Ben Izaguirre. “The idea is that everybody
gathers, has great food and drink and is able
to play some of our popular games like Mario
Kart and Super Smash Brothers.”
This 11,014 square-foot space will be filled
with various stations where guests can sit
next to friends while battling in multiplayer
games. Izaguirre shared that there will be
about 27 hero-themed lanes that guests can
rent by the hour. These will have console
stations where two to eight people can play
from comfortable couches.
Gamers looking to play solo will have
single player options available as well with a
similar great experience, Izaguirre said. For
a “more elevated experience” guests can
rent out VIP stations with features such as
virtual reality. Those looking to just receive
restaurant service or play board and card
games will be accommodated with a vast
seating area with spacious tables and a
plethora of game options.
The food and beverage menu at Battle &
Brew showcases selections that incorporate
beloved aspects from the gaming community.
One of the most popular items according to
Izaguirre are the alcoholic and non-alcoholic
potions or “pots.”
“Typically in video games, you’re drinking
a potion to increase your health or to
increase your stamina,” Izaguirre said. “We
have ‘Mana’ potions, ‘Health’ potions and
‘Fantasia’ potions, which are essentially blue,
red or green potions that are a call out to the
video gaming world.”
In terms of hot food items, Izaguirre
highlighted the Dragon Talons which
are the house-made buttermilk battered
chicken tenders. As a delicious side item he
recommended the sweet potato fries with the
marshmallow dipping sauce.
“While you’re sitting and playing you can
enjoy your coke or your adult beverage,” he
said. “You can enjoy your food, and you don’t
have to worry about your hands being greasy.
We’ll clean o the controllers and clean up
everything for you after you’re done playing
and kind of have the experience that you
might have at home but with somebody to
clean up after you.”
Currently, Izaguirre said the company is
focused on opening. In the future he expects
to be working on various potential marketing
opportunities such as one with the Braves
development company.
Battle & Brew is excited to call the
Battery a new home, Izaguirre said, and this
expansion in the Atlanta community brings
exciting opportunities for sta and customers.
Local artist creates
whimsical papier-mache
sculptures
Walking into Je Fibus’ living room in
Marietta is like entering a whimsical
and, at times, monstrous aquarium. Papiermache
sculptures decorate nearly every
surface. A giant blue octopus with teeth on its
tentacles drapes over the kitchen table, and
an oversized, red starfish with a mouth full of
razor-sharp teeth covers half of a wall.
“It’s creepy, scary, whimsical,” Fibus said of
his sculptures. “It’s obviously a monster, but
it’s not something you can take seriously.”
The pandemic gave Fibus the time and
opportunity to create colorful and intricate
sculptures out of papier-mache and epoxy
resin. Now, after only two years of practicing
his art, one of his sculptures appeared at
the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art’s Metro
Montage XXII in July, an annual juried
exhibition showcasing works of fine art from
contemporary artists.
Fibus decided to submit six of his
sculptures to the Metro Montage this year.
When they accepted his angler fish sculpture,
he was thrilled to be included in the
exhibition, he said.
Fibus worked in sales for most of his
career but never found much happiness
doing his job, he said. Creativity appeals to
him, Fibus said. Now, he works part time in
real estate and is able to devote more time to
his sculptures.
Although Fibus worked on art
intermittently before the pandemic, the
papier-mache creatures and monsters have
stuck with him these past two years. After
his company went out of business during
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