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Happy Thursday to all 5,857 of you. We picked up a couple hundred new friends after I posted a video outlining my plan to highlight local businesses with cool merch!
If you’re new here, you picked a good time to subscribe. Next week, we’re throwing an Anthem Anniversary Assembly to celebrate 1 year of the Anthem.
Thanks to Atlanta REALTOR® Benjy Rose and Highland Mortgage, we’ll have chips & salsa & margaritas available while supplies last.
Who: Anthem Readers & Friends
What: Casual happy hour vibes (FREE)
When: Thursday, September 10th from 5-7pm
Where: El Tesoro (Edgewood location)
RSVP: Click Here
Speaking of birthdays, we’d like to give a big bday shoutout to Molly M. (9/4) and Samantha S. (9/5). Hope you guys have great ones.
Ok, let’s get into this week’s Anthem 👇
The Anthem is made possible in part by El Tesoro, a neighborhood treasure serving good quality food at reasonable prices.
🍹 El Tesoro added a rare new mezcal to the lineup: Ultramundo Lamparillo Capón, made from wild agave harvested in Mexico's Zona del Silencio, a desert region wrapped in supernatural legend.
🍔 PSA: Evergreen is closed this Sunday… BUT they’re doing burgers on Saturday. They start serving at 1pm but we’d recommend arriving and lining up closer to 12:30.
🌮 The Waffle House Taco Reviews are in thanks to Thomas Wheatley of Axios. His verdict: “If you like a Waffle House sandwich and you like tacos (and can part with the toast), I think you'll enjoy Waffle House tacos.”
🍕 Sagra, the new wine bar/pizza spot in East Atlanta Village, is open now. BYOB until their liquor license comes through, Monday 6-9pm and Thursday through Sunday 5-9pm.
📰 Halfway Crooks just dropped a zine. A Lagerzine. Ed. 01 is available now, free for the taking.
🍔 Smiley's is coming in hot with another special… this time with help from Small Fry and Lemon Pig to bring us their first attempt at a Rodeo Burger: pepper-crusted smashers, sharp cheddar, bacon onion jam, cowboy pickles, onion rings, and bbq sauce.
☕ Babygirl launched a new drinks menu for the upcoming change in season, with some interesting additions to the cold drinks section like matcha orangeade.
🥐 Galette's Le Soir evening popup is back 9/4, 5:30-8pm, with a full menu of savory and sweet including muscadine peanut butter "pop tarts."
🌮 Green Coyote Cantina is now open in Avondale Estates, serving margaritas and Mexican bites. Hours are Wednesday and Thursday 5-9pm, Friday 11am-9pm.
🍷 Free wine Thursdays are back at Vine Fine Wine, kicking off September with a tasting from Weingut Weninger of Austria and Hungary.
☕ The General Muir's Coffee of the Month for September is the Honey Cake Latte: espresso, honey butter caramel sauce, whipped cream, and gingerbread-dusted almond slices, available hot or iced.
🥯 Gabriel’s Bagels is taking the east side by storm. The logo (a Das Kaiser joint) looks awesome. The bagels look better. Next batch will be available for preorder in a couple days here.
🍹 Little Cottage Brewery dropped a new pink cocktail called the Mai Only Rose. Rum barrel-aged seltzer, NA triple sec, orgeat, lime, and grenadine.
🐷 Kevin Gillespie’s pop up BBQ concept Terminus City BBQ is back after a 10-year hiatus, popping up at Gunshow on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Expect whole hog bbq, ribs, chicken, and sides galore.
🍕 There’s a lemon pepper pizza now available at Lloyd’s. I’d try a slice.
☕ There’s a new coffee shop coming to Grant Park: Condesa Coffee has a ribbon cutting ceremony next Wednesday at 10 am.
📋 Speaking of Condesa, they’re hiring. We have new jobs from them, Black Coffee, Evergreen, Glide, Smiley’s and more up on the job board.
🍜 Mushi added new plant-based dinner options like chilled green tea soba noodles and vegan ramen carbonara, plus hamachi kama. And yes, they really did make an ice cream flavor out of vanilla, Mexican coke, and Toki Whisky.
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🅰️ 9/10 - An Anthem Anniversary Assembly - We’re going to be hanging with our friends over at El Tesoro on Edgewood from 5-7pm. Complimentary drinks & snacks & Anthem swag while supplies last, thanks to Highland Mortgage & Atlanta REALTOR® Benjy Rose. | FREE | RSVP Here
🏈 9/3 - GT Football Watch Party - New Realm Brewing hosts the official watch party as Georgia Tech takes on Colorado, with their Ale of an Engineer on tap. Kickoff at 8pm. | More Info
🕹️ 9/3 & 9/5 - Pinball Tournaments at My Parents' Basement - Their monthly 1st Thursday tournament returns tonight, then it's the first ever "Flip the Dale" joint tournament with The Pool Turtle on 9/5, with buses running between venues.
