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It’s a Will & Grace trivia night! We’re calling every Will, Grace, Jack, Karen, Beverly Leslie and Rosario (RIP) out there to come and show off your W&G knowledge. Because our trivia nights have become a big night at Guac y Margys, we will be selling tickets for all trivia nights moving forward to ensure everyone who comes gets a seat!
It’s happening on Wednesday, January 16 at 7 p.m. at Guac y Margys, 661 Auburn Avenue Northeast Suite 120 Atlanta, GA 30312.
A ticket reserves your seat and gets you 2 tacos and 1 Casamigos Margarita! We are selling a limited number of early bird tickets so grab one (or 6) while they’re still available.
The questions will be based on the original series AND the new series. And as with all of our trivia nights, the top 3 teams win prizes, including bar tabs and GyM swag.
As always, we’ll have some great themed drink specials for your team to enjoy so bring your inner Karen Walker. You say potato, I say vodka.
Signups begin at 6:30, trivia starts right at 7:00 and will be done by 9:00. Our trivia night tickets typically sell out a few days after we post the event so don’t delay.
Tag your friends, spread the word, start thinking of those team names. Will & Grace Trivia Night will be here before you know it!
Teams of 1-6 welcome, 21+ only. No need to bring print out your ticket. Just make sure whoever bought the ticket is there with his or her ID.
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I’ve started and stopped my show so many times but one thing has always been consistent: my desire to support and empower women of color to live out their truth and my desire to share their stories. Man, I love a good story.
The World Is Ours is a talk show where I talk to millennial entrepreneurs, leaders and creatives about the spiritual and cultural concepts, beliefs and habits that inspire their creativity and inform the work they do in their business and life. We’re talking about personal growth, current events, entrepreneurship and more.
All in all, we’re talking about REAL STUFF. There’s enough of the super fluffy stuff. I want to talk about the real challenges, the real hero’s journey, the real REAL.
And during this screening, you’ll get to see a preview. You’ll get to tell me what you think and you’ll get to hear a road map of what’s to come.
Screening starts promptly at 6:45p on Thursday, January 17, 2019
*hors d’oeuvres will be served.
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In honor of Ghana Independence Celebration Weekend, Atlantans are invited to this special party on Saturday, March 16, 2019.
Kente Wave is a special party showcasing Ghanaian culture. A showcase of the artistry of Ghanaian Designers, Bloggers and Fashion enthusiasts. Come dressed with a hint of Kente or African Print.
21+ Valid ID Required | Dress Code: Traditional Attire; Classy; Fashionable
DressCode : Fashionable
Contact 202-696-6573 For Partnership and Sponsorship Opportunities
Contact 202-321-5324 For Table Reservations.
Kente characterized by weft designs woven into every available block of plain weave is called adweneasa. The Akan people choose kente cloths as much for their names as their colors and patterns. Although the cloths are identified primarily by the patterns found in the lengthwise (warp) threads, there is often little correlation between appearance and name. Names are derived from several sources, including proverbs, historical events, important chiefs, queen mothers, and plants.The cloth symbolizes high in value.
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DeKalb County is usherin in the carnival spirit for 2019. On Sunday, January 6, 2019, come on out to Bliss Lounge for the Atlanta / DeKalb Carnival Launch Day Fete.
The event, hosted by ACBC Carnival Bands, will be held at 5471 Memorial Dr, Stone Mountain. The official media launch begins at 5 p.m.
The afterparty is from 7 – 10 PM with the sounds of DJ Best.
EVERYONE FREE W/ RSVP
www.Acbcmedia.Eventbrite.comFOR MORE INFO
www.AtlantaCarnivalBc.NetCELEBRATING 31 YEARS OF CARNIVAL IN ATLANTA
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The Ujamaafest exists to empower the African American community by providing programming centering around cooperative economics & financial literacy which is a principle of Kwanzaa .
Along with a rich cultural celebration which includes performances, STEM activities, the Kuumba Small Biz Marketplace & the Economic Heritage Small Business Pitch, The 8th annual Ujamaafest Cooperative Economics Expo has positioned itself as one of the largest celebrations of Kwanzaa & financial literacy in the southeast.
