Morning Metro: Selig and Walmart in Athens, Atlanta’s Predicted ‘Burb Growth, and a Sunday Beer Line
Decatur Metro | November 21, 2011 | 9:30 am
- Selig and Walmart also teaming up in Athens [Online Athens]
- “What Ever Happened to…” series looks at the Fugees [AJC]
- Based on regional searches, Trulia predicts Atlanta’s ‘burbs will see the growth [Trulia]
- Based on personal experience, John Kessler prods the guys to take over T-Day [AJC]
- Warm Monday and Tuesday before cooling down for Thanksgiving [AJC]
Photo of the Beer Growler’s “line out the door” Sunday courtesy of Scott B via Twitpic
Sunday sales @ The Beer Growler got a 2-minute segment on WABE (NPR) this morning around 7:10am or so. One of the owners/managers of The Beer Growler was interviewed and said he’d take a wait and see approach on whether they get enough business to justify opening every Sunday or not. I predict they will.
At the event this Sunday, there were surprisingly a large percentage of clearly under-age drinkers in attendance, including our 15-month old son. Good to see that we’re teaching our youth to drink responsibly ! (fresh beer, recycled containers, large local selection, etc.,.)
That’s the wife and I right up front making history.
That’s not really what the Trulia site says. It says that twice as many searches originating from computers in metro Atlanta (which includes suburbs like Sandy Springs and Marietta) are for homes in smaller regional cities (like Gainesville, Jacksonville, or Athens), compared to searches of homes in metro Atlanta. Whether or not you think this is an accurate predictor of population movement is a different story.
True, but the slide is titled “Atlanta’s Recent Growth Will Shift to Nearby Cities”.
The Atlantic – I think – in talking about this study, pointed out it’s largest weakness. That it doesn’t take SUPPLY into account, and only talks about demand. I think that alone is a huge issue with anything in this report.
Nevertheless, even if you take it at face-value, it’s interesting.
In regard to the Selig and Walmart in Athens article–Athens has a wonderful downtown area and has worked diligently to keep it that way. A Walmart located within 1/2 mile of the downtown area is not a good idea. Imagine if Walmart planned a store in downtown Decatur—thank God for Lynn Menne!
I beg to differ; UGA grads need jobs too.
Like.
I hear another Wal-Mart is being planned in Gwinett County at the intersection of Jimmy Carter Blvd. and Rockbridge Rd. Begs the question: will Wal-Mart EVER reach market saturation?
Well, what can you say when there are idiots who will camp out for days to buy a discounted video game or flat screen or whatever crap they think they can’t live without or pay ten percent more for during normal business hours?
Ouch! I happen to know that some of those” idiots” camp out at Walmart partly for a lark but mostly to buy Xmas gifts they can’t otherwise afford. Your remark makes me sad.
I’m sorry my comment makes you sad, but the sight of people lined up at all hours to buy stuff they don’t need makes me sad. I freely admit to prejudging such people as idiots because their behavior falls under the Forrest Gump dictum of “stupid is as stupid does.” If it’s for a “lark,” then that does not make it any less stupid. If it’s because of affordability, then perhaps some priorities are out of whack if this is how that problem is addressed. My parents, who were far from well-off, loved me and cared for me, but they never would have done such a thing in order to buy me stuff; not only because of their own sense of priorities, but because of the poor example it would have set for me.
There’s already a Wal-Mart in Athens.
WalMart is planning a Super store near downtown Decatur A Native….
Not this close…..http://peopleforabetterathens.org/?page_id=14
Glad it’ll at least cool down a bit for Thanksgiving. This mid-70s in November stuff just feels wrong.
I agree!
The link to Kessler’s piece gets the Fugees again. Sigh.