What to expect at the 2026 Atlanta Food & Wine Festival
The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival is in its 16th year. New this year are two events devoted to burgers and fried chicken. Get all the highlights from Atlanta Magazine's food writer Carly Cooper.
Dispatches from Dragon Con 2026
Dragon Con 2026 was dominated by Dungeon Crawler Carl cosplayers and featured a great lineup of celebrity guests and a book drive in honor of Dolly Parton. Here are the trends and notable moments we noticed while attending this year's convention.
Ahead of Dunwoody event, Harlan Coben discusses his new memoir “Plot Twist”
Kicking off a series of events to hype its annual book festival, the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta will welcome two international bestselling authors—Harlan Coben and Karin Slaughter—to its stage September 10.
One city, three ways: Huntsville, Alabama
Rocket City is soaring. Ask anyone in Huntsville, and they’ll tell you: It’s a different place now than it was just five to 10 years ago.
Bread & Butterfly owner-chef to open Heritage, an Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Summerhill
After purchasing Bread & Butterfly in 2023 and launching an African diaspora-inspired dinner menu, chef Demetrius Brown turned his focus to a new full-service, Afro-Caribbean restaurant called Heritage. It opens September 10.
Midtown’s Bon Ton is closing after nine years
Bon Ton on Myrtle Street has been serving Cajun-Vietnamese fare and creative cocktails for nearly a decade. On September 30, the popular locale will close. Will something else take its place?
Atlanta’s Dream duo must play with their fiercest rivals to earn Team USA gold
For the first time, two Atlanta players—Rhyne Howard and Angel Reese—from the Atlanta Dream will play in the women's basketball World Cup. But, they'll have to play alongside their fiercest rivals to win.
Sagra brings Italian wine-bar energy to East Atlanta Village
When Eric Di Nardo talks about Sagra, the neighborhood wine bar he soft-opened in East Atlanta Village, he starts with a feeling of warmth from the convivial gatherings he came to love in Italy.
Soft serve, grown up
Soft serve may be the stuff of boardwalks and childhood summer nights, but Atlanta restaurants are giving the nostalgic treat a decidedly grown-up glow-up. Here are seven places to cool off with chic soft serve when the Atlanta heat starts to feel relentless.
Woodstock’s Bron Breakker says Oba Femi will ‘eat humble pie’ at Sunday’s WWE Fight in Atlanta
Georgia native and former KSU running back Bronson Rechsteiner is now a pro WWE wrestler known as the “Bron Breakker.” He will be up agains Oba Femi on Sunday September 6.
Behind the curtain of Nashville’s iconic Hatch Show Print
Celene Aubry is the first woman to serve as associate director and manager of Hatch Show Print, Nashville's iconic letterpress print shop, in its 147-year history.
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6 Atlanta neighborhoods where community is key: Chamblee
Once a quiet railroad stop 14 miles northeast of downtown, Chamblee is now DeKalb County’s fastest-growing city. The recent opening of Spruill Studios at the old city hall helped solidify its reputation as an arts hub. Don’t miss the city’s famed Antique Row: Its 350 dealers offer everything from vintage clothing to 19th-century watercolors and Polish stoneware.
Dispatches from Dragon Con 2026
Dragon Con 2026 was dominated by Dungeon Crawler Carl cosplayers and featured a great lineup of celebrity guests and a book drive in honor of Dolly Parton. Here are the trends and notable moments we noticed while attending this year's convention.
Sagra brings Italian wine-bar energy to East Atlanta Village
When Eric Di Nardo talks about Sagra, the neighborhood wine bar he soft-opened in East Atlanta Village, he starts with a feeling of warmth from the convivial gatherings he came to love in Italy.
Ahead of Dunwoody event, Harlan Coben discusses his new memoir “Plot Twist”
Kicking off a series of events to hype its annual book festival, the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta will welcome two international bestselling authors—Harlan Coben and Karin Slaughter—to its stage September 10.
Atlanta’s Dream duo must play with their fiercest rivals to earn Team USA gold
For the first time, two Atlanta players—Rhyne Howard and Angel Reese—from the Atlanta Dream will play in the women's basketball World Cup. But, they'll have to play alongside their fiercest rivals to win.
Midtown’s Bon Ton is closing after nine years
Bon Ton on Myrtle Street has been serving Cajun-Vietnamese fare and creative cocktails for nearly a decade. On September 30, the popular locale will close. Will something else take its place?
Bread & Butterfly owner-chef to open Heritage, an Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Summerhill
After purchasing Bread & Butterfly in 2023 and launching an African diaspora-inspired dinner menu, chef Demetrius Brown turned his focus to a new full-service, Afro-Caribbean restaurant called Heritage. It opens September 10.