We invite your family to join us as we celebrate copperative economics & financial literacy.
We encourage you to learn more about our economic development opportunities, as well as, interactive financial literacy programming atwww.ujamaafest.com
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We all know Atlanta is a renter’s paradise: Plentiful inventory, fanciful amenities and affordable housing close to the job. But new figures show that renters across the nation, including Atlanta, paid more in monthly payments — $12.6 billion — in 2018 than the previous year.
Atlantans paid $9.3 billion in rent in 2018, an increase over the $8.8 billion they paid in 2017. The median rent for 2018 in Atlanta was $1,470, according to a new HotPads.com analysis.
Nationally, the monthly rent was $1,475, up 3% over a year ago. Across the nation, renters and apartment dwellers paid the ungodly sum of $504 billion to landlords.
Why are rents increasing?For Atlanta, the entry of the Beltline into the city’s interior has substantially increased not only rents but mortgages as well. Many intown areas are seeing double-digit appreciation following similar paths of the Beltline.
But it’s not just the Beltline, other developments have played a role, too. Atlanta may have lost out on Amazon’s second world headquarters, but studies showed that the effect to surrounding real estate would have made much of the downtown area unaffordable.
Here is what renters paid in 2018 across the U.S.
Metropolitan
AreaTotal Rent
Paid, 2018ivTotal Rent
Paid, 2017Renter Households, 2018
Renter Households, 2017
Median
Rent,
Q4 2018YoY Change
United States
$504.4 billion
$491.8 billion
43.2 million
43.3 million
$1,475
3.0%
New York, NY
$55.6 billion
$54.7 billion
3.5 million
3.5 million
$2,370
1.0%
Los Angeles, CA
$40.4 billion
$38.5 billion
2.3 million
2.2 million
$2,920
4.2%
Chicago, IL
$15.6 billion
$14.8 billion
1.3 million
1.2 million
$1,785
2.1%
Dallas, TX
$12.3 billion
$12.3 billion
1.0 million
1.0 million
$1,665
3.0%
Philadelphia, PA
$8.9 billion
$8.8 billion
752,000
771,000
$1,680
2.6%
Houston, TX
$10.4 billion
$10.3 billion
927,000
902,000
$1,585
2.6%
Washington, DC
$14.8 billion
$14.3 billion
807,000
792,000
$2,180
1.8%
Miami, FL
$12.7 billion
$12.3 billion
861,000
850,000
$2,025
2.7%
Atlanta, GA
$9.3 billion
$8.8 billion
781,000
775,000
$1,470
5.3%
Boston, MA
$11.3 billion
$10.9 billion
699,000
699,000
$2,410
3.2%
San Francisco, CA
$17.0 billion
$16.2 billion
779,000
766,000
$3,495
3.4%
Detroit, MI
$5.1 billion
$4.9 billion
530,000
525,000
$1,300
3.7%
Riverside, CA
$7.4 billion
$6.7 billion
516,000
496,000
$1,960
5.7%
Phoenix, AZ
$7.5 billion
$6.9 billion
625,000
607,000
$1,495
6.2%
Seattle, WA
$9.8 billion
$9.4 billion
588,000
593,000
$2,240
4.0%
Minneapolis, MN
$5.2 billion
$5.0 billion
422,000
417,000
$1,680
3.7%
San Diego, CA
$10.2 billion
$9.6 billion
530,000
524,000
$2,720
4.8%
St. Louis, MO
$3.1 billion
$3.0 billion
355,000
349,000
$1,200
2.1%
Tampa, FL
$5.2 billion
$4.9 billion
433,000
430,000
$1,475
5.6%
Baltimore, MD
$4.5 billion
$4.6 billion
354,000
348,000
$1,745
1.1%
Denver, CO
$6.4 billion
$6.1 billion
405,000
403,000
$2,115
3.9%
Pittsburgh, PA
$2.4 billion
$2.5 billion
297,000
297,000
$1,100
2.7%
Portland, OR
$4.9 billion
$4.7 billion
351,000
345,000
$1,945
3.0%
Charlotte, NC
$3.4 billion
$3.3 billion
330,000
330,000
$1,385
4.1%
