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{ Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 }
Atlanta Transportation Town Hall Meeting
Transportation Town Hall Meetings: 2011's Version of Health Care Town Hall Meetings
I’m not sure what a town hall meeting looks like when ten counties are involved, but perhaps this is just a starting metaphor for Atlanta’s looming regional transportation tax showdown. From The Civic League For Regional Atlanta:
Get a Move On! – a 10-County Town Hall
WHAT: A facilitated town hall meeting to kick off a yearlong grassroots conversation on transportation, growth and the future of the Atlanta region
WHEN: Saturday, July 23, from 8:30 AM to noon
WHERE: The Loudermilk Center for the Regional Community, Downtown Atlanta
WHY: Because a year from now, metro Atlanta voters will head to the polls to decide on a penny sales tax to fund regional transportation improvements. Not only is transportation one of the most critical issues facing our region today, but this is the first time voters have had the opportunity to vote regionally. This calls for a higher level of grassroots engagement.
WHAT NEXT: The 10-County Town Hall is free and open to all residents of the Atlanta region, but spaces are limited.
{ Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 }
Emory History Event
John Emory, a popular 19th century American bishop whom Emory University was named after.
Emory University is a pillar of the Atlanta academic and civic communities. It’s observing its 175th anniversary this year, but did you know that it’s only spent half of its existence in Dekalb County? On May 17th, the Dekalb History Center is presenting a lunch and learn on the topic: Twice Upon A Time: The Founding and Re-founding of Emory University. More on the topic, from The Dekalb History Center:
Born in Newton County during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, Emory came to DeKalb in the twentieth century courtesy of Vanderbilt University’s truculence and Asa Candler’s munificence. Through lean times and fat, the university’s history offers tales of saints and scoundrels, vision and misdirection, perseverance and imagination. From the launching of a humble school in rural Georgia to the building of one of the nation’s great urban research universities — a Georgian university that does not play intercollegiate football!
Twice Upon A Time: The Founding and Re-founding of Emory University
- Tuesday, May 17, 2011, Noon to 1:00 pm
- Speaker: Gary Hauk
- Decatur Old Courthouse on the Square, Second Floor, Superior Courtroom
- Free - bring your lunch!
{ Thursday, April 21st, 2011 }
Insider’s Atlanta
After I two year hiatus, I decided to make the plunge and re-up my subscription to the Wall Street Journal. As much as I love the interwebs, there’s just something about the stain of newsink on my fingers that I’m not sure that I’ll ever be able to live without.
I found it somewhat serendipitious that my first issue featured an article entitled “The New New South: An Insider’s Travel Guide to Atlanta“. It’s a fun little piece that features restaurant, shopping, recreation and relaxation tidbits from some pretty popular Atlantans. If you’ve ever wanted to know where Cee Lo Green noshes on pork chops, which shop Richard Blais hit to outfit himself for Top Chef or which hotel Kathryn Stockett swears by for a staycation, give the article a quick browse. Online, it’s free!
{ Sunday, March 6th, 2011 }
Unique Home Features
I see a lot of houses. I am a Realtor, after all, which means that it’s part of my job. But putting aside my professional obligations, I’m pretty obsessed with homes. I’m constantly on the housing prowl, unlocking doors left and right in search of the greater market knowledge.
Of course, much of what I see is not really that unique. In the suburbs, things are generally more homogeneous, but even intown I’m not always blown away by a home’s “uniqueness” that often. You’re probably wondering what qualifies as unique. This picture- recently posted on the AisForAtlanta Facebook Page (which I urge you to “like”, if you do not already)- well demonstrates the definition:
I don’t expect to find a Super Mario Brothers themed bathroom on my afternoon jaunt to Lake Claire, so yes, this is what I’d call unique. Another unusual attribute comes from a home that clients’ of mine closed last week (congrats, S + N!). Two of the secondary bedrooms are lofted, with both ladders and fire poles:
Now that you have an idea of what I consider unique, I’m putting out a call to action: send me your unique home features. I’m looking for the rare, wacky and over-the-top cool. Top three entries get posted on the site, and entrants get their own limited edition AisForAtlanta reusable shopping bags.
{ Friday, January 21st, 2011 }
Atlanta BeltLine Walking Tour
A big shout out to A Is For Atlanta reader Derrick, for sharing the following information about a free Atlanta BeltLine Walking Tour:
If you want to see the eastside trail for yourself, this Saturday is the perfect opportunity! Angel, the Atlanta BeltLine’s unofficial on-foot tour guide, will be leading a tour from the Lindbergh MARTA station to the Inman Park MARTA station on the corridor. It will be a 7 mile walk and then you can take MARTA back to the start. We’re meeting above the Lindbergh MARTA station (ground level) at 10 a.m. and expect the walk to take about 4 hours.
