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Kristen Hartman, a former Vice President of Marketing a Focus Brands, has been promoted to Brand President of Cinnabon, the Atlanta-based company announced this week. Hartman’s new job includes helming the brand’s strategy and business growth.
“We are thrilled to have Kristen step into the role as President of Cinnabon. With her business expertise, love of the customer and passion for the brand teams, we are excited for her to lead Cinnabon through its continued growth,” said FOCUS Brands COO and President, North America, Kat Cole.
Cinnabon Names New Brand President
“I am honored to have the opportunity to return to Cinnabon and, most importantly, reconnect with the franchisees who have contributed so much to the brand’s accomplishments. I’ve enjoyed watching them flourish and am excited to contribute to their future success,” said Hartman. “It’s a wonderful feeling to be part of a brand that brings a smile and so many special memories to mind whenever it’s mentioned.”
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When you gotta go, you’ll be able to go artfully at SunTrust Park, thanks to the opening of new customized branded restrooms at the ballpark.
Official American Standard-branded restrooms were installed in this 41,084-seat sports facility in time for the 2018 home opener.
SunTrust Park Gets Branded Bathrooms
The bathrooms include decorative murals that celebrate the American Standard products along with popular baseball imagery. Midwest artist Adam Turman, whose work is also on display at Target Field, created the Atlanta illustrations.
“Our goal in this exciting new partnership was to provide a more comfortable experience for the fans while helping the organization to save money through the durable and water-efficient commercial bathroom fixtures and faucets from American Standard,” said Chris Brown, vice president of sales for LIXIL Americas, the division under which American Standard operates. “Our comprehensive commercial product offerings are built to withstand the high-traffic use they will receive in SunTrust Park for years to come, while providing high-style to this modern sports facility.”
The Braves, who play at the cheapest stadium in MLB, have a promotional schedule packed with fun activities and events this year. There’s also some good baseball going on.
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The ATL will be the place where tens of thousands of film professionals converge as the Atlanta Film Festival gets underway this week. The event, now in its fourth decade, is one of the longest-running festivals of its kind in the United States.
More than 25,000 people, including filmmakers of independent, international, animated, documentary, and short films,are expected to be on hand.
Atlanta Film Festival 2018: What you need to know
What gives this year’s festival even more power is the fact that Georgia is No. 1 as far as film production. Atlanta is now an official movie mecca with crews, talent and production agencies growing by leaps and bounds.
This year’s film entries, more than 7,600, broke a record. The final movie lineup consists of 58 feature length films and 150 short films from 56 countries.Many of this year’s movies will be by firsttime filmmakers and women.“Now is an exciting time to be making films and telling these stories, because there aren’t as many expectations of rejection or pressures to be polite,” says Atlanta writer/director Katie Orr, told The AJC. “Women are empowered right now and instead of nicely asking for a chance, we’re saying, ‘No, you will listen to our stories and we will be the ones doing the storytelling.’”The films will be screened at various locations around Midtown Atlanta. See the complete 2018 schedule here.Wednesday, April 11 — 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Thursday, April 12 — 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
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Tiffany Haddish is the hot actor de jour in Hollywood. If you want to share some screentime with her, here’s your chance. Casting directors are are looking for actors to work on scenes to be shot around Atlanta.
Haddish stars in the new Tyler Perry project “The List,” which is about “a wild woman who gets released from prison and reunites with her sister, played by Sumpter. Sumpter’s character is in an online relationship with a man that may be “catfishing” her,” according to Deadline.
The movie is set to be released in November 2018.
Atlanta Casting Call For New Tiffany Haddish Movie
Tika Sumpter and Omari Hardwick also have been cast in the movie. For scenes to be shot
NOW CASTING!! FEATURED ROLE AND RATE!
Works tomorrow, Thursday, April 12th!
Must be willing to work as a Atlanta, Georgia LOCAL!
Featured Clients
CAUCASIAN/ASIAN males and females ONLY!
Age:18-40
$140/12**DO NOT submit if you are already booked to work with us. You will not be considered**
Name:
Age:
Phone Number:
Location:3 current photos of yourself!
Email: Submissions.sca@gmail.com
Subject: CLIENTAn earlier casting call went out for the second and third week of April.
Here is the casting call:
***STAND IN NEEDED***$120/12 Please match this skin tone as closely as possible. Experience preferred.
5’3″ tall, 180/200 lbs. 20-40 years old
Must have open availability the second and third week of April.
Atlanta, GA local or willing to work as a local.
To Apply: Name, Age, Height, Weight, and a direct phone number to: Submissions.SCA@gmail.com
Please include a head shot and resume also.
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Looking for an under-the-rader spot to throw back some suds? Eventide Brewing has you covered.
This underrated spot in Grant Park opened in January 2014. The brewery distributes its awesome beer throughout Atlanta at some of the dining scene’s most renown places, such as Brick Store Pub, Taco Mac, and the Porter Beer Bar.
$3 Mondays at Grant Park’s Event Brewing
Monday April 16, 2018 05:30 pm EDTEvery Monday all of Eventide Brewingâs core styles are only $3.Cost: $3+The post April 15: $3 Mondays at Event Brewing In Grant Park appeared first on .
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Arches Brewing in Hapeville is going to be festive on the second full weekend in April. That’s because they’ll celebrate the brewery’s second anniversary.Grab your tickets and come out to support Arches on Saturday, April 14th! The establishment will be featuring multiple rare & barrel-aged styles, tapping a specialty cask, and pouring our very first experimental lager from their recently announced Lager Lab project.
Arches Brewing Celebrating 2-Year Anniversary
The party will stay rockin’ with two lives bands, the Atlanta Photo Camper, and Buena Gente Bakery serving up delicious cuban eats.Arches promises that there will be even more surprises on the site.General Admission tickets are $25 and VIP tickets are $75 – ticket details & purchase here.Here’s the info from Facebook:This Saturday we’ll celebrate two years of firsts.. here’s another. We could not be more excited to debut these elegantly designed bottles of Four Fiddlers & Cabergé. Descriptions below. Very limited quantities in Tasting Room only. More beer announcements coming this week. Grab your tickets and come celebrate with us.
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Cabergé – 9.4% – 2017 Vintage Russian Imperial Stout aged in Mauritson Wines Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon barrels.
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Four Fiddlers – 13.5% – 2017 Vintage Belgian Quadrupel aged in ASW Distillery Fiddler Bourbon barrels. -
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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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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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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Mel Gibson is back in movies after a controversial hiatus and a bid to get clean from substance abuse. The actor’s latest film, “Boss Level” is filming around Atlanta and looking for some experts, namely bikers and skateboarders.
The film is about a retired special ops soldier who is trapped in a time loop involving his death. New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski and actress Annabelle Wallis are also set to star in the movie.
New Mel Gibson Movie Filming In Atlanta Seeks Kids, Skaters
If you’ve got what it takes – and are available on April 9 — here’s what producers are looking for:
UPCOMING MONDAY 4/9 in Atlanta we are looking for the following:
BMX bikers — good ones — paying featured rates — looking for guys and girls 16 – 22 years old that can do some tricks — email a recent photo and all contact info to: ECAtvExtras@gmail.com – BMX in Subject
Skateboarders — good ones — paying featured rates — looking for guys and girls – 10 – 20 years old — email a recent photo and all contact info to: ECAtvExtras@gmail.com – SKATEBOARD IN Subject
We are also looking for kids and teens 10 – 15 years old — don’t have to be skaters or BMXers but that have a look that would fit our skater and BMX group.