticus, defended Tom Robinson, a black man who has been falsely accused of raping a white woman in the fictional Alabama town of Maycomb. By the end of the novel, Robinson has been murdered while trying to escape prison. Scout has lost her innocence; for the first time, she truly understands the racial dynamics of her environment. I don’t find … [Read more...] about An Exhaustive Analysis of Harper Lee’s Enduring Legacy in America
Trump supporter disrupts De Niro’s musical with ‘Keep America Great’ flag
close Video Robert De Niro drops F-bombs at Tony awards. Actor Robert De Niro drops F-bombs at President Trump during the Tony awards. A Trump supporter tried disrupting a performance of the Robert De Niro directed musical “A Bronx Tale” on Saturday — standing up during the curtain call and displaying a “Keep America Great!” flag towards the audience. “The times we live in,” tweeted audience member Joe Del Vicario, along with a pic showing the Broadway protest. “At the end of [the performance], a man turned around and faced the audience to show us how big of a pair he has,” Del Vicario explained. “He was escorted shortly after.” A @realDonaldTrump supporter tried disrupting a performance of the Robert De Niro directed musical “A Bronx Tale” on Saturday — standing up during the curtain call and displaying a “Keep America Great!” flag towards the … [Read more...] about Trump supporter disrupts De Niro’s musical with ‘Keep America Great’ flag