August 2020
Features
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Ahmaud Arbery will not be erased
But will his death finally force America to see the truth?
How Donald Albright became Atlanta’s podcast kingmaker
Five years ago, Donald Albright was feeling burned out, struggling to find his place as an underappreciated player in Atlanta’s cutthroat hip-hop scene. As it turns out, the hustle he honed in the music business served him even better in the podcast one.
20 Atlanta podcasts to add to your queue
From politics and hip-hop to soccer in the Dirty South, here are 20 podcasts to offer some respite from COVID news and quarantine—all recorded and/or produced in Atlanta and described by their hosts
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The Connector
Who polices the Atlanta police?
Anyone who feels they’ve been wronged by an Atlanta police officer can voice their concern to the city’s Citizen Review Board. Here’s what you need to know about them.
Loupe aims to be the Spotify of visual art
Loupe features work from more than 200 living artists. Users can stream channels curated by theme, color, or artist, and, if they come across something they like, can order original works and prints with just a click.
The moment Love Beyond Walls’ founder decided to become an advocate for the homeless
“In about 2004, my wife and I were about to graduate college. We were eating ramen noodles and thinking about how we didn’t have enough gas in the car to go drive somewhere we wanted to. Then, we asked ourselves, who are we to start complaining?”
The Bite
Odes to three rising-star Black chefs
We asked established restaurateurs to give praise to the up-and-coming Atlanta chefs who should be on your radar.
What does a safe (yet beautiful) restaurant look like?
For beleaguered restaurants, a total redesign that takes into account new COVID-19 constraints is out of the question, financially. But many Atlanta owners are cleverly reimagining their dining rooms to offer as pleasant and safe an experience as possible.
The Bell Street burrito as a survival tool
Bell Street is as necessary now as it was when it stepped in to fill the Tortillas void a decade ago.
The Goods
Does your back ache after you’ve stared down at your laptop for hours? How to avoid screen slump.
We’re going out less and sitting too much. And our bodies are paying the price.
My Style: Chris Classic, recording artist and entrepreneur
New York transplant Chris Classic is something of a creative renaissance man. His claims to fame include an American Music Award and a viral internet moment in which he transformed an H&M lookbook image of a young Black child wearing a controversial hoodie to an image of him as a king. Now, Classic has a new fragrance line, Savoir Faire.
After a tree knocked down their freestanding garage, this Atlanta homeowner made a fine garden folly
When a tree knocked down the freestanding garage in this Brookwood Hills backyard, the homeowners created a charming pavilion—a type of outbuilding sometimes called a garden folly.
Miscellaneous
It’s more important than ever to support Black-owned restaurants. Here are 17 we love.
Barbecue, vegan burgers, all-day brunch, pizza, seafood, and more.
