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Bringing Pasaquan back to life
Photograph by Mike Colletta Nestled in the pines of Marion County two hours south of Atlanta is an architectural oddity called Pasaquan. Artist Eddie Owens Martin started building the seven-acre...
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How to make South City Kitchen’s shrimp and grits
The rustic texture and toasty corn flavor of stone-ground grits bear little resemblance to the bland porridge of Jason Starnes’s youth. At South City Kitchen, he uses a 50/50 blend of earthy, yellow...
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5 things to know about the Pad on Harvard, College Park’s first new mid-rise...
College Park project The Pad on Harvard—a mixed-use project hoping to capitalize on ITP migration and recent investment around Atlanta’s airport—is College Park’s first new mid-rise project in four...
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New in town: The Comet Pub & Lanes
Photograph by Caroline C. Kilgore The folks who brought us Twain’s Brewpub & Billiards struggled to name their newest business, a 30,000-square-foot bowling alley in Decatur that for 60 years was...
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Why the Atlanta Hawks are worth watching this season
It’s been feeling like the dark days again—1989, anyone?—in Atlanta professional sports. The suburb-bound Braves are in the midst of a down-to-the-ball-boys rebuild, and the Falcons haven’t put...
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“My paintings don’t look like photographs. Photographs look like my paintings.”
Ross Rossin in his studio in northwest Atlanta. He’s also a sculptor.Photograph by Neda Abghari Ross Rossin had been an internationally successful portrait artist for more than 25 years when he began...
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The quiet dominance of Sarah Donuts
Sarah Donuts has shops in Duluth, Johns Creek, Norcross, and Suwanee.Photograph by Caroline C. Kilgore If you think lovingly crafted, Instagram-worthy doughnuts are fairly new to Atlanta, think again....
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Shakespeare’s First Folio comes to Emory
Shakespeare First Folio, 1623, Folger Shakespeare LibraryShakespeare First Folio, 1623. Folger Shakespeare Library In 1623, seven years after William Shakespeare’s death, friends from his acting...
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20 Great Sandwiches in Atlanta
Hot Chicken Sandwich at Richards’ Southern FriedPhotograph by Josh Meister, styling by Rachael Daylong With all due respect to the Earl across the pond, sandwiches—with their endless regional...
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Five easy sandwich recipes that will make your coworkers jealous
You’ve probably been brown-bagging sandwiches since kindergarten. But eventually you reach a point when PB&J doesn’t cut it anymore. We asked Todd Ginsberg of Fred’s Meat & Bread and the...
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This is the perfect jacket for Election Day
Add the lining to any custom suit for an additional $195. This HKT jacket is made with Australian merino super 130s wool.Photograph by Ben Rollins Conventional etiquette tells you not to wear your...
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Will voters decide to double down on the Atlanta Streetcar?
It’s afternoon rush hour on a cloudy August day at the Atlanta Streetcar’s Edgewood and Hilliard stop, and a guy in a green cap and white T-shirt who smells like a tavern is sharing his views on...
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eBay’s Small Business of the Year started as a mission to help others in...
Laurie Wong in front of her store, Reflections of TrinityPhotograph by Fernando Decillis Laurie Wong ended up becoming an eBay “powerseller” because she wanted to fill a need in the community that her...
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Review: Noble Fin offers sophistication without pretension
BranzinoPhotograph by Heidi Geldhauser Noble Fin, a new seafood restaurant in Peachtree Corners, looks bland and anonymous, as if a developer got halfway through building an Olive Garden and decided to...
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Opera legend Jessye Norman on a life spent speaking out
Onstage Jessye Norman, a renowned soprano and one of the few prominent African Americans in opera, has the regal dignity of a queen and the world-weary gravitas of a civil rights leader. Fitting, then,...
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How to shop the new Westside Provisions District
Photograph by Tim Redman Over the past year, the Westside has exploded with new shops, apartments, and restaurants—and the epicenter is Westside Provisions District. If you’ve visited lately, you’ve...
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Three new indie book stores you should shop at in Atlanta
Read ShopPhotograph by LuAnne DeMeo Sorry, Kindle—there’s nothing like cozying up with a real book. It seems others agree, as indie bookstores keep popping up around town. Our favorites offer a...
