My wife and I visited Open Hand Atlanta to volunteer our time for a couple of hours to prep meals…read more Open Hand provides nutritional meals for those with chronic diseases, such as AIDS/HIV, different forms of cancer, etc. These nutritional meals promote and prolong healthier way of life. Once you arrive and sign in, you'll be taken to a waiting room area, where Open Hand staff gives you a rundown of their history and what their mission is. You also get the rules of the prep room and are gifted a one of a kind hairnet, plastic apron, and men with facial hair gets face masks. No jewelry may be at any time. Rings, necklaces, earrings, facial piercings, watches, etc. can NOT be worn. There are different things that you can do at this space, but I wanted to do meal prep. We washed our hands and grabbed plastic gloves. Keep in mind, the gloves are different sizes. The meal prep was like an assembly line. The meal we prepped was Beef Stroganoff on Noodles with Green Beans. With a scale, the first person weighed the appropriate number for the noodles, the second person weighed the right number of beef stroganoff, and the third person weighed the right number for green beans. There is then a fourth person who wipes off any excess food from around the rim of the food container. This is important so the plastic cover will seal appropriately. It's then put in this contraption that holds multiple containers and a person press seals it and puts it to the side. This is definitely quite a process, but once you get into the flow of it, it becomes easier. Some people make it a challenge against another group to see who can make the most meals. Side note: THIS PLACE IS FREEZING! The ENTIRE BUILDING IS COLD! Bring a jacket or hoody. Overall, this is a great place to come with a group or by yourself and do some charitable services. Fortunately, we came with a large group of my wife's coworkers, so we were able to knock out over 2,500 meals which was awesome! I'd definitely come back.

I volunteered at Open Hand two weeks ago (Saturday, July 22, 2017) and had a lot of fun. I didn't…read moreknow what to expect as far as working conditions, the general environment, and exactly what we would be doing. Would I be in some freezing cold meat locker? Would I be inside an insanely hot warehouse? Would I be breaking my already broken back moving heavy objects around? Would I be doing some mundane task for hours and be bored out of my mind? Fortunately, the answer to all those questions was no. I went with a big group to celebrate someone's birthday (a neat idea). Half of us did meal packing and the other half did market basket packing. I signed up for meal packing. Our meal packing session involved packing meals into bags and portioning food into individual containers (think frozen TV dinners). The food was already cooked and just needed to be heated up to be eaten. Market basket packing involves packing nonperishable foods. In this case, the food wasn't cooked and the recipients would need to cook it themselves. We signed up to work from 1pm to 4pm. Each of us had to register on Open Hand's website. After registering and reserving our spots, we received confirmation emails with information, reminders, and dress code requirements. One of the dress code requirements in my confirmation email said, "Long pants are preferred. Skirts or dresses must be shin length." I wore shorts. When standing, those shorts touched the top of my knees. My girlfriend, who also signed up for meal packing, wore shorts too. Her shorts were shorter. She ended up getting moved to market basket packing because of the length of her shorts. This wasn't a big deal, but the dress code requirements listed in the confirmation email should have been more clear about shorts or simply just said that long pants are required for meal packing. There was at least one other person in our meal packing group with knee-length shorts. When you arrive to Open Hand, the volunteer entrance is clearly marked. Each volunteer must sign in and sign out using a computer just inside the entrance. We arrived right around 1pm, checked in, and were ushered into an orientation room. The orientation was quick, about 10 minutes. A short video about Open Hand was played and then we got some in-person instruction. After that, we were whisked to our volunteer work areas. For meal packing, we had to wear hair nets and aprons. First, we helped prepare bags to place meals in, then we moved into the meal packing work area. This was a cool, clean room with various tables and assembly lines. One group was already sealing TV dinner trays when we arrived. We washed our hands and helped assemble bags with four meals in them: Monday lunch, Monday dinner, Tuesday lunch, and Tuesday dinner with cornbread and condiments (ketchup and mustard). It was pretty easy. Each person was assigned to place one or two items into each bag and pass it down. I was responsible for the ketchup and mustard. After a bag had four meals, cornbread, and condiments, it was tied and placed on a tray which was later stacked and carted off. We assembled 126 of these Monday-Tuesday meal bags. Two of our meal packing group were broken off and sent to the cornbread station where they individually bagged and sealed cornbread. The cornbread was already cooked and cut. After assembling the meal bags, we took a short break in the break room and then were called back into the meal packing room for another job. This time, we had to portion food into TV dinner trays which would later be sealed. This task was harder than the last because we had to handle food directly with our hands (wearing gloves of course) and measure correct portion sizes using scales. We packed 285 meal trays filled with chicken, mushroom risotto, and peas and pearl onions. The hands of the people scooping and portioning out the risotto and peas got tired. I helped a little bit with the peas and organizing and stacking the meal trays on bigger trays, but I mostly was responsible for placing a piece of chicken on top of the risotto. We ended up spending almost our full 3-hour allotment at Open Hand. The market basket packing group ended up finishing early, in under 1.5 hours. Volunteer Services Manager Julie Barwig was the person who oversaw our group. In the meal packing room, Andre led us for the meal bag packing and Shameka led us for the meal tray portioning. Everyone was nice and friendly. I enjoyed the experience so much that I'm now considering signing up to do meal delivery. Open Hand's mission statement: "Open Hand helps people prevent or better manage chronic disease through Comprehensive Nutrition Care, which combines home-delivered meals and nutrition education as a means to reinforce the connection between informed food choices and improved quality of life." The campus is located in the industrial Armour neighborhood of Atlanta near SweetWater Brewing Company and the Armour Yard rail yard on the southern edge of Buckhead.

