4/13/23 - Go Atlanta: Peachtree Road Race, Legos, Freaknik documentary, micro food hall, no 2024 DNC

In this episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s newest podcast, Go Atlanta, we’ll get the scoop on this year’s Peachtree Road Race. Rich Kenah of the Atlanta Track Club joins us will talk about its identity as a the premiere community event in the city, as well as details on registration and other activities during the July 4th tradition.   Entertainment reporter Rodney Ho tells you about the next big-budget Marvel movie shooting in Atlanta that will feature Steven Yeun, Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. He’ll also share his experience of the newly-renovated Lego Discovery Center in Phipps Plaza.   Ligaya Figueras gives here review of a new Kenyan restaurant in Marietta. Plus, she’ll tell you about a new micro food hall coming to Norcross and a Charleston, South Carolina-based fried chicken concept coming to Atlanta, and a Thai comfort food restaurant set to open in the renovated Historic Hotel Row.   AJC arts and entertainment editor Shane Harrison has details of this year’s Dogwood Festival at Piedmont Park and he’ll introduce you to Rylynn, Go Atlanta’s pet of the week.   Listen and subscribe to the new Go Atlanta podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Stitcher.  Check out these AJC stories mentioned in this podcast   ·       A micro food hall is coming to the South End development in Norcross ·      Review of Jambo Grill – A new Kenyan restaurant in Marietta ·       Fried chicken eatery Boxcar Betty’s to open its first Atlanta location this week ·       TydeTate Kitchen opening this week downtown in Historic Hotel Row ·       5 changes to upgraded Lego Discovery Center at Phipps ·       Hulu creating a documentary about Atlanta’s Freaknik ·       Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ coming to Atlanta with Steven Yeun, Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus ·       97.1/The River’s English Nick suffers a mild heart attack ·       MURPHY: It’s your loss, DNC! ·       Loss of Democratic National Convention an economic ‘meh,’ experts say ·       Atlanta Dogwood Festival ·       Atlanta Track Club ·       Oasis at High Museum of Art Go Atlanta is supported by SMARTBOX Moving and Storage. Use promo code SBXATL20 to get 20 dollars off your booking.      Subscribe to the AJC: If you aren’t a subscriber to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, click here to get unlimited digital access to the AJC at a special price.     Listen and subscribe to the new Go Atlanta podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Stitcher.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices