🅰️ Beverage Heavy Newsletter

Good morning East Atlanta! Welcome to the third edition of the East Atlanta Anthem. We say it every week but we’re grateful you joined us on this journey. Thanks for sharing it with your friends, it’s been super cool to see our list grow each week.

How’ve you been feeling about this heat? The mugginess has us craving Fall already. It’s right around the corner… until then, here’s a few frozen drinks and air conditioned events to enjoy this weekend.

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Eats

🍹 Summerhill’s Maepole has a new lineup of summer drinks including ginger pineapple lemonade⁠, peach black tea⁠, and citrus punch

🐶 Morningside’s favorite bar is turning 9! Join Family Dog for their 9th Anniversary party all weekendl long for a celebration full of live music, special food/drink items, and good memories.

🍰 Little Tart has two new frozen drinks at their Grant Park location. One features cantaloupe, tequila, cardamom, cinnamon & lemon. The other is made with white rum, whole lime, and sweetened condensed milk.

Events

7/24-7/26 - Dad’s Garage Dirty Thirty - Dad’s Garage is celebrating 30 years of live comedy with shows Thurs-Fri. | Free+ | Tickets & Info

7/25 - Coffee & Crayons - Home with your kids on Friday? Head over to San Francisco Coffee in Candler Park for coffee, pastries, coloring pictures, words search, sudoku, and more fun activities. | FREE | Info

7/27 - Coffee Party at Social Space - Looking for a sober day party on the Beltline? Coffee Party might be for you. Free coffee, DJs, chill vibes. Next one is July 27. | FREE | Info Editor’s Note: Highlight reels from these have been popping up on my newsfeed - looks like a good time - James

7/28 - Grant Ole Opery - Cody Bolden takes the stage at Grant Central East Pizza for a night of free, original country music. | FREE | More Info

On the Horizon

Generally, the events section is for things happening this upcoming weekend. Occasionally we’ll throw in some events that just announced dates or began selling tickets in what we’re tentatively calling this “On the Horizon” section in case you want to plan ahead.

🏃‍♂️ 8/2 & 8/23 - Your authors have our eyes on a pair of 5Ks coming up… James is dangerously close to registering for the Run for East Lake 5k & Fun Run (8/2). The route goes through the East Lake Golf Course(!) and the event benefits the East Lake Foundation. Connor may register for the 23rd Annual Run for The Park 5k (8/23), if only just to get the race shirt, featuring an original design by Greg Mike. Funds raised support the Grant Park Conservancy.

Updates

🏘️ East Atlanta Village is still looking for a few more hosts for the EAV Strut Porchfest on September 27th. If you have a home or business in the neighborhood and would be willing to host a band/bands, click here.

🏊️ Pool season is coming to an end in ATL. Public pools begin closing after 7/27, with four pools moving to weekend-only schedules through August.

🥤 Coca-Cola announced plans to roll out a version of Coke made with cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup this fall. Can’t wait? Mexican Coke already contains cane sugar and is currently available in the US.

🖥️ Georgia Tech students built an app to help unhoused people find food, shelter, and aid quickly — and is already being deployed in DeKalb County.

🎤 The AJC interviewed Atlanta rapper Jeezy ahead of his Saturday show at The Fox. The show is part of Jeezy’s Orchestra Tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of his debut album: Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101. The cheapest ticket on the secondary market for Saturday’s show is $572…

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