December 2024
Features
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Best of Atlanta 2024: Buy
Our 2024 Best of Atlanta picks for things you can buy—here’s where you’ll find new clothes, cool books, jewelry, home decor, gifts, and more.
Best of Atlanta 2024: Drink
Our 2024 Best of Atlanta picks for all things beverage-related—here’s where you’ll find great cocktails, coffee, tea, wine, bitters, and more.
Best of Atlanta 2024: Do
Our 2024 Best of Atlanta picks for things to do—here’s where you can play games, enjoy the arts, catch a show, play mini golf, workout, and more.
Best of Atlanta 2024: Eat
Our 2024 Best of Atlanta picks for all things food-related—here’s where you’ll find great sushi, sandwiches, bread, vegan dishes, soul food, steak, desserts, and more.
Best of Atlanta 2024: Readers’ Choice
We asked our readers to nominate their favorites in dozens of categories. Here are more than 200 winners who received the most votes.
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The Connector
Portals of Possibility: Tiny Doors ATL celebrates 10 years
Tiny Doors ATL is the decade-long project of artist Karen Anderson Singer. A sculptor, she first moved to Atlanta in 2013, hoping to join the robust public art scene with her own interactive spin. There are now 36 across the city, all installed in public spaces, designed for spontaneous discovery by strolling passersby.
Peace of Mind will pick up your glass—since some counties won’t
That’s why Wallace started a glass recycling collection business called Peace of Mind—POMATL, for short. He charges $25 for a monthly pickup of up to 40 pounds of glass. Every bit goes straight to Strategic Materials in College Park, which specializes in recycling glass for businesses.
How long will the peach keep dropping?
The Peach Drop, an Atlanta tradition celebrating New Year’s Eve, is returning to Underground Atlanta this year—but its long-term future is still uncertain.
Can the Emory University Herbarium keep its collection of historic plant specimens?
Though it’s little known to most Atlantans, the Emory University Herbarium is marking its 75th year as the home of over 25,000 plant specimens, neatly dried, labeled, and organized in filing cabinets. Some specimens date back to the late 19th century. But, like many around the country, the Emory herbarium is struggling to survive.
The Bite
A host of heavy-hitting cookbooks with Atlanta ties for tasteful gift-giving
’Tis the season for gathering, cooking, and gifting a memorable book to that special someone who seems most at home in the kitchen. We’ve got suggestions for must-have new titles and a revamp of a winning classic. All have an Atlanta connection and a Southern slant, and their stories and recipes will appeal to any hungry reader.
Austin’s at Serenbe summons spirits past
A playground for Serenbe dwellers and destination diners alike, Austin’s Cocktailery & Kitchen looks for reasons to party: oyster happy hours, Saturday jazz. It offers cutely named original cocktails and a heady list of classics.
Nicky’s Undefeated brings a knockout Philly menu to Tucker
“There are so many transplants in Atlanta, when they find a slice of home, it’s welcoming,” says Atlanta restaurateur and Philadelphia native Michael Lo. He’s talking about his newest restaurant venture, Nicky’s Undefeated.
At Moshi Moshi, Michael Behn teaches you how to stay sharp
When I found out that Michael Behn, founder of Moshi Moshi Knife Sharpening, offers knife-sharpening classes in addition to his knife-sharpening services, I quickly signed up to take one. During the pandemic, Behn became a darling among Atlanta’s professional and home chefs, who appreciated his boutique offerings. Behn’s lessons are $150 for a one-on-one, two-hour crash course in all things knife sharpening.
The Goods
Tyler Perry’s new movie tells the story of an all-woman, majority-Black WWII battalion
When producer Nicole Avant approached Tyler Perry about the “Six Triple Eight,” the Atlanta-based filmmaker’s immediate reaction was one of shock. “I was like, Wait, is this story real?” Perry says.
Atlanta is full of business executives. Some of them still have their baby teeth.
Atlanta has long been known as a mecca for business owners. Many of these new business owners are young; some of them, in fact, are too young to sign their own business incorporation papers. All over the city, creative kids are finding ways to turn their interests into professional enterprises—usually with some help from their parents—and learning important lessons about responsibility and leadership along the way.
Atlanta’s new accessories craze is an oldie but a goodie: charm jewelry
Charm jewelry, once enjoyed mostly by octogenarians and tweens, has proven its staying power, with newfound popularity that goes beyond social media’s confines.
Miscellaneous
Editor’s Journal: Atlanta’s great holiday traditions
Somewhere in the family archives, there is a photo of me as a toddler sitting on the lap of Santa Claus, my face bunched up in a teary-eyed primal scream. Obviously, the concept of the jolly ol’ Saint Nick was not sitting well with me.
A love letter to Starlight Drive-In
This year Starlight Drive-In, an Atlanta landmark, quietly celebrated 75 years of operation. Over its seven decades, generations of Atlantans have grown up with Starlight’s double features and low prices. Today, its history shines as one of survival through adaptation and location.
