An historic building. A vibrant city center location. A menu jam-packed with elevated comfort food. Freight Kitchen and Tap, located in the old train depot in downtown Woodstock, offers up an eclectic blend of regional American cuisine sure to please even the most finicky of palates. ...
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It’s easy to get overwhelmed by nostalgia this time of year, and I’m certainly not immune to the occasional bit of wistful recollection … despite my typically snarky cynicism … as December begins and we roll full steam into the holiday season. For the last few years, this sense of sentimentality has been compounded by the passing of my grandpa Pruden since his birthday falls on December 7. Still, if there’s one thing I’ve always known about Pru (as his friends affectionately called him), it’s that he was the kind of guy who liked to...
Continue readingMusic Midtown was an Atlanta icon for more than a decade, attracting hundreds of thousands of concert goers during its eclectic multi day, multi stage heyday. Finally, after six years of mourning our fallen idol and licking our collective wounds, Peter Conlon and his merry band of musical miscreants and rhythmic rebel rousers have resurrected the proud festival tradition that is Music Midtown! Sure, this year’s version was only one day, two stages and 10 bands, so maybe it wasn’t quite the rise from the ashes some local bloggers and journalists had prayed it would be....
Continue readingSomewhere a village is missing its idiot - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. I think I can speak for all Atlanta residents when I beg said village to please, for the love of all things holy, take back its rightful idiot. Here in Atlanta, we already have our own idiots in the form of Atlanta Spirit Group owners and manager Michael Gearon, Bruce Levenson, Don Waddell and the rest of their cronies. Because we already are laden down with idiots here in Atlanta, we really don’t have the resources to adopt your idiot too. It seems that...
Continue readingWhat could go wrong at an arts exhibit titled Popstars and Cokeheads? Nothing that isn't so wrong that it feels just right! Talented local artist and designer, and old school friend of the MDT team, Greg Mike is gearing up to introduce his recent work this Friday, January 29 at the Kai Lin Art center....
Continue readingLet’s get one thing straight: I live in Atlanta because I hate the cold. Believe me, it’s not the easy traffic, clean air and kind people that have kept me here all these years (although I do have some pretty amazing friends in town). The traffic is some of the worst in the world, we spend more time on smog alert than Homeland Security does on orange and most of the transplants don’t have one iota of that much reputed Southern charm you always hear about - especially when driving through the smog blanketed city....
Continue readingInstead of succumbing to the usual Thanksgiving helter skelter, I jetted off with my parents and my son to Herron Hill Villa on Great Exuma, Bahamas (thanks to my pal Scott Lowman for the use of his place). Another stamp in the passport, another round of vacation related injuries, and I’m back in time for the holidays only a little worse for wear. As usual, I came back from the trip with a few lessons learned, a few friends made and a few days of recovery time ahead of me. As poet Moslih Eddin Saadi...
Continue readingDon your best summer gear and get ready to see and be seen at the first annual Fashion & Philanthropy for an entire weekend of NYC-inspired events June 24 - 26. ...
Continue readingWho doesn’t need some wardrobe basics at flea market prices? This weekend only international apparel manufacturer and retailer, American Apparel, is coming to Atlanta for the only stop on its first ever flea market tour! ...
Continue readingDon’t miss your chance to see the internationally acclaimed exhibit, Diana: A Celebration, which will be closing at the Atlanta Civic Center June 13 after a much lauded Atlanta run....
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