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Anyway… we’ve almost done it. A few hours and it will be the weekend. And we’ve got a great one ahead of us.
Looks like we might have some rain, but I can tell you one thing. That isn’t going to stop the West side.
Let’s get into this week’s Anthem 👇
The Anthem is made possible in part by El Tesoro West End & South Downtown, a neighborhood treasure serving good quality food at reasonable prices. See the menu here.
🌮 El Tesoro is celebrating National Tequila Day on Friday at both their West End & South Downtown locations with too many specials to list. And they’re keeping things going on Saturday with National Mezcalita Day.
🍽️ Summerland, the new concept from Star Provisions at Upper West Market, is officially open, with the full menu up and reservations available.
🍸 Füm dropped $5 happy hour classics, Aperol Spritz, Martini, Old Fashioned, Negroni, Margarita, plus $1.50 oysters, daily 5:30-7 PM, bar and high tops only.
🥃 Barrel Proof is hosting a curated Maker's Mark tasting, $60 gets you four pours including their 2026 Star Hill Farm release, guided by a whisky education class. Can't make the class? They're doing a happy hour with a specialty cocktail menu too.
🍑 When life gives you peaches, The Optimist makes Peach Pudding Cake, topped with cream and a crumble.
🍦 Little Sparrow is also feeling peachy, soft serve swirled with peaches and a crumble, served in one of those beautiful glass cups.
☕ Spiller Park Coffee now does office catering boxes, fresh coffee, house-made bagels, and pastries "worth showing up early for." Email [email protected] to book.
🍸 Craft cocktails and a view. Boone's is leaning into effortless patio afternoons this summer.
🐟 La Tropical's fried red snapper, tostones, and a Puerto Rican piña colada make for a solid patio lunch at Chattahoochee Food Works.
🐟 Cruel and unusual: Good Azz Burgerz posted this fried fish basket just to ask if Fish Fry Fridays should come back. Obviously.
🍽️ Bovino After Dark rotates its menu weekly, this weekend brings hanger steak with red habanada chermola, duck and kimchi steam buns, and a Fruit Loops mango dessert to close it out.
🍍 Is it dessert or a cocktail? Your 3rd Spot says yes with their new Pineapple Margarita Soft Serve, vanilla soft serve blended with pineapple, lime, and tequila.
🔒 Sammy's and Broad Street BBQ are both taking a beat. Sammy's is back July 27th, Broad Street BBQ back July 29th.
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🌵 7/24 - National Tequila Day at Chattahoochee Food Works - Featured tequila cocktails at the Center Bar and Tequila Bar all weekend, plus a live DJ Saturday from 6 to 9 PM. | More Info
🍸 7/24 - Sunset Sounds at Rabbit Ears - Got a Chase Sapphire Reserve card? Rabbit Ears is throwing a rooftop-adjacent evening of cocktails, seasonal bites, and vinyl DJ sets above the skyline tonight. | More Info
📚 7/25 - Saturday Storytime with Natalie Nelson - Atlanta author and illustrator Natalie Nelson joins Offbeat Books for a porch storytime and coloring activity, 10:30 AM at the store. | More Info
📚 7/25 - Children's Book Festival - The 5th annual free outdoor festival returns to Pittsburgh Yards, 10 AM-6 PM, with storytime, performances, a reptile show, giveaways, and local authors. Rain or shine. | More Info
🎒 7/25 - Hype at Sunset Mixer & School Supply Drive - Sip, socialize, support students. Ancestral Bottle Shop and HYPE are hosting a mixer where $25+ in school supplies gets you a free drink, 5 PM at 950 West Marietta St NW. | More Info
🎷 7/25 - John Robertson Trio at Warhorse - Real Atlanta jazz history at The Goat Farm: John Robertson (23 years at Dante's Down the Hatch) with Francisco Lora and Terry Smith, joined by Rosemary Rainey and jazz heroes Danny and Terry Harper, plus a surprise guest. Sliding scale cover, cold drinks from Commune. | More Info
🧘 7/25 - Free Yoga + YMCA Kid's Camp - South Downtown and Amador are hosting free yoga at Founders Green, and this week the Atlanta YMCA is running a free kids' camp (ages 3-10) at the same time so parents can actually get through class. Sign up required for both. | More Info
🍣 7/25 - Cooking with Spirits with Chef Nikki - ASW Whiskey Exchange and The Smokey Mango are hosting a hands-on class where you'll fold pork and mushroom gyozas, roll spicy ahi tuna uramaki and Philadelphia makizushi, and finish with a matcha white chocolate chip cookie. Includes trivia, sushi history, and a drink token, 6:30 PM. | More Info
🧵 7/26 - July Sewing Studio - The Sewing Circle ATL is hosting a BYOMachine sewing session at The Supermarket ATL, 3-5 PM, open to anyone looking for a sewing community. | More Info
🏍️ 7/27 - Bike Nite at The Westwood - The Westwood wants motorheads and two-wheelers to come hang, all are welcome, come as you are. Also, they're hiring line cooks at $20/hr plus tip out, so if you know a cook looking for work, send a resume their way. -Connor | More Info
🤖 7/28 - Lego Mech Night at Monday Night Brewing - Build your own LEGO mech and try the new Dr. Robot Berry-Lemon Sour, 6-9 PM at The Grove. Tickets include the LEGO set and your first beer. | $35 | More Info
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🛍️ Tiendita El Ponce celebrated its grand opening in South Downtown this week, bringing a curated shop of home décor, beauty products, gifts, and accessories to 217 Mitchell Street SW.
🌱 Seed Atlanta has moved into The Interlock at 1115 Howell Mill Rd, open Friday-Sunday 12-8pm. Their next Plantini on July 26th (10am-6pm) is dedicated to Jamal Rashad Parker, a longtime partner of Seed Atlanta, with a portion of proceeds going to his family.
🏙️ Underground Atlanta wants to shape its next chapter and is calling for new operators, authentic sports bars, restaurants, tattoo studios, and other unique concepts, to join the city's oldest entertainment district.
🪰 As if you needed any more reason to dislike mosquitoes, several trap sites have found them carrying the West Nile Virus in and around Atlanta. So far, there haven’t been any cases in humans.
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Connor