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Arches Brewing in Hapeville is bringing back one of its most popular milkshake-style India Pale Lagers, Lagerdoodle, on Thursday, Dec. 6.
“We dosed volume two with a blackberry puree and fresh vanilla beans,” the brewery notes. “A generous dry-hopping of Galena, Mosaic, and Styrian Wolf provides even more notes of berry. As if that wasn’t enough, flaked oats and wheat were added to round out the beer’s creamy mouthfeel.”
Arches Brewing is located at 3361 Dogwood Dr, Hapeville, GA 30354.
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When it comes to shopping in Atlanta, the city has increased its retail options tremendously over the past 10 years. If you’re looking for the best stores and shopping centers in Atlanta, there are many to choose from.
Unlike most cities, Atlanta retailers aren’t in one part of town. Retailers span across the city, including on the westside, east, in Buckhead and downtown. Here are some of the best stores and shopping centers in Atlanta.
Looking for the best stores in Atlanta? Here’s where to shop
Using videos from Youtube bloggers, let’s explore some of the best stores in Atlanta and its shopping centers:
ATLANTIC STATION
One of the most successful shopping centers in Midtown Atlanta is Atlantic Station. The former brownfield has a number of retailers such as Dillard’s, DSW, GAP, Express, Banana Republic and Fab’rik. There is also an Atlanta United FC Official Team Store.
SHOPS AROUND LENOX
One of the most priciest ZIP codes in Atlanta boasts one of the most elegant shopping districts, Shops Around Lenox. Notable shops include Crate & Barrel, Draper James, Lululemon, Kendra Scott, South Moon Under and West Elm.
PHIPPS PLAZA
Anchored by Nordstrom, Phipps Plaza is a Simon property across Peachtree Road from Lenox Square. Phipps has some of the most upscale retail in the city. Although it has lost its Saks Ffith Avenue store, its mahogany walls, marble floors, glass elevators, chandeliers continue to appeal to high-priced spenders.
Some of Phipps Plaza’s top shops include Gucci, Bettino Leather, Baby Bella Boutique, Hugo Boss, Chico’s, Dior, Cole Haan, Fendi and Giorgio Armani.
THE SHOPS OF MIAMI CIRCLE
Known as Atlanta’s best shopping place for home furnishings and interior design, Miami Circle boasts more than 60 showrooms featuring rugs, antiques, artwork, framing stores and more.
PERIMETER MALL
Perimeter Mall is the largest retail shopping center in Dunwoody. The mall is anchored by Dillard’s, Nordstrom, Von Maur, and Macy’s. Some of the top shops are Banana Republic, Apple, Aeropostale, Clare’s, H&M, Guess and Loft.
HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
The world’s busiest airport has a number of shops for travelers looking to spend. Here are just a few:
- Benefit Cosmetics (D 11)
- Bvlgari (A Counterpoint)
- Kiehl’s (F Counterpoint)
- L’Occitane (A 26)
- Lather (T 5)
- MAC Cosmetics (F Counterpoint)
- The Beauty Lounge (B Counterpoint)
- The Body Shop (B Counterpoint)
LENOX SQUARE
Buckhead’s signature mall, Lenox Square, is great place to score clothes and other items from some of the most ritzy shops in the Southeast. The mall’s three anchor stores are Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Neiman Marcus. The mall is owned by Simon Property Group, which also owns neighboring Phipps Plaza.
WESTSIDE PROVISIONS DISTRICT
Westside Provisions is a West Midtown mixed-use development that has quickly become a shopping mecca. The district is filled with dining and national retailers. Notable stores include Room & Board furniture store, Anthropologie. In addition to a gourmet market, Atlanta’s two top Zagat-rated restaurants, Bacchanalia and the Quinones Room, are also located there.
LITTLE 5 POINTS
The commercial district for the nearby Inman Park and Candler Park neighborhoods, Little 5 Points has a number of boutiques and shops that you simply won’t be able to find elsewhere in the city.
Notable stores include Criminal Records, Wax’n’Facts, and Moods Music), Java Lords, Aurora Coffee, Rag-O-Rama, Abbadabba’s, Junkman’s Daughter, Sevananda Natural Foods Market and more.
PEACHTREE CENTER
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If you’re in the downtown area, looking to shop, there’s only one way to go. Peachtree Center is a John C. Portman-designed shopping site in the middle of the city’s financial district in Midtown.
Some notable shops in Peachtree Center are Luxury Nails & Spa, Milano Bags & Accessories, Oasis Wireless, Sue Ye Fine Art, The Fan’s Wear and Vitaliano, a clothing shop. There are also plenty of places to eat in the food court as well.
The Atlanta economy is especially primed for retail growth and shopping. The city gained 40,750 jobs year-over year, according to a study by Cushman & Wakefield.
