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Free Drinks, $1.50 Tacos, & $5 Lunch Plates at Taqueria El Vecino

admin | February 7, 2010

I haven’t been to Taqueria El Vecino yet, but with a lunch special like this one, I may need to check it out next time I’m in Decatur at that hour:
From 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Monday-Friday, you can buy $5 lunch plates & $1.50 tacos. That’s a good deal, but what really won me [...]

Time for 2009’s Santa Visit? Take Your Pick

admin | November 23, 2009

Ready to visit the jolly ol’ elf himself? You’ll find St. Nicholas here & there, all around the square, this holiday season. There’s no charge to visit with Santa, but keepsakes will cost you. Click on the links below for hours, etc, for the Santa Claus near you:

Lenox Square, 3393 Peachtree Rd. NE, Atlanta. You’ll [...]

Kids Bowl Free All Summer (and Adults can Bowl on the Cheap)

admin | May 11, 2009

I’d posted this back in early April on Cities on the Cheap, but held off on posting it on Atlanta on the Cheap since only one bowling center was participating at the time. Thanks to a nudge from @Cheez23, I just checked the site, and 7 bowling centers in GA are now on the list. [...]

A Tale of Four Book Readings

admin | March 31, 2009

What moves you? Politics? Birds? Mysteries? Pants? OK, if not pants, how about sisterhood? If one of these themes strikes your fancy, you won’t want to miss these free readings that I found in this week’s Sunday AJC:

On April 2 at 7:00 p.m., Ann Brashares, author of “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” will read [...]

5 Festive & Free Ways to Spend the Weekend

admin | December 10, 2008

Looking for something fun, festive & free to do this weekend? Try one of these ideas:

Stroll through Centennial Olympic Park & enjoy the 10th annual Holiday in Lights display. Through January 4, you’ll find thousands of lights on display throughout the Georgia World Congress Center Authority Campus, which includes the Georgia World Congress Center, the [...]

Atlanta’s Santa Sightings

admin | November 30, 2008

Ready to visit the jolly ol’ elf himself? You’ll find St. Nicholas here & there, all around the square, this holiday season. There’s no charge to visit with Santa, but keepsakes will cost you. Click on the links below for hours, etc, for the Santa Claus near you:

Phipps Plaza, 3500 Peachtree Rd. NE, Atlanta. You [...]