October 2025
Features
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Clark Howard’s cheapskate’s guide to Hartsfield-Jackson airport
No one is better suited to maneuver through the airport on a tight budget than Atlanta radio legend Clark Howard. Before he became a consumer-rights guru for WSB-TV (and now the host of his own podcast), he owned a travel agency, which sparked his passion for cheap getaways. Here are a few of his tips to save money while navigating Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The quietest place in the world’s busiest airport
Every day, travelers disappear into Minute Suites—soundproof, self-contained rooms tucked into Concourses B (two locations), T, and F, available for rent by the hour or overnight. The entrance to the one at B16, located next to a Popeyes and a beauty-product vending machine by Kylie Jenner, is so discreet that it’s easy to overlook (unless you’re already in the know). The lone giveaway is a modest sign on the wall: “Quiet Please Travelers Napping.” And, it turns out, many are.
5 must-travel destinations on Delta CEO Ed Bastian’s bucket list
Ed Bastian has led Delta Air Lines as its CEO since 2016, shepherding the Atlanta-headquartered company through a global pandemic and helping maintain its status as the most awarded airline in the United States. Here are five destinations—with nonstop Delta flights, of course—on Bastian’s must-travel bucket list.
The hidden gem near Hartsfield-Jackson: Inside the Delta Flight Museum
A fraying wicker chair from Delta’s first ever flight, a S-6000-B Sedan, as well as many other artifacts from the past century of aviation can be seen at the Delta Flight Museum. Located next to Delta’s headquarters and the Atlanta airport, the flight museum walks visitors through a century of Delta’s growth. The exhibit spaces, which were renovated earlier this year in time for Delta’s centennial, are housed inside two repurposed airline hangars.
Voices from the Tarmac: The airport workers who keep Atlanta—and the world—moving
A flight attendant. A traffic manager. A Sky Club director. These are just a few of the people who keep Atlanta’s airport humming. As Hartsfield-Jackson and Delta celebrate 100 years, we asked the workers behind the scenes what it means to keep the world moving.
Cheaper parking, shorter lines: 4 tips for an easier time getting through Atlanta’s airport
While Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is often labeled as too big, too chaotic, and any other number of derogatory descriptors, any Atlantan worth the salt on their Waffle House hashbrowns will tell you that our airport is as efficient as they come. To streamline your experience further, try these tips.
The world’s busiest airport is where most people interact with Atlanta. In many ways, it resembles the city itself.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the city’s place of transition, where travelers bring their joy and pain together for formative experiences. The busiest and most efficient airport in the world is also where most people, Americans or otherwise, interact with Atlanta. In form and function, the airport resembles Atlanta, in all of its oddities, illusions, and aspirations, and travelers see the city for what it is.
100 Years of Atlanta in the air: A timeline of Hartsfield-Jackson and Delta Air Lines
Less than seven years after the first airplane took flight, aviation arrived in Atlanta on the same site as today’s Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. In 1925, the company that would eventually become Delta Air Lines formed, and that same year, the City of Atlanta leased an early airfield south of the city for its first municipal airport. We have partnered with the Atlanta History Center for this century-long timeline of Hartsfield-Jackson and Delta Air Lines.
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The Connector
At 55, Atlanta Pride faces fresh challenges
The theme of Atlanta Pride’s 55th annual celebration in Piedmont Park, from October 11 to 12, is “Rooted in Resistance”—a response to the current political climate. During Georgia’s 2025 legislative session, conservative lawmakers passed a “religious freedom” law. LGBTQ+ Georgians consider it to be legalized discrimination because the law gives individuals and businesses a legal defense to ignore antidiscrimination protections.
Lips Down on Dixie celebrates 25 years of Rocky Horror in Atlanta
The Rocky Horror Picture Show—the 50-year-old satirical horror film based on the 1973 musical—is not only a cult classic, but also a cultural phenomenon. For the past 25 years, Lips Down on Dixie, a nonprofit theater organization, has had a shadow cast acting in tandem with the film every Friday night. LDOD is the oldest shadow cast in Atlanta and one of the city’s few majority-queer theater casts, with 90 percent of the cast and crew identifying as LGBTQ+.
How Georgia Tech students are engineering better lives for campus cats
The Georgia Tech Green is one of 14 stations that 280 members of the Georgia Tech Campus Cats club maintain, servicing about 50 community cats. With an app created by computer science students to record and share observations, they track the cats’ whereabouts and coordinate veterinary care and daily feedings.
