Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Review

Movies

by Sharronda Williams - July 20, 2017July 20, 2017

Valerian centers around Alpha which is a city comprised of species from over a thousand planets. There is a threat to the city that compromises the safety for all of those who inhabit it. Major Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Sergeant Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are sent on a secret mission to

Wine Fest Atlanta 2017

Events

by Sharronda Williams - July 19, 2017July 19, 2017

Wine Connesiour Magazine is bringing a new wine festival to Atlanta this year! The Wine Fest Atlanta 2017 will take place at the Mason Fine Art Gallery on Saturday, August 26, 2017. You will have the chance to sample premium varietals from some of the best Georgia wineries while listening to

Atlanta Summer Wine Festival

Events

by Sharronda Williams - July 13, 2017

The best wine festival of the year is back for the Summer! The Atlanta Summer Wine Festival will take place at City Winery on Saturday, August 12, 2017, 12pm-4pm. You will be able to sample from over 50+ Wines, and small beer selections while listening to live music and a DJ. Food will also

Wish Upon: A Kidz Bop Take On Final Destination

Movies

by Sharronda Williams - July 12, 2017

Wish Upon centers around Clare Shannon (Joey King), a not so popular teenager, who receives a music box from her dad Jonathan (Ryan Phillippe). Clare is having a hard time dealing with her high school life and as any teenager does she wishes her life would take a turn for

Black Restaurant Week Is Coming To Atlanta

Events
Food

by Sharronda Williams - July 10, 2017

Black Restaurant Week (BRW), originally created in Houston, TX, is expanding to Atlanta! BRW will kick off its Inaugural Annual Summer Culinary Series, in the city of Atlanta, Georgia July 31- August 13, 2017. Due to the huge success of the spring culinary series of Black Restaurant Week in Houston, BRW

Experience St. Pete Beach at the Postcard Inn

Travel

by Sharronda Williams - July 6, 2017

A few weeks ago, I took a much-needed getaway vacation to Tampa. During my stay, I found myself always relaxing on St. Pete Beach. I decided for my last night on vacation that I wanted to stay somewhere on the main beach. After hours of research, I found a lovely

Where to Celebrate the Red, White & Blue in Atlanta

Events
Food

by Sharronda Williams - July 3, 2017

The 4th of July is almost upon us and I know you are frantically trying to figure out how to spend it. I know whatever I do to celebrate, it's going to include food. For those of you in Atlanta, I have compiled a list of food events you should

War for the Planet of the Apes Movie Review

Movies

by Sharronda Williams - June 26, 2017

War for the Planet of the Apes is the third and final installment to the Planet of the Apes prequel series. War for the Planet of the Apes centers around Caeser (Andy Serkis) who is trying to make peace with the hostile humans led by the Colonel (Woody Harelson) to lead

Girls Trip Movie Review: A Hilarious Trip From Beginning To End

Movies

by Sharronda Williams - June 21, 2017

Girls Trip centers around Ryan (Regina Hall), a successful author, who has been invited to be the keynote speaker at the annual Essence Festival in New Orleans. Ryan decides to make this a girls trip and invite her friends Sasha (Queen Latifah), Lisa (Jada Pinkett-Smith), and Dina (Tiffany Haddish). The

Grillin’ & Chillin’: Foodie Indulgence For A Good Cause

Events

by Sharronda Williams - June 21, 2017

What if I told you that you could indulge your inner foodie for a good cause? That is what happened to me when I attended Emory Point's foodie fundraising series two weeks ago. Grillin' & Chillin' is a series event that has some of Atlanta's top chefs and mixologists serve

Rough Night Movie Review: Different Movie But Same Gimmicks

Movies

by Sharronda Williams - June 14, 2017

Rough Night is about a group of college friends reuniting for a bachelorette weekend in Miami to celebrate the upcoming nuptials of their friend Jess (Scarlett Johansson). Their circle consists of the rich friend Blair (Zoe Kravitz), the rebel activist Frankie (Ilana Glazer), the annoying best friend Alice (Jillian Bell), and the

The Book of Henry: Jaeden Lieberher Shines In This Family Drama

Movies

by Sharronda Williams - June 12, 2017June 15, 2017

The Book of Henry centers around Henry Carpenter (Jaeden Lieberher), a smart and wise beyond his years, 11-year-old. He lives with his mom Susan (Naomi Watts) and little brother Peter (Jacob Tremblay). Henry notices that something is not right with his next door neighbor Christina (Maddie Ziegler) and tries to

Escape The Ordinary With The Tough Mudder Half

by Sharronda Williams - June 12, 2017

This year I had a crazy idea, I wanted to participate in a Tough Mudder Half. I knew a few people from work who would always talk about how they compete in 3-4 Tough Mudders a year, and I would always think they were crazy. They were super fit, so it

The Mummy Review: Was It Worth The Reboot?