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A new program by Live Nation lets you pay one time to get into any participating amphitheater throughout the year. The Live Nation Lawn Pass offers concert-goers unlimited lawn admission to local participating Live Nation amphitheaters throughout the 2019 season for one price.
Live Nation introduces Lawn Pass
Lawn Pass will go on sale starting at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT on Tuesday, December 4 and be available through December 18 or while supplies last, making the pass the perfect holiday gift that can be enjoyed all next summer.
To purchase the pass, fans can go to lawnpass.livenation.com and use the dropdown menu to select a desired amphitheater. Each fan will receive a custom laminate with their name and unique barcode that serves as their ticket on show day. Once fans scan in, they are all set to dance the night away on the lawn.
The full list of participating amphitheaters found below. Pricing varies per amphitheater and further details and restrictions for the Lawn Pass can be found at lawnpass.livenation.com.
PARTICIPATING AMPHITHEATER
Ak-Chin Pavilion (Phoenix, AZ)
BB&T Pavilion (Camden, NJ)
Blossom Music Center* (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)
Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood (Atlanta, GA)
Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek (Raleigh, NC)
Concord Pavilion (Concord, CA)
Coral Sky Amphitheatre (West Palm Beach, FL)
Darien Lake Amphitheater (Darien Center, NY)
Glen Helen Amphitheater (San Bernardino, CA)
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Chicago (Tinley Park, IL)
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)
Isleta Amphitheater (Albuquerque, NM)
Jiffy Lube Live (Bristow, VA)
KeyBank Pavilion (Burgettstown, PA)
MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre (Tampa, FL)
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre (San Diego, CA)
PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ)
PNC Music Pavilion (Charlotte, NC)
Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center (Noblesville, IN)
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (Saratoga Springs, NY)
Shoreline Amphitheatre (Mountain View, CA)
The Dos Equis Pavilion (Dallas, TX)
The Pavilion at Montage Mountain (Scranton, PA)
The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory (Irving, TX)
The XFINITY Theatre (Hartford, CT)
Toyota Amphitheater (Wheatland, CA)
Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach (Virginia Beach, VA)
White River Amphitheatre (Auburn, WA)
Xfinity Center (Mansfield, MA)
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BET is filming a new TV show based on the popular Eddie Murphy movie “Boomerang” from the 1990s. Filming has begun in Atlanta and there is a need for some actors for the following:Hylton Casting are currently casting extras to work in a recreation of Black Gay Pride scenes for the BET television series Boomerang filming in Atlanta, GA on Monday, 12/3/18, Tuesday, 12/4/18, and Wednesday, 12/5/18. You do not need to be available for all filming dates.They will be casting Pride-goer extras, DJ extra with equipment, security guard extras, vendor extras, and hipster food truck employee extras.BET filming Boomerang’ in Atlanta: Extras needed
Rate:$64 for 8 hours (you are guaranteed 8 hours, with overtime after 8 hours)Call Time:
TBA-Each day you must be available for a 12 hour filming day or longer on set.
-Call time will not be provided until the day before the filming date. Please do not submit if you do not have open availability for the filming date/dates listed above.Notes:
-Please note, at this time we are only checking your availability.
-If you are selected to work as an extra in these scenes, we will contact you to provide you with all filming details for the date that you are booked.
-If you have any questions, please contact us at 404-963-1105.
“Boomerang” will be a 10-episode, half-hour comedy centered around a successful male executive who runs into a new boss who is even more self-centered and emotionally needy than he is. The TV show is produced by Paramount Television.Atlanta has become a movie mecca in recent years and Georgia has been a favorite location for TV productions since the state instituted generous tax breaks for film companies that agree to shoot locally. Projects from CBS, NBC, HBO, BET and more are slated to shoot in the metro area in 2018-19 and the foreseeable future.With more than 700 movie and TV projects just in the last few years, the film industry has generated more than $9 billion for the state of Georgia.There are so many movies filmed in Atlanta these days that it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest movie casting calls, celeb sightings and Atlanta happenings delivered to your inbox. -
If you’ve got that ’70s groove thang going on, you may be perfect for a new role in a major movie being filmed in Atlanta. Producers will be shooting on December 6 – December 21 and January 3 – January 18.
Atlanta movie seeks dancers for ’70s disco party
If you can’t avail yourself for those dates, please don’t apply. Here are the casting call details:
1970’s Period Piece!! Put on your Boogie Shoes and come Boogie with us!!
We’ve got the cure for your Saturday Night Fever!!Seeking MEN and WOMEN of any ethnicity, ages 18+ with Farrah Fawcett blowouts, well groomed Afros, cool and groovy Hippies, disco dancers, flower power, and bell-bottom jeans. Men with shaggy haircuts, sideburns, mustaches, etc. Women with long hair, blowouts, feathered haircuts and layers, etc.