Why Atlanta’s city council president race deserves your attention this November
Every four years, Atlanta voters choose a mayor—and a city council president. The mayor gets more attention, but insiders know the council president can quietly steer the city’s agenda. This November, that gavel changes hands. Two contenders want Shipman’s job. Marci Collier Overstreet, who currently represents District 11, and Rohit Malhotra, founder of the Center for Civic Innovation.
Hood Anchor Ye started reporting as a joke. Now he’s a trusted source.
The reporting I do out there isn’t a joke. I try to balance being as accurate as I can and being for the people. I think more and more people are understanding that I’m very serious about this and what I do is real. The community trusted me from the beginning because I let them talk. You can’t curse on air, but with me, you can say whatever you want.
The Bite
Dine, sip, and watch the Atlanta leaves fall at these 5 cozy patios
Every year around this time, Atlantans ricochet back and forth between “fake fall” and “summer 2.0.” It’s a reality that guides our dining decisions, especially when it comes to eating outdoors. When the timing is right, and the weather is somewhere between steamy and blustery, enjoying a meal alfresco is one of the best ways to relish this short, spellbinding season.
Review: Yeppa & Co. is finding its stride on the Eastside Beltline
Yeppa & Co.’s new Beltline outpost has been open since May, but it seems as if it’s been there much longer—perhaps because of the name recognition from its wildly successful Buckhead Village location (an offshoot of Storico Fresco fame). The restaurant’s name pays tribute to a beloved figure from cofounder Stephen Peterson’s childhood: a family friend and restaurateur known for his charisma and for shouting “Yeppa” when excited.
Spice up your Halloween—literally—with Mexican candy
Rooted in pre-Hispanic traditions and shaped by Spanish influence, Mexican candies are a flavor- and history-packed treat. While you’ll find these candies at many Mexican markets in Atlanta, Buford Highway is the mother lode. Stop by Buford Highway Farmers Market for bags of Mexican candy, or visit Dulce Fiesta & Party Rentals’ stall at Plaza Fiesta to grab a selection of individual treats.
Belén Bistro Market + Argentina brings Buenos Aires to Decatur Square
Before opening her new restaurant in Decatur in May, owner Belén de la Cruz was already known as Atlanta’s reigning “empanada queen,” with an empire of eponymous shops selling her popular empanadas and pastries. Now, Cruz expands beyond empanadas. Her savory turnovers feature prominently on the menu and in the mini “market” near the entrance.
The Goods
Zine culture is making its resurgence in Atlanta
This October brings Book//Zine, an inaugural art publication and zine fair, at Goat Farm. Expect vendors, programming, and dozens of indie publishers, small presses, writers, and artists from Atlanta and the greater South. Those who’ve bopped around the city’s DIY arts scene long enough may remember the Atlanta Zine Library, Atlanta Zine Fest, or events at Murmur gallery in South Downtown (RIP).
Secondwind Gear Shop has you covered from Blue Ridge to the Beltline
Secondwind Gear Shop is more than a place to score a discounted pair of Scarpa hiking boots or a sun-faded Patagonia fleece. Tucked away in an unassuming retail space on North Highland Avenue (formerly Highland Row Antiques), Secondwind is an outpost where conversations about gear and mountain getaways become one.
A new generation of Atlanta stitchers is moving the craft from hobby room to happy hour
Stitching was once a beloved hobby choice for women of previous generations. It fell off in popularity before seeing a resurgence, partly thanks to the rise of neo-traditionalist decor. Local shops like The Nimble Needle, Stitch Club Atlanta, and Labors of Love are rising to the occasion, and there is room for anyone curious to give it a try.
Miscellaneous
Editor’s Journal: My fear of flying has eased, but I hang on to this musical ritual
By the time we boarded, a thunderstorm was moving into Atlanta. I was already a nervous flier, and this wasn’t helping matters. I’m one of those people who stopped swimming in the ocean after Jaws, and when it came to plane crashes, I’d probably seen one too many disaster movies.
A love letter to the Atlanta airport
I’ve been to 45 countries and counting, and the gateway to every single one has been Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. As someone who loves to travel and who is lucky enough to do it professionally as a journalist, I see ATL not just as my ticket to fly, but also as one of my happy places.
