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Eater
3 days ago
- Business
- Eater
Highly Anticipated Restaurant Openings in Atlanta
Here are the most exciting restaurant openings we're waiting on with bated breath. Bacchanalia founder chef Anne Quatrano is opening a new daytime restaurant called Summerland this fall. It is headed to Atlanta's newest indoor farmers market, Upper West Market. Much like Quatrano's Star Provisions, Summerland will feature fresh-baked goods, savory takeaway items, a coffee counter, a light-filled dining room, and an al fresco patio. The menu will also offer about a dozen dishes, including baked cottage cheese with eggs and a fine-herb salad, Carolina Gold rice porridge with roasted leeks, crispy onion, and soft egg, and chicken schnitzel with raw peanuts, pickled coriander, arugula, and lemon. White Oak Pastures, Hop City, and Brash Coffee Roasters are some of the other food vendors joining the upcoming Upper West Market. Popular Midtown Mexican restaurant El Valle will now have a new location in Brookhaven, according to chef Luis Damian, who is also behind Casa Balam in Decatur and Oaxaca in Chamblee. The restaurant is expected to open this August at the mixed-use development, Parkside on Dresden. El Valle is best known for its Baja tacos, ceviche, fine dining mains like pork tenderloin with mango salsa and braised wagyu short rib with black garlic mole, and an extensive Mexican wine list. Chef Brian So and sommelier Daniel Crawford of one-Michelin-starred Spring have been dangling a carrot in front of us for a while on the opening of Spring 2nd Branch. The Korean eatery is now expected to open mid-August in Marietta Square, says So. Unlike Spring, which is a fine dining restaurant, the sister Spring 2nd Branch will be far more casual, where So will work with traditional Korean flavors. Jason Furst and Sam Pinner recently opened Sammy's, a sandwich shop in Adair Park, which quickly became one of the best new restaurants in Atlanta. They are now slated to open Broad Street BBQ in South Downtown on 96 Broad Street. It is expected to open in the spring of next year. The barbecue joint will house a smokehouse, and if Sammy's is any indication of the food, expect meaty sandwiches here, too. See More: Atlanta Restaurant News Atlanta Restaurant Openings
Mint
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Did Saudi ‘Sleeping Prince' wake up after 20 years? Here's the truth
A viral video claimed that Saudi Arabia's Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, famously known as the "Sleeping Prince," woke up from a coma after 20 years, following a car accident in 2005. But is that true? NO, the Saudi royal who marked his 36th birthday on 18 April 2025, is still in a coma. The viral video claimed that the Saudi Prince woke up 20 years after being in a coma and was greeted by his family at the hospital. Sharing a video to back the claim, the user wrote: 'Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal of Saudi Arabia, known as the 'Sleeping Prince' who has been in a coma since a car accident in 2005, has finally woken up.' Several social media users shared the visual across various social media platforms. The text inserted in the video also said, 'Sleeping Prince of Saudi, who had a hard accident 20 years ago and has been in a coma, has finally regained His life, all thanks to the father who refused to give up on him.' However, the claim is completely false. The viral video is actually of billionaire Yazeed Mohamed Al-Rajhi, who was greeting people following his recovery from an accident. According to an Instagram post by Yazeed Racing, Al-Rajhi's official Baja rally team, on April 12, he and his co-driver Timo Gottschalk crashed during the second and final stage of Baja Jordan. 'They were transported to the hospital as a precautionary measure. Both are fully conscious and in stable condition and are currently undergoing the necessary medical examinations to ensure their well-being,' the official statement said. In a later post, it was shared that Al-Rajhi sustained fractures in two vertebrae of his spine, while his co-driver, Timo Gottschalk, suffered four spinal fractures. A part of Al-Rajhi's recovery video from the hospital was circulated alongside a photo of Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, fueling false claims. However, these are two are different individuals, and while Al-Rajhi has recovered and been discharged, there are no reports of the Saudi Prince waking from his coma. According to a Times of India (TOI) report, doctors advised Prince Al-Waleed's father to end life support, but he refused. The 'Sleeping Prince' is the great-grandson of Saudi Arabia's founder, King Abdulaziz.
Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Hindustan Times
Saudi ‘Sleeping Prince' wakes up after 20 years in coma? Truth behind viral video
Saudi Arabia's Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, widely known as the "Sleeping Prince," has been in a coma for the past 20 years after a car accident in 2005. The royal marked his 36th birthday on April 18, 2025. Soon after, a video appeared on social media claiming that he had woken up from a coma and was greeted by his family. The clip, however, is being shared with false claims. It doesn't show the prince, and it is of Yazeed Mohamed Al-Rajhi, a Saudi businessman and motorsport icon. 'Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal of Saudi Arabia known as the 'Sleeping Prince' who has been in a coma since a car accident in 2005 has finally woken up,' an X user posted, sharing a picture and a video. The same visuals have been shared by others across various social media platforms. While the picture is that of the Saudi prince, the video comes with a text insert which reads, 'Sleeping Prince of Saudi Who hard accident 20 yrs ago and has been into coma has finally regained His life' all thanks to the father who refused to give up on him.' That claim is false. The video shows billionaire Yazeed Mohamed Al-Rajhi meeting people after recovering from an accident. As per an Instagram post shared on Yazeed Racing, Al-Rajhi's official Baja rally team, he and his co-driver Timo Gottschalk were involved in an accident during the second and final stage of Baja Jordan. The post was shared on April 12. 'They were transported to the hospital as a precautionary measure. Both are fully conscious and in stable condition and are currently undergoing the necessary medical examinations to ensure their well-being. We will provide updates as soon as more information becomes available,' the official statement added. Since then, multiple videos of Al-Rajhi's recovery have been posted on Instagram. In a post, it was later updated, 'Medical examinations have confirmed that champion Yazeed Al-Rajhi has sustained fractures in two vertebrae of his spine, while his co-driver Timo Gottschalk has suffered four spinal fractures.' A part of Al-Rajhi's recovery video at the hospital was shared with a picture ofPrince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal with the false claims. They are two different people. While Al-Rajhi has recovered and is discharged from the hospital, there are no reports of the Saudi Prince waking up from the coma. According to a Times of India (TOI) report, doctors advised Prince Al-Waleed's father to end life support, but he refused. The 'Sleeping Prince' is the great-grandson of Saudi Arabia's founder, King Abdulaziz.
Morocco World
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Morocco World
Philippines, Morocco Mark 50 Years with Cultural Tribute
Rabat – For the first time in its decades-long journey, the Filipino performing arts ensemble Kontra-GaPi is heading to Africa. The group, known formally as Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino, will spend ten days in Morocco as part of a landmark celebration marking the 127th anniversary of Philippine Independence and five decades of diplomatic ties between the Philippines and Morocco. The visit, announced by Philippine Ambassador to Morocco Leslie Baja, carries a sense of pride and anticipation. For Baja, this is more than a cultural tour, and more of a personal chapter in a long story of representing his country through art. He recalled Kontra-GaPi's performance in Switzerland in 2013, during his previous diplomatic post. The memory, he noted, never quite left those who witnessed it. 'He has this knack of bringing out the artistic side of his audiences', Baja said in a press statement. 'I am sure, this time, he will rock Morocco!' Baja is speaking of Professor Pedro 'Edru' Abraham Jr., the ensemble's founder and guiding spirit for over thirty years. A fixture at the University of the Philippines, Abraham has spent most of his life tracing, preserving, and reshaping the country's indigenous traditions. Unlike typical musical acts, Kontra-GaPi does not aim for spectacle. Their strength lies in the quiet force of bamboo instruments, the haunting power of chants, and the rhythm of ritual. It is a performance that feels less like a show and more like an invitation to listen, to history, to ancestry, to what remains unsaid. The ensemble's visit to Morocco includes more than concerts. The group will also meet with students, artists, and scholars to share what they know through workshops and conversations. In this way, their presence becomes an exchange, not just a presentation. Moroccan audiences will encounter something rare, Filipino culture as lived and remembered, not packaged or simplified. For a group that has spent years carrying memory across continents, Morocco now becomes part of the journey. 