DATE(s): December 6th – December 21st // January 3 – January 18th
RATE: $75/8 (+Fitting Bump)
LOCATION: Atlanta & surrounding suburbsHow to Submit:
To apply, please send your name, age, height, weight, phone number, email address, availability & 3 photos to submissions@catrettcasting.comSubject: DISCO FEVER
Atlanta has become a movie mecca in recent years and Georgia has been a favorite location for TV productions since the state instituted generous tax breaks for film companies that agree to shoot locally. Projects from CBS, NBC, HBO, BET and more are slated to shoot in the metro area in 2018-19 and the foreseeable future.
With more than 700 movie and TV projects just in the last few years, the film industry has generated more than $9 billion for the state of Georgia.There are so many movies filmed in Atlanta these days that it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest movie casting calls, celeb sightings and Atlanta happenings delivered to your inbox. -
If you enjoy a good whiskey in the cold chill, then this event will definitely make you all warm inside! Ray’s at Killer Creek is throwing a special Whiskeys of the World dinner on Nov. 30, 2018.
This elegant affair pairs five courses of executive chef Mike Fuller’s cuisine with acclaimed spirits from around the globe — from Japan’s Suntory to Atlanta’s own ASW Distillery.
Ray’s At Killer Creek Hosts ‘Whiskeys Of The World’ Dinner on Nov. 30
Tickets are $85 per person, plus tax and gratuity, and can be purchased by calling 770-649-0064.
The Ray’s restaurants have been a metro Atlanta staple for decades now. Ray’s on the River and Ray’s in the City have long enjoyed loyal patronage due to their top-flight cuisine and atmosphere.
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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Book and literature lovers are invited to attend the Atlanta African-American Book Expo, which will be held Sat, December 1, 2018 12 – 6 PM EST at Stonecrest Mall, 2929 Turner Hill Rd, Lithonia GA 30038.
This is a literary, music and film expo, which is free to the public, but there will be some select paid events.There will be a celebrity breakfast, a paint and sip and more.
Atlanta African-American Book Expo: Everything you need to know
The book expo will feature vets and independents authors, music execs, film producers/filmmakers, radio personalities, reality stars, bloggers and entrepreneurs in an elegant setting where they can meet and greet new target audiences and engage with old fans and mingle as well.
This event promises not to disappoint as the itinerary has something for everyone. due to the overwhelming response, we had to move the venue Downtown Atlanta to accommodate the capacity.
THE BOOK CLUBS, READERS, FILM MAKERS, BLOGGERS, and interested parties became so large with confirmed attendees for the Expo we wanted to ensure everyone was comfortable.
As of 8/20 , here is the new updated info.
THE host hotels Marriott Fairfield and Hilton Garden Hotel, however there are many hotels to choose from.If you need assistant please email all questions to bookboutiqueatl@gmail.com
MBP Publications./ Book Boutique… Atlanta African American Book Expo Event Line up
Nov 30 MBP Publications Paint and Sip
6pm-10pm
$45.00 Paint and Sip Party
Catered Food on Sell available for purchase $27.50 a plate or , our specialty Seafood Delight Plate $32.00 per plate ( includes shrimp , corn, steak or chicken , salmon, dirty rice and scallops all served in a ,pineapple)
27.50 Entree includes the following:
Entree Choice of 1 meat)
Lobster Tails
Skirt Steak
Baked Chicken
Whiting fish ( fried)
Salad, Rice, Greens, Macaroni and Chesse, green beans)
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Book Boutique Celebrity Author Breakfast
BOOKS AND Bottles Breakfast WITH Panel Discussion-includes a glass of mimosa ( holds 125 people) Guest speaker will be announced–$27.50 ( including lobster tails) not including book
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Book Expo Signing @ Stone Crest Mall and Book Boutique fom 12pm-6pm author tables $125.00 double author tables $200.00
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For millions of Americans are going to be traveling this Thanksgiving, be it by plane, train or automobile. If it’s by car, you my want to know what to expect along with the turkey, parades and all the trimmings.
Google Maps is a great resource for travelers to see trends about traveling around the holidays, including insights on when to hit the road, and the best times to stay off the highways.
Most popular places visited during the Thanksgiving holiday:
Compiling data about the number of times users requested directions to a location using Google Maps, the tool was able to show when Georgia’s holiday rush will hit, determined by the state’s most popularly searched place categories:
- Top overall search during Thanksgiving week: School
- Top search on Wednesday: Beer Store
- Top search on Thanksgiving: School
- Top search on Friday: Garden Center’
Nationally, the most uniquely searched place categories in Google Maps during the Thanksgiving holiday period are: outlet mall, tree farm, scenic overlook, video game store and place of worship.
