It's been a long time since we've updated the blog, but a lot of things have happened in that time. The biggest news is that we've moved locations. We're now across the street at 750 Ponce de Leon Place. We have a brand new facility that was built from the ground up for our needs and will much better serve our community going forward. It's in the same great location, but offers better amenities and some things we honestly missed the first time around. We're really excited about it and hope you come by to see it soon!

Speaking of seeing the space, we're happy to announce the return of our weekly Open Houses on Fridays from 1-4pm! Come by, check out the space, give it a trial, and let us know what you think. It's a good chance to meet the owners (Tim Dorr, Geoff Graham, and Todd Prinkey) and members of the space. Just park on St. Charles Ave and come to the front door. Signs will guide you to our suite in the back and one of the 3 of us will be on hand to meet with you.

ATLHAX is a "hackathon" for everyone! A hackathon is traditionally a marathon programming event where participants implement a project they wouldn't normally have time to work on. Our event expands this to non-programming projects, such as designing a website or planning a marketing strategy. At the end of the weekend, we hold a show-and-tell for participants to show off what they've accomplished. It's a great chance to work on that idea you've been putting off for a while.

Atlanta Startup Weekend 3 Redux

We'll also be hosting the companies from Atlanta Startup Weekend 3. They'll be showing off what they've worked on since they started and get a chance to finish off some extra features they've wanted to work on. We're hoping to foster serious companies coming out of that event and have them join the ranks of Skribit and Twitpay.

Great American Hackathon

In case you needed a different reason to come out, we'll also be hosting the Atlanta effort for the Great American Hackathon. This is a volunteer effort to use open source to make government more open, accessible, and transparent. Create a project that helps your community or country!

RSVP here: http://www.meetup.com/atlantacoworking/calendar/11881982/

Come play some board and video games with everyone. We tried this a few weeks ago and it was a blast! We tried Puerto Rico for the first time and there was a lively game of Settlers of Catan. This time we'll try throwing some video games into the mix as well. A few games of Halo 3 and Rock Band will be played to round out the night. Also, more pizza from Camili's will be provided. If you like pizza, you should be very excited! Members and non-members are invited, so bring along friends and let's make this a party. See you there!

We've got two events for you on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd. And if you time it right, you can attend both with one drive over to the Alley!

First up is Atlanta Startup Drinks at 5pm. It's a chance to meet up with other startup-oriented folks for a drink or two and discussion on what you're up to lately. Since we're not a bar and don't have a pour license, this is a BYOB event. Luckily, we're right next to Green's for easy access to an abundant supply of whatever beverage you would like. RSVP here so we can plan for the right size event.

Later in the evening is the monthly Atlanta Joomla Meetup at 7pm. They'll be meeting every 1st Thursday of the month to discuss the Joomla content management system. If you're experienced with Joomla or have some interest in it, feel free to join up with them. Please RSVP using the Meetup.com link above.

The Atlanta Joomla Open Source Meetup will be happening here at Ignition Alley tomorrow at 7pm. Here's what you can expect For this month's meeting, we will be getting a sneak peek at the exciting new coworking space Ignition Alley.

There is no set topic, but for part of the talk, we can hear from Ignition Alley's co-owner and co-founder, Mike Schinkel.

Aside from that, there are several new and exciting developments in the world of Joomla that we can discuss. And, as always, we can take some time for troubleshoot and just shooting the breeze in this revolutionary new space. You can RSVP here