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4 of our favorite Georgia-made pickles
Photograph by Caroline C. Kilgore Unlike iceberg lettuce, pickles add zippy flavor along with snap and crunch. Here, four of our favorite local lids to pop. Merrilily Gardens Hot & Crunchy Dill...
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A brief history of Pokémania
This year’s hit app Pokémon GO provided a blast of nostalgia for 20-somethings, who grew up playing the original video games, and their parents, who had to hunt down that rare holographic card before...
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MOCA’s Land Inhabited exhibit features modern-day Southern photographers
Alan and Friend, Vicksburg, MS, 1983 by Baldwin LeePhotograph courtesy of Do Good Fund If you were wowed by the High Museum’s recent Walker Evans exhibition, make a date to see MOCA’s Land Inhabited...
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My son has spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy. But there’s so much more you...
My son is a constant loop in my thought track. My son is the boy you can hear from outside the house or from the other room, making sounds that seem to have no form. My son is quiet, sometimes for...
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The offbeat Chick-fil-A concept restaurants you’ve never heard of
Truett’s LuauPhotograph by LuAnne DeMeo 1964 S. Truett Cathy invented the sandwich that has become as synonymous with Atlanta as Coca-Cola: a hand-breaded chicken breast stuffed in a soft buttered bun...
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When my grandmother died, there was only one thing I wanted—her cast-iron...
The South has a way of sneaking into your soul. Although I grew up in Texas and spent decades in New York, my fondest memories are rooted in Alabama, where I spent my childhood summers with my...
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12 cool vintage sodas you should try
Coca-Cola will always be the city’s most popular soft drink. But lately we’ve noticed lesser-known retro sodas sharing shelf space alongside Coke’s signature curvy glass bottles. Why not wash your...
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We can’t pick just one favorite banh mi in Atlanta—so here are three
(L-R) #6 Combination at Quoc Huong, BBQ Pork at We Suki Suki, and Special Sandwich at Lee’s BakeryPhotograph by Josh Meister #6 Combination Quoc Huong Why we love it The pork sausage is deliciously...
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Editor’s Note: A story at home
Joe and Jerry Grillo at homePhotograph by Matt Moyer A few months ago I was on Facebook and came across something that Jerry Grillo had written about his son, Joe. Jerry is an occasional contributor to...
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3-D printing is powering the next industrial revolution. Meet 5 of Atlanta’s...
If you want to see Atlanta’s industrial future up close, come to an office park near Atlantic Station and examine a titanium plate, the size of a thumbnail, that was recently designed to correct foot...
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5 Atlanta sandwich breads you need to try
From homey wheats to tangy sourdoughs, the right boule can make your sandwich fillings shine. Country Sourdough from Proof BakeshopPhotograph by Caroline C. Kilgore Country Sourdough Proof Bakeshop...
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My Style: @coolatlanta founder Sarah Spear
Not long after moving here in 2012, Spear launched an Instagram feed called Cool Atlanta to showcase the city’s style, food, and spaces. Today more than 28,000 people follow @coolatlanta, though Spear...
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Room Envy: A sunny nook designed for creativity
As a Christmas gift to her grandfather Harris Hardin, Gainesville-based interior designer Maggie Griffin suggested a master bedroom redo, which included this sunny nook. “He paints, draws, and reads,...
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The Christiane Chronicles: Food halls are a loss for urbanism
Rant No Street Cred My idea of a city involves attractive streets jam-packed with restaurants. Atlanta’s gorgeous residential neighborhoods and awful clumps of commercial development clash in a way...
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One Square Mile: What it’s like to wash the windows of Atlanta’s tallest...
Window Washing | Buckhead | 6 miles north of downtown Ed Torres was installing hardwood floors in an Atlanta high-rise when he saw a window cleaner drop into view and said, “Oh, I want to do that.” Ed...
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Learn the ropes at Double Dutch Aerobics
As a kid, I was mystified by the idea of double Dutch jump rope, scared that the fast-turning cords would trip me up and make me a playground pariah. Only now is that fear gone, thanks to...
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Take a break from holiday stress with Atlanta-made aromatherapy products
Holidays putting your sanity at risk? Let these locally made aromatherapy-based products help protect your cool. Boost Roll Luxe Apothecary’s blend of sweet orange, peppermint, and eucalyptus oils...
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Destination: Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville may be a small city, with a population of just around 83,000, but it’s known nationally as a destination for outdoor adventures and craft beer (there are at least 15 breweries within the city...
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