This new Saturday morning only green market in the parking lot of the Horseradish Grill…read more(intersection of Wieuca and Powers Ferry in Chastain Park) is a small neighborhood market of maybe 25 stalls with a fair selection of bakers, one great meat purveyor offering tastes and selling amazing pork sausage and bacon and just a few produce vendors. If you live right nearby or you are walking the loop at Chastain Park with your dog, it may be worthwhile to stop in and pick up a little nibble for breakfast or a treat for later from the charming couple at the back of the market with awesome ginger cookies, but it is not a large enough market (and it has no cheese purveyors!) to go out of your way to visit, at least not yet! I really hope they will continue to add vendors so it will become more of a destination market. Operating hours: every Saturday 7;30 am -11:30 am

you happen to have a little free time during your weekend in Atlanta, you might want to venture out…read moreto the Artist Market in Atlantic Station. Friday nights serves as background for the Artist' Market, where a small gathering of artisans, crafters, and jewelry makers display and sell their wares-the market helps add a different vibe to the kinetic energy & hustle of lovers and others who frequent the Atlantic Station scene. Lots of originality and innovation within these creative boundaries-There also is an interesting selection of vendors on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, akin to those open air markets that you might experience in Soho or downtown Paris. You might pick up a modernist painting made by the next Jackson Pollock, or some original silver handmade pendants, imported shea butters and lotions, mother of pearl evening bags, East Asian/Indo oils and incense, bbq and chef apparel...there's so much to see and experience. Be sure to check out the Holiday Market beginning this November-it's a European style market with a unique assortment of gifts and goodies for the holiday season. The Atlantic Station Market is within the heart of this sprawling new complex of theaters, cool restaurants, modern loft-style condos and boutiques. If you have any questions or need additional info, please go to their website at http://www.affps.com Also go to www.rummagepad.com for a cool video short on Atlantic Station

The city of Decatur is a city within the city of Atlanta. It's occupies about 4.2 sq. miles…read moreaccording to Wikipedia. Some of the city's best colleges such as Georgia State, Emory University and Agnes Scott just to name a few are located in this area. Decatur residents are some of the most educated and highest income earners for the city of Atlanta. The average house hold income is about $75,000 and over 57% have a bachelor or higher degree. With demographics like this there is no question that there are plenty of good eats in this area. In fact I would say some of the best restaurants (regardless of price) are located within this vicinity. I'm going to list a few but you can just google "best places to eat in Decatur, GA" and there are no shortages of blogs, articles and reviews praising the area's eats.... 1. Your DeKalb Farmers Market on Ponce is one of the city's original and still one of the best places to get high quality eats from all different regions and budget friendly. https://www.yelp.com/biz/your-dekalb-farmers-market-decatur?uid=FdPioXvctMq8lhBtd_NnTg&utm_campaign=www_business_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct) 2. Bone's... arguably Atlanta's best steak house....I've been eating here all of my life. One of the reasons I like Bone's is because they are total un-snobby about their high class restaurant...Not only will you find families here but it's incredibly racially diverse here. Plus every time I come here for so-in-so's birthday or some celebration I always walk away thinking "I think that's the best meal I've ever had in this city" Yes. You will find people that say other places has better steaks...maybe they're right but Bone's has the whole package i.e. service, food, atmosphere, etc. and it's consistent...Not first meal good and second meal not so good....always good. No matter what day of the week or what time you show up.... https://www.yelp.com/biz/bones-atlanta-6?uid=FdPioXvctMq8lhBtd_NnTg&utm_campaign=www_business_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct) 3. The General Muir is where you want to get a good NY pastrami or good ole home made Jewish comfort food. It's an institution and its always packed but that's a good sign. https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-general-muir-atlanta?uid=FdPioXvctMq8lhBtd_NnTg&utm_campaign=www_business_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct) 4. Bocca Lupo is one of the city's most celebrated and consistently good Italian restaurants. They're famous for their black spaghetti but really you can't get a bad meal here. https://www.yelp.com/biz/boccalupo-atlanta?uid=FdPioXvctMq8lhBtd_NnTg&utm_campaign=www_business_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct) 5. Bacchanalia is considered one of the top restaurants in Atlanta and some people think it maybe the best....that's debatable.....personally I think for the money I rather spend it on sushi but it's your world and we just live in it.....worth checking out anyway https://www.yelp.com/biz/bacchanalia-atlanta?uid=FdPioXvctMq8lhBtd_NnTg&utm_campaign=www_business_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct) There you have it....not a great list but decent..... 1392nd review 6/20/2018 312th for 2018

