The Waiting Room is bringing sexy back

Atlanta Magazine 12/1 4:58A Carly Cooper

Inside the Waiting Room Photo by Michael Garcia Bon Ton and the Lawrence owners Darren Carr and Eric Simpkins want to give Atlantans a vibey space to sip creative cocktails after supper. Enter the...

Where to eat, shop, and dance in Calle Ocho, Little Havana, Miami

Atlanta Magazine 12/1 3:26A Emma Hunt

Calle Ocho, Little Havana, Miami Illustration by Shannon Lund Just a quick drive across the bridge from Miami Beach, the neighborhood of Little Havana feels a world away from sports cars and high...

5 Reasons to love Smyrna

Atlanta Magazine 11/30 8:04A Matt Walljasper

Smyrna Market Village is a mixed-use center next to the library and City Hall. Courtesy of the city of Smyrna Located just outside of I-285 in Cobb County, Smyrna was once an agrarian community. Its...

Out of Africa: Nashville, Tennessee’s Downtown Presbyterian Church

Atlanta Magazine 11/29 4:57A Brady Nash

Downtown Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee Photo by Steven Hyatt In Nashville, country music is religion, and while famed concert halls like the Ryman Auditorium and the Grand Ole Opry may...

How the Krog Street Tunnel became a launching pad for a generation of artists

Atlanta Magazine 11/29 4:36A Matt Walljasper

Krog Street Tunnel Photograph courtesy of H.J. Parsons In 1994, a police officer passing through the Krog Street Tunnel caught sight of then 16-year-old Amir “Totem” Alighanbari with a spray paint can...

How two Atlanta families turned their basements into great entertaining spaces

Atlanta Magazine 11/29 4:05A Lisa Mowry

“By keeping the main space open, you can have quite a large party,” says interior designer Becky Vocaire. “Almost everywhere has a view of the main TV.” A large sectional by Robin Bruce anchors the...

TaB fans are putting out an S.O.S. (Save Our Soda)

Atlanta Magazine 11/28 7:34A Matt Walljasper

In summer 2022, a hot-pink digital billboard popped up downtown near the headquarters of the Coca-Cola Co., bearing a series of paeans to the diet beverage TaB: “I’m saving a can of TaB to be buried...

Beyond The Mortgage: 4 Different Types of Homeowner Loans You Should Know About

Thou Swell 11/24 3:05A Thouswell

Rising home prices, a restricted supply of new housing, and an incredibly sophisticated financial system have resulted in plenty of options for homeowners in the US. Whether it is to fund home improvement projects, invest in a second home, or…

Thanksgiving Throwback: Check out these vintage photos of Georgia’s past turkey days

Atlanta Magazine 11/23 6:30A Rachel Garbus

In the early decades of the fledgling American republic, Thanksgiving was only celebrated in New England. It became a country-wide holiday after the Civil War, when President Abraham Lincoln...

Meet some of the folks that make up Georgia’s wine industry

Atlanta Magazine 11/23 6:08A Betsy Riley

Tyler Barnes Photograph by Ben Rollins The Maverick Winemaker Tyler Barnes became a winemaker by accident. “Honestly, it was my day off,” he says of his first day working at a vineyard. “I wasn’t even...

14 Georgia distilleries worth the drive

Atlanta Magazine 11/23 6:03A Matt Walljasper

Thanks to recent legislation, craft distillers in Georgia can now sell cocktails and bottles at their own locations. New tasting rooms are destination-worthy locales, where you can try a new spirit...

A blind tasting of North Georgia wines

Atlanta Magazine 11/23 6:02A Atlanta Magazine

We recruited Sarah Pierre, owner of 3 Parks Wine Shop in Glenwood Park, to do a blind tasting of wines we collected while exploring North Georgia’s wine country. Selected by Wine Enthusiast as one of...

Three trips to take though Georgia’s wine country

Atlanta Magazine 11/23 5:59A Betsy Riley

Montaluce Winery & Restaurant Photograph by Lila Youngblood The Dahlonega Plateau In 2018, the Dahlonega Plateau, a 133-square-mile area in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, was designated an...

Georgia wine is coming into its own (and no, it’s not all sweet)

Atlanta Magazine 11/23 5:56A Matt Walljasper

Cloudland Vineyards + Winery Courtesy of Cloudland Vineyards On a sunny afternoon in August, there’s a sense of giddy excitement in the air as winemakers from across North Georgia gather for an...

Fox Theatre Institute

Atlanta Magazine 11/22 9:38A mollybrown

Fox Theatre Institute (FTI) was founded in 2008 in response to a statewide need for various assistance for Georgia historic theatres. From restoration and operation of Georgia s historic theatres to...