Why the sprawling city of Jacksonville, Florida, is a great spot for a weekend getaway
Although it’s the largest city by area in the continental United States (840 square miles), Jacksonville manages to feel small. Venture beyond the urban core, and you’ll discover a patchwork of historic neighborhoods.
Brash Coffee Roasters is opening a full-service restaurant at the Works
Brash Kitchen will offer counter-service, takeout, and table-service options for breakfast, lunch, and afternoon cocktails. Brash founder Chris McLeod has partnered with Julia Kesler Imerman of meal prep and catering company Stop Think Chew for the menu.
Bellamy Young on her acting career, the solace of singing, and seeing Asheville through new eyes
Although she now calls New York City home, actress Bellamy Young says she’ll always be a Southern girl at heart.
Watch: Atlanta Falcons team up with Gridiron Heights for their 2021 schedule release video
The Atlanta Falcons teamed up with Bleacher Report to produce their very own Gridiron Heights special announcing the 2021 schedule. (Yes, there are plenty of jabs at the Saints.)
Find great griyo and other tastes of Haiti at Jojo Fritay in Kennesaw
“Griyo is the identity of any Haitian restaurant,” says Francois Nau. Sometimes spelled griot, the word refers to pork that’s been marinated in fresh herbs and sour orange, boiled until fork-tender, then fried—and it’s the centerpiece at Jojo Fritay, the Kennesaw restaurant Nau runs with his wife, Edith, and daughter Jo.
Ask the Expert: An award-winning potter shares his passion for Mississippi’s ceramics scene
Award-winning potter Matt Long is a professor of art at the University of Mississippi and presents ceramics workshops internationally. His functional pieces have appeared in publications such as Ceramics Monthly.
Atlanta’s Cross-Pollination Art Lab encourages collaboration and experimentation
Currently located at Uptown Atlanta (formerly Lindbergh City Center), the Art Lab is a gallery and studio space spread across four connected buildings totaling 18,000 square feet.
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10 of metro Atlanta’s most vibrant city centers—that aren’t Atlanta
Atlanta’s suburbs are getting more urban. Metro residents crave proximity to walkable city centers and are flocking to reinvigorated, historic towns like Alpharetta and Hapeville—or newly invented places like Trilith and Serenbe. Here are 10 communities with newly vibrant downtowns.
When the going gets tough, these Buckhead residents get secession fever
Organizers say the city isn't addressing Buckhead's problems, but opponents say a Buckhead secession could bankrupt Atlanta and send a cold message during a time of renewed focus on equity and race relations.
Chattahoochee Food Works hall opens on the Westside with banh mi, sushi, waffles, pizza, and more
Many years in the making, the Chattahoochee Food Works food hall is now open. Curated by Food Network host Andrew Zimmern and Robert Montwaid, founder of the Gansevoort Market in New York City, the food hall boasts 31 vendors opening gradually throughout the coming months.
Big Atlanta development ideas to watch in 2021
What's happening with the Gulch, the park over GA 400, Westside Park, Path400, and more.
A year into the pandemic, metro Atlanta’s real-estate and development industry is damaged, uneven, relatively strong, and absolutely killing it
Atlanta’s disparate Covid-19 recovery is a juxtaposition of post-lockdown winners and losers in a city known for both civil rights and glaring economic disparity.
Trying to get a Covid-19 vaccine in Georgia? Follow these tips.
How do you get a Covid-19 vaccine in Georgia? It can be daunting and confusing, but never fear—here's a quick guide of which websites to go to, who is offering the shots, how to get your second dose scheduled, what to do if all the sites are booked, and what to do if you want a certain vaccine.
Athens Pizza owners open a new casual Mediterranean restaurant in Chamblee
Inspired by their annual Greek Easter celebration, husband-and-wife team Sandy and Niki Papadopoulos are opening a casual Mediterranean restaurant called Karv Kitchen.
