If you have a green thumb, or just want to have fun outdoors, this plant-oriented Atlanta event may be good for you. Spring has sprung in Atlanta, and plant lovers across the city are gearing up
https://youtu.be/cldrtPmZpg0 Is one-third of TLC a Trumper? That's what fans what to know. Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, the Stone Mountain-raised singer best known as one-third of the
Atlanta's own Tyler Perry is once again picking people for actor and extras roles for his Netflix and BET+ productions filmed at his Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. If you want to appear on
Atlanta is a vibrant city packed with history, culture, nature, and community spirit — and you don't need to spend a fortune to experience it. In 2026, the city continues to shine with over 40
Although many restrictions have been lifted related to the coronavirus pandemic, many Atlanta restaurants are still serving takeout. Here are the best to-go specials in Atlanta.
Here Are The Best To-Go Specials In Atlanta
These Atlanta restaurants are doing takeout via curbside pickup, Grubhub, UberEats, Postmates, DoorDash and Seamless.
5Church Atlanta
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1197 Peachtree St NE #528, Atlanta, GA 30361 | (404) 400-3669
1170 Howel Mill rd Suite P10b, Atlanta, GA 30318 | (404) 968-9437
Aziza opened in Atlanta in late July 2019.The eatery is in the West Midtown corridor of Westside Provisions District.
The eatery is the second concept from Oliva Restaurants, which brought us the award-winning Italian market and wine bar Bellina Alimentari in Ponce City Market.
2425 Piedmont Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 | (404) 574-8552
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Boiler Seafood & Crab Boil restaurant opened in December 2019 after some delays. The Buckhead restaurant is located in the Lindbergh area near the MARTA Station.
Boiler Seafood offers a Louisiana-style menu with all your Cajun favorites, such as boiled crab and crawfish and seafood.
699 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308 | (404) 881-1511
Here’s what one reviewer says about Chin Chin 2: “The menu and service were beyond our expectations. We really loved the environment of this place. Superb place to take the family out for dinner.”
Doc Chey’s Noodle House
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1424 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30306 | (404) 888-0777
Here’s what one reviewer says about Doc Chey’s Noodle House: “Very clean and welcoming place. They offer big portions and for economical rates. I loved the menu very much and the staff were very personal and chatty. Recommended.”
Carson Kitchen
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4 S Main St, Alpharetta, GA 30009 | (770) 696-1752
Carson Kitchen opens Feb. 13, 2020 in Alpharetta City Center. The new restaurant concept comes to Georgia thanks to Woodstock-born chef/restaurateur Cory Harwell, partner in the Simon Hospitality Group. Read more.
Clues and Cocktails
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314 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30303 | (404) 390-3285
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Clues and Cocktails opened in the middle of 2019 in the Sweet Auburn district of Atlanta, Clues and Cocktails is a bar and restaurant themed around an escape room and housed on the first floor of Room Escape at 314 Auburn Avenue NE.
Coalition Food & Beverage
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50 Canton St Suite 108, Alpharetta, GA 30009 | (470) 839-6725
Crab cakes @ Coalition Food & Beverage.
Coalition Food and Beverage is spread across 3,331-square-feet of space and seats approximately 150 diners, including a bar, outdoor dining and private dining.
While not as stiff and contemporary-looking as many of the restaurants you’d see in Midtown, Coalition strives for a more urban aesthetic and community feel.
DBA Barbecue
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1190 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30306 | (404) 249-5000
155 Sycamore St, Decatur, GA 30030 | (404) 748-4617
The Deer and The Dove opened for business in June 2019 on the Decatur Square. Its sister restaurant, B-Side, is a cool spot to have a drink well.See the details.
3872 Roswell Rd NE Unit 18 B, Atlanta, GA 30342 | (404) 855-2240
Brack’s Kitchen offers fresh, locally sourced ingredients on the healthy side of things. The Roswell eatery offers takeout and delivery (Ubereats, DoorDash, etc.) of its delicious food options.
437 Memorial Drive S.E. Atlanta, GA 30312 | 404-523-6664
685 11th Street Atlanta, GA 30318 | 404-810-0040
Six Feet Under is serving takeout as well as socially distant seating for dien-in customers.
Due to limited seating capacity, the Atlanta restaurant is not taking call aheads at this time. Please see the host upon arrival to be placed on the waiting list.
