Bob the Turkey got a Santa's hat I saw it the other day when…read moreI stopped in for a little chitchat. I said "hey Bobby that's a good looking hat?" He asked me if it made him look fat. "no of course not" I lie didn't want to hurt his turkey pride. "you look way better than the Big Chicken" I said upon hearing this he went all big head. "Maybe they'll let you keep it" Bob the turkey nodded with some wit. "next year give you a Santa's outfit!"

This statue is so cute! It's such a fun, quirky, small town attraction…read more Over the Christmas season someone put a Santa hat on it. It was really cute & festive. It's also a Pokemon Gym, for anyone who still plays.

There are so many better reasons to visit Woodstock, this kinda creepy and certainly psychotic…read morecollection of trash glued to a car should not be one of them. Perhaps it's art? If that's your feeling, there are several galleries and studios within walking distance that are more representative of Woodstock. Each of those would be better ways to spend your time. Sure, you probably just walked past this eyesore and wondered what it was. I have walked past it hundreds of times and wished that I couldn't see it anymore. Am I being a spoilsport? Am I not understanding the aesthetic here and should take my snobby attitude somewhere else? You would be right to think so. I also think that this canker should be forever put to rest at a local junkyard rather than taking up a valuable parking spot in the busiest stretch of downtown in Cherokee county. Please feel free to press that Oh No! button if you agree.

I came to Woodstock and found a hippie car. It had all this…read morestuff on it which was quite bizarre! There was He-man and a naked Barbie Doll; It was cold so I gave the girl a little shawl. I said to Barbie "Woodstock is a family friendly town" put on some clothes girl. Tone it down! I asked Hippie car how all these toys got on here; Hippie car said it happened one year. One day he was at a bar; and met another car. He talked about a rainbow; that appeared once long ago. It turned all those that stood under it; into a bonafide hit! So Hippie car went and found the rainbow; and wouldn't you know; He went all aglow. Soon he begin attracting stuff; lizards and of course Barbie in the buff. "So what kind of gas do you use use?" I was curious because maybe he doesn't need juice. "Peace man. Peace" with that our conversation cease... Up the hill he went to see; Bob the Turkey for a cup of tea. 1091st review 1/2/2018 11th for 2018

Review 500 is for Taste of Alpharetta…read more Taste of Alpharetta is in it's 27th year with just over 60 restraunts participating. This event was to happen "rain or shine" and after a seriously nasty day the rain stopped and the people came in droves. Lea A. and I agreed this had to be checked out. What you need to know - Tickets are purchased upon walking in and are used for all food related items a few will be 2-3 tickets most are 4-6. Each tickets value is worth fifty cents and can be bought individually or in sheets. Two and half hours will allow you to walk around and take your time. We stopped at every booth open if only to peek at some things. With so much food it was hard to remember the names of every place so I am rating the foods tried with a star in no particular order. Chicken Curry with rice - 4* Smelled great needed Sriracha for heat. Chicken and spinach cannelloni 3* Under seasoned. Low country boil - 4.5* This was a Bonus If Food Was Ordered. We could smell it before we found it Huge crawfish, blue crab, sausage and potatoes was highly seasoned and so good. Gumbo 4* Good even better with added hot sauce. NY strip - 4* Came off the grill piping hot was tender. Strawberry short cake - 3* Not trying the biscuit was just fruit. Smoked Duck tacos - 2.5* The duck was dry, the slaw was boring and they had no salsa or jalapenos to season it with. Meatballs - 2* Thought them a pre-made product upon trying? Pulled pork - 4* Was breakfast the next day. Surprisingly large portion with nice flavor. Burger 4* A whole burger to go for dinner this night (16 tickets) was good with all of the fixings and no bread. After making two loops around she asked about taking a seat in the culinary tent for a few minutes? O.k. cool, funny enough judges were tasting deserts for "The Best in Category". Next thing we know they started handing out samples for us to try and judge. Have you ever looked at your bestie in a bit of panic like what And there is more to come?!? Four deserts were tasted, comments made, ballots dropped we got the hell out laughing on food/sugar overload.

There were way too many people. No one enjoys waiting an hour for a small overpriced bite of food…read more No thanks. Could've just gone out to eat and had a much better time.

