From first date to long-term relationship, Atlanta offers no shortage of ways to woo your sweetheart. STORY: Claire Ruhlin | PHOTOS: Stephen Payne Deciding how to spend date night can be a head-scratching task, especially when warm, summer nights and weekends bring with them too many options to count. Here, we help take the guesswork ...

MIXOLOGISTS GO HEAD TO HEAD FOR THE BEST TIPPLE TITLE Listen up, mixology enthusiasts, spirits savants and cocktail connoisseurs— the Atlanta Cocktail Wars are happening this year on August 26. The festival is hosted by Atlanta Sport & Social Club (the city’s leading organizer of adult co-ed, men’s and women’s recreational sports leagues), and will ...

Urban Tree Cidery gears up to go even bigger Tim Resuta is busy tasting his newest hard apple cider. Yeah, it’s a tough job. He expects his blood orange-bourbon-and-vanilla blend to reach peak in mid-January. “It’s up to the apples and how long it takes to pull the toffee, caramel and bourbon flavors from the ...

This season, ditch those watery domestic brews and up your tailgating game with tasty, easy-to-mix tipples. Fall means foliage and cooler temperatures, but to most Atlantans, it really means one thing: football season. With Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia, Georgia State and countless alumni groups in such close proximity, college football reigns supreme. Whether ...

BIG OL’ GROUP RUN –  AUGUST 10 Plenty of people around Atlanta love to run, but, more often than not, geography dictates groups’ routes and keeps them from exploring too far outside their own base areas. The Big Ol’ Group Run is an annual event out to break down those barriers. The run starts at ...