Impulse Lounge & Karaoke is such a hidden gem in Atlanta! The vibe is EVERYTHING -- perfect for a…read morenight out with friends. They have private karaoke rooms, which makes it way more fun and personal, and the energy is always lit The food and drinks actually hit (which is rare for a lounge), and if you go on Tuesday, don't miss the $2 tacos and $5 drinks -- such a steal! They also have hookah and different themed nights, so there's always something going on. The best part? FREE private karaoke Monday through Wednesday, which makes it such a fun and affordable night out. Also amazing service as well. If you're looking for a spot with good food, drinks, music, and a whole experience -- this is it. Definitely coming back!

Celebrated NYE & attend a girls night here. Impulse is…read moregreat for a girls night or when you just want to Dance! The main Loundge is fun. Great DJ. Loud music. Very smoky due to the hoohak. Definitely not a good air circulation. If hookah smoke in the air doesn't brother you then you will enjoy yourself. Public free marking. Security is thorough. No re-entry. They have a $10 cover charge if you don't register for your event or have a booked rool Food is simple Loundge food.Drinks are average. If you don't like overalls sweet cocktails with sweet sour mix I highly recommend ordering the liquor of choice on the rocks with the juice separate. The karaoke rooms are clean and they use YouTube for you to locate your songs. The microphones are loud and great quality. Services are great. Both times I attended the karaoke sessions and service from YoYo and Emily were amazing!! If coming for Karaoke with your friends I definitely recommend not coming hungry and ready to sing!!!

This place is pretty cool if your into hip hop or spoken word. Its not a club but more like apache…read morecafe downtown without the bar. Its brown bag and they allow you to smoke inside. Its cheap something like 5 dollars to get in and they have about 10-16 people do a few songs each. They give away a tv commercial to the winner each week and broadcast each show live online. All in all cool place to listen to local underground.

It seems my first review was deleted. So I will be brief in saying this golf course is dying. I…read moreplayed Smoke Rise in the early 2000s and it was beautiful proud lady if a target golf course. Now, it is a course dying from fairway erosion, poor eroded greens, severe clogged bunker failure almost every hole and a poor cart system that nags you every hole to compensate for the poor cart path maintenance of mud and algea covered paths. The worst course I've played over 40 years and 4 continents. So sad.

Played Smoke Rise last week with some friends. Course was incredible. Fairways were spectacular…read more Challenging, but worth the effort. Went to dinner afterwards and had a world class meal. Staff was great, members I met were really friendly. An All around great experienc.

DJ Mello is not a man of his word. As we know, coronavirus halted everyone's plans. A friend hired…read morehim and paid a deposit for her parents' anniversary party. Due to the pandemic, DJ Mello did express some financial setbacks but also offered to refund his client her security deposit. Months have passed and nothing! After several weeks of reaching out, DJ Mello and my friend came to a repayment agreement and then he blocked her on all of his social medias in attempt to get rid of her. If you never planned on refunding the security deposit, he should have been honest and upfront. It isn't good business practice to say you're going to do something and then don't. Would not recommend Update: You have receipts as does my friend. Again, why say you would give the money back if you had no plans to do so? And who gives a contract after the security deposit has been secured without letting them know it's nonrefundable? But the email from you confirming acknowledgement of you paying the deposit back is belo

DJ Mello was a crowd favorite at my recent event and I am excited to refer to his services for…read moreyears to come. DJ Mello undeniably is the most knowledgeable and skilled DJ I've encountered as an event strategist who believes in creating enjoyable experience. The variety of equipment he offers as well as his attention to detail and sound quality ensured that my customers, staff, and attendees had a BALL! Look no further, DJ Mello is the superior choice when you are seeking professionalism and guaranteed quality for your next event. Thank you for all that you do, DJ Mello! see below, we couldn't help but dance at this amazing conference That DJ Mello curated the jams for our enjoyment.

Tuve una experiencia increíble en Santo Cielo. Desde el momento en que llegamos, el ambiente del…read morerestaurante fue muy agradable y acogedor. La comida estuvo deliciosa, cada plato tenía mucho sabor y se notaba la calidad de los ingredientes. Realmente disfrutamos todo lo que pedimos. Pero lo que hizo que la experiencia fuera aún mejor fue el excelente servicio de nuestro mesero, Luis. Fue muy amable, atento y siempre estuvo pendiente de que todo estuviera perfecto en nuestra mesa. Sus recomendaciones fueron muy acertadas y nos hizo sentir muy bien atendidos durante toda la visita. Definitivamente es un lugar al que volvería y que recomiendo mucho. Si tienen la oportunidad, ¡por fa pidan que Luis los atienda! Su servicio realmente marca la diferencia.

You can tell they were very intentional about the Halloween atmosphere that they created! It was…read moreamazing! The tacos were good and the drink was pretty strong however, I did not like the elote, but it was overall a really good experience

Salsambo is an awesome salsa/Latin dance studio and place to learn to salsa and all forms of Latin…read moredancing. Alfredo, [the instructor] can and has coached countless individuals from beginner's right to performers. I have and will continue refer anyone I meet and is Interested in learning how salsa/Latin dance to attend Salsambo.

Beginners are welcome!…read more I've had a wonderful experience at Salsambo! Great instructors and an encouraging atmosphere to learn for all levels of experience. Not to mention the various events Salsambo has to give you opportunities to practice and perform. Very pleased with my choice of Salsambo not only for Salsa, but the wide variety of other dance styles and performance opportunities they provide.