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What’s cooking at Halidom, the new food hall bound for East Atlanta

Halidom, which means “sanctuary” in Middle English, will open in May as a food hall with 320 seats, 11 stalls, and a bar. A two-acre green space with picnic tables and walking trails will follow. Eventually, apartments, shops, and Halidom Fitness will complete the development. The entire area is pending an open-container permit.

Painted Pickle—a pickleball “compeatery”—opens April 17

The latest pickleball venue to open in Atlanta, Painted Pickle offers much more than the tennis-like game. Created by Justin Amick and William Stallworth, the team being the Painted Pin and the Painted Duck, Painted Pickle is a “compeatery” (a word Amick coined to describe the venue's vibe) with live music, lawn games, poker, ping-pong, mini golf, table shuffleboard, and more.
Photos: John Oates performs at Buckhead Theatre

Photos: John Oates performs at Buckhead Theatre

John Oates and his band played the Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta on April 13. Here, check out the scenes photographer Perry Julien captured at the show.
Full Radius Dance

Redefining movement at Full Radius Dance, Georgia’s only pro dance company for people with and without disabilities

Full Radius Dance is the only physically integrated professional dance company in Georgia, bringing together dancers with and without disabilities. How Douglas Scott created the company and what it means to its dancers.
Flaky Not Flaky

Flaky Not Flaky introduces sconuts to Atlanta

First there were doughnuts, then cronuts, and now . . . sconuts? Husband-and-wife team Miguel and Anna Caraballo invented this sweet fluffy treat as a happy mistake. Owners of Flaky Not Flaky bakery and chocolates, they were intent on developing a less dense and crumbly scone recipe. What they came up with is a cute name for a product that sounds like a gimmick but is quite tasty.
Photos: Offset performs at the Coca-Cola Roxy

Photos: Offset performs at the Coca-Cola Roxy

Rapper Offset brought his Set It Off Tour to the Coca-Cola Roxy on April 10. Here, check out the scenes photographer Perry Julien captured at the show.

Explore the ties that bind and the bourbon that flows in Louisville

On the 25th anniversary of Kentucky's bourbon trail—and the 150th anniversary of the Kentucky Derby—a writer and his expat cousin rediscover the city.
5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: April 12-17

5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: April 12-17

Dogwood Festival returns for its 88th year, Melissa Etheridge plays the Amplify Decatur Festival, and more fun things to do this week.
Disco legend James “Mr. V” Virgil now sells kitchen gear to chefs and designers

Meet James “Mr. V” Virgil, the disco legend who sells kitchen gear to chefs and designers

Commonly known as “Mr. V,” James Virgil operates a restaurant supply store, dealing in mostly used commercial appliances, that attracts a cult following of designers and chefs to his facility in the shadow of Mercedes-Benz Stadium. I have spent hours squeezing myself down the tightly packed aisles of Mr. V’s Restaurant Equipment and Store Fixtures, where bar coolers, margarita machines, fridges with glass doors, and fryers rotate on an almost daily basis.

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