8 stories · Inside The Perimeter, Atlanta
The Atlanta Film Festival celebrated its 50th edition with a SaportaReport Q&A featuring former Sundance Institute interim CEO Amanda Kelso and former Tribeca Film Institute leader Brian Newman. The conversation focused on what the festival needs to keep going and what Atlanta's film community looks like in another 50 years.
James Beard semifinalist Claudia Martinez quietly opened Bar Ana in late 2025 in the basement of El Ponce Mexican restaurant in Poncey-Highland. Atlanta Magazine's first deep look calls out the Ana daiquiri, the Guava G&T, and a dessert program built around Martinez's seasonal pastry work.
James Beard semifinalist pastry chef Claudia Martinez finally has a place to call her own, a lush hideaway showcasing creative seasonal desserts.
The BeltLine destination has enlisted a big-name designer to revamp its rooftop mini-golf experience, adding to the entertainment options at one of Atlanta's most popular gathering spots.
The milestone anniversary celebration kicked off with "Idiots" at Poncey-Highland's historic movie house, drawing raucous laughter from a packed crowd.
The Atlanta Film Festival opened its 2026 edition this week at the Plaza Theatre in Poncey-Highland with a premiere screening of "Idiots." The festival has also announced its full Creative Conference lineup, plus a May 14 Film Love series program of artists' films in 35mm.
The East Atlanta California-style pollo asado spot has filed paperwork for a 3,060-square-foot space at 863 Ponce de Leon Ave, with 50 seats planned.
A Celebration of Life for the co-founder of Touching Up Our Roots, Atlanta's LGBTQ+ story project, takes place April 11 at First Existentialist Congregation followed by a gathering at Manuel's Tavern.
Poncey-Highland sits between Virginia-Highland and Old Fourth Ward along the Ponce de Leon Avenue corridor. It's a small neighborhood with an outsized cultural footprint thanks to landmarks like the Plaza Theatre (Atlanta's last independent movie theater), the Clermont Lounge (if you know, you know), and its proximity to both the BeltLine and the Ponce corridor restaurants.
The housing is a mix of bungalows, larger homes, and some apartment buildings along the main corridors. The neighborhood benefits from its in-between location: you're walking distance to both the Highland Avenue restaurant scene and Ponce City Market on the BeltLine. It's less of a destination on its own and more of a perfectly positioned home base for accessing everything the east side has to offer.