Jackson Fine Art is excited to celebrate the welcome approach of spring with Eat Flowers and Persephone, exhibitions of new work from Cig Harvey and Angela West. Both series are lush explorations of the changing seasons and celebrations of emotional rebirth from two of the most innovative female photographers working today. This is the gallery’s first exhibition of Cig Harvey’s work, and our fifth exhibition of Angela West, the first since 2010’s Trigger. On Saturday, March 1

March 4, 2021 SOCIAL ADVOCACY/NONPROFIT/COVID-19 RELIEF More Than A Vote to fight voter suppression during All-Star Weekend (AJC) More Than A Vote, a voting rights organization started by LeBron James is partnering with the NBA, the NBA Players Association and the state chapter of the NAACP to draw attention to attempts in Georgia and other battleground states to roll back voting rights. Giving Kitchen supporting food service workers during the pandemic (AJC) Giving Kitchen p

COVID-19 has shuttered countless industries, while others have pivoted during the economic downturn. Then there are businesses that have thrived throughout the pandemic. Among the latter, contact-free car washes are socially distanced and attainably priced, which makes them not just COVID compliant, they’re nearly recession-proof. A trip to the car wash is a safe and easy way to get out of the house. And after months of feeling like we’ve lost all control, a clean car is like

Order Mercer Street Meals Chef Lance Gummere has the perfect cure for your rainy day blues: mac cheese, of course. Check out Mercer Street MealsTHIS Thursday and Friday for Creole-style fried fish, kale & white beans, Chef Lance's famous mac cheese and bread pudding for dessert. And speaking of dessert, check out Mercer Street Meals' carrot cake in the AJC. Thanks Ligaya! Mercer Street Meals are tasty, attainably priced and nutritious dinners offered four times a week. Choose

Tune in THIS Thursday, March 4 at 4 p.m. on Instagram "Moms Helping Moms" is back THIS Thursday, March 4, with Tara Ghei, founder of Romp + Tumble, a new subscription service that curates and rents bundles of eco-friendly baby clothes for every stage of growth. "Moms Helping Moms"Instagram Live is a compelling conversation between Helping Mamas' founder, Jamie Lackey and women doing good work in the community while being great moms at home. We look forward to hearing how thes

Check out Marc Pollack on Fox 5's "Good Day Atlanta" and buy your copy of "Chez Marc's Quarantine Cookbook" NOW at A Cappella Books Buy a cookbook and help fight homelessness in Atlanta. Yes, it's that easy. Check out Marc Pollack on Fox 5 Atlanta's "Good Day Atlanta" to learn how to make poached pears. Love the recipe? You can buy “Chez Marc’s Quarantine Cookbook,” a compelling compilation of recipes from the three meals a day he made at home during the pandemic with ingredi

I am thrilled to announce my sister's book, "Southern Ground," hits bookstores on April 27. Published by Ten Speed Press, which also publishes cookbooks by acclaimed London restaurateur Yotam Ottolenghi, "Southern Ground" is a great read about regional milling. It has 75 highly curated recipes by 20 craft bakers who use her flour, including Little Tart Bakeshop, Evergreen Butcher + Baker and Osono Bread here in Atlanta. Kvelling!! More on that to come... I mention it now beca

Bianca Frails, Jeff Handler, Paul Clements and Srinivas Somayajula ATLANTA (February 26, 2021) -- Second Helpings Atlanta welcomed four new members to its board of directors. Comprising top talent from organizations such as UPS, Whole Foods and Calendly, the new appointments will help Second Helpings Atlanta continue its mission as the city’s leading non-profit rescuing healthy, nutritious, surplus food and distributing it to those in need. “We are thrilled to add new talent

The hospitality industry lost a legend last week with the death of Arne Sorenson, president and CEO of Marriott International since 2012. I almost missed it, amid the rapid-fire news cycle reporting a record 500,000 COVID deaths, one frozen state of Texas and a historic mission to Mars. My PR firm has opened and promoted countless hotels. Hospitality has always fascinated me. My grandfather designed some of the most famous hotels in the world, including the Fontainebleau and

College breeds habits that are not necessarily sustainable when entering the workforce. All-nighters were standard, and I always found myself with a running list of tasks pending completion. I was often stressed and constantly thinking about school. Since I have graduated from college, I have learned to adopt a few habits that allow me to end my day as stress-free and productively as possible. It is a huge sigh of relief for me to close my laptop at the end of the day and kno