'One really feels welcomed here in Morocco,' said Baja recently in an exclusive interview with Morocco World News (MWN). The ambassador also expressed confidence that the next 50 years will build on the achievements of the past half-century. 'We hope to further strengthen economic ties and deepen both bilateral and multilateral cooperation,' he concluded on a high note. Tags: CultureMoroccoMorocco Philippines tiesPhilippines
The Drive
11-06-2025
- Automotive
- The Drive
Why I Still Like the Idea of a Portable Dashboard GPS
The latest car news, reviews, and features. About 20 years ago, smartphones were not yet ubiquitous, and in-dash nav was an uncommon option. Some of us were printing directions from and reading them off like rally notes to make our way through unfamiliar cities. This created a brief boom for iPhone-sized portable GPS units, which ended as smartphones made their way into everyone's pockets. However, there's still a place for dedicated GPS units today, as long as they're good enough to survive—off-road. Today, Garmin announced the Tread 2—an updated version of the brand's portable off-road GPS tablet, which, yes, is still a thing that exists. Portable GPS may be obsolete in the context of college or family road trips, but with enough features and foul-weather resistance, this type of device can be a great adventure enabler. Tread 2 will ship in a few different configurations; there's a smaller Powersports one and several huge Baja racing models. The newly announced versions are the Overland and SxS models, with suction cups for truck-cab mounting or a clamp for roll-cage mounting, respectively. It's quite a bit bigger than the original Tread, with an 8.0-inch screen instead of 5.5, and stronger. Tread 2 features an IP67 protection rating (water and dustproof), whereas the old one had an IPX7 rating (waterproof only). It's a lot more advanced than the playing card-sized Garmins and TomToms rich kids were getting as graduation gifts circa 2004. You can sync it with the Tread app to notate and download routes, help you route-plan based on weather and vehicle specs, work as a short-range communicator between vehicles, and even track your dogs if they're wearing Garmin collars. But it's also a pretty big investment—Garmin's listing the Tread 2 Overland and SxS models at $999.99. Tread 2 Overland in action. Garmin I'd need to spend some time with this thing to tell you whether or not it's worth it, but conceptually speaking, I still really like the idea of a dedicated and durable GPS for off-road adventure purposes. The first reason is convenience. When I'm out wheeling, I like to use my phone primarily for taking pictures of my dog and scenic vistas. If it's occupied with mapping duty, grabbing it and switching apps is annoying. Or, if I'm really treating myself, I like to stick my phone in a Pelican case, seal it up, and not think about my notifications at all until I'm off the trail. Then there's the durability factor. My iPhone has survived many drops and falls with the OEM wireless charging case, but if it spends a whole Baja trip on the dashboard of my truck, it's going to get sandblasted with dust and cooked in the sun. There's a reason few, if any, Baja racers use iPads for mapping purposes—normal tablets and smartphones tend to overheat on a multi-day trip in rough elements. And forget strapping my phone to my Polaris Ranger's roll bar, the thing would get soaked in mud immediately. Finally, there's the issue of reception. You can download offline maps, especially if you're using a good cartography app like onX Off-Road, but there's still the possibility you'll forget, you'll go somewhere you didn't download, or you're like me and your phone simply can't fit the data because it's chockablock with dog pics. Dedicated GPS units definitely have a more limited use case than they did at the turn of the millennium. It'd be nuts to buy one of these just to drive on roads that Google has already mapped. But for serious backcountry use, the value proposition of something like the Tread 2 is still pretty strong. Got a tip? Send us a note at tips@
