Atlanta Beer Week 2011

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If you thought that the Atlanta beer festivals this summer were fun, wait till you experience an entire week of craft beer! Atlanta Beer Week is an entire week devoted to craft beer… in Atlanta.  The week long hoppy extravaganza begins on October 1 and ends on October 8, 2011.  This year is supposed to [...]

Midtown Market Is a Sweet Mid-Day Treat

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Picture this: It’s your first week at a new job in a new part of town that you are by no means familiar with. You’re eager to get your bearings so one fine, sunny Thursday afternoon during your lunch hour you wonder down the street to see if anything strikes your fancy. Suddenly you see [...]

Virginia-Highland’s Summerfest 2011

Virginia Highland Summerfest

Very few festivals standout in my mind as an overall amazing experience.  There are plenty of festivals around Atlanta, many of which are fun, but not all of them are made for everyone in the community.  The small neighborhood of Atlanta, Virginia-Highland, offers one of the best all around festivals in the city.  It is [...]

Atlanta Summer 2011 Beer Festivals

Atlanta Beer Festivals 2011

It’s past time to shake off those winter blues and welcome summer time with open arms.  One of the best parts about this time of year is that there is a festival going on around the city just about every weekend.  We love to celebrate in the South, and thankfully we know how to cool [...]

Tubing Down the ‘Hooch

Tubing Down the Chattahoochee River

[Updated 4/4/13] Whether you are from the city, or from the backwoods, there is one thing that all Georgians love to do during the summer; Tube down the ‘Hooch.   The Chattahoochee River plays a major role in Northern Georgia’s ecosystem and recreation.  You can hear shotgun blasts and calls up and down the river [...]

Atlanta Is Sweeter on Earth Day

Sweetwater 420 Fest 2011

Life in the South this year has been pretty great.  We had a few early hints of that warm, Georgia weather back in March, and now we are all ready to put away those sweaters and welcome in the consistent warmth of April and May.  Now that it’s time to bust out the shorts and [...]

East Atlanta Run Before You Crawl 2011

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Kicking off Spring with a light 5k around East Atlanta is the perfect way to welcome the warm days of the South.  The second annual “Run Before You Crawl” race is not like any other you will run this year.  No sir.  This might be your standard 5k (3.2 miles) run, but at the end [...]