Tag: Decatur

Ashley Malone, a principal designer for boutique design firm Studio Wellington, was thrilled when her clients wanted to infuse their new custom-built, Craftsman-style home near historic Decatur Square with color. But the husband-and-wife homeowners had one caveat: no warm tones.

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 3,600-square-foot restaurant is the first Glide with ample seating, a full bar, and a small arcade. It maintains Glide's simple menu (seven pizzas, three salads, and lemon-pepper and buffalo hot wings), as well as its counter service model. Chocolate chip cookies and locally sourced ice cream are in the works.

Fireworks, food, music, and parades—here are 10 fun events happening this Fourth of July in metro Atlanta.

Though it was founded just last year, Decatur F.C., a women’s semi-professional soccer team in the Women’s Premier Soccer League, has quickly become a staple of the city’s culture. In its inaugural WPSL season, Decatur F.C. finished second in the Peachtree Division and 16th nationally out of 142 teams. Most notably, Decatur F.C. attracted a crowd of 2,126 fans to its home game against Georgia Impact at Decatur High School’s stadium—setting a new attendance record in the then 26-year-old league.

New Zealand native Jake Harvey arrived in Atlanta via New York, his first stateside stop as a budding hip-hop producer. Owner of the newly opened Heaps, his savory-pie emporium and eatery in Decatur, Harvey is serving the meat pies that were a staple back home.

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.

Soon after co-owners Ean Camperlengo and Ross Winecoff opened Mothers Best Fried Chicken last December, they were slammed, with lines out the door to Church Street. In a struggling restaurant world full of misses, they’d managed to score a hit.

It just takes one mention of Atlanta for Omari Hardwick to start beaming about his hometown. “I’ll always give Atlanta credit for shaping who I am,” he says. “There’s a quality to Atlanta that allows black people to be unapologetic and gives them permission to try something that’s interesting and true.” Even now, at the age of 51, Hardwick (known for his roles in Starz’s Power, Army of The Dead, and most recently, Star Trek: Section 31 on Paramount+), says he remains “unapologetically confident” whenever he walks into a meeting or audition.

After pop ups at the S.O.S. Tiki Bar and Sceptre Brewing, Mothers Best fried chicken opens December 6 in the former Calle Latina space in Decatur. (Calle Latina moved down the street.) Boasting fried...