Few activities get people more into the winter holiday mood than ice skating.  Personally, whenever I think of the winter holiday season, it's hard for me not to conjur up images of kids and couples ice skating underneath the falling snow at Rockefeller Center in New York City.  Probably because it's an image used over and over again by Hollywood in movies... [Read more...]

Ok, I promise that this will be my last post about Halloween :)  I think I've got everything covered.  We've got a costume contest for the pets here at the apartment community and  a costume contest and party for the adults at Buckhead Bottle Bar.  And now here is info on an adults-only haunted house behind The Masquerade (695 North Ave. NE, , Atlanta,... [Read more...]

 Why should your pets have all of the fun on Halloween?  If you have a great costume idea that you're planning on this year for Halloween, make sure you enter the Buckhead Bottle Bar (263 East Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30305) Halloween Costume Contest on Saturday, October 30.  Winners for the best male and female costumes will each receive two tickets... [Read more...]

Have you seen the trailer yet for the new spy movie Red that hits Atlanta area theaters this weekend?  It looks like it could be good, but I'm not sold yet.  This might be one that I'll opt to wait for on DVD.  I mean the line-up is unquestionably all-star.  Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Bruce Willis (probably the best actor out who has never won an... [Read more...]

While the 3-1 Atlanta Falcons and the Atlanta Braves post-season journey have been grabbing all of the local sports headlines, the Atlanta Thrashers have been quietly getting ready to start their regular season in the NHL.  It's funny, I never thought of Atlanta as a hockey town (I still don't) but I'm glad the team is here.  If you've never been to a game... [Read more...]

You don't have to be a "foodie" to appreciate good food.  And if you do appreciate good food, then the Taste of Atlanta (October 23 & 24, Tech Square in Midtown, between Spring Street and 5th Street) is where you'll want to be. Regarded as one of the top food festivals in the country (even Oprah said so), the Taste of Atlanta showcases over 70 of... [Read more...]

Frozen A typical day on the slopes turns into a chilling nightmare for three snowboarders when they get stranded on the chairlift before their last run. As the ski patrol switches off the night lights, they realize with growing panic that they’ve been left behind, dangling high off the ground with no way down.  Rated R. I've always loved these low budget... [Read more...]

So you've got a big event coming up.  Maybe it's your boss' fancy wedding that you have to attend, or maybe even just a special date at a posh new restaurant during Midtown Restaurant Week.  Either way, you want to wear something that impresses.  But you don't want to break the bank doing so, right?  You can always throw on your trusty little black... [Read more...]

Looking for something a little bit different to do this weekend?  How about going to cheer on the Atlanta Rollergirls.  They've got two bouts coming up this weekend on Saturday, July 24, at the Yaarab Shrine Center (400 Ponce De Leon Ave, Midtown Atlanta).  Tickets for one bout are $15 and $25 for both bouts.  The first one starts at 5:00 p.m. and the... [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...]