LLPR SAYS
August 4, 2020
While the heat can't deny this is August, it's hard to believe we're entering month six of a pandemic. Rates of coronavirus infections are surging around the nation and Georgia finds itself on the cover of the New York Times for leading the pack. Crime continues to esc...
July 31, 2020
HOSPITALITY / FOOD & BEVERAGE:
Empire State South Set to Launch an Online Wine Shop Next Week (Eater Atlanta) An online wine shop dubbed “ESS Bottle Shop” is set to debut next Tuesday, August 4, at Empire State South, the midtown Atlanta restaurant owned by chef Hugh Ac...
July 30, 2020
I think it can go without saying that this summer did not go with the status quo. Instead of pool days, road trips, and endless slushies, the break was filled to the brim with masks, pumps of hand sanitizer, and the dreaded phrase of ‘social distancing.’...
July 28, 2020
They say you pay for advertising and pray for PR. To that end, I've been praying hard for decades.
PR looks a lot more glamorous from the outside. Back when we used to have actual events, while you were sipping champagne and nibbling catered canapes, my team was setti...
July 27, 2020
When COVID-19 spread across America in March, gyms were one of the first businesses to close for safety precautions. Being a fitness fanatic, I needed another place to work out in Gainesville, so I decided to visit our University of Florida football stadium, known as "...
July 24, 2020
HOSPITALITY / FOOD & BEVERAGE:
Drift Fish House in Marietta Launches a Pop-Up Slinging Lobster Rolls This Weekend (Eater Atlanta) Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar in East Cobb plans to host a pop-up called Pop’s Lobster Shack each weekend for the remainder of the summer se...
July 21, 2020
My dear friend Scott Peacock texted me late Saturday night as I was turning off the lights to go to bed. I couldn't believe it. Google turned up nothing. But it was true. The news was just breaking that we had lost John Lewis. What a loss for us as a nation, and especi...
July 17, 2020
HOSPITALITY / FOOD & BEVERAGE:
Nourish Botanica Aims to Bring a Sustainable Greenhouse and Cafe to South Atlanta (Eater Atlanta) Quianah Upton, the founder of Nourish in Black — an Atlanta-based sustainable events and food storytelling company dedicated to raising socia...
July 14, 2020
Our dear friend Craig Miller's film "Only" hit the top 10 most watched movies on Netflix last week. And for good reason!! Centered on a couple enduring a self-imposed quarantine to escape the ravages of a pandemic, it's beautifully shot around the state of (wait f...