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Atlanta singer Bobby Brown has been committed to stopping domestic violence ever since his daughter lost her life in 2015 in a tragedy marred in controversy.
In the wake of her death, he began a domestic violence initiative that culminated this week with the not-for-profit Bobbi Kristina Brown Serenity House near Atlanta. The shelter will be a refuge for battered women and also offer a 24-hour crisis intervention line and an emergency transitional shelter.
Bobby Brown opens domestic violence shelter in Atlanta
Brown was honored Monday with three proclamations from officials in Atlanta, Fulton County and the City of South Fulton.
Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, was found dead in a bathtub three years after her mother, singer Whitney Houston, died the same way.
Brown was accompanied by his wife Alicia at the event.
Many have blamed Brown for his bad fortune but in a recent interview, he defended his reputation.
“I think the bad boy image came from me being on stage, not from me being a human being. If you see me in person, meet in person somewhere, you won’t call me a bad guy. You’d call me Bobby.”
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Atlanta singer Bobby Brown has been committed to stopping domestic violence ever since his daughter lost her life in 2015 in a tragedy marred in controversy.
In the wake of her death, he began a domestic violence initiative that culminated this week with the not-for-profit Bobbi Kristina Brown Serenity House near Atlanta. The shelter will be a refuge for battered women and also offer a 24-hour crisis intervention line and an emergency transitional shelter.
Brown was honored Monday with three proclamations from officials in Atlanta, Fulton County and the City of South Fulton.
Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, was found dead in a bathtub three years after her mother, singer Whitney Houston, died the same way.
Brown was accompanied by his wife Alicia at the event.
Many have blamed Brown for his bad fortune but in a recent interview, he defended his reputation.
“I think the bad boy image came from me being on stage, not from me being a human being. If you see me in person, meet in person somewhere, you won’t call me a bad guy. You’d call me Bobby.”
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Atlanta rapper Lil Yachty and professional basketball player Collin Sexton will be meeting fans Tuesday, July 31, 2018 in Atlanta.
The event will be at 105 Veterans Memorial Drive in Mableton just outside Atlanta. All you have to do is bring a new book bag and school supplies.
“If ur in Atlanta pull up on me tmmr for a meet and greet, just bring a book bag with school supplies In it and it’s all love,” Lil Boat tweeted recently.
The Atlanta area is in back to school mode as school districts welcome the kids back over the next several weeks.
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Brian McGuire says he was thinking about the future when combined his passion for wine with a business that could grow over time. “I started my wine-tasting business as an ‘encore career,'” he told AtlantaFi via email.
He says he wanted to create a business venture “for after the corporate world. It was something I could build for me, not someone else.”
Wineshop at Home launches in Atlanta
That led to McGuire’s Wineshop At Home business, where he does informal in-home tastings with small groups. The vino industry is great, but McGuire says his entrepreneurial instincts — like a good bottle of wine — took some time to mature.
Soon, he got into the apparel business as well. “The T-shirt business really grew out of the wine-tasting business,” he says. “I wanted to wear funny wine shirts but didn’t find any I liked, so I designed my own.”
And that’s how Teetotly was born. The site has numerous T-shirts with humorous sayings that go quite nicely with a glass of wine!
“People always commented on my t-shirts at tastings wanted to know where they could buy one, so I finally decided to set up shop. I did some additional designs on my own and worked with a design team to add even more designs.”
McGuire says that he will continue to add to the collection — both the wine and the T-shirts.
You can find the goods at this websites: http://itsawinelife.com and https://teetotly.com.
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Construction began in Atlanta recently on Gentry, a luxury mixed-use apartment community in Buckhead, AtlantaFi has learned.
The 21-story high-rise community located at 3172 Roswell Road used to be a one-acre parking lot. Situated in a prime location close to The Shops at Buckhead, Whole Foods, Phipps Plaza and Lenox Mall, the development will be in the center of the action when it is completed.
Gentry: Mixed-use development headed for Buckhead
When all is said and done, Gentry will feature 290 apartment homes and 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The project is being developed by LMC and Hoar Construction. The companies recently collaborated on The Morris, a luxury apartment community in Nashville that opened in 2017.
“We’re excited to join the robust Buckhead market and get started on an apartment community that will be situated in the center of so many recreational activities,” said Chris Cassidy, division president of the Southeast for LMC. “With the vast shopping and dining options within walking distance, this will be a place where residents can ditch their cars for the weekend and relax within the neighborhood. With the stellar location, the remainder of the city will be at their fingertips, as well.”
Gentry is expected to get its first tenants in mid-2020.
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If you want to really throw down eatin’ in West Midtown, there’s only one place to be. The first Sunday of each month, JCT. Bar (upstairs) will also open for fried chicken & oyster Sunday from 11:30 a.m.”til they run out.”
The establishment is located at 1198 Howell Mill Rd #18, Atlanta, GA 30318.