Sacramento, CA
$4.8 billion
$4.4 billion
331,000
326,000
$1,970
5.9%
San Antonio, TX
$3.1 billion
$2.9 billion
298,000
291,000
$1,385
2.5%
Orlando, FL
$4.4 billion
$4.2 billion
339,000
338,000
$1,530
6.7%
Cincinnati, OH
$2.5 billion
$2.4 billion
285,000
287,000
$1,230
3.1%
Cleveland, OH
$2.5 billion
$2.5 billion
303,000
307,000
$1,205
2.6%
Kansas City, MO
$2.8 billion
$2.8 billion
296,000
300,000
$1,260
3.1%
Las Vegas, NV
$4.4 billion
$4.1 billion
360,000
358,000
$1,420
6.5%
Columbus, OH
$2.9 billion
$2.8 billion
297,000
293,000
$1,435
4.0%
Indianapolis, IN
$2.5 billion
$2.4 billion
270,000
266,000
$1,240
3.4%
San Jose, CA
$7.0 billion
$6.7 billion
275,000
273,000
$3,720
4.0%
Austin, TX
$4.2 billion
$4.4 billion
316,000
319,000
$1,750
2.6%
Virginia Beach, VA
$2.9 billion
$2.8 billion
247,000
242,000
$1,485
1.8%
Nashville, TN
$2.8 billion
$2.8 billion
263,000
267,000
$1,510
2.6%
Providence, RI
$2.5 billion
$2.3 billion
251,000
243,000
$1,770
4.8%
Milwaukee, WI
$2.4 billion
$2.3 billion
252,000
250,000
$1,385
2.1%
Jacksonville, FL
$2.2 billion
$2.1 billion
197,000
200,000
$1,395
5.3%
Memphis, TN
$1.6 billion
$1.6 billion
188,000
182,000
$1,045
2.7%
Oklahoma City, OK
$1.5 billion
$1.6 billion
194,000
194,000
$1,120
1.5%
Louisville, KY
$1.3 billion
$1.3 billion
166,000
163,000
$1,140
3.3%
Hartford, CT
$1.7 billion
$1.7 billion
160,000
158,000
$1,670
1.8%
Richmond, VA
$1.8 billion
$1.7 billion
167,000
161,000
$1,465
4.0%
New Orleans, LA
$1.9 billion
$1.8 billion
186,000
182,000
$1,450
1.7%
Buffalo, NY
$1.4 billion
$1.3 billion
162,000
165,000
$1,275
3.5%
Raleigh, NC
$1.9 billion
$1.9 billion
176,000
172,000
$1,475
3.1%
Birmingham, AL
$1.0 billion
$1.0 billion
137,000
141,000
$1,045
2.9%
Salt Lake City, UT
$1.6 billion
$1.4 billion
130,000
129,000
$1,600
4.4%
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If you’re abreast of metro Atlanta’s movie-making prowess, you know that Pinewood Studios in Fayetteville is where the magic happens. The area is also in the midst of a development build-out that will bring a 25-acre town center to the area.
Now a luxury movie theater development is being added to the mix. Adjacent to Pinewood Atlanta Studios, the project is slated to break ground later in 2019 and will open in 2020. Given the area’s rich movie-making, a movie theater to show off the latest films only makes sense.
Luxury movie theater planned for Pinewood Forest
Developers Pace Lynch Corporation, Spotlight Theatres, and Alerion Services are expecting the movie theater to attract more than 240,000 people a year.
“Pinewood Forest is thrilled to reveal plans for the boutique theater,” said Rob Parker, President of Pinewood Forest. “The state of the art facility will complement our vision for Pinewood Forest to become a premier entertainment, culinary and wellness destination in the Southeast. Pace Lynch and Spotlight are the perfect partners for this project, delivering upon our vision of a town for creating unlike any other.”
The movie theater will be a gathering place for lovers of cinema. Planners say it will host blockbuster films, especially those produced at the adjacent Pinewood Atlanta Studios, as well as other film and video content, live performances, broadcasted sports and entertainment events, corporate events and more.
Also, planned for the Pinewood Forest development is Pancake Social, an all-day breakfast spot.
