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A fresh round of financing has just cemented plans for a new hotel in North Fulton’s most celebrated development.
HALL Structured Finance (HSF) announced this week that it has closed a new first lien loan of $14.6 million that will kickstart construction of Georgia’s first Even Hotel.
The six-story, 132-room structure will be in Alpharetta will be located across from the Avalon development.
InterContinental Hotels Group will be the project’s manager and joint venture partner while Noel Epelboim, CEO and president of Epelboim Development Group LLC, has been tapped as the project’s sponsor and developer.
Georgia’s First Even Hotel Set For Alpharetta
“The high quality of IHG’s EVEN™ Hotel product, the strong business climate and growth taking place in Atlanta’snorthern suburbs, and the trusted sponsorship with Noel Epelboim and his team all made this an ideal project for us to finance,” Mike Jaynes, President of HALL Structured Finance said in a statement. “This is the second EVEN™ Hotel we have financed with Epelboim Development Group, and we believe that the addition of an EVEN™ Hotel neighboring Alpharetta’sAvalon development will be a great success.”
“As the first EVEN™ Hotel product developed in the state of Georgia, the project’s location in close proximity to IHG’s headquarters and northern office will make it a flagship for the EVEN™ brand, ensuring the highest quality and innovative design,” said Noel Epelboim, principal at Epelboim Development Group. “HSF understood this vision for the hotel and used their combined expertise in real estate and finance to help us secure this loan and move forward with the hotel’s development.”
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Oprah Winfrey’s new show “Love Is” is looking to hire a couple to play along on a Valentine’s date for filming Monday, April 16, AtlantaFi has learned. The show is centered around couples and what they’ve learned about each other and how they’ve stayed together.
Those hired will report to Pinewood Studios in Fayetteville, the largest movie studio in the Atlanta area.
Oprah Seeks Couples For ‘Love Is’ Scene In ATL
***LOVE IS_***
**New Faces/Must be registered**
Work date: Mon April 16th
Location: Fayetteville (Pinewood Studios)
Pay rate: $ 88 / 10- We’re looking for people to play couples on a Valentine’s Day date at a cafe in a scene for the show “Love Is_” working next Monday 4/16. I would prefer REAL couples or people comfortable enough with each other to portray real couples, so the scene will have a more romantic and intimate look and feel. I am looking for young attractive males and females, any ethnicity, who look in the 20’s to 30’s age range, who are NEW FACES to the show (meaning you have NEVER worked on “Love Is_” before).
- You must be currently registered with Central Casting before you submit. If this is you, please submit an e-mail with a current photo, and sizes, and contact information to Loveis@centralcasting.com.
If you are submitting as a REAL couple, please also include the name and photo of the person you are submitting with, and their contact info. Please put COUPLE in the subject line. If you are submitting by yourself, you must be comfortable being paired up with someone else and acting as if you are a real couple on a romantic Valentine’s day date.
Again, please only submit if you have never worked the show, and you fit the look and type, and you are available to go to Fayetteville on Monday April 16.
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It’s hard to believe, but the 2018 edition of the Dogwood Festival is in its 82nd year. That means Atlantans have had a good time 81 other times — and it still hasn’t gotten old.
The dates for the festival are Friday, noon to 11 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Everything You Need To Know About The Dogwood Festival
This weekend, the Dogwood Festival is happening again in Midtown Atlanta and it’s free to the public. But there are some associated ticketed events:
Backyard Bites & Brews
Backyard Bites & Brews is a new ticketed tasting event held during the festival. It features local eateries competing in a Best Bites contest. Attendees get chef samples, Backyard Bites & Brews and sips and swigs from local and craft breweries. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door if available (children 12 and under are free).
Platinum tickets are $50 advance / $60 door if available.
The VIP Experience includes Food and Beer Tasting, Access to VIP tent, Private Restroom Trailers and Seating.
Family Friday
In keeping with a safety-minded festival, the event will host Family Friday, welcoming families and offering the unlimited ride wristband good for all rides and inflatables on Friday only. If you want to purchase Family Friday wristbands, the cost is $12 in advance or $15 onsite
Rocker Shawn Mullins is headlining the main stage. This year’s festival will feature the following performance areas — the Main Stage and the International Stage — where all will be free to enjoy various musical acts. See the Dogwood Festival music lineup right here.
On Saturday morning, there is also a Mimosa 5K race as part of the event.
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A new food concept recently opened its doors in Sandy Springs — and it’s making some noise in the restaurant scene. Crafthall Kitchen is urn by Jennifer Rotondo, who served as a marketer for Tropical Smoothie Cafe, where her husband helms as CEO.