🍄 9/3 - Mushroom Magic - Soberish hosts a hands-on non-alcoholic mixology class at Taproom Coffee, where you'll learn about functional mushrooms and make three mushroom-infused mocktails. No experience needed. 7-9pm. | $40 | More Info
🎤 9/4 - Good Night - Buteco hosts a spoken word, comedy, and music showcase featuring Alisha Bridges, Ashlee Haze, and Makenna Lyric, with DJ Rasyrious on the ones and twos. Doors and DJ set start at 9pm, show at 9:30. | FREE | More Info & RSVP
🎭 9/4-9/5 - National Puppet Slam - Adult puppetry, curated and weird in the best way, at Center for Puppetry Arts. Two nights only. 8pm. | More Info
🛍 9/5 - Local Community Market - There’s an ADA accessible market right on Moreland near Little 5 Points happening this weekend with vintage goods, art, ceramics, tarot, and more. | More Info
🏈 9/5 - Auburn vs. Baylor @ The Benz 3:30pm - College football is back in full on Saturday with this game happening at the Mercedes Benz Stadium and over in Athens, UGA hosts Tennessee State at 3pm.
🎣 9/5 - Wild and Fluvial Art Show - Fish-inspired art, a river conservation raffle, and NA beers at YETI Atlanta in Krog Street Market. 6-9pm. | FREE | More Info
🎨 9/5 - Nook n' Kranny Art Showcase - Local artists take over a home on Donnalee Ave for an afternoon of art, drinks, and community. Monolith is setting up a table serving drinks (and maybe showing some art too). Runs 3-9pm. | More Info
🐾 9/6 - Paint Your Pet - Guided painting class at Red's Beer Garden where you turn your pet into art on a 16"x20" canvas, sketch included. 2-4pm. | $55+ | More Info
🎨 9/6 - Highfalutin Hags Art Pop-Up - Spend an end-of-summer Saturday at ParkGrounds in Reynoldstown for an art pop-up with fashion, prints, and more from four local artists, plus coffee and a walk on the Beltline nearby. 11am-5pm. | More Info
🎶 9/6 - House in the Park - The 22nd annual House Music festival returns to Grant Park with DJs Kai Alcé, Ramon Rawsoul, Salah Ananse, and DJ Kemit. Doors at 10am, music noon to 8pm. | More Info & Tickets
🎻 9/9 - ASO Concerts in the Park - The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra returns to Piedmont Park for a free outdoor concert to close out summer. Bring a picnic blanket. 7:30pm. | FREE | More Info
Plan Ahead
♠️ 9/12 - East Atlanta Poker Fest - A charity poker tournament at The Midway Pub benefiting Neighbor In Need. Registration opens at 10:30am, play starts at 11am, with unlimited rebuys until the first break. 21+. | $50 | More Info
🚧 Heads up: if you're headed to Park Pet Supply or anywhere else in the back of EAV: fencing went up on 9/1 for underground infrastructure upgrades that'll take 4-6 weeks. The back lot stays partially open but the back door entrance is closed for now, so street parking around the Village is your friend.
Introducing… Marsha
Neighborhood: Gresham Park
About: Like many beloved pets, Marsha is a dog of many nicknames, our favorite being Baby Princess Swamp Monster. Swamp Monster because Marsha -> Marshy -> Swamp monster, and Baby Princess because... well... she's a Baby Princess.
Marsha had a bit of a rough start and was in the shelter system for a few years before a few exceptionally kind shelter volunteers and staff helped her get fostered. We adopted her from her foster home in 2023, and we've been in love ever since. Her favorite activities include surveying the neighborhood from atop her hill, hitting her humans with her favorite rope toy, grumbling, and of course, sleeping.
Fun Facts: Marsha has learned that barking at full volume at her humans is not appreciated, so on her own, she has learned to quietly(ish) harrumph while staring pointedly at her target.
Thank you to Elise for sharing Marsha with us.
If you want your pet featured in the Park Pet Supply Pet of the Week section of the Anthem, fill out this form!
🔥 ABV Gallery turned some of the internet's most iconic memes into immersive photo installations for their REPOST exhibit, including a full "This Is Fine" room built with the meme's original artist and an Always Sunny conspiracy wall you can step into. On view through September 6, free admission.
🐶 Scooby Doo is filming a live-action series here in Atlanta and they’ve recruited Andre 3000 for a recurring role. The series plans to release in 2027.
🎸 Punch House is looking for a band to play their porch at Oakhurst Porchfest on October 10. If you or someone you know plays, DM them and they'll make it happen.
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