- DBA Seeking Thomas O. Davis Public Servant Award Nominations [Decatur Minute]
- Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint in Toco Hills has closed [TNT]
- Georgians have until Friday to comment on statewide rail plan [Curbed]
- Atlanta topographic map – 1888 [ATL Urbanist]
- Atlanta ranks higher than Portland in “greenest cities” ranker [The Nerdist]
- Don’t make bicyclists more visible. Make drivers stop hitting them. [WaPost]
- Why breweries are so rare in the American South [The Atlantic]
The article about the relatively fewer number of breweries in the South makes some good points, but it fails to mention the fairly recent changes to alcohol percentage caps in some states (including Georgia’s boosting its cap to 14% in 2004) . And it seems a glaring omission to not mention the number of breweries in NC, especially near Asheville. Sierra Nevada just opened its East Coast brewery near Asheville (and it’s spectacular). There are still restrictive laws here to be sure, but-like the rest of the country-the religious influence is waning, albeit more slowly here.
Lies, damn lies, and statistics. The greenest cities ranker just goes to show you can contradict common sense appearances by what you choose to measure or not measure. We rank high for not burning a lot of wood or coal for heating, but in the same vein it doesn’t ask about coal for electricity, average commute length, or per capita carbon consumption in general. I love their note at the bottom that Newark originally ranked fairly high but was removed for other reasons. The “oops” factor.