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Good morning to 546 of our best friends. Welcome back to the East Atlanta Anthem and thanks for hanging with us every Thursday.
We hope you have a great Labor Day weekend!
🥟 Northern China Eatery has opened their Eastside Beltline location. NCE has long been a “hidden” gem out on Buford Highway. The new location features a mural painted by Atlanta Artist Andrew Blooms.
🍪 Sugar Loaf is making progress on their first brick and mortar location. You’ve seen them for years at the Piedmont Park and Grant Park farmers markets, but now, they’re setting up shop right across from the Dairies on Memorial.
🥤Beyond Berry just opened up in Little 5 and will be serving up their signature Açaí smoothies, bowls, and snacks.
🏄♂️ 🌯 Muchacho has a new Surfer Burrito lineup and Connor can’t wait to try the Johnny Utah featuring: chorizo, eggs, chihuahua cheese, potatoes, and avocado salsa.
🍞 Evergreen Butcher and Baker owner Emma Schacke launched a new course on Scoolinary where you can learn how to bake whole grain pastries. Per their Instagram post, you can get 40% off using Emma’s code: EmmaSchacke40. This is not a paid ad, we just think it is cool and have to assume if you use Emma’s code, she gets a cut!
🚨 Merch Alert: Little Tart just dropped an awesome little mug, La Semilla has some new tees, and Perc has new 15th Anniversary Merch.
🌈 8/27 - 9/1 - Atlanta Black Pride - There’s lots of events happening around Atlanta Black Pride Weekend, mostly in Midtown, but also events in Edgewood and Piedmont Park, | Pricing Varies | More info
👟 Now - 9/9 - Go Play Shoes “Because They Keep Growing Sale” - Kirkwood’s favorite kids shoe store is marking down clearance just in time for school. | More Info
🏈 8/30 - College Football Kicks Off - While Georgia Tech’s season kicks off on Friday night, the 30th is the first real Saturday of College football. If you’re looking for a sports bar recommendation, I’d recommend posting up at Midway Pub or Big Game - Connor
🎞️ 8/31 - Vintage @ Victory - From 10a-6p, Victory Sandwich Bar is hosting a vintage market at their Inman Park location. | Free | More Info
8/31 - Narcan Training at Joes coffee - At 1pm on Sunday, International Overdose Awareness Day, Michael Nolan will be covering how to recognize and respond to an overdose emergency. | Free | More Info
🍽 8/31 - 9/1 - String Bean ATL is hosting a five course sharing menu at Petit Chou in Cabbagetown on Sunday and Monday. Check out the menu here and learn more about Chef Olivia McCoy here. | $65 | Reservations
Plan Ahead
📽️ 9/22 - We’re So Dead - An Indie film for the service industry, by the service industry will premiere at the Plaza Theater in Poncey-Highland. Tickets are priced at $2.13 - the minimum wage for restaurant workers. Proceeds will be donated to Giving Kitchen. | $2.13 | Learn More | Tickets
9/24 - Luna Luna - It’s being described as an Art Amusement Park featuring works from Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Salvador Dalí, and it’s coming to Pullman Yards. | $24.25-$55.05 | More Info
🌳 The Atlanta Dogwood Festival is Atlanta’s largest and longest-running fine arts festival. To ensure the future of the event, organizers are now asking for help, to the tune of $250,000. Should they be? Read more from WABE here and/or chime in over on quite the Reddit thread here.
🚜 Big plans have been released for Downtown Kirkwood at the site that several BBQ joints have previously called home. The recently released plans call for two restaurants, some office space, and 52 rental units. See the renderings here via Urbanize Atlanta.
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