Atkins Park Bites and Brews Fill Shoppers On “Shop Small” Saturday, Nov. 26

Put Black Friday’s big-box frenzy behind you. Spend a cheerful day of “Shop Small” retail therapy in Virginia-Highland on American Express Small Business Saturday. On Nov. 26, spend $60 in the small shops and restaurants of Virginia-Highland, including Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar, and show your wad of receipts at Tipple & Rose to enter a raffle for a basket filled with nifty-gifty items from neighborhood businesses. Winner will be announced on the Shop Small Facebook page on Monday, Nov. 28 and will be contacted by community event sponsor the Virginia-Highland Business Association.

Fork into Prix-Fixe Menu Deals during Atlanta Downtown Restaurant Week -- August 9-17

Save the dates and catch the bargains. Atlanta Downtown Restaurant Week is back for its 12th year August 9-17. Savor the deals of $15, $25 and $35 three-course prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus from some of Atlanta's signature dining establishments. A $25 menu at Der Biergarten encompasses lunch and dinner. Game-X plays up one $25 lunch and dinner menu while Glenn's Kitchen serves up a $15 lunch menu and $25 dinner menu. Hot out of the oven is a $25 lunch and dinner menu for two at Max's Coal Oven Pizzeria. Ray's in the City features seafood pasta, tender culotte steak, Salmon Oscar or roasted half chicken on its $25 menu and offers choices of a one-pound live Maine lobster, Steak Oscar or horseradish crusted grouper on its $35 dinner menu. STATS dishes out a $15 lunch and $25 dinner menu. Reign in the $25 menu at Ted's Montana Grill (downtown) to savor cedar plank salmon, braised bison short ribs or Ted's bison filet at lunch or dinner. Trader Vic's Atlanta's $35 dinner menu sails tempters such as Asian summer noodle salad, steamed bean curd roll, smoked oven sirloin and wok teriyaki chicken. Take advantage of special cash-back incentives by swiping your American Express card during Downtown Restaurant Week. (All prices are per person and exclude alcohol, tax and gratuity.) Make your reservations today!