Atlanta Magazine

For Georgia residents Malcolm, Stewart and Toi, living with HIV has meant getting comfortable with change. While their individual stories may differ, they all...

Hapeville is famously the birthplace of the Chick-fil-A sandwich, first served at Hapeville’s Dwarf House in 1946. It is also home to Delta Air Lines’ headquarters and flight museum, Porsche Cars North America, and the Hapeville Depot Museum.

Chef Daniele Furfaro is getting ready to introduce a more refined version of his family’s Italian cooking to Alpharetta. Come October, he and his wife Bella are opening Osteria Bella at Halcyon, taking over the former Butcher & Brew space.

For decades, Carlyle’s restaurants were reliable places for busy office workers to get fresh-made meals. Founded in 1976 by Roy Torbert and his brother-in-law...

Adair Park was developed as one of Atlanta’s first “trolley neighborhoods” in the late 19th century. With a prime intown location adjacent to the Atlanta Beltline, Adair Park offers a mix of historic charm—it’s on the National Register of Historic Places—and proximity to Atlanta’s liveliest happenings.

Twenty-six years after its founding, MOCA GA has cut the ribbon on its $16.4 million, 26,000 square-foot, permanent museum to house its collection and arts programs.

A Different World debuts on NBC September 24. The new show is a sequel to the original, which ended in 1993. and focuses on the next generation of characters attending fictional HBCU Hillman College. Atlantans might recognize Hillman—it was shot at Clark Atlanta University.

Ormewood Park came about in 1891 thanks to a trolley extension from downtown that connected to what were then Atlanta’s suburbs. The community is about as residential as intown Atlanta comes, with single-family homes built in Victorian and Craftsman styles alongside a smattering of low-rise public housing.

Cobb County’s Smyrna is known as the Jonquil City—a nod to the fragrant yellow flowers that dot its landscape each spring. It has come a long way from its beginnings in the 1830s as a Methodist campground known as Ruff Siding. The arrival of the railroad in the 1840s spurred mills and factories, setting the stage for the city that exists today.

As Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport closes out its centennial year in operation, General Manager Ricky Smith reflects on the legacy he and his team will leave behind. He challenges us all to think about our own legacies.