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Come to “Jet Magazine Reimagined” in Atlanta and celebrate and highlight the achievements of influential African Americans past and present that achieved success in a variety of fields, impacting their community.
This event is set for Sun, May 26, 2019 from 6 to 10 p.m. ET.
Jet Magazine Reimagined in Atlanta
This experience intends to celebrate creativity, individuality and originality. This will be an event dedicated to art, music, and art enthusiast. The exhibition will celebrate Jet Magazine, influencers like Solange Knowles, Dr. Angela Davis, Outkast and Lauryn Hill, among others.
Jet Magazine Reimagined will use 1950’s and 60’s Jet magazine cover art as a resource and inspiration for the exhibition. Graphic artist Shaheed Rucker will redesign the vintage JET magazine covers in a variety of ways. The experience will take you on a journey through the magazine and its content.
The show will take place at Buckhead Art & Company in Atlanta, GA from 6pm-10pm.
Complimentary drinks will be served.
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Georgia businesses have generated $7 billion in economic activity with the help of Google’s search and advertising tools, according to a new report.
Google’s products have helped 39,000 businesses in the state, according to the tech company’s Economic Impact Report.
Report: Google helping Georgia businesses
The study chronicles Okabashi, a family-owned and operated shoe company in Buford. The firm uses Google’s digital tools to increase their online presence and reach customers.
“For American small businesses, the web is the most powerful tool to attract new customers and retain existing ones,” said Mary Ellen Coe, President of Google’s Global Customer Solutions. “Last year, our search and advertising tools helped generate billions of dollars in economic activity for millions of businesses. And we look forward to continuing our work with Georgia’s business, nonprofits and publishers to help them grow.”
Georgia is fully invested in Georgia as well. The company employs more than 350 state residents full-time at its Midtown Atlanta and Austell offices as well as its data center in Douglas County.
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Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria recently opened its doors on Howell Mill Road in West Midtown Atlanta. The eatery’s grand opening was held Thursday, May 9, 2019.
Slim & Husky’s occupies the space formerly held by One Rooster. The new Atlanta restaurant comes to us from a group of businessmen who first opened a Slim & Husky’s in Nashville.
The Tennessee State University graduates started the fast casual, gourmet pizza joint as a way to serve unique pies and provide jobs.
What’s on the menu at Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria?
Where is Slim & Husky’s located in Atlanta?
Slim & Husky’s PIzza Beeria is located at 1016 Howell Mill Rd NW Atlanta, GA 30318. Here’s a map to help you find it.
There is another location at 581 Metropolitan Pkwy SW Atlanta, GA 30310.Atlanta is having a restaurant renaissance. Hot chicken is the rage in Atlanta’s dining scene right now. But so are chicken and waffles.
Fast-casual is also 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: 15+ essential soul food spots in Atlanta
The best restaurants on the Beltline all have excellent customer service and food. What separates them from many of the other spots is that they’re on the urban playground called the Beltline.
The ATL has other cool eateries as well. If you’re gluten-free, there’s plenty of options. Same goes for keto-friendly restaurants or Asian fare in Atlanta.
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Thousands are expected in Atlanta for the BronzeLens Film Festival 2019 on August 21-25. Some of the best African-American talent in film will be featured.
BronzeLens Film Festival 2019 will host a gathering of some of the emerging and veteran African-American movie professionals.
Bronzelens Film Festival 2019: Everything you need to know
The festival’s official selection process took place on June 21. Actors Keith David and Terri Vaughn did the honors.
As an incubator for new films and talent, BronzeLens receives submissions from scores of countries around the world. Only those films that are elite, diverse and substantive make the cut.
As a result, the juried films include the work of some the world’s most talented filmmakers. Narrative fiction, documentary, webisode, music video and short film screenings coupled with the who’s who of the film industry.
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Highlights from the festival include, the BronzeLens Awards Show, Women’s Superstar Lunch and other initiatives.
This year’s BronzeLens Awards Show set for August 24 will be hosted by Comedian Rodney Perry and will feature some\ superb entertainment.
Register for the BronzeLens Film Festival Award Show
Check back with AtlantaFi.com for full details on the BronzeLens Festival.
This event is just one among many Atlanta happenings going on weekly in the city. See all the Atlanta festivals this year.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:
- For a month’s view: The Official Atlanta Events Calendar
- For a more immediate look, check Things to do in Atlanta This Week
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Lickety Split Southern Kitchen & Bar is now open and serving in Hapeville. The new restaurant had a soft opening on April 27, 2019.
Lickety Split is a soul food restaurant that serves traditional, homecooked southern food with a heaping helping of hospitality.
