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Atlanta Summer 2011 Beer Festivals

May 6, 2011 By Kevin Ekmark

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 off during a festival too.  We have beer festivals!  There are a few stragglers that kick off the beer fest season early or later, but for the majority of these celebrations, you will find yourself in hop heaven from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Around the South, Beer, Georgia Tagged With: Atlanta, Atlanta Events, Beer, Craft Beer, Festivals, Summer

Planning Your Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in Atlanta

April 28, 2011 By Kevin Ekmark

Piedmont Park in Atlanta

We have all spent some amount of time at work or in a boring professor's lecture wondering what it would be like play plan the perfect day of hooky.  I can't tell you how often I sat back in my chair, wondering what I would do if I had just taken the day off.  A few weeks ago, I was finally able to do it. Well, the truth is, I wasn't playing hooky.  I had a Friday off in between leaving an old job and beginning a new one.  Yeah, I know, it really doesn't sound that crazy.  The point is that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activities, Georgia Tagged With: Activities, Atlanta, Day Off, Downtown Atlanta, Faking Sick, Ferris Bueller, Georgia, Highland Bakery, Local, Old Hickory House, The Trot Line, Things to Do, Where to Go in Atlanta

Tubing Down the ‘Hooch

April 26, 2011 By Kevin Ekmark

Tubing Down the Chattahoochee River

Updated 11/15/17 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 during duck season, and you're likely to see a few fisherman trying to catch a trout year round.  When the summer sun starts beating down in the Peach State, you can count on a wide … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activities, Georgia, Outdoor Life Tagged With: Activities, Chattahoochee River, Drink, Georgia, Group Activities, Metro Atlanta, National Park Service, North Georgia, Recreation, the Hooch

The Only Gun Shop in Atlanta

April 16, 2011 By Kevin Ekmark

Purchasing a shotgun in Georgia

I grew up hearing from my Mom that we were not a "gun family," and that I would never own a gun while I was living under my parents roof.  Life as a teenager was rough, right?  Something that is found deep within the heart of a young man is this call to be wild.  Spending time outdoors, learning how to fend for myself, and making things go boom has always been something that I have been drawn to.  Fortunately, when I was teenager, a few of my friends grew up in "gun families" and I was able to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Georgia, Hunting, Outdoor Life

Atlanta Is Sweeter on Earth Day

April 6, 2011 By Kevin Ekmark

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 flip flops (regardless of any early morning chill lingering around,) it is time to celebrate with your friends and the rest of Atlanta with the perfect outdoor spring event in the South over fatty foods, cold brews, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Around the South, Georgia Tagged With: Atlanta Events, Atlanta Festivals, ATLiens, Candler Park, events in the South, Georgia, happenings in Atlanta, outdoor events, Sweetwater, Sweetwater 420 Fest, Sweetwater Brewery, Sweetwater Fest, Trot Line

East Atlanta Run Before You Crawl 2011

April 4, 2011 By The Trot Line Staff

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 of this race, you switch over to a pub crawl at around 10:30am (Ask yourself, "what would Jimmy Buffet do?".)  The race will attract a few beer guzzlers and whiskey downers, which would lead one to believe that this is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Around the South, Georgia Tagged With: Atlanta Events, Atlanta Races, Beer, East Atlanta Village, Pub Crawl, Run Before You Crawl, Spring Events, The South, The Trot Line

Comfort Found at Cook-Out

April 3, 2011 By Andrea

One summer when I was home from college I went through serious Cook-Out withdrawals.  I mentioned it to my Mom and she immediately fired up the grill to cook some hot dogs and hamburgers.  She didn’t understand that I was not talking about having a cook out in the backyard.  I was talking about one of the best kept fast food secrets in North Carolina. Cook-Out is a drive-through restaurant that began in the same town as my Alma Mater, Greensboro.  They specialize in Carolina barbecue made … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Around the South, Food, North Carolina Tagged With: comfort food, Cook-Out, Cook-Out Restaurant, North Carolina, Pit stops, road trips

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