Table & Main is a classic Southern tavern that is offering curbside takeout from its sister restaurant, Osteria Mattone. Delivery is available through DoorDash.
If you’re a fan of Red Lobster, the restaurant chain offers Family Meal Deals that can easily be ordered To Go, for curbside pickup, where available, or free touchless delivery from RedLobster.com.
Starting at just $7 per person, guests can choose from a dozen or more different options* – like Shrimp Scampi, Salmon, Shrimp or Crab Linguini Alfredo and Parrot Isle Jumbo Coconut Shrimp. Each selection comes with eight Cheddar Bay Biscuits, along with a choice of two Family-Size sides**, like Rice, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans or Sea-Salted French Fries.
Final Word
At this point, Atlanta cuisine has become indispensable to the South. The largest city in Georgia’s food festivals and culinary events set the tone for the entire Southeast.
Only in Atlanta can the casual observer find specialty food shops, off-the-beaten-path restaurants, farmers’ markets and farm stands all at an affordable price point.
But Atlanta also has trendy restaurants, pop-ups and time-tested landmarks that continue to draw big crowds.
Metro Atlanta’s food and drink scene continues to grow with no stops on the horizon. Ready to try something new?
Porsha Williams, the Atlanta entrepreneur and mother, who came to fame on Bravo’s Real Housewives of Atlanta, says she reached a breaking point not long ago that she’s just now able to talk about.
When she burst onto the reality TV scene in 2012, Williams said she didn’t know that with the spotlight came a lot of scrutiny and judgment. A high-profile divorce and many on-set fights put her in a light she sometimes didn’t want to be in. Then she suffered a miscarriage.
“With the platform of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, you really don’t understand the magnitude of what you’re a part of. Everything I say matters. There are a lot of people listening, a lot of young girls and a lot of women,” she was quoted as saying in Forbes. “And once the realization came to me about the power I had, I decided to start speaking about fibroids. And speaking about suffering with fibroids over the years, I couldn’t not talk about the miscarriage because the fibroids caused my miscarriage.”
Williams, whose grandfather is the late Hosea Williams, a prominent civil rights activist who marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and paved a courageous and illustrious reputation as a freedom fighter in his own right, says she has learned through the years to value who she is.
Mental health has become a hot-button topic in recent years. Even the White House has moved to come up with a strategy to combat behaviorial issues that affect us all. Porsha says she’s learned to concentrate on herself.
“Whenever I wake up in the morning and feel those lows, I immediately prioritize Porsha,” she told the publication.
“I bet you thought I was going to say my daughter, but I prioritize myself. I will stop my morning, I don’t care what else is going on. I take it as a health emergency and I will stay in the bed, I will go in the bathtub, I will cry it out. I prioritize myself, because when I can be the best that I can be, then I can be that person for someone else. I can be the best mommy to Pilar. I don’t feel like it’s selfish at all to prioritize my mental health above everything. This is how I’ve pulled myself through depression through the years.”
Now a successful businesswoman, Williams has poured herself into entrepreneurship, launching several businesses.
Don’t miss her new book coming on November, 30 2022 The Pursuit of Porsha.
It’s not easy to clean up a home. There are so many things that need to be wiped down, disinfected or downright washed. The good news is that with a little effort, you can do it.
This article will provide some house-cleaning tips that you can use to stay focused on getting your residence up to par.
1. Make Your Bed Every Day
You may not think much of making your bed, but it’s the #1 indicator of whether a person is tidy or not. Think about it, if you don’t clean your most private quarters, can you be expected to have neat surroundings outside of that?
Another reason to make up your bed every day is that it gives you a sense of accomplishment regardless of whatever else you do that day.
Also, making up your bed is a great self-esteem builder, even when you live alone.
2. Wipe Down The Ceiling Fan Blades
One of the most overlooked areas of the living room (or any room) is the ceiling fan. The blades typically collect dust after about three months of use.
If you have a home where you leave the front or back door open more often, your ceiling fan may get dusty around five weeks at a time.
Get yourself a microfiber towel and wipe down your ceiling fan blades about every month to keep them clean.
3. Use A Bleach Pen To Clean Grout
The bathroom is oftentimes one of the most dirty areas of the home. Not only does the tub need constant attention, but after a while you’ll notice that your bathroom tiles will stain due to soap scum.