I've been watching them complete this mural for a few months now and looks like it finally is done!…read morehttps://www.tribuneledgernews.com/ledger/woodstock-mural-showing-its-true-colors/article_03243684-b408-11e7-8905-af3f2629d12d.html It is painted by a local mural artist and looks like it depicts everyday life scene in Woodstock. I drive by the wall daily on the way home from work and love looking at it. Everytime I look at it I see something new. Really well done! 1484th review 7/25/2018 404th for 2018

I love these things. It's basically a rock with a plaque off of Sand Plains Road in front of the…read moreWells Fargo Bank. The plaque reads: Sprayberry Rock This rock bears circular and other patterned markings that were rubbed into its surface by prehistoric Indians some 4,000 years ago. The material of the rock is known as "soapstone" and was used by early North American inhabitants to make bowls, the beginning of one of these bowls can be seen on the side of the stone. Sprayberry Rock was originally located some 100 feet to the south west. It was discovered during construction of this First Atlanta office, and its markings and historical dating were verified in February 1984 by Mr. Lawrence W. Meier archaeologist for Cobb County. In recognition of its historical significance, First Atlanta moved the Sprayberry Rock to its present location in August 1984 to preserve it. (Note: First Atlanta refers to First Atlanta Bank which was bought out by Wachovia in 1986 which merged with Wells Fargo in 2008.)

Very important to early American history, and linked to a culture that did this in other states and…read moreup into Canada. There are other stones like this one with cup and ring marks in Georgia, and Tennessee. This is an important piece of prehistory, perhaps more than people realize. I hope that it remains intact and undamaged. There is a lot of vandalism these days at prehistoric sites.

Roswell Historic District covers about 640 or so acres from where the old cemetery is located on…read moreWoodstock Street all the way down to Chattahoochee river crossing where Azlea Drive is located. Out of the 640 acres approximately 122 acres of it is listed on the National Historic Registry. (Interestingly Roswell was once part of Cobb County but the locals complained that the county seat at the time was 4 hours away by horse and carriage so they petition the state for their own government. This was approved in February 16, 1854.) The population is about 90,000 or so. The average income is over $100,000. But since this is Yelp. I will spare you the history lesson and give you the places that are good to eat....according to yelpers....I'm only going to list 4 or 5 star places... Table and Main (4.5 stars 374 reviews) mainly southern cuisine Salt Factory Pub (4 stars 383 reviews) American cusine NOCA Eatery & Bar (4 stars 127 reviews) Breakfast, brunch, wine bar. South Main Kitchen (4 stars 264 reviews) American cusine Foundation Social Eatery (4.5 stars 453 reviews) American cusine Roux on Canton (4 stars 341 reviews) Cajun, southern cuisine Vin 25 (4.5 stars 155 reviews) wine bar If you want more places to visit in this charming city then go on their website http://www.visitroswellga.com/

