Oakhurst
{ Friday, February 24th, 2012 }
The Best Value In Kirkwood
How do I know that 283 Sisson is best value in Kirkwood? If you’re looking for me to back up the puffery, then so be it. I’m game.
Let me start my narrative with a little background on the location of this home- it’s less than a mile from Oakhurst Village, right down the block from one of the best brunches in town, Sun In My Belly:
If Oakhurst Village isn’t your bag – and I can’t imagine why it wouldn’t be – take solace in the fact that you’re just a few right and left turns from Kirkwood Village. Of course, Decatur isn’t too far away and the always reliable Edgewood Retail District is within shouting distance.
The house itself, priced at $249,900 was completely renovated just a few years ago. And I mean complete, head-to-toe renovation: new roof, siding, floors, kitchen (appliances, cabinets, granite counters, etc.), bathrooms, HVAC system, plumbing and electrical.
While all that new stuff is certainly a huge selling point, the fact remains that the “old home” charm and beauty take center stage. Just a few pictures, to whet your appetite:
Looking for a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in a phenomenal intown neighborhood? This could be the one. Check out more info on the vFlyer, or, contact me directly to schedule a showing.
{ Monday, August 15th, 2011 }
Amy Handler, The Kids Are Alright
The Kids Are Alright is one of my favorite programs on my favorite radio station in Atlanta, 1690 The Voice of The Arts. Host Amy Handler’s weekly show is a cornucopia of all things fun, nostalgic, brainy, artsy and good. I was listening to it pre-baby, and still set my clock by it every Saturday morning at 9 (replays on Sunday at noon). I’ve always wondered where the inspiration came from, so I was thrilled that Amy shared a peak behind the curtain…
Q. Where do you find inspiration to put together such an original, wonderful radio program?
A. Aw, shucks- an thanks! I have always worked in the field of children’s entertainment – television, theatre, radio, dance, and education. When I teach I do the same thing that I do with my show – integrate every single facet into a shiny neat little package of info and fun for the kids. Because I like everything to relate and interconnect, I use what’s around me for show ideas. Examples: For Mother’s Day I played all mummy songs. When our best pals had their sweet baby Adelaide, all baby songs. And for April Fool’s day, all banana songs because don’t you know how hilariously funny bananas are? (the next week we did all monkey songs becuase the monkeys supposedly heard last week’s show and took over the radio station to get all those bananas they heard about). So, yeah, I come by it all very honestly – it’s how I live, what I do, what I love, and, suddenly most importantly, what I want my actual kids to be exposed to. Once I asked one of my student’s parents how they kept their kids from liking Barney and Brittany. They told me “we all listen to the same music together”. That really stuck with me. And that’s what I do with my family. You gotta expose your kids and lead by example. If not, they will turn into mindless zombies swaying and singing along to Justin Bieber. If I can inspire some kids to reach past that, I have done my job.
Q. You’re in charge of creating the ultimate ‘The Kids Are Alright Weekend” in Atlanta. What’s on the agenda?
A. First of all, you would wake up and listen to my show that has an appropriate theme for the weekend – places to go. Then we would get on our tandem bike tour (I am imagining a huge long Dr. Seussish bike that spans the whole block) and have coffee and breakfast at Parkgrounds in Reynoldstown. It has a dog park so we can watch the dogs play while we play battleship. Then off to the new BeltLine park with the spraying water and 3 people swings and a trampoline enveloped by ropes. Now we are tired and hot so we head to Lotta Frutta for fruit cups and smoothies. We grab some extra bags of chulpe (ecuadorian corn. a total obsession of mine) to fuel us for our hike at the Fernbank Forest. Did you know you can go to the forest in the middle of the city? Its behind the science center, not museum, and you feel like you’ve driven far, far away. Last we stop by Antico Pizza (all other pizza is dead to me) and pick up a pie and some cannoli to take to the Starlight Drive-In.
Next morning the Grant Park Farmer’s Market, where we will and always do have the King of Pops for breakfast. Then off to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Star Provisions for lunch (fluffernutter sandwiches- they’re are all you’ve dreamed of and more), then to the Oakhurst Community Garden to play with their chickens, hang out in their cob house, catch frogs in their pond, and wade in their stream. And then for dinner, how about a drive out to Marietta for amazing chinese food – Tasty China. Driveling messes falling asleep in car on way home if you are lucky but at least you squeezed it all in. Well, not all, but it’s enough for now.
