Xavier Stevens

Atlanta

Managing Editor at Atlanta Magazine

managing editor, @atlantamagazine [email protected]

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Paint Atlanta Green: The 141-year history of the city's St. Patrick’s Day Parade

1 month ago | atlantamagazine.com | Xavier Stevens

For one weekend this month, Atlanta, like Chicago, will flood with green. But lacking a river as we do, it’s Peachtree Street that will run emerald when the Irish and their friends march in celebration of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. This year marks the 141st St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Atlanta, making it one of the longest continuously running parades in the city.
The Atlanta Hawks feed off the energy of the FanDuel 404 Crew

2 months ago | atlantamagazine.com | Xavier Stevens

Adnan Ikic dresses for battle for a recent Atlanta Hawks matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans. Sporting a painted red A on both of his cheeks and an old Dejounte Murray jersey, he heads into State Farm Arena and up to Section 122, where his seat, which he won’t ever sit in, is located. Ikic is a member of the FanDuel 404 Crew, a group of 92 superfans who lead chants throughout the game.
21 Reasons we Love Atlanta: Because the Hawks’ head coach is also a style icon

2 months ago | atlantamagazine.com | Xavier Stevens

If you’ve caught a Hawks game recently, you’ve probably seen Trae Young delivering deft assists or heard announcers say Frenchman’s Zaccharie Risacher’s name with an exaggerated French twang only Americans possess. You’ve also probably caught Quin Snyder, the head coach of Atlanta’s NBA team, and his hard-to-miss glasses. Snyder’s raspberry-colored Warby Parker frames (Percey style) provide a vibrant red pop from the sidelines.
21 Reasons we Love Atlanta: Because Evergreen Butcher & Baker’s burgers are so popular that a scalper set up shop outside

2 months ago | atlantamagazine.com | Xavier Stevens

Around January last year, while living in Kirkwood, I noticed a line of people had begun gathering on Hosea Williams Drive every Sunday like a church congregation. Nothing piques human curiosity more than a line, so I got in it. Our communion? Evergreen Butcher and Baker’s burger. The congregation advanced slowly. At the hour mark, I passed from the line outside to the line inside. Evergreen staff announced that they were running low and instructed us to pass the word back.
25 Ways to Thrive in 2025

Jan 22, 2025 | atlantamagazine.com | Vené Franco |Scott Freeman |Rachel Garbus |Denise K James |Lia Picard |Sarra Sedghi | +1 more

It’s January: a month to reset, reflect, and renew—or just veg out in your comfy clothes and savor the last of your holiday treats. Who are we to judge? The new year offers a fresh opportunity to get out of your comfort zone and experience new things. To help you out, we’ve compiled a list of 25 ways in Atlanta to get moving, get creative, or just get started on a new hobby.
A love letter to Starlight Drive-In

Jan 7, 2025 | atlantamagazine.com | Xavier Stevens

I turned off Moreland Avenue into the entrance to Starlight Drive-In, but its neon sign didn’t show me the way. On this dark Friday night in October, the lights in some of the letters were out, spelling in red “A-R-L-I-G-H-T.” I joked to my girlfriend, Sofia: “That’s where we are going—Alright Drive-In.”I went to drive-ins as a kid in Missouri, and each visit was a memory made with my siblings.
Snake wrangler? Intimacy coordinator? 5 odd jobs in Georgia film.

Nov 14, 2024 | atlantamagazine.com | Rachel Garbus |Xavier Stevens

Georgia’s film industry employs tens of thousands of people every year. Here are five who have carved their own unique niche. Snake WranglerRemoves snakes from outdoor film shoots, and sometimes provides her own for filming. I get to a movie set an hour before shooting and catch snakes, from nonvenomous guys to copperheads and rattlesnakes. For The Piano Lesson, there’s a scene in a Georgia creek, and I’m just off camera, maybe 10 feet away from the actors, waiting for water moccasins.
Review: Gene’s BBQ offers a Viet-Cajun twist in East Lake

Nov 14, 2024 | atlantamagazine.com | Xavier Stevens

The east side of Atlanta is a tough place to open up a barbecue spot. Sgt. Wyatt’s Country BBQ in Kirkwood is a family barbecue haven with divine pork; Georgia Boy BBQ (in the former Anna’s location in Kirkwood) serves up some of the best wings I’ve had; Fox Bros. is a stone’s throw away on DeKalb Avenue; Daddy D’z BBQ Joynt on Memorial Drive has some of the best plates and sides you can get in town.
Politics gets bumper-to-bumper

Oct 31, 2024 | atlantamagazine.com | Xavier Stevens

Sreekar Bommireddy leaves his North Decatur apartment at 4:30 p.m., headed for Georgia State University. Cars pile up on Clairemont Avenue, waiting to turn left with no turning lane, and he bobs and weaves his 2011 Toyota RAV4 around them. It’s a Tuesday in late July, and the air-conditioning in his car is almost at full blast. Traffic is clear on Scott Boulevard and Clifton Avenue, but then, near Moxie Burger, cars back up again, waiting to turn right on DeKalb Avenue.
Atlanta's Best New Restaurants of 2024

Oct 23, 2024 | atlantamagazine.com | Wendell Brock |Daniela Cintron |Carly Felton Cooper |Craig Edwards |Vené Franco |Christiane Lauterbach | +1 more

Edited by Vené FrancoWritten by Wendell Brock, Daniela Cintron, Carly Cooper, Craig Edwards, Vené Franco, Christiane Lauterbach, and Xavier StevensI don’t know about you, but for me, keeping up with Atlanta’s restaurant scene can be, in a word, overwhelming. Even for someone who covers food for a living, it’s a challenge to monitor the relentless pace of change in our city. Throw in a historic water main break and the closing of some of our favorite places, and it can border on heartbreaking.

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