Tag: Virginia-Highland

Blind Willie's, named for the late Georgia blues great Blind Willie McTell, has been an enduring fixture of Atlanta’s music scene for the past 40 years. It's survived this long thanks to a devoted community of staff and longtime patrons. We asked a few of them to share their favorite memories of the club.

The first time I wandered into Intown Hardware in Virginia-Highland was by accident. Suffering from dreary winter blues, I had decided to brighten my apartment with some indoor plants, and happened to drive past the store. They might have plants there, I thought. The easy parking won me over, beating congested big-box parking lots by a landslide.

Wander through Virginia-Highland on a weekend morning and you can’t miss the massive line weaving through Kinship Butcher & Sundry, with neighbors catching up on gossip as they await Academy Coffee and griddled breakfast sandwiches. There’s so much demand for founders Rachael Pack and Myles Moody’s hospitality that the duo is launching a second Kinship location, as well as a full-service restaurant called So. Fox.

How to make a Virginia-Highland bungalow even better? When the location is perfect, but the client needs more space and updating, the answer is Cottage 2.0. Interior designer Nikie Barfield and architect Mark Arnold identified the home’s charm factors and enhanced them.

It wasn’t on purpose that Virginia-Highland Civic Association president Alex Bevel Jones spoke with 40 bands for the 40th iteration of the neighborhood’s annual Summerfest, which returns this month from June 6 through 8. But it certainly has a nice ring to it.

Rosa replaces DBA Barbecue on North Highland Avenue. Owned and operated by brothers Brandon and Zach Hancock, Rosa serves tacos, enchiladas, burritos, and fajitas in a casual atmosphere.

A vibrant newcomer spices up the Mediterranean mix in Virginia-Highland, a modern take on hibachi opens in Dunwoody, and a new (but familiar) coffee shop comes to Decatur.

Shop at the Indie Craft Experience Summer Market, catch live music at Virginia-Highland Porchfest, and more fun things to do this week.

This multipurpose kids’ room in a Virginia-Highland addition has good ideas for all ages, thanks to the creativity of designers at Copper Sky Design + Remodel.

When Fifth Group Restaurants shuttered the Original El Taco in Virginia-Highland in March, neighborhood families were crushed, having made the 15-year-old Tex-Mex spot a go-to for casual meals with kids. Now, Fifth Group—the company that operates Ecco, Alma Cocina, South City Kitchen, Lure, and La Tavola—has a different target audience in mind for El Taco’s replacement. Named Ela, it will serve Mediterranean fare cooked over an open flame, in a spirited environment.