THE DECATUR CAMERA COURT RACKET: What I Learned Today…read more I just walked out of the City of Decatur Municipal Court (420 W. Trinity Pl) regarding an automated school zone camera ticket from Blue Line Solutions (a private company out of Tennessee). I didn't go to save the $85; I went as an observer to see how the system operates. What I witnessed is a total revenue racket designed to protect profit over logic. 1. The "Non-Driver" Loophole (How to Beat the Ticket)Before my case was called, I watched a line of about 8 or 9 people walk completely free with immediate, unquestioned dismissals. By Georgia law, these cameras can only photograph the back of your car--they cannot legally photograph your face. The law presumes the registered owner was driving. However, if you show up and state under oath that you were not the person operating the vehicle at that time, the city's case instantly collapses. The court cannot legally force you to name who was driving. They keep this loophole incredibly quiet because if everyone knew it, the camera program would go bankrupt overnight. 2. A Biased Courtroom & Rushed JusticeWhen it was my turn, I admitted I was the driver but laid out a flawless logistical defense. I was caught at 3:38 PM--nearly 50 minutes after Westchester Elementary dismissed, meaning the street was completely clear of kids or buses. I was boxed into the center lane by heavy traffic, with a massive landscape trailer physically blocking my line of sight to the roadside sign over the crest of the hill.Instead of evaluating the physical reality of the road, the judge openly snickered and mocked my testimony in front of the courtroom for stating I was "pickled" by traffic. Her only response was, "All I know is the system says it was working, and you can't prove it wasn't." They force you to prove a negative while their out-of-state vendor rakes in cash. 3. The 2027 Law Change Is a Red HerringThe judge kept repeating to everyone in the room that the Georgia Legislature passed a new law (HB 651) making flashing lights mandatory alongside cameras by July 2027. But as she proved today, that change is completely irrelevant to them. If the lights fail during a storm and you cannot physically prove they were dark, they will still rule against you and take your money anyway. The Bottom Line: I watched this court clear an estimated $1,500 to $2,000 in fines in just a 90-minute window. It would cost me over $200 in non-refundable filing fees to appeal this to the DeKalb County Superior Court, which is exactly how they trap you--making it more expensive to fight them than to just pay the fine. If you get one of these tickets in the mail, do not just pay it online. Look at the back of the ticket, find the Affidavit of Non-Responsibility, and use the framework the law left open for you. Don't let this local cash machine fool you twice. Please share this to warn your neighbors!

I was going to do a TV show where I wander around this area trying different foods. It's called…read moreDoraville The Explorer. Original right? Lilly did it again! I'm like the person who lays up the spikes for her on a Volleyball team. I find it quite tingle-inspiring. Like Chamblee, this suburb of Atlanta is the heart of the Asian community and the Chinatown for the region, as well as a lot of Latin flavour and more. Unlike Chamblee, Doraville does not have the "newly-built Chinatown" and instead is a collection of multi-ethnic businesses all along Buford Hwy and nearby. It's amazing. You could probably eat at a different place every night for a year and then some. Some of my highlights include Sweet Hut Bakery where you can hang out late night and people watch and get fat, and Taco Veloz which is, well, not as speedy as the name suggests, but amphetamines are. In neighbouring Chamblee, go to the Chinatown Food Court, get Lamb Cumin with homemade noodles at Chongqing, and get Lamb Cumin sticks at Tsingtao brother in the same court. Further north, get a Brown Sugar Milk Tea at Snowflake. Full ATL food recs list: - Get a Gyro at Nick's Greek To Go. - Ghetto Burger from Ann's Snack Bar - Fish Tacos at El Rey Del Taco - Brown Butter Gelato from Honeysuckle in the market - Bakery treats from Sweet Hut - Brown Sugar Milk Tea from Snowflake - Chongqing in Chamblee for Cumin Lamb w/handmade noodle' - Tsingtao next to it for Lamb Cumin Sticks - Flavors of Chicago, Lucky Dog, Chicago Delights for Chi-dogs There's plenty to explore and the best part of the Buford Highway bisects it right down the middle. Speaking of bisects, I'm into both boys and girls.

