Atlanta Magazine

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Ever since third grade, Loren Rosko had fantasized about being like Jessica Rabbit, the curvy cartoon supper-club singer in the 1988 movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit. When assigned to decorate a cardboard cutout to represent her future career, Rosko cut an hourglass shape and added a velvet dress, blond hair, red lips, and a microphone. “I used to watch black-and-white movies with my mom, where you see the audience dressed up, drinking fancy martinis, having a meal, and watching a show,” she says. “I never thought I would have the opportunity to do that.”

Little Tart Bakeshop and Big Softie owner Sarah O’Brien just launched the second outpost of her soft-serve ice cream shop—the original opened in Summerhill in 2019. Located at 632 North Highland Avenue, Big Softie is just a few doors down from Colette Bread & Bakeshop, which was started by O’Brien’s friend and first-ever Little Tart hire, baker Sarah Dodge.

Chef Craig Richards knows how to cater to a theater crowd. His pasta-driven restaurant Lyla Lila is located a mere two minutes from the Fox, and regular show-goers know to make reservations in advanced. Now Richards is capitalizing on that experience, taking over the Table 1280 space on the Woodruff Arts Center campus. Come 2025, he’ll open a fine dining restaurant called Elise, offering both a la carte options and a tasting menu.

Acclaimed reggae artist Buju Banton brought his Overcomer tour to State Farm Arena on Sunday evening. Here, check out the scenes photographer Perry Julien captured at the show.

“We were very concerned that the Colonnade needed to go on as it’s been,” Paul Donahue says. “We’ve seen generations of families there. You see people table hopping because everyone knows each other. It’s a very special thing that’s unique to that restaurant.”

Architect Scott West channeled Wright’s philosophy when designing this Buckhead house for a family of four. He used natural materials like wood, stone, and concrete throughout the structure. Ipe ceilings stretch across glass transom windows and out above the terrace. Marble with dramatic veining functions as art. Glass-walled “pocket gardens” are tucked into the entry, primary suite, and even the basement garage to add organic texture.

Singer-songwriter Trevor Hall played to a packed Variety Playhouse on Friday night. Here, check out the scenes photographer Perry Julien captured at the show.