Business Listings Archive - Atlanta Magazine

This prolific scribe (five novels and six picture books) tackles serious subjects like divorce and interfaith family life with equal parts pathos and humor.

Website: http://laurelsnyder.com/

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Downtown

Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Personalities, Professionals, Writers

Ford Fry

914 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, 30318

What’s his secret? The man knows how to dazzle with design without going too glitzy, and he traffics in comfort foods with a dash of novelty.

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park

Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Personalities, Professionals

Jenn Jones Hair

659 Auburn Avenue, Studio 125, Atlanta, GA, 30312

404-577-2460

We knew something was up when it seemed every photographer and fashion editor we work with mentioned the same name: Jenn Jones.

Website: http://www.aviarybeauty.com/

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Old Fourth Ward

Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Hair Salons, Personalities, Professionals, Services

Kris Harrelson, Grow Salon

627 East College Avenue, Decatur, GA, 30030

404-373-7775

Harrelson’s meticulous technique results in hair color that moves, shines, and looks unbelievably natural.

Website: http://www.growsalon.com/

Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Hair Salons, Personalities, Professionals, Services

Billy Allin, Cakes & Ale

155 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA, 30030

404-377-7994

His Decatur restaurant is in its fifth year, and Billy Allin’s menus are ever more poetic love letters to vegetables.

Website: http://www.cakesandalerestaurant.com/

Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Personalities, Professionals

BeltLine Lantern Parade

86 Pryor Street, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA, 30303

404-477-3003

Hosted by the Krewe of the Grateful Gluttons, the parade features hundreds of giant puppets, light sculptures, lanterns and glow sticks, and thousands of cheering spectators along its route.

Website: http://beltline.org/

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Downtown, Old Fourth Ward

Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Best of Atlanta 2013, Non-Profit Organizations, Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Beaches, Professionals, Sports & Recreation

Paul Calvert of Paper Plane

340 Church Street, Decatur, GA, 30030

404-377-9308

Calvert earned fans while mixing drinks at the Sound Table and bygone Pura Vida, but the cocktails he conceives at his own swank enclave in the back of Decatur’s Victory Sandwich Bar inspire new levels of devotion.

Website: http://www.the-paper-plane.com/

Category: Bartenders, Best of Atlanta 2013, Personalities, Professionals, Services

WonderRoot

982 Memorial Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30316

404-254-5955

Since opening in 2004, this inspirational nonprofit committed to advocating for arts, artists, and social change has hosted more than 1,000 music shows and 700-plus classes for artists.

Website: http://www.wonderroot.org/

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Reynoldstown

Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Musicians, Non-Profit Organizations, Professionals, Writers

Andisheh Nouraee on Twitter

East Ponce de Leon at East Court Square*, Decatur, GA, 30030

Nouraee tweets about the serious to the absurd. He’s the city’s premier microculture critic, with his tongue firmly planted in cheek.

Website: http://www.twitter.com/andishehnouraee

Category: Writers, Professionals, Personalities

Kwanza Hall

55 Trinity Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30303

As District Two city councilman, Hall was present on multiple social media platforms. We’re seeing a rise in social politics, and Hall is leading Atlanta’s way. Like.

Website: http://twitter.com/kwanzahall

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Downtown

Category: Personalities, Professionals

Nic Cowan

Boulevard at Memorial Drive*, Atlanta, GA, 30312

This Cabbagetown resident’s got the growl of Howlin’ Wolf and the swagger of Otis Redding packed into his skinny, tatted-up, white-boy frame.

Website: http://www.niccowanmusic.com/

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Cabbagetown

Category: Musicians, Professionals

Lucy Dreams

Flat Shoals Avenue at Glenwood Avenue*, Atlanta, GA, 30316

Formed while still at Decatur High School, Lucy Dreams puts on a breathtaking stage show. In quieter moments they evoke the meditative landscapes of Ride and the rustic harmonies of My Morning Jacket.

Website: http://lucydreams.bandcamp.com/

Neighborhood: Atlanta, East Atlanta

Category: Musicians, Professionals

Peachtree Keen

Krog Street*, Atlanta, GA, 30307

The author intersperses her thoughtfully glib comments on MARTA, Krog Street Tunnel, and the Clermont. Her takes on transit and Southern identity are must-reads.

Website: http://peachtreekeen.tumblr.com

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Old Fourth Ward

Category: Professionals, Writers

Catlanta

Euclid Avenue at McLendon Avenue*, Atlanta, GA, 30307

The anonymous artist Catlanta engages fans in scavenger hunt–as–art intrigue. He sends out clues for “kitten drops” via social media, then followers try to grab one before they run out.

Website: http://twitter.com/cat_lanta

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Little Five Points

Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Personalities, Professionals