HOORAY!  Restaurants in my favorite area of Atlanta are on “sale” again for Inman Park Restaurant Week from March 26 – April 1!  Time to make some rezzies, y’all…

Located just two miles east of downtown Atlanta, Inman Park is not only the home of glorious Victorian mansions and contemporary new lofts, but also a major culinary destination.  Restaurant-rich, the area has more than 14 restaurants and pubs, offering everything from American, Southern, European, and ethnic cuisine to your favorite pub dishes.
 

Savor historic Inman Park with three-course dinners from the following restaurants: 

$15 Menu
North Highland Pub
The Albert
Fritti*

$25 Menu
Park’s Edge
Rathbun’s*
Sauced
il Localino
One Eared Stag*
Sotto Sotto*
Pure Taqueria
Wisteria*
Barcelona Wine Bar*
Parish Food and Goods

$35 Menu
Kevin Rathbun Steak

(*= my favorites…)

More info here: EAT IN INMAN!  And, enjoy! 

xx, L

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Guess what I’ve already filed?? 

Yep, you guessed it…  My 2011 taxes.  Look who’s on the ball!  (It’s me, it’s me!)

For the past few years, I’ve taken my tax info down the street to HR Block, simply out of convenience, to have one of their employees quickly chew me up and spit me out.  “See ya’ next year!” they’d say with a smile as I wrote a large check for their data entry, and moseyed out confused as to why my fairly simple tax return was so expensive.  Not this year, readers.

THIS year, I changed it up.  I’m using a firm to prep my taxes who was highly recommended to me by blog regular + close friend, Loren S.  They don’t advertise – they rely on word of mouth.  (And, we like that!)  They’ve done such an excellent job with my taxes this year, and really handled me with care.  So, I want to help ‘em out a little.

siegel & siegel, p.c.

Siegel & Siegel, P.C. is a small, family-owned firm that was started in the 1950′s by Abe Siegel.  All three of Abe’s sons became CPAs and all worked there (and still do).  Josh Halpern, my new CPA (um, do I sound fancy pants or WHAT?!), is the newest addition to the group.  He started working there in 2007, and has been a CPA since 2009.  Josh is a Georgia Bulldog (which I didn’t hold against him), and an all-around really awesome guy.

Siegel & Siegel provides accounting and tax services for individuals and small businesses.  This includes compilations (another way of saying financial statements), as well as tax services.  Many of their business clients are service-oriented (doctor, lawyer, dentist, real estate), but they can also work on any small “closely-held” businesses.  Josh had no problem at all helping a little guy (girl) like me with my super-simple tax return, either.

Clients like Siegel & Siegel because of the personal attention they receive from the firm.  They don’t have young staff for partners to hand over their clients to ”to be worked-up” and then passed back for a quick check-over and a signature.  They do the work themselves, and they each know their clients issues/ business versus having to find the staff person who worked on that client (larger firms are like this) to inquire about what is going on.  They do not bill solely based on time, so they are happy to take calls and respond to e-mails.  (Even I know that this is very old school – and I appreciate it.)  Siegel & Siegel considers itself to be a “vintage firm.”  The kind where you receive the personal attention you deserve.

Siegel & Siegel’s office is located in Sandy Springs near Roswell Road and Hammond, close to Breadwinner Cafe.  Give Josh a call.  He’s a great guy (I absolutely vouch for him), and he will very thoughtfully walk you through your taxes.  I sincerely appreciated the care with which he explained everything to me, and the speed at which he prepared my return.  If you’re looking for some tax help this year, I highly recommend Siegel & Siegel. 

P.S. Tell Josh that the Q+DD sent you!  We don’t get a kickback or anything (I can’t even imagine what it would be if we did…), but it would be nice to know that we were able to help out a really great, small business that we believe in! 

xx, L

Siegel & Siegel, P.C. – Josh Halpern
140 Hammond Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
404.252.6667 ext. 106
joshua@siegelcpa.com
www.siegelcpa.com

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It’s baccckkkkkk….  Happy Shark Week 2011, everyone!! 

