This past Monday, the Zoning Board of Appeals approved Farm Burger’s parking variance to set up shop in the old Voila space at 410 West Ponce de Leon Ave.

The request was tabled in November and the applicant, WPD Center, was asked to return after complying with the required public notice procedures.  At the time, a handful of area residents submitted letters (pages 22 & 23) asking the ZBA to deny the application.

However, with the applicant now in compliance with the public notice procedures, a variance, which includes a shared parking agreement with Sharian Inc. and First Christian Church of Decatur, was approved on Monday, .  The ZBA added the following new conditions…

- Signage shall be placed at the front of the property that indicates the location of off- site parking and the hours of availability,

- The shared parking agreements with the First Christian Church of Decatur and Sharian, Inc. submitted with the application shall be revised to include notice to the city if the parking agreement is changed or terminated,

- The variance is limited to this application and the Farm Burger tenant, and

- Employee ID cards will be visible in or on the employee’s car parked at the First Christian Church.

Neil Dobbs recused himself from the ZBA vote, presumably because he lives in the adjoining neighborhood where parking has become a rather contentious topic.

h/t: TheDNO

Remember that lovely tease that I floated a few weeks back about the man in the red shoes, an alley and multiple weddings?  Remember how it kinda fizzled because while it was guessed, I couldn’t confirm or deny?

Welp, the word is now officially out.  The AJC got the scoop yesterday announcing “Eddie and Agnes”, another great Daren Wang brain-child, which many folks at both Eddie’s and Agnes Scott have worked very hard over the past few months to make a reality.

Daren wrote about the new partnership this morning on his own blog “Verb”…

We posted the wedding announcement in the AJC yesterday, courtesy Jamie Gumbrecht.

These two are made for each other. Agnes with her stately 817-seat Presser Hall, flawless sight-lines, gorgeous windows, comfy seats and great acoustics. Eddie with his expertise, experience, charm, and rolodex. Like Sam and Diane, Ross and Rachel, you can only wonder how it took so long.

We’re working on several concert bookings right now, and we hope to have butts in seats in mid-to-late February.

As Daren said to me a few weeks back, it’s like one day waking up and having a Variety Playhouse size-venue smack in the middle of the city.

Diane sends in info about some good ol’ caroling going on this Sunday night…

If you sing like a do-do bird, or a canary,

Join us on Sunday and help us make merry.

We’ll start out like angels and go through the ‘hood,

then gather and drink and eat something good.

What: Neighborhood Caroling

When: Sunday, 12/20, 7:00pm

Where: 143 Adair St.

We’ll supply: song sheets, brownies, hot and cold soft drinks.

You bring: yourself and anything else you want such as voices, instruments, wine.

Hot soft drinks?

My only surprise is that it didn’t happen sooner.  I guess “kitch” can only pay the bills for only so long.  Via the AJC…

“There are several issues that would have to be addressed,” said Kevin Jones, a manager with the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness. Dirty linen, old bedding and bed bug stains were among them, he said. Inspectors also found mold growing on the walls, black water spilling from faucets and broken toilet fixtures.

And the money quote..

“I think it sucks that the health department has issued their holy edict just because the water is brown,” said Jeffress.