Market East, a new wing of Ponce City Market, showcases the range of Asian cuisines in Atlanta
The owners of popular pho restaurant Vietvana expand their offerings—to bao, bento boxes, bingsu, and more.
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The third location of a popular Brooklyn restaurant, family-owned Laghman Express specializes in the hearty halal dishes—and soft hand-pulled noodles—of Central Asia.
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Laos, sank yat tattoos, and, a mom.
A movie about Kashmir, filmed in metro Atlanta
Saffron Kingdom premieres in Atlanta on April 22 at Georgia State University
There aren’t enough pro bono immigration attorneys in Georgia to support people in immigration detention.
26-year-old Alizeh Sheikh is one of just a tiny handful of pro bono lawyers in Georgia providing a much needed service: representing people stuck in immigration detention
“We deserve to have our romance shown on the page”
Aisha Saeed makes her adult-fiction debut with The Matchmaker, a romantic mystery about the South Asian wedding scene—set in metro Atlanta
Just in time for Ramadan, Yemeni cafes make a cardamom-scented splash in Metro Atlanta
Open late into the evening, Middle Eastern and South Asian coffeehouses serve as alcohol-free “third places” for those who’d rather skip the bar scene. And there’s a big appetite for them.
A Greener Ramadan? How Atlanta-area masjids are cutting food waste during the Muslim holy month
At some places of worship, hundreds of people attend the evening breaking of the fast—which means a lot of discarded food and plastic water bottles. This year, more than a dozen sites of worship are planning “zero-waste” iftars to tackle the problem.
An oasis behind North DeKalb Mall
Fleeing from Burma, Merry San’s family finds respite in a community garden
“Being able to find community and find parts of yourself reflected in someone else is such an important part of healing”
Therapist and cofounder of the Asian Mental Health Collective speaks to 285 South about what’s coming up in therapy these days.
Metro Atlantans with a hankering for Uzbek cuisine finally have a place to get it
The third location of a popular Brooklyn restaurant, family-owned Laghman Express specializes in the hearty halal dishes—and soft hand-pulled noodles—of Central Asia.
What’s the inspiration behind Atlanta United’s insanely cool new scarf?
Laos, sank yat tattoos, and, a mom.
A movie about Kashmir, filmed in metro Atlanta
Saffron Kingdom premieres in Atlanta on April 22 at Georgia State University
There aren’t enough pro bono immigration attorneys in Georgia to support people in immigration detention.
26-year-old Alizeh Sheikh is one of just a tiny handful of pro bono lawyers in Georgia providing a much needed service: representing people stuck in immigration detention
“We deserve to have our romance shown on the page”
Aisha Saeed makes her adult-fiction debut with The Matchmaker, a romantic mystery about the South Asian wedding scene—set in metro Atlanta
Just in time for Ramadan, Yemeni cafes make a cardamom-scented splash in Metro Atlanta
Open late into the evening, Middle Eastern and South Asian coffeehouses serve as alcohol-free “third places” for those who’d rather skip the bar scene. And there’s a big appetite for them.
A Greener Ramadan? How Atlanta-area masjids are cutting food waste during the Muslim holy month
At some places of worship, hundreds of people attend the evening breaking of the fast—which means a lot of discarded food and plastic water bottles. This year, more than a dozen sites of worship are planning “zero-waste” iftars to tackle the problem.