Posts by Mike Jordan
SKIN IN THE GAME: An Atlanta Dermatologist Weighs In on Hawks Fans Heckling Kevin Durant’s Dry Skin Last Week
Kevin Durant was heckled at the free throw line while playing the Atlanta Hawks this past Friday at the State Farm Arena, according to Twitter. The chant coming from the…
Read MoreHere’s What Butter Learned About Delta-8 THC (While Consuming Delta-8 THC)
Eight years ago, Keisha Lance Bottoms told a crowd at a mayoral candidate forum she wasn’t in favor of decriminalizing marijuana in Atlanta. Today, cannabis (/marijuana/weed/gas/Keisha) in Atlanta is a…
Read MoreWelcome to New Atlanta: Butter’s Takeaways From Yesterday’s Runoff Elections
Atlanta has a mayor named Andre. Mayor-elect Dickens will be ATL’s 61st chief executive officer, and comes to the job at a time when the city is certainly facing a…
Read MoreKiller Mike talks to Butter.ATL about his new TV show, “Love & Respect with Killer Mike”
Killer Mike is known to the world as a Run The Jewels rapper, but Michael Render is equally known and respected in his hometown, Atlanta, for being an ever-present advocate…
Read MoreATL-based Goodr Teams with Gunna to Put a Free Grocery and Clothing Store in Atlanta’s McNair Middle School
Jasmine Crowe, CEO and founder of Atlanta-based Goodr, is as cool as a cucumber when I ask her on a cloudy Friday morning how she’s doing. After all, it’s a…
Read MoreYes, Ludacris Just Dropped a Song Called “Butter.ATL” and it’s a Banger
If you thought Butter couldn’t get more ATL, think again. At midnight on Friday the 13th of August, Ludacris dropped an absolute banger of a song. The name of that…
Read MoreKanye West and the Art of Mass Hypnosis
There’s a spotlight on an empty bed in the middle of the floor, surrounded by a circular fence lined with black boxes, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium at 10:09 p.m. EST, on…
Read MoreButter.ATL Talks to A’Ziah “Zola” King About Making Her Movie, Why Sex Workers Deserve a Voice, and Why She Keeps Coming Back to Atlanta
Your timeline is probably bubbling with news about the movie Zola, which hits theaters today. The film, produced by buzzy Hollywood production company A24, is a visual representation of a…
Read MoreThis Summer You Can Rent The Dungeon, Where OutKast & Goodie Mob Made Southern Hip-Hop History, as an Airbnb
Airbnb shared news today that the southside Atlanta home whose basement became the famous Organized Noize Productions studio known as “The Dungeon” to fans of OutKast and Goodie Mob, is…
Read MoreMeet The Bando: A Controversial Atlanta Restaurant Selling “Crack Wings” For a Noble Cause
The Bando is not hard to find. Take the Martin Luther King exit on 285 southbound, and drive eastward, back toward downtown Atlanta. You’ll pass the C.T. Martin Natatorium on…
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