Tag: Valentine’s Day

It only took 45 minutes to change Robert Kim’s life. One day, the retired Elvis impersonator took a karaoke machine to the nearby Kroger. He didn’t know how the Peachtree City suburbanites would react to, as he puts it, “a 74-year-old Asian guy singing Frank Sinatra in the parking lot.” But the audience stuffed his tip jar in less than an hour.

When Sean Schacke stepped out to confront the burger hustler, he peeled off in a Porsche SUV. The controversy increased demand, so much so that Evergreen Butcher and Baker had to pause the entire operation in late July, after other businesses on the block began complaining about the line.

It was fall 2020 and Jere Chang was stuck at home when she downloaded TikTok on a whim. An Atlanta public school teacher, Chang soon found herself on “TeacherTok” and decided to start creating her own classroom-themed videos. Six months later, she had reached 190,000 followers and secured her first brand deal.

By some estimates, approximately 100,000 boots are placed on cars in Georgia each year, rendering them immobile until a $75 fine is paid. In 2023, two entrepreneurial women created a workaround—The Boot Girls.

It’s kinda funny how something like lemon pepper wet chicken wings are as synonymous with Atlanta as the Braves, Tyler Perry, or CNN. The flavorful bites have been the subject of rap songs like “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” by Lizzo and Rick Ross—and who can forget the classic scene from Atlanta when Paper Boi gets the wings hookup at J.R. Crickets with the off-menu item.

Atlantans panicked last summer, when The Colonnade, the city’s second-longest running restaurant, went up for sale. After many decades, owners Jodi and David Stallings had decided to retire. The beloved 98-year-old Cheshire Bridge Road institution, famed for its meat-and-threes, had just crept out of the pandemic when a pair of road closures caused by bridge fires threatened to collapse the iconic eatery’s business for good.

The 67-year-old Blondie is best known for her supreme ability to crush beer cans with her breasts. She’s been doing it since 1979 at Clermont Lounge, where she still dances a few nights a week. “I’ve gotten bruises on my breasts from doing certain cans, so I only do Pabst Blue Ribbon now,” says Blondie. But she also taps into another creative side: that of a poet.

Amid the relentless razing and redefining of Atlanta’s never-ending transformation, a few glimpses of the past remain intact thanks to history enthusiasts and preservationist-minded business owners. This includes Dale Donchey, owner of Spiller Park Coffee, whose respect for old Atlanta is reflected in Spiller Park Coffee No. 4 on Mitchell Street downtown.

The Sistah Shop owner Aisha Taylor Issah's plea caught the attention of two local business leaders: entrepreneur Nehemiah Davis and podcaster and influencer David Shands. Together with several other influencers, they galvanized their hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers to save The Sistah Shop from the brink, organizing a surprise flash mob of more than 150 people who descended on the store on September 8.

If you’ve caught a Hawks game recently, you’ve probably Quin Snyder and his hard-to-miss glasses. Snyder’s raspberry-colored Warby Parker frames (Percey style) provide a vibrant red pop from the sidelines. “I guess I had a few options, but I wanted to match the Hawks. Plus,” he added, “it’s easier to find and not lose them.”