Rooftop bar suspends hotel guests above ATL

: Dec 8, 2022; Newsletters; Design Digest

December 8, 2022

Fifteen stories high, a large communal bar sits inside a 20-foot-high glass box that overhangs the Hyatt Centric Buckhead in Atlanta. The rooftop bar was designed to be an unexpected, dramatic experience with skyline views in every direction.

How Do You Move the DEI Needle?

For Brittani Ratcliff, executive chef at Morehead State University, it starts with simply showing respect for human beings. Having personally experienced ageism, sexism and bigotry, she strives to be a leader who nurtures and sets expectations for an inclusive, respectful workplace for all.
Read to find out more.

Walk-On’s Announces New Prototype

Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux’s newest prototype aims for greater efficiency and a lower cost of entry for franchisees.

bite-sized buzz

A roundup of interesting bits of news that came across the editor's desk in the last month, including a bunch of development deals, mergers and acquisitions and more.

Jeremiah’s Debuts New Prototype Design

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice debuted a new 1,500-square-foot store layout that will guide the brand as it identifies ways to achieve a more efficient growth model for its franchise system.

The Colonel’s Museum Gets A New Look

KFC got its start in Corbin, Kentucky. The Harland Sanders Café & Museum in the location of that original restaurant has been redesigned to better celebrate the chain’s founder.

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