The way to tackle the dirt on your bathroom tiles and especially along the grout lines is to use a bleach pen.
4. Stock Up On Furnace Filters
Your air conditioner may work fine now, but if you don’t regularly change the filters, it won’t forever.
You should change your AC filters every three months for optimum performance, although it won’t kill you if you do it every six months.
To save time and money, why not buy several air filters at one time? Remember, you’ll always need them.
5. Use Baking Soda For Tough Stains
If you find that our name-brand cleaners aren’t doing the job, try baking soda.
Not only is baking soda a key ingredient in many cleaners today, it’s sort of a secret weapon when it comes to getting entrenched stains out of different types of fabrics.
Final Words
The key to having a clean home is to not put off what you can do today for tomorrow. Small tasks can turn into mountains if you continue to delay.
Tackle the smaller tasks first, then graduate to the larger items on your list. If you keep at it, the job will be done in no time.
If you clean better with music, put on some headphones and get lost in tidying up your home.
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The eatery has been so popular upon opening the doors, that Yandy had to post on social media that they had run out of food! Now that’s what I call in demand!
Keep reading to find out the scoop on Dancin Crepe and its place in Atlanta’s black-owned restaurant scene.
What Is Dancin Crepe?
Dancin Crepe is a new Atlanta restaurant from reality TV’s Yandy and Mendeecees Harris, best known for their stints on the VH1 franchise Love and Hip-Hop.
The eatery recently held its grand opening, which was attended by numerous celebs, including Kandi Burruss, who posted a video about the experience.
In the video, Yandy says the new restaurant was named Dancin Crepe for this reason: “The point of Dancin Crepe is when you get here, you’ve got to do a two-step,” she said jokingly.
Yandy has been making a number of business moves after moving to Atlanta a few years ago.
Final Word
We don’t know a lot about Dancin Crepe at the moment, but we will soon visit the spot to let you know the menu and more!
On the heels of its new music app, Amazon has announced that it will hire around 500 people in support roles.
The news was first published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle, which reports that company officials are calling the city “the epicenter of modern music.”
Amazon recently launched its new live radio app, Amp, with the news that rapper Nicki Minaj will soon bring her highly rated radio show, Queen Radio, to the platform.
Other artists with radio shows include Pusha T, singer-songwriter Tinashe, electronic artist and violinist Lindsey Stirling, Travis Barker, Lil Yachty, and Big Boi.
What Is Amp?
Amp is a music app that allows creators to use tens of millions of licensed songs from Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group as well as several independent music companies.
The app is free to use and doesn’t require a subscription, giving you immediate access to a library of songs you can use to create live radio shows. There’s also a community aspect to the app, which allows you to interact with callers in real time.
“By bringing these incredible personalities into the beta, creators can experience Amp in a way that drives the feedback needed to build the app together, ahead of a public launch later this year,” said John Ciancutti, vice president of Amp,
How To Get The Amp App
If you’re interested in getting the Amp app, you can get access to the beta version by downloading Amp from the U.S. iOS App Store and signing up for the waitlist, or by subscribing to the Amp Newsletter.
What Does Amazon Pay In Atlanta?
Amazon is currently hiring for many roles in its fulfillment centers located around metro Atlanta. Amazon employees in Georgia earn around $17 an hour for most rules in those fulfillment centers, but they can earn more.
If the NBA playoffs has you wanting to shoot some hoops, you’re not alone. Good thing Atlanta has plenty of options if you love outdoor basketball courts.
This article will tell you where you can play basketball outdoors around Atlanta.
Sure, you could invest alavish home basketball goal, but why do that when there’s so many options around Atlanta?
Where To Hoop: Here Are Atlanta’s Outdoor Basketball Courts
If you’re looking for some pickup games, here are where you can find some competition on the streets.
Candler Park: 1500 McLendon Ave. NE1
Central Park: 400 Merritts Ave, NE2
J.D. Sims Park: 544 Angier Ave, NE1
Parkway-Wabash Park: Parkway at Wabash, NE1
Piedmont Park: 400 Park Dr., NE Dr., NE1/2
Selena S. Butler Park: 98 Wm Holmes Borders Dr., NE1
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A.D. Williams Park: 1154 James Jackson Parkway, NW1
Center Hill Park: 2305 Bankhead Hwy NW2
Chattahoochee Park Bolton Rd. at Peyton Rd, NW1
English Park 1350 Bolton Rd, NW1
J.F. Kennedy Park 225 Chestnut St/Orr St, NW1
Knight Park 1194 Church St. NW1
Lillian Cooper Shepherd Park 2886 Argyle Dr, NW2
Maddox Park 1115 Bankhead Hwy NW, at Marietta Blvd2
Mozley Park 1565 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr SW1
Underwood Hills Park Ridgeway Ave/Harper Way, NW1
Courts
Arthur Langford, Jr. Park 211 Thornton St, SW4
Bessie Branham Park 2051 Delano Dr at Norwood Ave, SE1
Brownwood Park Emerson Ave at Brownwood Ave, SE1
Chosewood Park 401 Nolan St. SE2
Cleveland Avenue Park 41 Cleveland Ave, SE1
Coan Park 1530 Woodbine Ave, SE2
East Lake Park 2617 Memorial Dr SE/ Daniel St/ Alston Dr1
Empire Park 245 Oak Dr, SE1
Four Corners Park 1040 Crew St SE, at Haygood Ave1
Grant Park 840 Cherokee Ave SE1
Harper Park Wilson Rd and Gilbert Rd, SE2
Kimpson Park 97 Thirkeld Ave, SE1
Lang-Carson Park 100 Flat Shoals Ave. SE1
Phoenix II Park Georgia Ave at Martin St, SE2
Rawson-Washington Park Connally St/Kelly St, NE1
Rebel Valley Park 1005 Stonewall Drive SE1
South Atlanta Park Gammon St, SE at Bisbee Ave1
South Bend Park 1955 Compton Dr SE2
Thomasville Park 1835 Henry Thomas Drive, SE1
Windsor Street Park 700 Windsor St @ Bass St, SE1 Courts
Adair II Park Murphy Av/Gillett St/Lillian Ave SW1
Ben Hill Park 2405 Fairburn Rd SW1
Cleopas R. Johnson Park Fair St at Northside Dr, NW1
Collier Park 3691 Collier Drive, SW1
Deerwood Park Alexandria Dr/Tampa Trail, SW1
Harwell Heights Park 3114 Collier Dr. SW1
Isabel Gates Webster Park 275 Peyton Rd SW, at Peyton Place1
Melvin Drive Park 3895 Melvin Drive, SW1
Oakland City Park 1305 Oakland Dr, SW at Epworth1
Perkerson Park 770 Deckner Ave, SW2
Rose Circle Park Rose Circle at White Street SW1
Stone Hogan Park Stone Hogan Rd/St Hogan Conn. SW1
West End Park 1111 Oak St. SW1
Wilson Mill Park 300 Wilson Mill Rd SW1
Final Word
If you see yourself as a mini-Dominique Wilkins or even a Trae Young, then the city has ample proving grounds to get your game on. Outdoor basketball courts in Atlanta come in all shapes and sizes, in big and small neighborhoods, wooded areas and more.
Atlanta recently benefited from a city of Atlanta venture with the NBA’s hometeam Hawks to refurbish many of the outdoor basketball courts in Atlanta, stylizing them with team colors.
Pinky Cole, the empress of Atlanta’s vegan food empire known as Slutty Vegan recently got $25 million in Series A funding from Danny Meyer’s Enlightened Hospitality Investments and Richelieu Dennis’ New Voices Fund, AtlantaFi.com has learned.
Meyer is the proprietor of Shake Shack, which partnered with Cole’s Slutty Vegan in 2021 to offer a burger with the vegan restaurant’s signature sauce, has been a big fan of the Slutty Vegan chain since being introduced to it a year earlier.
“I had never seen vegan food presented in such a fun way,” Meyer told Forbes. “Leaders are often defined by the degree to which people want to follow them, and I saw people following the leader.”
Cole, who routinely brings her food truck to U.S. cities to test the market, has been in the expansion mood for more than two years now.
The former TV producer made the leap into the food business in 2018 when she started a food truck that sold “vegan junk food.”
In 2019, she opened her first brick-and-mortar eatery in Atlanta’s historic Westview neighborhood on the city’s southwest side.
Now she’s a multi-millionaire with major expansion plans, including plans to open up 10 restaurant locations this year and another 10 next year.
How Many Slutty Vegans Are There In Metro Atlanta?