Think buckets of our fried chicken ($32 per bucket) and a selection of oysters from our raw bar menu (prices vary), paired with a curated selection of bubbles, wine and rose (prices vary) including Lambrusco – Cleto Chiarli ‘Vecchia Modena’ ($8/$40), Prosecco – Villa Sandi ($9/$45), Cava Rosado – Castellar ($10/$50) , Champagne – Dumangin ‘Cuvee 17’ Brut ($16/$80), Piquepoul Rose, Foncalieu 2017 ($8/$32) and more!
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Few things are as iconic in downtown Atlanta as the unassuming red store on the corner of Decatur Street in what is now Georgia State University environs. That red store is where dreams were made and properly fitted. Walter Strauss saw to it.
Strauss, who died recently in Atlanta, was a legendary clothing and shoe entrepreneur whose store became the mecca for exotic kicks and street styles popularized by hip-hop celebrities.
Walter Strauss of Walter’s Sneaker Store Passes Away In Atlanta
Atlanta has had other shoe and fashion titans. Florsheims reigned for decades just off Forsyth downtown. But people used to wait in long lines outside Walter’s when a new sneaker came out. That’s just the way it was.
For more than 60 years, Walter’s was the place to buy sneakers for not only metro Atlanta, but the world. People used to fly into town from international cities to cop the latest exotic sneaks from Walters.
Atlanta radio personality and DJ Greg Street said Strauss was a pioneer for men’s sneakers, opening up a market that would be worth billions of dollars decades later. “He took a chance on the vision opening his store in 1952 before us sneaker heads were even thought of, before Nike was even created. We’re going to miss you Walt,” Street said on Instagram.
Former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said that Walter’s experience touched him as a child. “Walter Strauss loved Atlanta. So many ATL stories happened there. My Dad took me there to get the leather Converse AllStars when I was a kid. Going there was like a rite of passage for fathers and sons. May God’s grace be with his family and loved ones,” he posted on Twitter.
The Shoegame.com also paid tribute.
RIP to the founder of legendary Atlanta sneaker store Walter’s. The sneaker community lost a legend today, Walter Strauss. Walt has been in business 60+ years and paved the way for a lot of shops/boutiques. You will be missed, Walt. pic.twitter.com/VC37MFxULq
— TheShoeGame.com (@TheShoeGame) July 26, 2018
Eight years ago, Strauss made the news when longtime Walter’s employee Horace Benton passed away from colon cancer. Strauss told the AJC. “He worked for me for 49 years, and I can tell you he made me. I always felt he would come back.”
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The Atlanta area’s most well-regarded Latino sandwich shop has finally opened in The Battery Atlanta. AtlantaFi told you about the plans months ago when El Super Pan first said it was joining the sports and entertainment complex anchored by SunTrust Park.
El Super Pan’s first location, at Ponce City Market, in Midtown has been a hit since its 2015 debut.
Cuban restaurant El Super Pan opens in The Battery
Three-time James Beard-nominated Chef Hector Santiago is bringing his popular Latin American fare to “Los Bravos” (Braves fans) for lunch and dinner seven days a week in the Cumberland community. Fan favorites from Puerto Rican-born Santiago include the sought-after Mofongos, the Cubano Mixto, pressed sandwich on a traditional Cuban bread and desserts such as chipotle-chocolate chip cookies, organic egg flan, and bacon-guava shortbread cookie and Cuban coffee.
Although the Braves are playing and SunTrust Park is up and running, development in the vicinity continues to take off.
In addition to El Super Pan, the Omni Hotel recently opened to guests, giving visitors a home before and after Braves games as well as anchoring metro Atlanta’s newest entertainment destination. The property will feature 264 guest rooms across 16 floors.
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Join us for Atlanta’s Premiere Summer Night Music Event. The haps are going on at Heritage Sandy Springs (6110 Blue Stone Road Atlanta, GA 30328) from 6-10 pm.
The event is part of a weekend-long event, including pool party.
A night of casual sexiness, food, entertainment, spirits with LIVE performances by Grammy-nominated artists Algebra Blessett, Anthony David, and Atlanta’s own Gritz & Jelly Butter with Celebrity host Palmer Williams Jr.
Proceeds from this event will benefit the scholarship and youth mentoring programs of the Krimson Community Foundation.
July 29th
The Rehab Pool Party
Private Location to be Shared
2:00pm-7:00pm
Top Shelf Open Bar & Catered Food INCLUDED + Hookah Vendor Available
Limited to 150 tickets w/ preferred VIP Cabana Seating Available,
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Metro Atlanta couples looking to get discovered will have a golden opportunity soon. A major TV network is casting photogenic couples who aren’t married for a new project.
Participants must be between the ages of 22 and 35 (bonus points if you just LOOK that age-range!). The requirements are that the couple be in a relationship, and there is something about their union that one of their families doesn’t approve of.
This project will not spotlight one couple, but several will make the cut, so whoever is chosen can feel free to still live their daily lives. People who submit will need to be available for a Skype interview in the near future. Ideal scenario is where a parent is willing to be involved, too.
PAY: ~8 episodes with about a few grand for each episode.
Feel free to reach out directly to Lenora@LenoraClaire.com with questions.