Yelp's Flight School was a long time coming and I had a blast. The Atlanta area hasn't had a Yelper…read moreParty (gigantic bash open to both Yelp Elites and non-Elite Yelpers) since the Tabernacle event in August 2014 (https://www.yelp.com/biz/yelper-party-yelp-live-at-tabernacle-atlanta). Not only that, but this event was pushed back about a month, from September 10th to October 9th, teasing us even more. What a fun and unique event -- basically, a big bash inside an airplane hanger! I believe this technically took place inside one of Atlanta Air Charter's private hangers at Cobb County International Airport (KRYY) / McCollum Field. I know it can't be easy convincing businesses to haul up to Kennesaw on a Sunday night to give away tons of free food and alcohol, so props to Jonathan and Kellie (the Yelp Atlanta and Yelp OTP Community Managers) for making this event happen. Two of my favorite local Atlanta businesses were in the house: Sweet Hut Bakery & Cafe and Ba Bellies. The Sweet Hut empire had some of their best staff on-hand: co-owners/managers Rachel Ewe, Bree and his wife, social media manager Kavi Vu, and workers from their Buford Highway (Doraville) location. They were giving away sweet treats (e.g. fruit tarts, blueberry cream cheese pastries) and bubble tea (e.g. Thai tea, Sweet Hut milk tea). Ba Bellies chef/co-owner Mike Yang and chef Calvin Hsieh were working the opposite side of the hanger, preparing close to 600 pork shoulder baos (buns) for the masses. The baos were branded with the Ba Bellies logo and Mike finished off each with a blowtorch. Other food I got to try included chicken tikka masala, chickpeas, rice, and naan from Touch of Spice Indian Cuisine and chicken wings from Stars & Strikes Kennesaw. I was admittedly too full to try other bites including the pizza from Mellow Mushroom. I think a lot of us were disappointed to hear that Conch Fritter King suffered a flat tire on their way up to the event and I-CE NY had mechanical issues with their ice cream machine. I didn't drink, but there was beer, wine, and it was neat seeing the liquid nitrogen frozen cocktails. There were also many bottles of various pressed fruit and vegetable juices up for grabs. Workers from Aveda were giving ocomplimentary massages and hair braidings. Every so often, names would get called to tour one of Atlanta Air Charter's private jets. I was one of the lucky folks called. An Atlanta Air Charter pilot walked us into a jet and gave us an interesting rundown on what it's like to fly a chartered aircraft. Basically, once you fly private, you can never go back to flying commercial (as long as money is not an issue, of course). The convenience and time saved is too good give up. Chartered flight cost estimates included $30,000 from Atlanta to the west coast and $2,000 from Atlanta to Augusta. One big reason for the high costs is the cost of jet fuel. A couple other planes were positioned on the tarmac outside the hanger for us to take photos of/with. It was great to see so many faces, old and new. As it goes at large Yelp events, I didn't get to say hi to everyone I wanted to nor talk to everyone long enough. I enjoyed meeting some folks for the first time (e.g. Clifford C) as well as meeting Yelpers I've communicated with online for the first time in person (e.g. Luke T). We left early so we missed out on the break dancing battle, but I heard enough to realize how great of an MC Jonathan is. He reminded me of Verbal from m-flo. Many thanks to all the generous vendors who participated including David Hoang and Martin Chan from Angle 3 Films for their photo booth and videography. Thanks, as always, to Brittany Wages Photography for covering the event with their amazing, professional photos. Thank you to Atlanta Air Charter for opening up their space and hosting an event such as this (who would've imagined?). Thank you and shout-outs to Wynter F, ChauPha N, and Diana T for helping with check-ins; Anh B for manning the Yelp schwag table; Ralph M and Yelp Birmingham (AL) CM Will B for helping people park; and of course, Jonathan and Kellie for organizing everything. Jon and Kellie looked fantastic in their Top Gun outfits. Until next time, Yelp fam. SYOY!

I'm so glad I got to check out this amazing event!…read more I didn't realize this event was happening until I saw my October yelp email but put my name of the waitlist just in case. Luckily, I got my party pass the day before and was able to eat some amazing food and hangout with some great people. I got there early enough to park my car right by the check-in/entrance. The check-in process was smooth once they opened the doors for the Elites. I was impressed at the facility as I had never been that close to any planes. There were several great foods and businesses at this event, from sweet hut, ba bellies, indian food, and BBQ to Aveda Institute and more. I got to enjoy delicious fruit tart and drinks from Sweet hut and got myself pampered with some shoulder/hand rubs by the Aveda staff! I liked that this event was open to the public and allowed the elites to bring plus 1s. Hopefully there will be another event like this in the future! As always, big thanks to Jonathan and Kellie for pulling off a great event :)

This interesting sculpture is located in the south side of Roswell's Town Square next to the…read morefountain. An impressive 15 or so feet tall, Smoke is made of aluminum and self-weathering steel and it portrays the beauty of smoke drifting into the sky on a calm day. The sculpture was purchased by the Roswell Wine Festival in 2016 and is presented by Roswell Arts Fund and the City of Roswell. Stop by the Square and check it out. [Review 1082 of 2024 - 749 in Georgia - 22109 overall]

I once found a magic blue guitar that made me play music…read morelike a rock n roll superstar. It was sitting near the town square lawn At first I thought it was a cheapos off of Amazon. then I strum a few tunes and passerby begin to swoon... So I continue to sing and play... I thought, damn I sound good like Beyonce... Now I can form my own boy band touring Japan, Singapore and the Queen's land. Making a killin' and banking a shimillion on private planes I will fly going to exclusive parties in my black tie.... it all started with a blue guitar... now I'm dating a movie star....