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Happy Friday West Atlanta! The Anthem keeps on growing. Up to 453 subscribers on the West Side and we’ve got a great weekend in store.
By the way, we’ve added a referral program. Rewards range from a bday shoutout too a gift card to your favorite restaurant. To kick things off, I’m giving away a $15 El Tesoro Gift Card to someone who refers a friend this week.
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The Anthem is made possible in part by El Tesoro West End, a neighborhood treasure serving good quality food at reasonable prices. See the menu here.
🌮 El Tesoro is hiring full time front of house employees for their South Downtown location! Good energy, hustle, and hospitality wanted. Swing by for an open houses today or Monday.
🍔 Frazies’ Meat Market and Ormsby’s are both participating in ATL Burger Week and my mouth is watering.
🍖 Jimmie’s Jerk BBQ is back at Boggs this weekend and have a new seasonal strawberry salad to go with your beef and pork ribs.
☹️ Always sad to see a restaurant close down… Rodney Scott’s BBQ has closed.
🥞 Little Rey Al Carbon has a family stack of hotcakes on the menu for Mother's Day weekend brunch. Mom deserves it.
🥩 7th House is running a $40 steak frites and martini deal every Wednesday night. Walk-ins welcome, resys encouraged.
🐌 Bovino After Dark was just awarded a 2026 Snail of Approval by Slow Food ATL, recognizing their commitment to responsible sourcing, zero-waste cooking, and turning overlooked ingredients into something worth talking about.
🍵 Notcha Matcha is doing a limited Bee's Sweet Potato Matcha comeback this Mother's Day weekend at ATL Food Truck Park (1200 White St), 12-8pm. Bring your mom. Bring your girls. Bring an appetite.
⛳ Atlanta Golf & Social is looking for bartenders, line cooks, coaches, and golf hospitality staff at their West End spot. Flexible schedules, competitive pay, and simulator golf as your office backdrop. Not bad.
😂 5/8 - Stand Up Comedy at Wild Heaven - Hissy Fit Comedy and West End Comedy Festival are bringing some of Atlanta's funniest comics to Wild Heaven Beer West End. Doors at 7, show at 8. | More Info
🎨 5/8 - Castleberry Hill Artist Market - Local artists, games, and community at The Spur during the Art Stroll. A little something for everyone, including a great excuse to treat the mom in your life. | More Info
🌼 5/9 - Fresh Harvest Artisans Spring Market - Head to Monday Night Grove from 10am-2pm for a Mother's Day weekend market with local artisans, floral bouquet building, and a free first beer when you RSVP. A pretty solid Saturday morning agenda, honestly. | More Info & RSVP
💐 5/9 - Moms Day Out at Lee + White - Lee + White Food Hall is throwing a full afternoon for the moms: Stroller Bodies workout at 11am, then mimosas, a floral design workshop, a vendor market, and a DJ keeping the energy up from 12-4pm. A solid way to celebrate before the actual holiday. | More Info
🤝 5/12 - Downtown Hospitality Job Fair - Looking for a new gig in food & bev, events, or operations? The Atlanta Dept. of Labor is partnering with Centennial Yards and South Downtown ATL to host a job fair connecting local talent with employers hiring across hospitality and beyond. Bring your resume and come ready to make moves. | RSVP (Encouraged)
📚 5/12 - Silent Book Club at Monday Night Grove - Silent Book Club Atlanta is hosting an outdoor reading night at Monday Night Grove from 6-8p. No agenda, no discussion required - just you, your book, a cold drink, and a nice spring evening. | More Info
🚵 5/14 - Cone Crusher Clinic - Bearings Bike Programs is hosting a free bike handling skills clinic at Adair Park I, followed by an MTB interest session for middle and high schoolers curious about joining their mountain bike team. Starts at 4 PM, team info session runs 6-7 PM. | More Info
🚴 Bike lanes on the Beltline? City council is considering it…
🚦 There’s high potential for awful highway traffic this weekend. There will be a full closure of all North and South lanes of 285 on the Westside, right around I-20. They’ll be closed all weekend and construction could last a full month. Joy. Check out the map here.
✈ Delta announced they would no longer offer beverage service on flights less than 350 miles — an increase on their previous restriction of 250 miles. For reference, Jacksonville is about 350 miles away.
📺 Georgia icon Ted Turner passed away yesterday. Founder of TBS and CNN, owner of the Atlanta Braves and Ted’s Montana Grill, a staunch environmentalist and an avid sailor. Turner was 87.
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