I visited HomeGrown today to look for a comfort gift for a friend whose husband passed away. I was…read morebrowsing the candles and toiletries area, taking my time with smelling the scents and deliberating over my choice. The person working the register said hello when I came in and went back to looking at their computer screen. But once I was no longer in view, the person came to do a circle around the area where I was standing and said, "I'm doing inventory." GIRL, BYE. I'm an auditor by profession and I know what conducting an inventory looks like. Also, people just doing their job do their jobs without explanation required. There were some other things this person did and overall, it was an ugly experience. I haven't been profiled in a long time and it still feels gross and reminds me how awful people can be. I found something special for my friend, and I bought it. I also bought it for myself because after this experience I needed something soothing too. I won't let one person change my mind about a place I shopped at for years but if I see this person when I walk in, I'm turning around and leaving. HomeGrown has great gifts if you want something locally-made that feels special. And in all these years, this is the only time I've experienced anything like this so I'll likely be back. Just some of the shine is gone.

This store is full of locally made goodies and I recently found 18k gold plated stainless steel…read morejewelry for $20 a piece??? That means waterproof, rust resistant jewelry for only 20 a piece!! I recently bought jewelry made of the same materials for $80 a piece, but you can find the same quality here for so much less!! Idk how more people don't know about this!!!

What a fun time with grands! We are visiting Atlanta area and signed up for making ornaments…read more Grands are agrs 10-14 and they really enjoyed the process! We took 10pm class offered cuz summer day hours are so hot. They chose their own colors and Stacey did a great job explaining and walking each thru their process. We pick them up in next couple days cuz the ornaments need to cool. They did say they can ship (extra cost) if you prefer or leaving area before ready. Def an interesting project and Stacey kept us all safe handling very hot glass!

This is our 5th or 6th class and we did something new! This time we pulled glass - no blowing this…read moreday! Made a lovely starfish! I do wish our instructor had turned around to face us when she was taking, sometimes it was hard to hear! Be prepared to be hot - I mean that furnace is over 1,000 degrees! Can't wait to see what my starfish ends up looking like!

Such a cool venue! And even cooler that it serves as a free coworking space when it's not booked…read moreout. It also includes a little cafe and a shop featuring different artists' works so I would definitely recommend checking it out!

This is such a special event venue! Very well run. There are several rooms/stages to choose from…read more I chose the Black Box stage for my story-telling event. The vibe is artsy boho, which was perfect for my branding.

This bar is weird and wacky and I loved it a lot! Went while in town for work and was looking for a…read morevery chill vibe but interesting and open late night and this checked all those boxes. The only thing that threw me off was it was described, or at least I thought it was (there may have been a drink or two before this) as a cat bar so I thought cats would be roaming around. Honestly, I wondered how safe that was and what if people don't want cats crawling around them. It made a lot more sense when I got there and realized you had to pay to visit the cat den. It was just a back room with a bunch of cats, but the nice thing is that they donate those funds towards animal charities. Personally, I don't care enough about hanging out with the cats so I skipped that part, but otherwise they played great music on a Tuesday. The bartender was awesome too that night. Very friendly. We had a great little chat and then I promptly noticed a high heel shoe chair and made my coworker shoot a pic of me sitting on it. Big fan of the kitch!

What an amazing vibe AND they just expanded!…read more The frisky whisker is so much fun! Their hours are perfect for people who want an exciting thing to do at night but with chill vibes and even chiller cats. They have a limited selection on drinks but they are always fast. And they host some pretty cool events here from paint nights to cat yoga, recently they held a tattoo event with a local shop. Super fun and totally worth the visit.

Stopped by the Gallery EAV to enjoy a night of spoken word poetry. Griot Tuesdays Every 2nd and…read more4th Tuesday this event happens. Open Mic, then a feature, then a super. Hosted by Terone Dope! Only $7. Doors open at 7p.

Nice environment and very friendly Good leather and art…read morework And the music classes are the best in town.

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Great work and matching customer is what I received at this framing location. I would absolutely…read morereturn to this spot again for my framing needs. My canvases look amazing!

I have used this location multiple times I've the past few years and the service is always top…read morenotch. The people the own and run the store are very knowledgeable, very friendly and always happy to help no matter how much help you may need! When I pick up my framed items they look great - exactly what I wanted, asked for, and discussed with the associate. Cannot recommend this store highly enough for your framing needs.

Great little hole n the wall. Down the into the open…read morecauseways Wonderful Art. Very eclectic on styles. Also mixed media and very transformative interpretation of photography