Here are all the Slutty Vegan locations around Atlanta
Slutty Vegan Location
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Westview
1542 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW. Atlanta, GA 30310.
If you’re looking for a new place to eat, the Beltline is the place! Slabtown Public House recently opened in Atlanta just off the eastside trail.
The eatery is the latest from Red Beard Restaurants founding chef Kevin Gillespie and chef Marco Shaw. Gillespie is up for a James Beard Award (yet again) this year; Shaw, a Washington D.C. native, is a seasoned restaurateur with a psychology degree. The two have collaborated before and are back at it again.
Slabtown Public House Opens Its Doors On Atlanta’s Beltline
Keep reading to find out what you can expect from Slabtown Public House, including its menu and hours.
If the opening days are any indication, Slabtown Public House will be a smash hit.
The restaurant posted on its Facebook page that its opening was so successful that it ran out of food! “You showed us so much love in the first 3 days of being open that we have run out of food!! I mean, technically we have a couple things, but not enough to be open today.”
What’s On Slabtown’s Menu?
Slabtown specializes in “casual pub food,” according to Gillespie. That means you’ll be able to find beer, burgers and other hearty items with a contemporary twist.
Gillespie promises a “Greatest Hits” fare that will mix in some top items from his other restaurants.
Where Is Slabtown Public House Located?
Slabtown Public House is located at 670 DeKalb Ave., Atlanta, Ga. 30307 in the space formerly occupied by Cold Beer, another Gillespie and Show concept. Here’s a map to help you find it.
Talk about too hot for TV: Former Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes recently filed a formal complaint against the show and Executive Producer Andy Cohen.
According to documents, which were filed on April 20, 2022, Leakes names NBCUniversal andproduction companies True Entertainment and Truly Original as defendants.
NeNe Leakes Alleges Systemic Racism In Lawsuit
A lot of the allegations go back to the initial seasons when Kim Zolciak-Biermann was a cast member on the show.
“From the day the series began filming, NeNe was the target of systemic racism from co-star Kim Zolciak-Biermann, which was tolerated by Bravo executive producer Andy Cohen and other executives,” Leakes’ attorney David deRubertis said in a written statement.
“The goals are to stop discriminating against black women,” Leakes told a TMZ reporter. “That’s the goal.”
Leakes said that she wanted to file the lawsuit a few years ago, but that she felt retaliated against.
Fam, we don’t know how this one is going to end up, but we know that Leakes has support from many of her friends.
Are you involved in a relationship “entanglement,” and don’t know where to go? There are plenty of discreet places to go around Atlanta, Georgia.
If you want to lay low and catch up with an old friend in a public place or enjoy an outdoors event in the city, these are places where “grown folks” go in Atlanta.
5 Fun Places To Go In Atlanta When You’re Being Discreet
This article is going to show you some of the top places to enjoy an entanglement away from the big lights and fanfare.
One of the greatest food halls in America, Ponce City Market is a feast for the senses for food lovers. Numerous shops catering to coffee, candy, wines, beer, and more are all here. Go to the rooftop to take in more of the city’s skyline while enjoying the taps at the two restaurants situated up there.
The Beltline After Dark
The Atlanta Beltline on the Eastside Trail comes alive at night, but not on the trail itself. You can find various restaurants that are bustling with people, things to do and things to eat…
Where To Grab Food In Atlanta At Night
Photo credit: Noah Buscher / Unsplash
If you’ve missed the lunch specials and are down for some dinner, nighttime Atlanta has some solid food options. Here are some of the best places for a late-night meal or a bite in the early evening.
This Midtown Atlanta restaurant has live music on most nights and has a dark and cozy atmosphere that makes it one of the most chic spots in the city. Check out the menu.
Relatively few people know about Atlanta’s Cascade Springs Nature Preserve. The spot has a waterfall, trails and a moss-covered trees with lush green leaves.
There is also historical relics from the Civil War battle of Utoy Creek and much more.
The defunct Atlanta Prison Farm was at one time a 300-acre development that saw its hey day during the Jim Crow era of the South. The prison, which closed in 1995, now is an abandoned fossil of what it once was and the city is content to leave it that way.
First, to find all the good things happening in the city this week, all you have to do is take a look at downtown Atlanta. That’s where some of the best restaurants are as well as where the visitors, namely tourists, are. CNN Center often has something cool going on! Check out these events in Atlanta today and this week and this weekend:
