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Atlanta’s pizza wars may be heating back up as a new player enters the market. Gino’s East of Chicago is coming to Poncey-Highland, according to What Now Atlanta.
The new pizza spot will be located at 675 N. Highland Ave. NE in the spot formerly home to Rize Artisan Pizza. Ginos East has been a staple in Chicago, making the some of the best Chicago style deep dish pizza since 1966.
New pizza spot Gino’s East coming to Poncey-Highland in Atlanta
Chicagoans who have moved down south will no doubt love it when Gino’s East opens its doors in mid-July, What Now Atlanta reports. The Midtown location will be Gino’s East’s first pizza joint in Georgia.
Menu faves include Chicago Fire, featuring hot & spicy patty-style sausage, fire roasted red peppers, red onions. Also the Chi-Talian Stallion boasts Italian beef, roasted sweet peppers, giardiniera. The Deep Dish Meaty Legend has pepperoni, Italian sausage, Canadian bacon, bacon, and the Deep Dish Spinach Margarita has spinach, cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil.
Check out more of the menu below:
Atlanta has been home to a number of relatively new pizza restaurants over the past five years. Earlier this year, West Midtown saw the opening of The Local Pizzaiolo.
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Multi-platinum selling artists Wiz Khalifa and Rae Sremmurd (Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee) announced recently that they will co-headline the “Dazed & Blazed Summer 2018 Amphitheater Tour,” produced by Live Nation.
The rappers will be accompanied by Lil Skies and OT Genasis on various dates. The 27-city summer amphitheater tour will begin July 21 in Detroit, Michigan and end in August 30 in Phoenix, Arizona. The tour will touch down in Atlanta on Tuesday, August 21, 2018.
Beginning Tuesday, May 15th at 12PM EST, Wiz Khalifa VIP Packages will be available through Artist Arena. Visit http://www.wizkhalifa.com for more information.
Also, beginning Tuesday, May 15th at 12PM EST, Rae Sremmurd VIP Packages will be available through Future Beat. For more information, visit http://www.raesremmurd.com.
Here are the entire “Dazed & Blazed” Summer 2018 tour dates.
WIZ KHALIFA AND RAE SREMMURD DAZED & BLAZED SUMMER 2018 TOUR DATES:
DATE
CITY
VENUE
Sat Jul 21
Detroit, MI
DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sun Jul 22
Cleveland, OH
Blossom Music Center
Tue Jul 24
Toronto, ON
Budweiser Stage
Wed Jul 25
Saratoga Springs, NY
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Thu Jul 26
Burgettstown, PA
KeyBank Pavilion
Sat Jul 28
Cincinnati, OH
Riverbend Music Center
Sun Jul 29
Chicago, IL
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre*
Tue Jul 31
Noblesville, IN
Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Thu Aug 02
Coney Island, NY
Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island*+
Sat Aug 04
Holmdel, NJ
PNC Bank Arts Center*
Sun Aug 05
Hartford, CT
XFINITY Theatre
Tue Aug 07
Mansfield, MA
Xfinity Center
Thu Aug 09
Bristow, VA
Jiffy Lube Live
Fri Aug 10
Camden, NJ
BB&T Pavilion
Sat Aug 11
Virginia Beach, VA
Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
Sun Aug 12
Raleigh, NC
Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Tue Aug 14
Pelham, AL
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Wed Aug 15
Jacksonville, FL
Daily’s Place
Thu Aug 16
Tampa, FL
MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
Fri Aug 17
West Palm Beach, FL
Coral Sky Amphitheatre
Tue Aug 21
Atlanta, GA
Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Thu Aug 23
Houston, TX
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Fri Aug 24
Oklahoma City, OK
Zoo Amphitheatre
Sat Aug 25
Austin, TX
Austin360 Amphitheater
Sun Aug 26
Dallas, TX
Dos Equis Pavilion
Wed Aug 29
Albuquerque, NM
Isleta Amphitheater
Thu Aug 30
Phoenix, AZ
Ak-Chin Pavilion
*Lil Skies not on date
+Rae Sremmurd not on dateTickets will go on sale to general public beginning Friday, May 18th at LiveNation.com.
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Rap artist J. Cole recently announced a 34-date tour in support of his new album KOD, with special guest Young Thug. The Live Nation-produced tour will be in Atlanta on August 12, 2018 at Infinite Energy Center in Gwinnett County.
The tour will start off in Miami, Florida, on August 9 and swing through the South and Midwest before heading to New York, Los Angeles and ending in Boston, MA on October 10.
J. Cole’s ‘KOD’ Tour Will Play Atlanta On Aug. 12
The fifth studio album from J. Cole, KOD follows his critically acclaimed, platinum-selling 2016 album 4 Your Eyez Only.In the week ending April 26, KOD sold 397k equivalent album units, while its songs amassed 322 million audio streams. That makes J. Cole only the third artist in history to surpass 300 million audio streams in its debut week—an achievement that’s especially remarkable considering that KOD only contains 12 songs.
For the Atlanta date, Young Thug will not be performing. Here is the entire tour schedule:
J. Cole KOD Tour Dates:
Aug 9 – Miami, FL – AmericanAirlines Arena
Aug 11 – Tampa, FL – Amelia Arena
Aug 12 – Atlanta, GA – Infinite Energy Center*
Aug 14 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Aug 15 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Aug 17 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
Aug 18 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Aug 21 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena*
Aug 22 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl SDSU
Aug 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
Aug 29 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
Sep 2 – Boise, ID – Taco Bell Arena
Sep 4 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
Sep 5 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
Sep 7 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
Sep 8 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena
Sep 10 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
Sept 12 – Little Rock, AR – Verizon Arena*
Sep 13 – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at The BJCC
Sep 17 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Sep 18 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
Sep 19 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
Sep 21 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesar’s Arena
Sep 22 – Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena
Sep 23 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
Sep 25 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
Sep 26 – Hartford, CT – XL Center
Sep 28 – University Park, PA – Bryce Jordan Center
Oct 1 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden*
Oct 4 – Toronto – Air Canada Centre
Oct 5 – Montreal – Bell Centre
Oct 6 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Oct 8 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena*
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Black Writers Weekend is an annual event created to celebrate and honor black literary creatives in publishing and film. Founded by Tamika Newhouse, the weekend bridges the gaps between black literary creatives and opportunities that will advance their careers.
Powered by AAMBC Inc., the organization focuses on new and emerging voices in literature and fusing them with established creatives in film, television, and publishing. First established in 2008 as an award show called the AAMBC Awards, it is now a four-day weekend.
AAMBC Literary Awards June 7-10 In Atlanta
The awards event will be held Thu, Jun 7, 2018, 8:00 AM –Sun, Jun 10, 2018, 5:00 PM. Get tickets here.
Attendees will enjoy panels, workshops, author signings and our celebratory book bash, movie screenings, along with the formal awards gala positioned as the highlight of the weekend.
This weekend was designed specifically for readers and writers of all genres, genders and ages,” Newhouse says. “We wanted this to be a true celebration of literary achievement in every area imaginable.”
Since its inception in 2008, the festival has been held in several locations; Baltimore, Chicago, San Antonio, and finally found a home in Atlanta in 2014.
The festival is the nation’s only entertainment award show and gathering for black creatives in publishing, film and TV enthusiasts, with approximately 1,500 attendees. The tenth annual Black Writers Weekend will take place in Atlanta, GA, June 7 – 10, 2018.
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One of North Fulton’s most venerable restaurants is expanding its dining hours to take advantage of the sunshine and happy times. Table & Main in Roswell just announced new full-service dining hours for June, July & August.
Beginning June 1, Table & Main will begin accepting patrons at 4 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in the front dining room, patio and porch. Reservations will not be affected by this change.
Roswell’s Table & Main Adjusts Hours For Summertime
Chef Woody Back will continue to conduct the Canton Street kitchen like a symphony. Faves on the menu include
Charleston She-Crab Soup, Chicken Skins (awesome fried chicken) & Pimento Cheese and the Hogs ‘N Quilts, bbq pork shoulder, chive crepe, homestyle slaw, GA vinegar sauce.
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Life comes at you quick if you’re Michael Vick. The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback is coming back to the city to be involved in the game he loves.
Vick will be offensive coordinator in a new professional football team starting up in Atlanta, according to news reports. Vick, one of the most explosive and exciting players to ever play in the NFL, will join the staff of former Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress, according to a league press release.
The team will be in the new Alliance of American Football league and play at Georgia State Stadium, the old Turner Field, near downtown Atlanta. The city is the second one to have a head coach named. Former SEC coach Steve Spurrier has signed on to coach a team in Orlando, Florida.
Michael Vick will be the offensive coordinator for the new
@TheAAF team in Atlanta, which will begin play next February. Former#Vikings head coach Brad Childress will be the head coach.The league will begin play in February, with only a handful of teams in its inaugural season.
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One of the world’s largest tech companies teamed up with the National Parent Teacher Association to help keep metro Atlanta families abreast of privacy safeguards available to them. Google invited parents and guardians to their local office for the an Atlanta Family Online Safety Workshop.
Google, National PTA Hosts Family Online Safety Workshop In Atlanta
The event took place Monday, April 23, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Google’s Midtown office at 10 10th Street NE.
Atlanta has been chosen as the kickoff city of the pilot program, which will offer essential tips on online safety, parent-centered online safety workshops led by National PTA and information on how to keep your data safe.
Google also released the findings of its Atlanta Family Online Safety survey, which includes info culled from 1,000 Atlanta families on their online safety habits and perceptions. Here are some of the data:
- 38% use a different password for each online account
- 66% double-check the web address of links in email
- 29% use two-step verification
- 82% have spoken to their kids about the information they post online
- 81% have spoken to their kids about online bullying or harassment
- 78% have spoken to their kids about finding trustworthy information online
Lucian Teo, Google’s User Education and Outreach Manager, along with Sean Arthurs, National PTA’s Senior Manager of Education Initiatives, were on hand along with area parents and guardians.
“It has never been more important to understand the basics of online safety, and parents need a strong baseline of knowledge to teach their families how to protect their information online,” Teo said in a news release. “We’ve teamed up with National PTA to introduce our first Family Online Safety Workshop, bringing families together to share the knowledge they’ve gathered teaching their own kids to stay safe on the web.”
“As parents, we want to help guide our children so they can navigate the world and make safe, smart, informed decisions,” Teo added.
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Sweetwater 420 Fest will take place Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21, 2019 in Midtown Atlanta. The rock festival is already prepping for an awesome weekend of good times, good music and great beer.
Sweetwater 420 Fest 2019 will take place at Centennial Olympic Park across four stages. There will be an artists market, food village and more great stuff on tap.
Sweetwater 420 Fest 2019: Everything you need to know
Friday April 19 1:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Gates open: 12:00 PM | Box Office Hours: 10:00 AM – 10 PMSaturday April 20 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Gates open: 11:30 AM | Box Office Hours: 10:30 AM – 10 PM
Sunday April 21 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Gates open: 11:00 AM | Box Office Hours: 10:00 AM – 9 PMThe Sweetwater 420 2019 music lineup includes nearly 50 acts including Widespread Panic, Keller Williams’ Grateful Grass, Rebelution, Moon Taxi, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, John Medeski’s Mad Skillet, Turkuaz and Knower, according to the AJC.
Sweetwater 420 2019: Ticket info
Early-bird tickets sales started Tuesday at 10 a.m. and are ongoing at www.sweetwater420fest.com/tickets/
3-day admission starts at $99
Advance: $139*
Full: $154*
Will Call: $160*There will also be a race! Registe for the April 20 420 Fest 5K – a Peachtree Road Race qualifier – at www.sweetwater420fest.com.
This event is just one among many Atlanta happenings going on weekly in the city. Fortunately for us, 2018 is not over just yet. See all the 2019 Atlanta festivals this year.
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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.
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Tickets to see the Atlanta Braves play at SunTrust Park are the most affordable out of any MLB team, according to a new study. GoBankingRates.com looked at Major League Baseball stadiums and compared what it costs fans for tickets, food, beverages and parking.
Despite being one of the newest stadiums in all of MLB, admission to SunTrust Park came in No. 1in being the least expensive. When you add other expenses such as food, parking, etc, the Braves ballpark came in overall in second place, bested only by Coors Field.
The Braves began play last week in its second season at SunTrust Park after a quarter-century in downtown Atlanta’s Turner Field.
People heading to a Braves game are encouraged to park in Official SunTrust Parking Lots. There are 19 official parking lots operated by the Atlanta Braves that contain 14,000 parking spots. Prices in the lots range from $10 to $18, and parking can be purchased on the Braves website ahead of time.Other insights from the GoBankingRates.com study showed that it costs nearly $100 to enjoy the amenities at some of MLB’s top ballparks.
Top 3 Most Expensive MLB Stadiums
1. Cost to Attend Yankee Stadium: $95
- Two tickets: $42
- Two hot dogs: $6
- Two beers: $12
- Parking: $35
2. Cost to Attend Safeco Field: $92.83
- Two tickets: $51.33
- Two hot dogs: $9.50
- Two beers: $12
- Parking: $20
3. Cost to Attend Fenway Park: $91
- Two tickets: $30
- Two hot dogs: $10.50
- Two beers: $15.50
- Parking: $35
Top 3 Least Expensive MLB Stadiums
1. Cost to Attend Coors Field: $50
- Two tickets: $20
- Two hot dogs: $10
- Two beers: $6
- Parking: $14
2. Cost to Attend SunTrust Park: $51
- Two tickets: $12
- Two hot dogs: $13
- Two beers: $10
- Parking: $16
3. Cost to Attend Angel Stadium: $52.67
- Two tickets: $24.67
- Two hot dogs: $9
- Two beers: $9
- Parking: $10