If you've spent a summer in the Buckhead area (or metro-Atlanta area, for that matter), you already know what's going down on the 4th of July at Lenox Square Mall.  It's only the southeast's largest fireworks display and celebration that attracts more than 200,000 people annually.  That's all.  Pretty much, it's something that you don't want to miss. Headlining... [Read more...]

Yeah, you read it right.  I said flavor tripping.  Now before you go calling the narcs on me, you should know this has nothing to do with any illegal substances.  Rather, "flavor tripping" is the new slang term for the lastest craze to come out of the NYC culinary scene. It involves a tiny tic-tac sized, West African berry fascinatingly titled "miracle... [Read more...]

I love, love, love reality TV shows!  But not just any reality shows.  I need the dramatic, salacious ones like you find on VH1 (MTV's Jersey Shore is cool too).  I also like the really uber-competitive shows too, like Survivor and The Apprentice. With that being said, I can't say that I'm too excited about the new reality blind date show produceed... [Read more...]

Tom Cruise aand Cameron Diaz together in a comedy-action flick...this is the stuff that blockbuster movies are made of, right?  Actually they did join up in the 2001 movie Vanilla Sky.  Although that wasn't a blockbuster at the box office, I still think it was a pretty good movie.  Their new movie that comes out next Wednesday (June 25), Knight and Day,... [Read more...]

I'm all for fine dining, but some night there is just no substitute for a great burger?  Am I right, folks?  Chef Shaun Doty has ventured into the current burger craze hitting Atlanta.  His newly opened restaurant, Yeah! Burger is on the west side off 14th Street.  Shaun prides the fact that his new establishment is a socially responsible, eco friendly... [Read more...]

Help Uptown Buckhead support the the Georgia Special Olympics! Adopt a duck at www.atlantaduckderby.com or stop by the office for to leave your donation in an envelope. We will mail in all donations by June 24.  By adopting ducks and donating to Special Olympics of Georgia, you are making a difference for the 23,078 registered Special Olympic athletes. Adoptions... [Read more...]

On Sunday, June 13 at noon, a community event called Summer Stroll on the Mile will take place along Peachtree Street in the Midtown Mile section (between the Fox Theatre and the Woodruff Arts Complex) . Everyone is invited to come out to the mural near the Woodruff marquis and help artist Kevin Mervis with the painting.  Additionally, fun activites... [Read more...]

With the summer heat beginning to blaze down, most of probably won’t be having a lot of soup for dinner over the next few months.  Soup is traditionally a cold weather meal, as the warm liquid broth serves to keep our insides warm. But for soup enthusiasts here at Uptown Buckhead that are waiting the warm weather out, there are alternative recipes that... [Read more...]

So Fido feels he's responsible enough to drive a car, huh? Just kidding, we're talking about pet licenses for your pet's collar. The Atlanta Humane Society requires all the pets here to have a license. This isn't so much about you as a pet parent as it is about them as an animal. Pet licenses are important because they help in the recovery of lost animals... [Read more...]