Crafthall Kitchen opened quietly Thursday, April 5, according to news reports. The location is spread out in a 1,600 square-foot space.
Now Open In Sandy Springs: Crafthall Kitchen
The restaurant is a food hall-like space, where customers can choose from four different concepts under one roof. This is how the restaurant itself puts it:
You have four different brands to choose from when ordering from Crafthall Kitchen…something for everyone! We want everyone to be able to enjoy great flavorful food so most of our items are free from gluten, we have plenty of vegetarian options or if you eat a protein-rich diet we have a variety of freshly roasted meats! Allow Crafthall Kitchen to to help you cater your next event!
One of the brands, Salt & Pfeffer, features breakfast-style food any time of the day. Brunch fare includes staples like hash bowls, grit bowls and topped waffles.
Another brand at Crafthall Kitchen is Foul & Scratch, which from its name, sounds like some serious yard bird. The eatery bills it as gourmet chicken in the tradition of Southern tradition. Other downhome offerings are chicken tenders and scratchmade sides.
Yet another brand is Bowl Cookhouse, the healthy option at Crafthall Kitchen. Featuring a bowl of protein accompanied with wholesome fresh roasted veggies and toppings, the theme here is flavor + the necessary nutrients.
And finally, the colorfully named Urban Sammie gives the food-truck set something to love. The influences pull from bustling city streets and the global street food scene. This is where you indulge in soups and sandwiches.
Crafthall Kitchen is located at 1165 Perimeter Center West, Ste 303, Atlanta, GA 30346.
Food halls are the dining craze de jour in the city. After the success of Ponce City Market, which has helped to revitalize the lower Ponce de Leon corridor, developers are looking for old warehouse-like structures to rehabilitate.
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Source: AtlantaFi
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A new food concept recently opened its doors in Sandy Springs — and it’s making some noise in the restaurant scene. Crafthall Kitchen is urn by Jennifer Rotondo, who served as a marketer for Tropical Smoothie Cafe, where her husband helms as CEO.
Crafthall Kitchen opened quietly Thursday, April 5, according to news reports. The location is spread out in a 1,600 square-foot space.
Now Open In Sandy Springs: Crafthall Kitchen
The restaurant is a food hall-like space, where customers can choose from four different concepts under one roof. This is how the restaurant itself puts it:
You have four different brands to choose from when ordering from Crafthall Kitchen…something for everyone! We want everyone to be able to enjoy great flavorful food so most of our items are free from gluten, we have plenty of vegetarian options or if you eat a protein-rich diet we have a variety of freshly roasted meats! Allow Crafthall Kitchen to to help you cater your next event!
One of the brands, Salt & Pfeffer, features breakfast-style food any time of the day. Brunch fare includes staples like hash bowls, grit bowls and topped waffles.
Another brand at Crafthall Kitchen is Foul & Scratch, which from its name, sounds like some serious yard bird. The eatery bills it as gourmet chicken in the tradition of Southern tradition. Other downhome offerings are chicken tenders and scratchmade sides.
Yet another brand is Bowl Cookhouse, the healthy option at Crafthall Kitchen. Featuring a bowl of protein accompanied with wholesome fresh roasted veggies and toppings, the theme here is flavor + the necessary nutrients.
And finally, the colorfully named Urban Sammie gives the food-truck set something to love. The influences pull from bustling city streets and the global street food scene. This is where you indulge in soups and sandwiches.
Crafthall Kitchen is located at 1165 Perimeter Center West, Ste 303, Atlanta, GA 30346.
Food halls are the dining craze de jour in the city. After the success of Ponce City Market, which has helped to revitalize the lower Ponce de Leon corridor, developers are looking for old warehouse-like structures to rehabilitate.
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Canoe restaurant remains one of the best-kept secrets of Atlanta’s dining scene. Tucked away on a quiet and bucolic part of Vinings overlooking the Chattahoochee River, Canoe has made its name on excellent fare served in an elegant setting.
The fanciness continues this weekend as the eatery is hosting an intimate wine dinner on Monday, April 16 with Paul Hobbs Winery. Hobbs is one of the most celebrated names in winemaking.
The menu, crafted to perfection by Executive Chef Matthew Basford, will feature a seasonal, coursed offerings accompanied with vino.
The festivities will start at 7 p.m. in the Paces Room and Matt Hobbs will be onsite to guide diners through the wines for the evening. Tickets are $125 per person plus tax and gratuity.
