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Attention Displaced Atlanta Chefs and Bartenders: Avital Tours Wants To Hire You

Having gone digital with virtual tours, Avital is seeking to 'build more experiences' and help foodservice workers get 'back to making a paycheck.'

Brookhaven, Decatur Latest Metro Atlanta Cities To Order ‘Stay at Home,’ Businesses To Close

Brookhaven’s mandate is the longest, extending through April 15, and includes a daily curfew between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Slutty Vegan Is Latest Restaurant To Completely Close To ‘Fight’ COVID-19, Will Reopen April 7

News that the eatery was suspending its takeout and delivery arrives in the middle of social media movement The Great American Takeout.

WATCH: Cheering For COVID-19 First Responders From Balconies Is New Nightly Ritual For Midtowners

Heartwarming video captures echoing applause for Atlanta's hard-working health care professionals, police, and other essential workers.

Dine-In at Atlanta’s Restaurants From Home With Virtual ‘Food Box Tour’

Food tour offers five 'hearty samples' from three Atlanta restaurants paired with chef videos, recipes.

City Orders All Atlantans To ‘Stay at Home,’ Not Just The ‘Medically Fragile’ as Mandated By State

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issues strict 14-day shelter-at-home guidelines after Georgia Governor Brian Kemp fails to do so.

Georgia Orders ‘Certain Individuals’ To ‘Stay at Home,’ Several Nonessential Businesses To Close

Executive order also limits gatherings to 10 or less, falls short of shelter-in-place ordered by other states.

Consider Supporting Atlanta’s Restaurants During The Great American Takeout March 24

Social media movement backed by individual local eateries and national chains alike asks Americans to order takeout Tuesday.

King of Pops Lays off 50 Percent of Workforce, Is Launching ‘Virtual Bodega’ Rainbow Provisions

Popular popsicle purveyor is also going to stream its weekly 'financial huddles' for all of Atlanta to watch.

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Sells InterContinental Buckhead For $163 MM

Transaction was finalized not long before COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic by The World Health Organization.

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