A quick guide to some of Atlanta’s most fun holiday events

Atlanta Magazine 12/8 12:10P Rachel Garbus

The Atlanta Ballet s Nutcracker Photograph courtesy of the Atlanta Ballet Whether kid-friendly, pet-friendly, or strictly for adults, Atlanta’s holiday season has something for everyone. To help to...

The verdict on 3 new Atlanta restaurants: Breaker Breaker, Grana Dunwoody, and Alta Toro

Atlanta Magazine 12/8 9:13A Matt Walljasper

Breaker Breaker Photograph by Martha Williams Breaker Breaker Walking past Reynoldstown, you can’t miss Breaker Breaker—nestled beneath a massive yellow crane and a repurposed steel canopy. If the...

A weekend getaway itinerary for visiting Hot Springs, Arkansas

Atlanta Magazine 12/8 8:56A Brady Nash

Hot Springs, Arkansas Photo via Shutterstock An hour southwest of Little Rock, Hot Springs lies at a confluence of past and present: one part time capsule, one part eye to the future. Unsurprisingly,...

A love letter to K-pop in Atlanta

Atlanta Magazine 12/7 10:28A Myrydd Wells

Stray Kids Courtesy of Republic Records I’m strolling through Centennial Olympic Park on a warm spring day, rocking a crop top for the first time—at age 42. It’s black with the word MANIAC scrawled in...

These rescue horses in Milton have two jobs: enjoy life and bond with seniors

Atlanta Magazine 12/6 10:46A Rachel Garbus

Betty Lim King Cuyugan, Andrew Nakrin, Teresita Lim King, and Joy Lim Nakrin with their animals at Joyous Acres. Photograph courtesy of Joyous Acres For most of his life, Geronimo pulled a plow in...

5 Reasons to love Vinings

Atlanta Magazine 12/5 6:07A Lisa Mowry

Nearby Cochran Shoals Photograph courtesy of Cobb Travel & Tourism With its northwest location near Buckhead, the Battery Atlanta , and the Silver Comet Trail , Vinings feels both intown-ish and...

Goodwill of North Georgia

Atlanta Magazine 12/5 5:54A mollybrown

Our History: Founded in 1925, Goodwill of North Georgia’s mission is a simple one – We put people to work. Each day, we challenge ourselves to help jobseekers find a first job, a better job, and a...

TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabilitation

Atlanta Magazine 12/5 2:49A mollybrown

The words “breast cancer.” They inevitably bring a range of thoughts and feelings, however it’s quite possible you may not necessarily think of the many challenging physical and emotional side effects...

Ark Coffeehaus brings coffee and seasonal pastries to Dunwoody

Atlanta Magazine 12/4 9:16A Myrydd Wells

When Priscilla Wells and her brother, John Yacoub, were kids, they used to play pretend coffee shop for family guests. “We would make them coffee and affectionately call it ‘Ya-Bucks,’ because it was...

Positive Impact Health Centers

Atlanta Magazine 12/4 7:01A mollybrown

MISSION Positive Impact Health Centers’ mission is to provide client-centered care so that people in the HIV community have a life worth loving. The organization provides HIV comprehensive specialty...

Filipino cuisine and tiki drinks come to Pullman Yards with Zarate at Dailies

Atlanta Magazine 12/1 8:27A Carly Cooper

Tour of the Islands (pork adobo, garlic fried rice, pancit, lumpia, mango island salad with chipotle mango vinaigrette, and pickled papaya) Courtesy of Zarate Kitchen Brothers Marcus and Michael...

Insider tips for visiting the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium

Atlanta Magazine 12/1 7:30A Brady Nash

Since graduate school, Jayme Necaise has been fascinated with insects, and now he spends his days studying them, planning exhibits, breeding insect colonies, and even enjoying some tasty bug treats....

Perfection pays when you’re detailing cars—or Air Force One

Atlanta Magazine 11/30 5:25A Matt Walljasper

Yasir Waqaar Photograph by Ben Rollins Atlantans is a first-person account of the familiar strangers who make the city tick. This month’s is detailer Yasir Waqaar, as told to Julianna Bragg. When I...

Why Georgia is in the middle of a redistricting redo and what happens next

Atlanta Magazine 11/29 1:19P Rachel Garbus

If the word “redistricting” is giving you deja vu, you’re remembering correctly. Georgia just drew new district maps in 2021 , part of the regular redistricting process that follows the once-a-decade...

Dos Burros, from the Fishmonger team, slings tacos and margs on the BeltLine

Atlanta Magazine 11/29 10:41A Carly Cooper

Matalan Old Fashioned made with Oaxacan mezcal Photo by Skip Engelbrecht Fresh off a Michelin nod , the Fishmonger team launches a new restaurant on November 30—one that came to fruition in just three...