Thanksgiving travel traffic trends:
Because the holidays skew everything, the travel trends are all different for the city when it comes to rush hours. For Atlanta, here are the best and worst times to leave for and return from that Thanksgiving road trip:
- Best day to leave: Thanksgiving day, 6 a.m.
- Worst day to leave: Wednesday, 3 p.m.
- Best day to return: Sunday, 6 a.m.
- Worst day to return: Sunday, 4 p.m.
Thanksgiving in ATL: Best time to visit your favorite businesses and places
So Atlantans can properly plan and avoid long lines and crazy foot traffic, here’s a look at when some of the most popular places searched for in Google Maps tend to be the most crowded:
- Bakery: Visits peak midday Wednesday as people prep for Thanksgiving dinner. Can’t forget to bring the dessert!
- Grocery Store: Last-minute shoppers storm grocery stores on Wednesday afternoon.
- Liquor Store: Visits peak on Wednesday afternoon as people start stocking up for the festivities.
- Movie Theater: Friday evening is a popular time to head to the movies.
- Shopping Center: Unsurprisingly, Black Friday afternoon is when stores are most crowded.
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Everybody knows that acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee is a product of Atlanta’s Morehouse College, the largest all-male African-American university in the nation. But who is the man and why is he of such importance to Atlanta and the film community?
Who Is Spike Lee?
Spike Lee is a legendary filmmaker, producer and screenwriter who has used his camera lens to highlight institutional racism, expose hypocrisy and celebrate the African-American experience.
Lee has also paved the way for other filmmakers of color to make films in America.
Where Was Spike Lee Born And Raised?
Lee has proudly said that he was born “Shelton Jackson Lee on March 20th in Grady Hospital” in 1957.
His father, Bill Lee, was an accomplished jazz musician who moved the family to New York shortly after Lee’s birth.
While he proudly reps Brooklyn’s Bed-Sty neighborhood, where he’s lived for most of his life, Lee was born in 1957 in the ATL. He told the New York Times, his family moved to Brooklyn, New York when he was a child (Lee was the oldest sibling of six). His family integrated an Italian-American enclave called Cobble Hill. “We got called nigger this and nigger that,” he told the Times.
At Morehouse, Lee was drawn to the big screen, taking film classes at Clark Atlant University. There he made his first film, Last Hustle in Brooklyn.
Once he graduated, he enrolled at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, earning a masters in film and TV. Lee quickly rose to fame with the 1985 release of “She’s Gotta Have it,” and then “Do the Right Thing” in 1989.
Lee has been known to create beautiful mosaics of Americana, but if you look closely you can see Atlanta in his filmmaking.
Lee’s ode to collegiate life, “School Daze,” was largely based on his time at Morehouse fraternizing with students at Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University and Morris Brown College.
In “Clockers,” Lee gave longtime Atlanta stage actor Tom Byrd, his shot at the big screen. Byrd played a crackhead, but came to personify the drug scourge that had plagued the black community.
Read more: The best soul food restaurants in AtlantaEven in Lee’s diversification of women characters in his first film, “She’s Gotta Have It,” the knowing viewer can pick up hints of the AU experience, especially in the full-colored lives of characters such as Clorinda Bradford, Opal Gilstrap, and lead character Nola Darling.
Lee does not like “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” calling it *bs.”
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Could they be looking for a Will Smith lookalike? “Bad Boys 3” is slated to begin filming in Atlanta very soon. We don’t know for sure, but what we do know is that a major motion picture is looking to cast a tall light-skinned muscular African-American male, between the ages 30-55, w/a short fade and facial hair.
(Open Availability Day and Night from November to Mid April)
Advertisements** MUST BE ABLE TO INTERVIEW TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27th — If selected, camera test on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 **
Rate: $150/12 ($37.50 Interview)
Location: Atlanta, GA
How to Submit:
To apply, please send your name, age, height, weight, phone number, email address, stand-in experience & 3-4 CLEAR photos to submissions@catrettcasting.comSubject: 6’2 MALE STAND IN
Atlanta has become a movie mecca in recent years and Georgia has been a favorite location for TV productions since the state instituted generous tax breaks for film companies that agree to shoot locally. Projects from CBS, NBC, HBO, BET and more are slated to shoot in the metro area in 2018-19 and the foreseeable future.
With more than 700 movie and TV projects just in the last few years, the film industry has generated more than $9 billion for the state of Georgia.There are so many movies filmed in Atlanta these days that it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest movie casting calls, celeb sightings and Atlanta happenings delivered to your inbox.