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On Saturday, Nov. 3, 1018, come on out for the annual Chomp & Stomp Chili Cook-off and Bluegrass Festival. The festival benefits Cabbagetown parks, green spaces, and community center! Last year, we had beautiful weather, and it’s looking to be the same for 2018. You won’t want to miss the tastiest, foot-stompin’est, MOST FUN fall festival in Atlanta!
You can purchase your spoons (your ticket to the festival) for $10, beer tokens for $6, & liquor tokens for $8 at ANY of our 4 WELCOME CENTERS the day of the FESTIVAL! Cash & cards will be accepted, cards encouraged.
The FESTIVAL opens at 11:00am, and the CHOMPin’ starts at 12:30pm! Get there early so you don’t miss the CHILI! Porch Jams & Music at our 3 stages goes all day long.
Here’s a HANDY DANDY MAP of the Festival to help you make your way around!
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Atlanta’s Georgia Tech and the City of Douglasville are teaming up with Google for the 2018 Georgia Gravity Games, a gravity-only car race competition happening this weekend. The event is slated for Saturday, November 3, 2018, in downtown Douglasville.The Gravity Games is an education initiative intended to inspire Georgia’s prep students to use STEM-related skills and ideas to build gravity-powered vehicles. The Gravity Games have commenced in Douglas County, site of one of Google’s global data centers, for the past four years.There will be food vendors on hand as well as Science Street, a STEM exhibit with hands-on activities for kids.Gravity Games registration is open to anyone as is the event. The registration deadline was October 19, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. Students, teachers and individuals can register at http://www.gagravitygames.com. -
A hotel concept co-founded by Hollywood actor Robert De Niro is coming to Buckhead’s Phipps Plaza, AtlantaFi has learned. The Nobu Hotels brand will grace the 150-room structure in the space formerly occupied by Belk department store.
The hotel will also include a 10,000-square foot Nobu restaurant featuring Japanese restaurant. The space will also have a three-level Life Time fitness athletic club featuring a spa, rooftop pool and kids academy.
The project will be ready to open sometime in 2021, according to The Beck Group, the development’s contractor. The Beck Group notably was hired by Simon to renovate Phipps Plaza’s facade, modernizing it for new tenants.
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A $450 million mixed-used development featuring residential and business spaces is taking shape in West Midtown. It’s called The Interlock. The project is a partnership from two companies involved at Ponce City Market.
The structure is located at Howell Mill and 14th Street and will feature a stately rooftop that promises to be an architectural wonder. Slater Hospitality Concepts plans to build a one-acre rooftop featuring a private infinity pool and lounge with retractable roof, according to the media release.
Other amenities at The Interlock include a two-story 12,000-square foot restaurant. The concept would be available to members of an exclusive club like those in New York, Chicago and other metropolitan cities.
According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the Interlock project the inaugural tenant has already signed on: Saint-Germain Bakery, which also has a location at Ponce City Market, will move into a 20,000 square foot space.
The Interlock is scheduled to break ground in November and open in 2020.
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Atlanta rapper Big Boi, one half of the notorious hometown hip-hop crew, Outkast, recently turned up at NPR’s Tiny Desk, rocking it for those who may have forgot how wicked Sir Lucius Left Foot is.
Accompanied by Sleepy Brown, Big waxed poetic into some of his biggest hits as a single rapper, blessing the crowd with that Atlanta goodness.
Until you hear “So Fresh & So Clean” with a live band, you don’t know the meaning of the word “ear candy.”
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s “Pride in Our Heritage Tour” is happening In Atlanta on Saturday, November 17, 2018 7-9:30 PM EST at Morehouse College.
Hosted by the Deltas’ Marietta-Roswell Alumnae Chapter, the Pride in Our Heritage Tour will be held at The Ginger Sullivan Auditorium & Atrium at the Morehouse School of Medicine 720 Westview Drive, SW Atlanta, GA 30310.
Attendees can expect an eclectic artistic fusion of jazz, petry, and intriguing conversation with Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole and Susan L. Taylor.
The event will also feature performances by Poet Laureate Hank Stewart, Jazz Artist Rhonda Thomas and the Atlanta Metropolitan Community African Dancers & Drummers.
Guest Check-in & Welcome Experience 6:00PM | Program begins at 7:00PM
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This week is turning into quite the foodie holiday around Atlanta. Just in time for Dia de los Muertos, El Super Pan is bringing back their beloved El Burro Pollo pop-up.
Beginning at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1 at their Ponce City Market and Battery locations, El Super Pan will be serving dishes such as Pozole Rojo, Mexican Tuna Escabeche, Barbacoa Tacos, and more.
Mexican beers and craft cocktails will be poured throughout the night, featuring a Paloma made with tequila blanco and grapefruit soda, a Michelada with lager, spicy tomato, and chipotle soy, and Santa Muerte, made with mezcal and Campari. The full food menu can be found below:
Pozole Rojo
slow cooked hominy, spicy chicken and broth, tomatillo, crema, veggies ($6)
Ceviche Acapulco
shrimp & octopus, avocado in a spicy tomato-orange sauce ($8/12)
Aguachile
raw fish, serrano pepper aguachile, cucumbers, red onion ($11)
Aleta Amarilla en Mole
raw ahi tuna, spicy cacao ponzu, lime mezcal rice, sesame, nori ($14)
Mexican Tuna Escabeche
lettuces, naked slaw,tomatillo, pepita ($8.50)
El Burro Pollo
chicken barbacoa, banderita sauces, naked slaw on a charred tortilla ($9)
Barbacoa Tacos
steamed Painted Hills beef, mayan adobo, orange, herbs, banana leaf ($8)
Tacos de Cabeza
slow cooked pigs head with charred serrano, scallions, garlic ($8)
Smoked Tofu Burro
greens, slaw, tomatillo, sambal, pepitas on a charred tortilla ($7)
When it comes to restaurants, Atlanta is quickly gaining ground on some of the dining capitals around the United States.
Fast-casual is the dining trend du jour around metro Atlanta restaurants. The concept involves mixing the quick accessibility of fast food with the casual dining experience. Food in Atlanta is also adapting to the various tastes of the migrants that come here to live.
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Patrons typically order off a menu board like they would at a burger joint, but the convenience of sitting down to leisurely enjoy their food has made the segment a popular one with the restaurant industry.
The craze hasn’t escaped metro Atlanta’s food and drink scene, which has seen a fast-caz explosion in recent years.
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A hotel concept co-founded by Hollywood actor Robert De Niro is coming to Buckhead’s Phipps Plaza, AtlantaFi has learned. The Nobu Hotels brand will grace the 150-room structure in the space formerly occupied by Belk department store.
The hotel will also include a 10,000-square foot Nobu Matsuhisa restaurant featuring Japanese restaurant. The space will also have a three-level Life Time fitness athletic club featuring a spa, rooftop pool and kids academy.
Nobu Hotel Coming To Buckhead
The project will be ready to open sometime in November 2022, according to The Beck Group, the development’s contractor. The Beck Group notably was hired by Simon to renovate Phipps Plaza’s facade, modernizing it for new tenants.
Matsuhisa, a world renowned chef, recalls that he met De Niro in one of his early restaurants.
“When I opened Matsuhisa in LA, Bob came in,” he told Country and Townhouse. “He seemed familiar to me but I had no idea who he was. He loved the black cod miso and after his dinner, he asked me to join them for a drink. This was our first conversation. He would drop into Matsuhisa whenever he was in LA – sometimes he brought friends or his agent. After a while, he suggested we start a restaurant together in New York. Matsuhisa had only been open for a couple years and I wasn’t ready to open a restaurant somewhere else. I wanted to focus on making Matsuhisa a success first.
“Bob continued to visit me at Matsuhisa and four years later, he called me at home and said ‘Nobu, how about it?’ I decided it was a good time, so we signed a partnership contract and opened our first restaurant in New York in 1994.”
There are so many buildings popping up and Atlanta events popping off every week it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest gatherings, Atlanta happenings, parties and more delivered to your inbox.
Things to do in Atlanta on a weekly basis can range from going golfing mid-week to checking out the latest restaurant openings. At AtlantaFi.com, we curate the city for you!
Final Word
Looking for more exciting things to do and see in Atlanta’s most affluent enclave? Read our guide to Buckhead.
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You might have done Trap Yoga before but not with Trap Yoga Bae™. The event is going down in Atlanta from Oct. 30-Nov. 2 at the Academy Ballroom Atlanta 800 Miami Circle Suite 140 NE Atlanta, GA 30324.
Trap Yoga with Trap Yoga Bae™ is a Vinyasa-style experience, backed to the heavy bass and hypnotic rhythms of trap music, and spun by a live DJ!
Paired with Yoga Bae’s signature #RachetAffirmations (inner work prompts that are equal parts pep talk and real talk), plus an energizing 45-minute yoga set, a Trap Yoga Bae™ experience is definitely more lit than your average yoga class!
After a successful 2017 tour, Trap Yoga Bae™ is going back on the road and bringing her unique fusion to her most beloved cities:
LOS ANGELES | HOUSTON | ATLANTA | NEW YORK CITY
Head to her website www.trapyogabae.com to sign up for tour updates, get access to e-Swag bags when you join the TYB Trap Squad, and get discount codes for upcoming events and classes!
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