Got an event or know of something opening in and around Atlanta? Holla: CJ@AtlantaFi.com. See what’s poppin’ in the ATL! Subscribe to our news alerts here, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
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Tickets for Super Bowl Opening Night go on sale Wednesday, December 19 at 10 a.m. ET in Atlanta. Football fans may purchase tickets at NFL.com/OpeningNightOnSale to be in State Farm Arena among thousands of people.
Super Bowl LIII festivities in Atlanta will kick off in primetime with Super Bowl Opening Night Fueled by Gatorade on Monday, January 28, 2019 at State Farm Arena.
Opening Night Ticket Sales For Super Bowl Media Day Begin
Opening Night is when media interviews with the Super Bowl players and coaches will commence. It is their only public appearance in Atlanta before Super Bowl LIII. Attendees will see the Super Bowl teams in person and will be able to listen to players answer questions via free radios distributed throughout the venue.
Super Bowl Opening Night is the first interaction that Super Bowl players and coaches from both teams have with media after arrival in Atlanta, and the only time the two teams will be in one location before the game. For the third straight year, members of both teams will appear together on stage in front of fans. Super Bowl Opening Night will also feature special appearances and autographs by NFL players and Legends, and team mascots, as well as fan photo opportunities and the chance to win prizes including two tickets to Super Bowl LIII by checking in with the Super Bowl LIII – Fan Mobile Pass app!
“Super Bowl Opening Night in Atlanta will enable fans to see and listen to every Super Bowl player and coach just hours after they arrive in the city,” said Peter O’Reilly, NFL Senior Vice President of Events and Club Business Development. “We are very excited to have fans join these players and media from around the world in officially kicking off Super Bowl week.”
Super Bowl Opening Night begins at 7:00 PM ET and will be televised live on NFL Network and CBS Sports Network. Fans in attendance will receive a free radio giving them access to NFL Network coverage and player interviews taking place at the individual podiums. Tickets are $29 and doors will open at 5:30 PM ET.
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This Sunday the Brave Day Party is going down at Pure Lounge & Hookah Bar at 1594 Woodcliff Dr. NW Atlanta.
There are so many 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!
Read more: The best soul food restaurants in AtlantaTHE BEST DAYPARTY IN ATLANTA ON SUNDAYS!
DOORS OPEN AT 3PM
OUTDOOR COVERED PATIO
FREE ADMISSION, FREE PARKING
HAPPY HOUR (3PM – 7PM) HOOKAH, FOOD AND DRINK SPECIALS.
$150 BOTTLES
$20 HOOKAH
GOOD FOOD, DOPE MUSIC, EXCELLENT SUNDAY VIBES
OPEN TILL 1AM
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Atlantans love to eat out, so it’s no surprise that some lovable restaurants in the city have made another distinguished list. This time TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, announced a new ranking of the top restaurant chains in the U.S. for 2019.
The list is based on millions of reviews and opinions from TripAdvisor diners, who span across the country. The rankings include those of the fine dining variety as well as casual dining, quick service and fast casual.
TripAdvisor’s top restaurant chains in Atlanta
“Chain restaurants are integral to the American dining experience as they offer consumers convenient and satisfying meals for all occasions,” Bertrand Jelensperger, senior vice president for TripAdvisor Restaurants, said in a statement.
“For the first time, TripAdvisor is ranking restaurant chains that provide exemplary food, service and value to diners. Every company featured in these rankings should be proud of the recognition they are receiving from TripAdvisor’s community of millions of travelers and locals searching our site for a great place to eat.”
Here are the Best Restaurant Chains in the U.S.
Top 10 Small Chains (10-50 locations)
- Eddie V’s Prime Seafood
- Seasons 52
- Houston’s
- Ocean Prime
- J. Alexander’s
- Fogo de Chão
- Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
- Half Shell Oyster House
- Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano
- Maggiano’s Little Italy
- Top 10 Medium Chains (51-100 locations)
- The Capital Grille
- Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
- Texas de Brazil
- Yard House
- BRIO Tuscan Grille
- Portillo’s
- Morton’s The Steakhouse
- The Melting Pot
- Sweet Tomatoes
- Another Broken Egg Cafe
Top 10 Large Chains (101+ locations)
- 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.Read more: 5 essential soul food spots in AtlantaPatrons 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.
