Tag: Doraville
Inflatable installations will light up Buford Highway’s Pinetree Plaza
BuHi Lights, a temporary art installation in Pinetree Plaza, will feature large-scale illuminated inflatables with printed work by four female artists of color that will open on Saturday, November 3. The month-long art installation is a follow-up to last year’s Living Walls Conference in Chamblee.
Walking Dead alum Jayson Warner Smith brings the Tony Award-nominated play Blackbird back to Atlanta
Atlanta actor and The Walking Dead alum Jayson Warner Smith launched an Indiegogo campaign in May to stage Blackbird, David Harrower’s play about a man who had an affair with a 12-year-old girl and her confrontation of him years later, in Atlanta. The show runs at the Doraville's Robert Mello Studio from August 3-19.
The 10 Best Mexican Restaurants in Atlanta
The debate over which spots to include on our list of Atlanta's best Mexican restaurants was as hot as habaneros. See if you agree with our picks.
Snackboxe Bistro brings exceptional Laotian street food to Atlanta
Husband and wife team Vanh Sengaphone and Thip Athakhanh opened Snackboxe Bistro in Doraville earlier this year, serving Laotian street eats such as chicken larb, enormous garlic-pepper chicken wings, and sticky rice dishes.
A massive water main break shut off water across DeKalb County and residents are not happy
Many DeKalb County residents had a rude awakening this morning when they turned on their showers and faucets to find, well, nothing. Sometime before 4:30 in the morning, a 48-inch transmission water main broke and flooded a section of Buford Highway north of I-285.
Flashback: Doraville Boxing Club, 1990
Photographer David Zeiger started work on a documentary about Doraville, which became PBS’s Displaced in the New South, and discovered the diverse Doraville Boxing Club tucked away in a strip mall. “In the gym, you learn to respect each other—otherwise you’re gonna get your ass kicked,” says Cesar, the boxer photographed “Over here, we don’t look at color. We don’t look at race. We learn to respect each other with these gloves.”
Fresh on the Scene: Good Word Brewing, Gather, Mourning Dove Cafe, Yebisuya Ramen
Beer and Puerto Rican-influenced fare from Duluth's Good Word Brewing & Public House, Grant Park Market's new restaurant, Buckhead's luxury Mourning Dove Cafe, and a new ramen house.
Noodles: LanZhou Ramen
Walk into LanZhou and you see a showcase window framed in neon. It overlooks a kitchen where chefs stretch, bang, and twirl dough for the house specialty of this new central China–style noodle shop in Doraville.
Action dining: Kula Revolving Sushi Bar
Conveyor-belt dining has arrived in Doraville. The idea is to serve a large number of customers quickly and cheaply, sending inexpensive sushi ($2.25 each) and small plates through the dining room on a mechanized runway.
