Tie dye, animal prints, and vintage looks own this year’s fall festival fashion
Fall outdoor events crank up this month, and the season offers lots of trends ready for open fields and hot temps.
Portuguese wine shop Dom Beijos opens in Kirkwood in September
Dom Beijos is a Portuguese wine shop with a selection of more than 70 varieties focused around the $15 price point.
Test drive: Will a Gua Sha facial actually make you look younger?
Gua Sha is a traditional Chinese technique for reducing pain and inflammation brought on by blood stasis or stagnation.
In the quiet waters of the Chestatee River, cancer survivors find peace with fly fishing
Georgia Women Fly Fishers has hosted Casting for Confidence, a free, annual, day-long retreat that teaches fly fishing basics to female cancer survivors, since 2002. “This is the time to release all other fears and concerns. I can attest you’ll let it all go once you see this beautiful space.”
5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: August 14–20
An adorable Doggy Con is parading through Woodruff Park in preparation for Dragon Con, Fox Bros Bar-B-Q, Taqueria del Sol, and Home Team BBQ are teaming up for Foxeria del Sol Hatch Chile Fest, and take the kids to Dunwoody Nature Center's 25th Annual Butterfly Festival.
The BronzeLens Film Festival spotlights emerging actors and filmmakers of color
BronzeLens Film Festival, a five-day event that gives the big-screen treatment to short films and feature-length movies, spotlights emerging actors and filmmakers of color. It will run from August 21–25 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, the Carter Center, and other venues.
Chick-fil-A has mac and cheese now. It’s fine.
On August 12, Chick-fil-A introduced mac and cheese as a new permanent side dish, something the Atlanta-based fast-food giant had been testing in various markets since 2017.
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The world’s largest collection of vintage supercomputers is in Roswell, Georgia
In July, Lonnie Mimms opened the Computer Museum of America, a 40,000-square-foot tribute to hundreds of thousands of technological throwbacks dating to the mid-1800s, in Roswell, the heart of North Fulton’s Tech Hub.
At a town hall, a debate for the future of the Shops Buckhead Atlanta
The big theme that emerged was a tension between making the center more “accessible” versus establishing the Shops as Atlanta’s true beacon of luxury shopping—with a lingering question whether those two ideas are mutually exclusive.
What’s filming in Atlanta now? The Ballad of Richard Jewell, Lovecraft Country, Ozark, Hillbilly Elegy, and more
Clint Eastwood is back in Atlanta with his next directorial project, The Ballad of Richard Jewell. Also in town: Ron Howard's Hillbilly Elegy and Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams's HBO series Lovecraft Country.
A map of all the places Stranger Things has filmed near metro Atlanta
Curious where Stranger Things filmed in Georgia? Most of the iconic spots—Starcourt Mall, Hawkins Middle School, Hawkins National Lab, are within an hour of Atlanta.
This functional Decatur farmhouse fits into its historic neighborhood
Homeowners gave this Atlanta architect and designer, Ili Hidalgo-Nilsson, a challenge: Design a spacious house for a family of five that still “reads” as a cottage and fits all the requirements of a historic Decatur neighborhood. This popular modern farmhouse style fit the bill.
Pancakes are having a moment in Atlanta—but don’t overlook crepes
Pancakes are finally having a moment in Atlanta. Crepes aren't there—yet. Also, we're worried about Virginia-Highland becoming a mediocre dining spot.
Your guide to Georgia’s lakes: 16 spots to play or unwind
How do you pick the Georgia lake scene that’s right for you? From quiet mountain retreats to bumping party coves and swanky luxury resorts, our guide for finding your happy place.
