Morning Metro: Sbux Now Reopened, DeKalb to Analyze N. Druid Accidents, and the Renewed Value of Walkability
Decatur Metro | May 28, 2012- Decatur Starbucks now reopened [Patch]
- DeKalb to analyze N. Druid Hills accidents [WSBTV]
- Smoking bans gain popularity across metro Atlanta [AJC]
- Gunshot killed Sycamore Drive man [Patch]
- Don’t expect new Falcon’s stadium to pay for itself [AJC]
- Study: Walkability adds $82 per sq. ft to home value [NYT]
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Hurray for smoking bans.
A couple of years ago I went to a bar in Atlanta and someone’s cigarette smoke was wafting into my face. I asked them to move the cigarrette and they got offended and told me not to go out if I didn’t want to deal with the smoke. (?!!??)
The thing about air is that it has no boundaries. Your air pollution becomes my air pollution. Unfortunately when smokers don’t have common sense about how they are harming others then regulation comes into play. Don’t want regulation? Have some common sense. Smoking in an indoor public environment is rude and repulsive, plain and simple. If you see anyone doing it, you seriously have to question thier overall charachter.
I agree with TAPLITS, and it’s a point that I think should be made more often, separate from health concerns. Pro-smoking activists often decry the growth of the nanny state, etc. when their favored activity is regulated. How about my favored activity of breathing without their smoke getting in my lungs, my eyes, and my (rapidly departing) hair? Their rights end at my nose, not UP my nose, and if it takes the heavy hand of Johnny Law to help them appreciate that, well then that’s sad, but so be it.
For centuries after smoking tobacco started in Europe, it was considered outright rude to do it without at least asking permission of those affected. Then for decades it became rude to even suggest that the rights and desires of the nonsmoker be considered. I’ve often wondered if it was a profit thing, pushed by Big Tobacco. Here’s hoping the pendulum continues to swing in the current direction.
There should also be a ban on all perfumes unless you are at a private location. Perfumes can worsen asthma symptoms, trigger migraines, and more. People wearing fragrances in elevators should be immediately subjected to assault charges. Also, fireplaces, bbq joints, and grills should all be outlawed.
Yeah, you had me until bbq joints and grills. You prevent the opening of Fox Bros. Rib Joint or come within 500 feet of my My Big Green Egg and I will lay the biggest beat down of your life on you! No excuse me while I spritz my damn cool self with Obsession AND Drakkar…
don’t forget cars, and coal burning electrical plants,flowers(very similar to perfume!) and cows…they fart a lot!
Sbux? Try *$ instead!
Starbucks fans…be very careful. Where the door was in the old store is now just a floor to ceiling window. The new door is on your right. When I went there on Saturday, I can’t tell you how many people walked right into the window.
The the sports team wants the city to pay for the stadium, perhaps the city should ask for a stake in the team. Or how about you can’t leave until the stadium is paid off.
Good idea. The government should receive an ownership interest in every private business that receives a tax subsidy or job tax credit.
Let’s face reality and recognize that the stadium is going to get built. The question is how much will the tourist tax cover and will it be built on GWCC land.
The expense is akin to marketing spend to build/sustain brands — pretty hard to quantify exactly what the return is, but without it the brand dies.
No way ATL should pony up for a new stadium. I would love for the Falcons to threaten to leave so we could call their bluff.