Atlanta Magazine

Picture the quintessential Southern mountain town and the village of Cashiers may come to mind. This idyllic historic community, complete with a central Village Green, sits at the crossroads of NC Highway 107 and U.S. Route 64, zigzagging roads that part the surrounding Nantahala National Forest like a comb. Despite its rising profile, thanks to a bounty of pristine nature, superb shopping, and renowned lodging, Cashier’s pace remains blissfully unhurried.

“Graceland or Sun?” my friend asked. I had to ponder that one for a moment. “Sun,” I finally replied. We drove a few blocks and reached one of the most hallowed addresses of my life: 706 Union Avenue, Sun Studio. I could almost see a youthful Elvis Presley nervously hanging around outside, trying to get the courage to go in and record a ballad to give to his mother.

Psychiatrist Dr. Asad Mehdi and emergency physician Dr. Sophia Khan co-founded UrgentPsych, a new mental health urgent care facility in Chamblee that opened earlier this year. It is one of only a few of its kind in the country and the first of its kind in Georgia. “We are trying to decrease barriers and open up access to mental health services,” says Dr. Khan.

Kim Anderson never thought she’d return to Atlanta, where she spent much of her childhood. Her father’s job at the Atlanta Falcons brought the family to Roswell when she was in middle school. After graduating from Stanford, she headed to New York, then London, then Brooklyn for several years. Yet, she felt a pull to the city she grew up in. “I realized I hadn’t fully experienced Atlanta and how it had expanded and transitioned into what it is today,” she says. She and her husband settled in a 1930s Prairie-style craftsman bungalow in Ormewood Park with details like original picture railings and wood paneling.

Situated at the intersection of the mighty Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, the West Virginia park boasts more than 200 historic structures. Though the West Virginia town of the same name is home to fewer than 300 full-time residents, it welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

James Beard Award-winning chef Terry Koval, owner of the Deer and the Dove and B-side in Decatur, launched his newest venture: a wine and amaro bar called Fawn. At just 35 seats, its designed to be intimate and inviting. Located next to Café Alsace, it offers a flexible menu easily allowing guests to stop in for a drink and snack, full meal, or dessert and nightcap.

More than 65 esteemed winemakers converge upon Atlanta this weekend, celebrating food, drink, and art. Now in its 33rd year, the High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction has raised more than $41 million for the museum. Tickets are still available for tonight’s event under the tents at Atlantic Station.

Tara Roberts, who lives in Atlanta, has spent much of the past six years below the sea, exploring shipwrecks that date back to the transatlantic slave trade. Her new book, Written in the Waters: A Memoir of History, Home and Belonging, is a reflective quest through history, equal parts memoir and narrative reporting, which explores the ocean and the way it bears silent witness to the atrocities of our colonial past.

Wonderfully Made Bakery, based out of Peachtree Church in Buckhead, launched in 2024 to foster community among young adults with autism and Down syndrome, giving them a social outlet where they bake and package cookies a few days each week.

Renowned indie-folk musician Gregory Alan Isakov will be making his return to Atlanta at the Atlanta Symphony Hall on March 23 and 24. Aside from being a farmer and owner of Starling Farms, Isakov is more widely known for his tender ballads and crushingly beautiful lyrics, including “The Stable Song,” “Big Black Car,” and “Amsterdam.”