Lickety Split Southern Kitchen & Bar opens in Hapeville
The family owned and operated restaurant offers happy hour as well as brunch on the weekends. Delivery and catering services are also available.
At Lickety Split, members of the U.S. armed forces are eligible for military discounts.
What’s on the menu at Lickety Split?
Lickety Split Southern Kitchen & Bar offers a number of Southern, traditional items on its menu. Here are some faves:
- Chicken and Waffles
- Mac and Cheese
- Ribs
- Peach Cobbler
Here are some pics of what the food looks like:
Where is Lickety Split located in Hapeville?
Lickety Split Southern Kitchen & Bar is located at 1155 Virginia Ave Suite F, Hapeville, GA 30354. Here is a map to help you find the restaurant.
Atlanta is having a restaurant renaissance. Hot chicken is the rage in Atlanta’s dining scene right now. But so are chicken and waffles.
Fast-casual is also 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 Atlanta
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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Ponko Chicken recently had a soft opening in Midtown Atlanta, AtlantaFi.com has learned. This is Ponko Chicken’s second location in metro Atlanta.
The new Atlanta restaurant will have their official grand opening on Friday, May 3, 2019. The event will have live music, giveaways, free samples and more.
Ponko Chicken’s original location is in Chamblee. Now the new spot is serving lunch and dinner.
Now open and serving: Ponko Chicken in Midtown
Ponko Chicken is owned by siblings Maggie Antoine and Reiko Clark, who helmed a previous restaurant in Stone Mountain before opening the Chamblee eatery.
What’s on the menu at Ponko Chicken?
Ponko Chicken specializes in “Amer-Asian” fare, especially delicious chicken. Mouth-watering tacos will also be on the menu. As the restaurant settles in, you can bet that more great items will be available soon.
Where is Ponko Chicken located in Midtown?
Ponko Chicken is located at 915 West Peachtree St. 30309 NW Suite 6 in the Alta Midtown apartment complex. Here is a map to help you find it.
Atlanta is having a restaurant renaissance. Hot chicken is the rage in Atlanta’s dining scene right now. But so are chicken and waffles.
Fast-casual is also 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 Atlanta
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.
Check out some of AtlantaFi.com’s best Atlanta restaurant stories
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The Modern Atlanta Dance Festival (MAD) takes place Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the Balzer Theater at Herren’s.
The MAD Festival, now in its 25th year, will showcase the diversity and excellence of Atlanta’s thriving dance scene.
Modern Atlanta Dance Festival: Everything you need to know
Guests will be treated to two days of energetic and culturally rich dance from seven choreographers. The festivities begin at 8 p.m EST.
Saturday night will feature a special treat: The MAD Festival will honor Maniya Barredo with the fifth annual Pioneer of Atlanta Dance award.
Barredo is a legend in Georgia dance circles. She was prima ballerina of the Atlanta Ballet for two decades. She is also the founder/director of the Metropolitan Ballet Theatre,
How much does it cost to attend the Modern Atlanta Dance Festival?
General admission for the MAD Festival is as follows: $25 adults, $20 Children 12 & under, seniors and working artists, and $15 for groups of 10 or more.
Get tickets to the MAD Festival at fullradiusdance.org
This year’s performances will feature veteran companies as well as independent choreographers. Here are some performances to look forward to:
- Britt Whitmoyer Fishel: “Distaff”
- Christina Massad: “is rael i”
- Corian Ellisor: “Motherland”
- Lisa K. Lock: “Bootless”
- The Mediums Collective: “Everything That’s Old is New Again”
- Samantha Spriggs:” Individually Collective”
Host company Full Radius Dance will also perform a premiere work by Alice Sheppard, found of Kinetic Light, a disability art collective.
Where will the Modern Atlanta Dance Festival take place?
The Modern Atlanta Dance Festival will take place at the Balzer Theater at Herren’s, home of Theatrical Outfit. The address is 84 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303. Here is a map of the venue to help you find it.
The MAD Festival was created by Douglas Scott and Full Radius Dance. Over the past 20 years, the duo has presented more than 65 companies and choreographers as well as more than 600 dancers at the MAD Festival.For more information, see fullradiancedance.org/mad
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Marietta Square Market opened on Thursday, March 28, 2019, to eager crowds looking for good food. They weren’t disappointed. The Marietta food hall features 20 restaurants on the historic square.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the following restaurants are open and serving takeout:
- Grand Champion BBQ | Order Online
- Lucky’s Burger & Brew | Order Online
- Ponko Chicken | Order Online
Now Cobb County residents don’t have to drive to Midtown Atlanta’s Ponce City Market or Krog Street Market to enjoy fresh foods in a community dining room. Marietta Square Market gives them all that they need in Cobb.
