Tag: Edgewood
The verdict on 3 newcomers to Atlanta’s dining scene: El Tesoro, Gino’s East, and Soul Crab
Get a bite of outrageously tasty tacos, burritos, and tamales at Edgewood's El Tesoro, whet your deep-dish, Chicago-style pizza appetite at Gino’s East off of North Highland Avenue, and if you're in need of comfort food, visit College Park's Soul Crab.
Taqueria El Tesoro will bring breakfast tacos, beer, and “a badass desertscape patio” to Edgewood
Set to open later this year in Edgewood, Taqueria El Tesoro will offer breakfast tacos, tamales, quesadillas, coffee, beer, and more.
Tiny houses are now allowed in Atlanta—sort of
People with tiny house dreams can now make them a reality thanks to the May 1 City Council approval of “accessory dwelling units”—tiny houses in the backyards of existing homes.
Edgewood Ave coffee shop Cafe + Velo is a cyclist’s paradise
Cafe + Velo owners Jeff Demetriou (an Atlanta artist and cyclist) and Benjamin Boisson (owner of Atlanta Beltline Bikes) want you to drive your car less. The duo opened a cozy, unpretentious coffee shop on Edgewood in hopes that it would appeal to Atlanta's cycling and pedestrian community.
Atlanta Must Reads for the Week: the AJC’s doctor and sex abuse series, Mike Will Made It, and Edgewood’s gentrification
The best stories each week about Atlanta, from Atlanta-based writers, and beyond.
How much Atlanta’s median home values have increased
Since metro Atlanta’s recovery began in earnest in 2012, prices are up—in some places way up. Here, how the median home value has changed from December 2011 to December 2015.
Chrome Yellow Trading Co. finds a home in Edgewood
After two years ping-ponging around the city as a pop-up, Chrome Yellow has at last found a place to call home.
The CW’s Containment places Atlanta front and center
If you haven’t seen the trailer for the CW’s Containment, you might want to check it out. Since the show is not only filmed here but also set in town, there will be a lot of nods to Atlanta that residents will pick up on.
The businesses on Edgewood and Auburn need your support
Okay, everyone who claims to support transit alternatives in Atlanta. Here’s a great chance to put your money where your mouth is. Atlanta Streetcar work is progressing—oh-so-slowly but steadily—and so is work on the Atlanta BeltLine. But while all of this is underway, it means major hassles for businesses in the Sweet Auburn corridor, especially right on Edgewood and Auburn avenues.
Discovery: Sister Louisa’s Church
By his own admission, Grant Henry had to dumb down the decor of his provocative new dive bar on Edgewood Avenue. From the street, Sister Louisa’s Church of the Living Room & Ping-Pong Emporium (Church, for short) looks enough like the real thing that people regularly walk in expecting to find a storefront religious sanctum. After they take in the big, tacky flower cross and the velvet Jesus behind the liquor bottles, they beat a hasty retreat.