The city of Doraville is part of Dekalb County. It's also home to some of the most ethnically…read morediverse population in the city. Perhaps its most famous tourist attraction is Buford Highway basically 3 miles of road that is jammed pack with some of the most ethnically diverse shops and eatery in all of Atlanta. Since this is yelp we can cut to the chase and just list some tried and true places to eat. 1. El Rey Del Taco-5288 Buford Hwy NE https://www.yelp.com/biz/el-rey-del-taco-atlanta?uid=FdPioXvctMq8lhBtd_NnTg&utm_campaign=www_business_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct) 2. Chef Liu-5283 Buford Hwy NE https://www.yelp.com/biz/chef-liu-atlanta?uid=FdPioXvctMq8lhBtd_NnTg&utm_campaign=www_business_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct) 3. Lee's Bakery-4005 Buford Hwy NE https://www.yelp.com/biz/lees-bakery-atlanta?uid=FdPioXvctMq8lhBtd_NnTg&utm_campaign=www_business_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct) 4. Yong He Zhi Jia-4897 Buford Hwy NE https://www.yelp.com/biz/yong-he-zhi-jia-chamblee?uid=FdPioXvctMq8lhBtd_NnTg&utm_campaign=www_business_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct) 5. Dish Korean Crusine-5000 Buford Highway https://www.yelp.com/biz/dish-korean-cuisine-chamblee-2?uid=FdPioXvctMq8lhBtd_NnTg&utm_campaign=www_business_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct) Happy eating. So you know-people on Buford highway can't drive worth a crap but that's part of the charm.... 1125th review 1/6/2018 45th for 2018

Don't blink, or you might miss it! Muncheez operates out of an old concession trailer next to an…read moreeven older liquor store on Marietta St. Dont be fooled by the rough appearance. The food is absolutely magnificent. They use a 3 level brick pizza over to prepare almost everything they make. How they got it into the trailer i have no idea. Call ahead, everything is made to order. The pizza is amazing, the Stromboli could feed a family of 4, and the double baked chicken wings are delicious. Walk up service only, no seating.

Love Peachtree City. Life at 15 mph is good and the Georgia Shrimp Co. is the place to eat great…read morefood and hear live music.

It was less than a week that I had left before I moved away from Atlanta. My friend Pete assured me…read morethat before I left, I needed to get the full Atlanta culture experience and visit Blondie at the Clermont Lounge. I cannot speak of which that I've seen, but be assured that it will not soon be forgotten. Unfortunately. Blondie is a special kind of local flavor. She might punch you, dance for you, or crush your beer can. She is a woman of many talents, the greatest of which is the ability to create everlasting memories....whether you want them or not!

Like the Big Chicken, Coca Cola, and the Bicycle Shorts Man, Blondie is an Atlanta institution…read more Big, brassy, buxom and not afraid to, um, let it all hang out, Blondie is like a black Mae West with restraint issues. Blondie and the Clermont Lounge are usually inseparable, but if relative newcomer Baton Bob deserves his own Yelp page, so does Blondie. She's been dancing here longer than you've probably been alive. She danced to the flickering glow of Sherman's smoldering Atlanta. The continents drifted apart and yet she still danced. Like a force of nature, Blondie's been dancing since the beginning of time. Poet, comic book super hero, stripper extraordinaire, Blondie is faster than a speeding Jager shot, more powerful than an aluminum beer can. A true Renaissance woman, if Leonardo da Vinci crushed beer cans with his breasts (and who says he didn't?), he would still pale in comparison to our own Blondie. So bask in Blondie's glory, each and every one of you, for the tide is nigh. I urge all you aspiring Bumsteads to go ahead and purchase an angry, angry lap dance. For then, and only then, will you truly see the face of God. Seen most likely through a detached retina.

We are so excited for this year's Candlelight Tour of Homes in Grant Park. Sat Dec 9 & Sunday Dec…read more10. 6-10pm.

If I had any doubt about how much I love my neighborhood, my experience tonight on the Candlelight…read moreTour of Homes solidified that I absolutely adore Grant Park. 2009 marked the 29th anniversary of the tour of homes, which is always held the second weekend in December. For $12 you get admission to eight beautiful homes from a variety of eras and styles that typify the diverse architecture of the area. My personal favorites were a beautifully restored 1910 Transitional Craftsmen bungalow (complete with a chicken coops in the backyard!) and a 1905 Queen Anne Victorian with an original hardwood staircase. But all the homes were completely stunning, expertly decorated, and softly lit with candles. A few owners even provided baked goods and hot cider, which proved a welcome handwarmer while strolling through the evening's misty rain. All the volunteers manning the houses were incredibly friendly, the owners of all the properties were incredibly gracious (and one couple even dressed in period clothing!), and a general feeling of goodwill and Christmas cheer seemed to accompany all the visitors. The Grant Park Candlelight Tour of Homes is truly a holiday attraction that is not to be missed. I already can't wait till next year!