Sixth graders wear scrubs at this new Atlanta charter academy that trains students for healthcare careers
Partnered with Grady Health System, the tuition-free Academy for Innovation in Medicine is a new Atlanta charter school that trains young people for careers in healthcare. The school opened in July and is still enrolling sixth and ninth graders.
Chefs behind Michelin-recommended Talat Market will open Thai street food bar in Poncey-Highland
A little luck, a lot of lemongrass: That’s the recipe behind Some Luck, the forthcoming Thai street food bar from the Talat Market team. Opening in October beneath Otto’s in the former Highland Inn, the basement spot will serve small plates, batched cocktails, and Thai beer, with the easygoing energy Poncey-Highland is known for.
6 Atlanta Neighborhoods Where Community is Key: Johns Creek
Johns Creek has achieved a lot in the 20 years since it was incorporated as its own city. Travel + Leisure named it America’s best suburb in 2024. U.S. News & World Report declared the city as one of the best places to live in the country. It boasts nine city parks, its own symphony orchestra, a hospital, and two Michelin-recommended restaurants.
Where to shop, eat, and stay in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Nestled in the Ozark Mountains, Eureka Springs rose to prominence in 1879, when Dr. Alvah Jackson’s promotions of its more than 60 natural springs (“Eureka!”, he reportedly exclaimed after finding the first) helped the city emerge as a popular wellness destination.
Care, Connection and the Changing HIV Journey
For Georgia residents Malcolm, Stewart and Toi, living with HIV has meant getting comfortable with change. While their individual stories may differ, they all...
6 Atlanta Neighborhoods Where Community is Key: Hapeville
Hapeville is famously the birthplace of the Chick-fil-A sandwich, first served at Hapeville’s Dwarf House in 1946. It is also home to Delta Air Lines’ headquarters and flight museum, Porsche Cars North America, and the Hapeville Depot Museum.
Osteria Bella will bring Calabrian cooking and elevated plating to Halcyon
Chef Daniele Furfaro is getting ready to introduce a more refined version of his family’s Italian cooking to Alpharetta. Come October, he and his wife Bella are opening Osteria Bella at Halcyon, taking over the former Butcher & Brew space.
50 years at Atlanta’s table: Carlyle’s restaurants, catering, and events legacy
For decades, Carlyle’s restaurants were reliable places for busy office workers to get fresh-made meals. Founded in 1976 by Roy Torbert and his brother-in-law...
6 Atlanta Neighborhoods Where Community is Key: Adair Park
Adair Park was developed as one of Atlanta’s first “trolley neighborhoods” in the late 19th century. With a prime intown location adjacent to the Atlanta Beltline, Adair Park offers a mix of historic charm—it’s on the National Register of Historic Places—and proximity to Atlanta’s liveliest happenings.
MOCA GA cuts the ribbon on its new West Midtown home
Twenty-six years after its founding, MOCA GA has cut the ribbon on its $16.4 million, 26,000 square-foot, permanent museum to house its collection and arts programs.
Netflix’s sequel to A Different World, filmed at Atlanta’s HBCUs, premieres this month
A Different World debuts on NBC September 24. The new show is a sequel to the original, which ended in 1993. and focuses on the next generation of characters attending fictional HBCU Hillman College. Atlantans might recognize Hillman—it was shot at Clark Atlanta University.
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Sixth graders wear scrubs at this new Atlanta charter academy that trains students for healthcare careers
Partnered with Grady Health System, the tuition-free Academy for Innovation in Medicine is a new Atlanta charter school that trains young people for careers in healthcare. The school opened in July and is still enrolling sixth and ninth graders.
The Center for Diversion and Services tries to help struggling Atlantans stay out of jail. Is it working?
The Center for Diversion and Services is a hub where people who might otherwise be jailed for nonviolent misdemeanors are directed toward support resources. While the center has facilitated more than 2,000 diversions since it opened, progress has been slower than projected.
6 Atlanta Neighborhoods Where Community is Key: Johns Creek
Johns Creek has achieved a lot in the 20 years since it was incorporated as its own city. Travel + Leisure named it America’s best suburb in 2024. U.S. News & World Report declared the city as one of the best places to live in the country. It boasts nine city parks, its own symphony orchestra, a hospital, and two Michelin-recommended restaurants.
6 Atlanta Neighborhoods Where Community is Key: Smyrna
Cobb County’s Smyrna is known as the Jonquil City—a nod to the fragrant yellow flowers that dot its landscape each spring. It has come a long way from its beginnings in the 1830s as a Methodist campground known as Ruff Siding. The arrival of the railroad in the 1840s spurred mills and factories, setting the stage for the city that exists today.
6 Atlanta Neighborhoods Where Community is Key: Ormewood Park
Ormewood Park came about in 1891 thanks to a trolley extension from downtown that connected to what were then Atlanta’s suburbs. The community is about as residential as intown Atlanta comes, with single-family homes built in Victorian and Craftsman styles alongside a smattering of low-rise public housing.
Chefs behind Michelin-recommended Talat Market will open Thai street food bar in Poncey-Highland
A little luck, a lot of lemongrass: That’s the recipe behind Some Luck, the forthcoming Thai street food bar from the Talat Market team. Opening in October beneath Otto’s in the former Highland Inn, the basement spot will serve small plates, batched cocktails, and Thai beer, with the easygoing energy Poncey-Highland is known for.
John T. Edge: An Ode to Atlanta’s “On-Ramp,” Buford Highway
Christiane Lauterbach encouraged me to think about restaurants owned by immigrants as essential to the modern Southern story. They were, she believed, inheritors of the restaurants that fed migrants in the years after World War II. In time, that insight became my angle of approach. A world bloomed into view.
