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Amici Italian Café franchisees Jonathan (Bob) Ewing and Jon Joiner were named Restaurateur of the Year by the Georgia Restaurant Association at a recent awards show. According to a news release, the two were lauded for beating the odds and starting their franchise during the economic downturn in 2009. Ewing and Joiner started working at Amici as di...

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Never telling customers no is only part of the philosophy for Formaggio Mio, said Scott Italiaander, the co-owner of the kosher restaurant opening sometime in the fall in Toco Hills. The Italian bistro will be a full-service restaurant providing quick-service options, including a pizza bar, as well as takeout and delivery for dishes ranging from pa...

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The former East Andrews Cafe & Bar space will soon host a new restaurant from Ten Apart, the team that founded The Pinewood and The Mercury. Coming Mid-October, Bar Americano will bring new food and energy to the Andrews Entertainment District, an area that is undergoing a significant transformation from a party neighborhood to a dining destination...

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Thousands of people have joined an online petition demanding Columbus Day be cancelled in Atlanta. “Atlanta is often called the 'city too busy to hate.' This Care2 petition represents that sentiment - and helps move the city towards honoring truly honorable people and not those unworthy of historical adoration,” said petition organizer Sarah Rose i...

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Chiunque mi conosca ve lo può confermare (credo) senza alcuna difficoltà: non sono mai stato un grande appassionato di sport. E non lo so nemmeno adesso, che la giovinezza ormai l'ho abbandonata... forse da poco, è vero, ma comunque l'ho fatto. Nonostante tutto, però, lo sport e i suoi personaggi e le sue dinamiche e il suo influenzare e farsi infl...

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The team behind the Mercury in Ponce City Market and the Pinewood in Decatur are branching into Buckhead. They’re taking over the space formerly home to East Andrews Café & Bar in the old Andrews Entertainment District, and are hoping to revitalize the area with a more sophisticated, yet casual Italian-American restaurant called Bar Americano. (Hen...

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After participating in the 2016 edition in Las Vegas with a group of 16 companies (over an area measuring 612 m2), a key GIMAV contingent will again participate in GlassBuild America, confirming the strategic value of the US market for Italy’s glass processing machinery businesses, also validated by data from the Gimav Study Center.  Exports to Nor...

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Deano's Italian Grille in downtown Dublin has received national recognition on several occasions, and the staple in downtown Dublin is still going strong. The restaurant was voted number one in the state of Georgia for it's brick oven pizza in USA Today in 2010, according to catering manager Jennifer Thomas. In 2013, it was recognized as "Pizza Wor...

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Sugo Rossa opened earlier this summer in Twelve Oaks Shopping Center in the space formerly occupied by Atlanta Bread Company. The Italian restaurant is the latest venture from the proprietors of Cotton & Rye, which has been a huge hit since opening at the corner of Habersham and 34th streets in 2015. I’ve been to Sugo Rossa twice — probably fewer t...

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From eclectic furnishings to botanical paintings to sailboat etchings, the Georgia Museum of Art has a full house of interesting artwork offering a cool respite from the summer heat. The thrice-yearly art party Museum Mix will celebrate current exhibitions with late-night access to the galleries Thursday, July 20 from 8–11 p.m. Preceded by an hourl...

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