{ Monday, September 20th, 2010 }
Decatur Garden Tour
As we ease out of the mid-nineties temperature of the summer into the more manageable mid-nineties of the fall, spending time outdoors is once again becoming an option for intrepid Atlantans. Even with the allure of televised football begging folks to spend their weekends inside, there are some events worthy of the perspiration and DVR – The Decatur Garden Tour looks like one of those events.
I’ve never actually been to a garden tour before, but I imagine it to be something like a tour of homes. And in this case, it’s a whopper of a tour: sixteen gardens in total featuring everything from a “zen garden” to a front yard that’s completely edible. As a bonus, the famed private gardens of legendary landscape architect Ryan Gainey will be on display on Saturday. The tour benefits the Oakhurst Community Garden Project and the Decatur Preservation Alliance, so know that the price of admission is going to two phenomenal causes.
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{ Monday, February 15th, 2010 }
Arbor Day Tree Plantings In Atlanta
The cards have been sent, the chocolate has been consumed, and the flowers are starting to wilt. Another Valentine’s Day in the books- only 364 days until the local grocery store produce section begins to look like a red helium balloon superstore again!Now that we’ve show the love for one another, it’s time to show the love for the trees. Arbor Day is the annual holiday to celebrate the trees, and it’s coming up on February 19th. It seems appropriate, given how much rain that we’ve endured over the last year or so, that we show the trees some love. Next weekend, Trees Atlanta will be celebrating Georgia Arbor Day with a series of volunteer opportuntities, as well as a photography exhibit at their Reynoldstown headquarters. It’s an opportunity for all of us to throw on some dungarees, roll up our sleeves, and show the trees some love! Volunteering opportunities below:
Friday, February 19
Virginia-Highland Neighborhood Arboretum
- Trees Atlanta Landscape Architect, Eric Childs, will lead a granite marker installation project to identify arboretum trees
- Meet at John Howell Park (at the corner of Virginia Ave and Barnett St)
- 9 am – Noon
Inman Park Neighborhood Arboretum
- Trees Atlanta Volunteer, Jim Abbot, will lead a tree planting project in Freedom Park and tree mulching in Inman Park.
- Meet in Freedom Park at the intersection of North Highland Avenue and Carmel Avenue (where the bicycle path crosses Highland Avenue).
- 9 am – Noon
Saturday, February 20
Cabbagetown/Reynoldstown Neighborhood Arboreta
- Meet at the Trees Atlanta Kendeda Center, 225 Chester Ave, SE, Atlanta 30316
- Trees Atlanta’s Education Coordinator, Robby Astrove, will lead a tree planting project of theme-specific trees in each arboretum. Volunteers will also install/maintain granite arboretum markers and provide care for trees in the BeltLine Arboretum nursery.
- 9 am – Noon
Midtown Neighborhood Arboretum
- Trees Atlanta’s Forest Restoration Coordinator, Blake Watkins, will lead a tree planting project in the Midtown Neighborhood Arboretum.
- Meet at the Midtown Arboretum Monument, located at Vedado Way and 8th
- 9 am – Noon
Oakhurst Neighborhood Arboretum
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Trees Atlanta’s Program Director, Greg Levine, will lead a tree planting project in the Oakhurst Neighborhood Arboretum.
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9 am – Noon
Sylvan Hills Neighborhood Arboretum
- Trees Atlanta’s Neighbor Woods Coordinator, Susan Pierce, will lead a tree planting project in the Sylvan Hills Neighborhood Arboretum.
- Meet at the corner of Sylvan Road and Langston Avenue.
- 9 am – Noon
If you’re interested in volunteering for any of the projects, RSVP to susan@treesatlanta.org.
All volunteers are invited to join for the Arbor Day Celebration (including casual lunch offerings) after their Saturday project at the Trees Atlanta Kendeda Center, 225 Chester Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30316. This is also a great opportunity to view the Trees Atlanta Arbor Day Photography Show, featuring photographs by Kathryn Kolb and David Knox.
Edit/Photo Credit: Trees Atlanta