Marietta Square Farmers Market: What To Eat
The Market is housed in a renovated warehouse space in the Historic Marietta Square District. The Market’s design harkens back to the style of a historic train station, which is appropriate given that it is located next to a railroad.
Here are the restaurants and food stalls that are part of Marietta Square Market:
- Bread + Butter Bakery
- Cousin’s Maine Lobster
- D’Cuban Cafe
- BullGogi Korean
- Crème de la Crepe
- Forno Vero Pizza
- Four Fat Cows Creamery
- Grand Champion BBQ
- Just Loafin’ Cajun Cafe
- Lucky’s Burger & Brew
- Meat in the Middle
- Momosan Ramen
- Pita Mediterranean
- Shai Karr Eatery Thai Street Food
- Street Taco
- Tandoori Square
- Tiny Bubbles Tea Bar
What Kind Of Food Does Marietta Square Market Have?
The market has plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. But there are also other fresh items.
What are the hours for Marietta Square Market?
Monday – Thursday: 7 am to 10 pm
Friday – Saturday: 7 am to 11 pm
Sunday: 7 am to 9 pmConcordia Properties, an Atlanta-based real estate company specializing in food ventures, is the entity behind Marietta Square Market.
Where is Marietta Market Square located?
Marietta Market Square is located at 65 Church St, Marietta, GA 30060. Here is a map to help you find it.
Is Marietta Square Market pet-friendly?
Marietta Square Market is not just a place to eat and people-watch. Animals can come too. On the patio and in outdoor seating areas, Marietta Square Market is dog-friendly for friendly, supervised dogs.
Animals are not allowed inside the market though.
Did we tell you that there’s plenty of veggies?
On a weekly basis, the Marietta farmer’s market brings in fresh produce, vegetables and meats from Georgia producers.
No matter if it’s ham, lamb, or poultry, the market has it!
When it comes to restaurants and places to eat, Atlanta is quickly gaining ground on some of the dining capitals around the United States.The culinary excellence of Southern food is only part of the reason why Atlanta restaurants are having a moment. New entries into the restaurant entry, including steakhouses, seafood and fast-casual, represent a growing segment of the new Atlanta restaurants.
Atlanta is having a restaurant renaissance. Hot chicken is the rage in Atlanta’s dining scene right now. But so are chicken and waffles.
Fast-casual is also 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 Atlanta
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.
Check out some of AtlantaFi.com’s best Atlanta restaurant stories
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Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails in North Fulton is serving a feast on the last weekend of the month. The Alpharetta restaurant is having its 2019 Farmyard Chowdown Festival on Sunday April 28, 219.
The food fiesta will take place in Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails back yard.
Patrons can expect their annual Low Country Boil,but this year it’s going to be taken up a notch.
Chef Derek will be serving up oysters, mussels, pickle fried chicken, BBQ, a low country seafood boil with crawfish, crab legs, shrimp, and more.
Enjoy a live band and round up your friends or fam to play lawn games including corn hole and life size jenga. Capture the moment in our photo booth station and have a caricature artist portrait made to take home as a keepsake. Other activations are soon to be announced!
How to buy tickets
Tickets can be purchased online. The cost is $40 per adult and $20 for kids 12 and under. Alcohol will be sold separately.
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Spelman College recently took home the top prize at the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship Tournament, America’s premier academic competition for HBCUs.
The championship title contest, which took place in Torrance, California in front of top HBCU students, school presidents, HCASC alumni and Honda associates, included a $75,000 institutional grant for Spelman.
Spelman College Wins HCASC
Honda annually awards more than $350,000 in institutional grants to participating HBCUs in addition to providing all travel arrangements and accommodations to 48 teams.
The Honda Campus All-Star Challenge competition consists of students answering questions about a number of topics, including arts, pop culture, history, literature, religion and more.
Spelman squared off against Florida A&M University, sweeping them twice.
Spelman’s winning team was coached by Daniel Bascelli and includes Jessika Agyepong, Maati McKinney, Naomi Steplight, and team captain, Ariana Benson.
“Winning itself isn’t the only reward. It’s about bringing these students together and watching them represent their school in the best possible way,” Bascelli said in a news release. “The spirit at Spelman is really strong. If you talk to the students, the feeling for Spelman, the feeling for HCBCUs and the support that Honda gives them is all a part of the pride that they feel.”
Spelman now qualifies for the National Championship Tournament. Morehouse College, which was a runner-up, received $20,000 for its placement.
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