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First, let me just say I’m a HUGE Caribbean food lover!  And this weekend, I’ll get to enjoy all kinds of food at the fifth annual Atlanta Caribbean Jerk Festival and Family Fun Day!

Are you ready for this exciting event? The fun will take place this Sunday (Sept. 5) at the Panthersville Stadium n Decatur, from 12:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m.  The entire festival will focus on delicious jerk-seasoned foods.  You’ll be able to sample Caribbean food and culture.   Entertainment will include spoken word, live reggae and calypso bands and the crowning of Atlanta’s Top Jerk Chef.

Admission is $10 for adults and children (free for 12 and under).  Parking is free!!!  A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Atlanta Montego Bay Sister Cities Foundation, which is a nonprofit group that provide medical attention to the Carribbean each year.

And Waterford Place Apartments in  Stockbridge is only 20 minutes away from Decatur!

Enjoy!

(photo courtesy of Roubicek from Flickr)

If you take any of the roads when you leave from Waterford Place in the morning, you might want to rethink your route. For the next four days (August 30-Sept. 3) four roads will be closed to install new water mains. So be sure to plan your routes accordingly! These streets are:

Ward Street will be closed to all traffic from Love Street to Harrell Drive. Harrell Drive will be open on both ends to access N. Henry Blvd. and Berry St.

Love Street will be closed for its entire length to traffic.  North Berry Street, South of Love Street will have access from Jim Clark Dr. and South Berry St.

South Berry Street, North of Love Street will be closed to through traffic.

Lovejoy Street on the West side of the railroad tracks will be closed to through traffic.

(photo courtesy of huskyboy from flickr)

Ready for a night of delicious food???

Grab your friends and make a quick sprint downtown to the  Atlanta Food Rave.   There will be plenty of food and drinks prepared by some of the best mixers and culinary talents! Guests will be able to sample food from each chef and vote for their favorite! The winner will be given the 2010 Rave Review.

On top of the fact that you’ll get to taste some of the best food around, a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank, a group that distributes nearly two million pounds of food and other items each month to more than 700 non-profit agencies and and 38 countries.

Bring your friends from Waterford Place and have a good time!!!

Location:

• Atlanta Food Rave
• @ Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery
• 199 Armour Drive, Atlanta, GA 30324
• 404.879.1500

(photo courtesy of Universal Project from Flickr)

One of the pop offensive lineman’s for the Atlanta Falcons will take the field for another team this year.

Quinn Ojinnaka has been traded to the New England Patriots during a draft pick this Sunday.

Due to a NFL violation, he will have to sit out the season opener for the them; but he  be able to participate in preseason practices and other games.

In the midst of their lost, the Falcons added Mike Johnson and Joe Hawley in hopes to rebuild their offensive line.

By  September 4, the team has to cut their roster down to 53.  With a teamed currently composed of 78 players, who are the possible cuts?

If any Waterford Place residents attended any of the preseason game, tell us about your experience!!!

(photo courtesy of DavidErickson from Flickr)

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• Source: New England Patriots acquire G Quinn Ojinnaka from Atlanta Falcons (sports.espn.go.com)

It’s the third Friday of the month, which means it’s Jazz Friday at the High Museum! From 5-10:00 p.m. tonight, come and enjoy art and music at the  Woodruff Arts Center: High Museum of Art.

Admission is$18 for adults, $15 for senior citizens, and $11 for children ages 6-17.  There will be live musical performances, drinks and food at reasonable prices.

I attended the event last month and had a ball!  It was a great way to relax after a long work week!!!

So before you go home to Waterford Place, stop in at the High!  That way, you won’t get stuck in 5:00 p.m. traffic!

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So you have the usual places, you know, the movies, bowling, dinner…. but what about making glass? It sounds kind of cheesy, but it can definitely be a fun date! Change things up this weekend and take your date to Glass Night at the Siyeh Studio in Atlanta.

The class is tomorrow night from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.  And if that doesn’t work for you, classes are also offered on Saturdays and Sunday during brunch hours.

Couples pay $130 for lessons.  This will cover tools, materials, beverages, fruit and chocolate!

This should be fun and a different approach to dating.  You won’t have a doggy bag to bring home, but you’ll have a perfect sculpture to bring home to remember the date!

Check for available date times on the Siyeh Studio calendar!

Need directions? Find out how to get to the glass studio from Waterford Place Apartments on Mapquest!

photo courtesy of  Periwinkle Studio from Flickr

Brews for EVERYONE!

Freaky Friday is only a   “brew” hours away!  After your take that tie off tomorrow at Waterford Place after work,  come out with a group of friends to Max Lager’s Woodfired Grill & Brewery, Twain’s and 5 Seasons Brewing for the best brews and specials around!

You and your friends will get to enjoy $3 cask brews and other specials! And for $5 (in advance) each, you can enjoy the ride on the Brew Master’s bus as it takes you to the different places. You can purchase these tickets at any of the three locations.

For more information, visit the Max Lager’s site!

Enjoy!

Sometimes, the room that gets your clothes its cleanest can be the most untidy room.  But have no fear– there are some simple tips that I found on realsimple.com that you can use to keep it at its best, and use it as a storage  space.

• Keep a towel basket inside.  If you keep a towel basket inside the laundry room, you’ll be more likely to fold them instead of just throwing them in a corner.
• Store the ironing board behind the door or in a space where it could easily slid into.
• Keep hangers in that area and use them to immediately hang items that you don’t want to go in the dryer.
• Stack dirty clothes in a neat pile… try not to have them all across the floor!

What are some things you do to keep your laundry room at Waterford Place Apartments tidy?

Batter Up!!!

Would you like to win tickets to see the Braves/Dodgers game? You can with Q100 and Coke!  They’re giving away tickets to see your favorite home team take the center field on August 15.

On top of that, you’ll get passes to the right field patio for some pre-game fun, food and Coke beverages!

All you have to do is log on to your favorite stations’ website and enter for your chances to win!

Which Waterford Place resident will win?

(photo courtesy of LA Wad from Flickr)

"Hairspray" is in Marietta!

“Hairspray” is playing in Marietta this week! If you’ve seen the movie with Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad, you’ll love seeing the Broadway Musical at the Earl Smith Theatre.

Follow the fun as Tracy Turnblad, who once dreamed of becoming a dancing, makes her way to the “The Corny Collins Show.”  Instantly, she becomes a big star, but has to deal with “not fitting in” with the in-crowd because of her weight.

But that doesn’t stop her.

Instead, Tracy dances her way into stardom, and captures the eye’s of the city’s hunk, Link Larkin.

And like any other movie, you know there’s always a catch… find out what kind of trouble Tracy gets into, and what she might have to dance her way out of.

More info:

Where: Earl Smith Theatre

When: August 5-8

Admission- $25-$35

(photo courtesy of Room317 from Flickr)

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