Movies

by Sharronda Williams - June 6, 2017

The Mummy is a reboot of the famous franchise, which starred Brendan Fraiser and Rachel Weisz. This time, Tom Cruise is the leading man as Nick Morton, who is a soldier that steals valuable artifacts on the side to make money. His current scheme is to find valuable artifacts hidden in

Wonder Woman Movie Review

Movies

by Sharronda Williams - May 29, 2017

Wonder Woman tells the story of Diana (Gal Gadot), Princess of the Amazons, who was trained to be a mighty warrior. She lives on a hidden island inhabited by only women until a plane crashes carrying a passenger by the name of Steve Trevor (Chris Pine). Steve is interrogated by the

Baywatch Movie Review

Movies

by Sharronda Williams - May 15, 2017

Baywatch is based on the popular 90's TV series starring David Hasselholff and Pamela Anderson. This movie is definitely not meant to be taken seriously and more of a satire of the original TV series. This film stars Dwayne Johnson as Mitch Buchannon, who is the head of the Baywatch lifeguard team.

Snatched Movie Review

Movies

by Sharronda Williams - May 9, 2017

Snatched, centers around Emily (Amy Schumer), a young woman who somewhat hasn't fully grown up yet, who was recently dumped by her boyfriend Michael (Randall Park). Not only is Emily heartbroken over the breakup, but she had a trip planned for both of them to Ecuador, and now she has

Unforgettable Movie Review

Movies

by Sharronda Williams - April 19, 2017

Unforgettable tells the story of a woman, Julia Banks (Rosario Dawson), who falls in love with a new man David (Geoff Stults). As their relationship gets serious, she moves in with David and his daughter Lily (Isabella Kai Rice) and soon meets his ex-wife Tessa (Katherine Heigl). Things seem to go

Decatur Gets a Taste of New Orleans with Louisiana Bistreaux

Food

by Sharronda Williams - April 17, 2017

I have been craving some cajun seafood for quite some time and when I heard of Louisiana Bistreaux I had to go check it out. Louisiana Bistreaux focuses on bringing their guests wonderful cuisine of Louisiana in a casual setting. Their menu includes fresh seafood, steaks, gumbos, Jambalaya, Etouffee's, and much more. Atmosphere I decided to go to Louisiana Bistreaux

The Red Phone Booth: A Prohibition Experience

Food

by Sharronda Williams - April 11, 2017

Now, who doesn't love a good cocktail with the option to have a cigar to go with it? I was excited to find a fabulous speakeasy-themed cigar club called Red Phone Booth while downtown in Atlanta. Red Phone Booth offers a prohibition experience featuring an exclusive cigar program and a turn

Amalfi Pizza: The Best Authentic Italian Restaurant Downtown

Food

by Sharronda Williams - April 6, 2017April 12, 2017

It was ladies night and we were craving some good food so we decided to head to Amalfi Pizza. Amalfi Pizza was created by Greg Grant, to develop or authentic Italian menu that includes Neapolitan-style pizzas as well as appetizers, salads, pasta dishes and original desserts from Dailey’s recipes. Originating in

Teela Taqueria: Sandy Springs Mexican Inspired Cuisine

Food

by Sharronda Williams - April 5, 2017April 5, 2017

I have been trying to expand outside of the perimeter to find some fun places to eat when I was invited to attend Teela Taqueria. Teela Taqueria was created by a brother and sister team, Artemis “Arte” Antoniades and Nikitas “Nik” Panagopoulos, to deliver exquisite Mexican cuisine with a global twist to

Atlanta Spring Wine Fest

Events

by Sharronda Williams - March 21, 2017

If you missed the last Atlanta wine festival this past winter, I have good news for you! The Atlanta Spring Wine Fest will take place on April 15, 2017 at the Historic Old 4th Ward Park from 1-5PM. You will have the chance to sample from over 100 different wines, beer, cider at

Gifted Movie Review

Movies

by Sharronda Williams - March 17, 2017

Gifted tells the story of Frank Adler (Chris Evans), an uncle who is caring for his niece Mary Adler (McKenna Grace) after his sister suddenly passes away. Frank is doing the best he can at raising his niece to have a normal life, but there is only one issue. Mary

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