Canoe is located at 4199 Paces Ferry Rd SE Atlanta, GA 30339. Reservations can be made by phone or online at canoeatl.com
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Atlanta must be caught up in the Rapture of one of R&B’s most sultry voices. Anita Baker’s farewell tour swings into Atlanta next month, but after popular demand a third show has been added.
The Fox Theatre trumpeted the news Monday, signifying the popularity of one of the 1980s most prominent singers.
Third Anita Baker show goes on sale in Atlanta
“Due to overwhelming demand, a third Anita Baker show has been added to our Special Mother’s Day Weekend Celebration on Thursday, May 10th! Tickets go on-sale Tuesday 4/10 at 10AM!”
Atlanta is officially in its concert season. Festivities kick off outside with the Dogwood Festival, which features Shawn Mullins as headliner on April 13-15, 2018 in Midtown’s Piedmont Park.
In addition to Piedmont Park, another big venue this year is the Chastain Park Amphitheatre, which has released its concert series.
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Atlanta is one of two cities getting a female-focused coworking space, AtlantaFi has learned. The creative, spa-inspired workspace is being brought to the city by business accelerator Hera Hub.
The space will cater to women across several industries including high-tech, business operations, legal advisors, and tax professionals to artists, designers, educators, and creative experts.
Women’s Coworking Space Opening In Atlanta
Those that use the space can expect weekly educational seminars, intensive workshops, and one-on-one mentoring . Although the coworking space was designed by women, for women, it is open to anyone who values collaboration and community.
Another one is also opening up in Phoenix, Arizona. The Hera Hub Atlanta location will be led by Violet E. Pearson, who has lived in the city for more than 12 years.
“Atlanta is perfectly poised for the Hera Hub business model. While the city has made great inroads into creating a welcoming business environment for women entrepreneurs, there is much to be done. Our aim is to facilitate networking and collaboration among our members and to galvanize and support female-focused businesses through strategic and sustainable growth,” says Pearson.
Learn more www.HeraHub.com/Atlanta.
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A commercial filming in Atlanta is looking for “hip business professionals” to cast. The filming will take place Monday, April 16 for two commercials.
Casting directors are looking for men and women of any ethnicity for the scenes. The age range should be 18 to 20, according to the casting call.
If your’e interested, check out the job notice breakdown below.
Atlanta Commercial Casting Call Seeks ‘Hip Business Professionals
COMMERCIAL CASTING!
Seeking hip business professionals, Male & Female, open ethnicity, ages 18-40 to work on 2 commercials in 1 day!
Casting Requirements:
– Must submit a headshot, full length & waist up photo (Professional Photos Preferred, but will consider well lit / in focus photos)
-Must submit at least 1 photo in hip business apparelShoots: Monday, April 16
Rate: $300 flat
Location: Atlanta, GATo submit for consideration please send 3 photos (headshot, full length, etc) along with your name, age, height, weight, wardrobe sizes & phone number to submissions@catrettcasting.com
Subject: LOOKING FRESH
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Atlanta is getting a new craft beer in honor of some new music for a good cause.
Now Atlantans drink suds for a good cause. All proceeds from the ale will go toward the SHARE Military Initiative at the Shepherd Center. The program helps in the rehabilitation of veterans injured in post-9/11 combat.
New ‘Find a Light’ Pale Ale On Tap This Week In Atlanta
As if you didn’t need another cool reason to drink up, the refreshing ale named after the latest album from Atlanta-based music group Blackberry Smoke, which is a big supporter of the troops and Shepherd’s Men. In fact, , this is the Southern rock band’s second beer in tandem with the organization.
Brought to fruition by Hop City Craft Beer & Wine and Monday Night Brewing, the new “Find a Light” Pale Ale will be on tap in the coming days — Thursday, April 12 at Monday Night Brewing; Tuesday, April 17 at Hop City’s West Midtown location and Wednesday, April 18 at Hop City’s Krog Street location.
The brew will also be available at Barleygarden Kitchen & Craft Bar starting on Thursday, April 19.
Find a Light is made with Lemondrop hops, Golden Promise malt and has a 5.22% ABV (alcohol by volume) content that symbolizes the 22 current and former service members that commit suicide on a daily basis.
Hop City Beer & Wine has become one of Midtown’s favorite gathering places and features the largest selection of different beers on the East Coast.
Atlanta-based Monday Night Brewing is a craft brewery that grew out of a Bible study group to become a safe place for deep conversation, bonding and sharing some of the best beer in the United States.