It’s my official favorite week of the year…AND this year it’s hosted by my favorite celebrity, Andy Samberg, who is serving as Chief Shark Officer!  (Life just cannot get much better than this!)

Tune in all week to Discovery Channel for bigger + badder shark coverage than ever before!  Check out the show schedule here: SHARK WEEK 2011

Enjoy, friends, enjoy…and beware of the water.  

xx, L

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***Just a little reminder to please cast your vote before voting closes on 7/31/11!***

Dearest readers, we would be SO incredibly grateful for your vote this year so that we might retain our title as Reader’s Choice for Atlanta’s Best Blog/Bloggers!

(Check it HERE and HERE for last years’ wins and click HERE to access this year’s survey!)

We were seriously honored + flattered to have won last year and we hope that our reign has been a good one. 

You know what they say…one good turn deserves another and we’re screaming: One more term! One more term!

(we even got fancy for the occasion)

…we want to grab that net and catch that beautiful butterfly, pals!

Please vote for us by clicking here:

http://bit.ly/VoteQDD

Best Local Bloggers: Lindsay Roberts + Lauren Kraselsky
Best Local Blog: “The Quick + Dirty Dirty” or “Q+DD”

You have to vote for 5 things in order for your ballot to count.  If you need help figuring out what to vote for…please feel free to ask us.  We have LOTS of opinions on every category!  (What the hey? You could even vote for us for local personalities to follow on Twitter: @LaurenKAtlanta and @LindsayWhat44 that takes care of 3 right there…)

please vote! we don't take ourselves too seriously...but we take this survey V.E.R.Y. seriously!

But listen, don’t do it just because we told you to.  We want you to make an educated decision before casting your vote.  Please review our political platform below to know our stance on ALL the important issues.

As a reminder, L+L are:

FOR: Happy hour, excessive use of exclamation points for emphasis, feminism and chivalry, anything from the 1980’s, Mexican food, enormous sunglasses, mussels and muscles, beer-related competitive gaming, Peace on Earth, bubble baths, 3-day weekends, puppies, costume parties, costumes and parties independently, hair products, brunch cocktails, Texas, anything neon, renewable energy, being awesome, human rights, strategic accessorizing, reducing the escalating price of movie tickets, fedoras, mandatory workday nap time, silly moustaches, hot vampires, and your mom.

AGAINST: Alarm clocks, being put on hold, giraffe purses, camping, humidity, cats, children carrying guns, Canada, denim on denim, serious moustaches, Atlantans referring to queso as “cheese dip,” man-sandals, and of course, any sandals worn with socks.

UNDECIDED: Texting, parking vehicles on Cheshire Bridge, eating club sandwiches when you have NOT been invited to the club (note: we are generally FOR club sandwiches and frilly toothpicks), “free” yoga classes, pirates v. ninjas, belly dancing, and where to go for dinner most nights…

(So basically, if you hate man-sandals + love your mom and being awesome…the choice is clear.  VOTE FOR US!)

Thanks…and…we love you.  We really do!

xx, L+L

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We know you are savvy shoppers.  Members of the ScoutMob.  Groupon-aholics.  Living Social on the daily.  Pay retail?  You pity the fool. 

Seriously – is there anything worse than paying full price and finding out there was a deal there AFTER the fact?

Well, we have a solution for you:

Daily Dibs. You can check them out on the left bar of the Q+DD – click the link to organize ALL your online deal sites (plus a few you may not even know about!) into ONE daily digest of deals. (Click here to subscribe to Daily Dibs)

Now you’ll never miss a deal!  I mean, did you see this awesomeness:

1 month of unlimited classes at Japan House for $40 from Tippr!

Supersaver… Hi-yah! 

xx, L

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