Thomas Wheatley
An Atlanta native who spent nearly 12 lost years in the suburban wilderness, Thomas is an award-winning staff writer who covers transportation, the environment, urban development and state and local politics. A graduate of the University of Georgia and former New Yorker, he enjoys crossword puzzles and C-SPAN. He has an intense fear of spiders, clowns and old black-and-white movies in which men court women. Prior to joining CL, he was a staff writer at a weekly newspaper in north Fulton County and Flagpole, Athens, Ga.’s, altweekly. He is not this Thomas Wheatley.

Thomas' must-read articles include: Tap water wears a bow tie when it’s put in a bottle and sold, Sober, Beltline a TAD off track but not derailed, and The 19th Annual Golden Sleaze Awards.

On the web:

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Awards:

2004: Hearst Journalism Awards (third place, profile writing) for “Victory Upon Arrival”