Comments on: Farm Burger Heading to Asheville

By: Former Ashevillian

Former Ashevillian — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:06:43 +0000

After living in Asheville from the mid 90s to 2004 we moved to Decatur, partly because we felt a similar vibe. In Decatur we have far fewer Trustafarians begging for money on the street. But also fewer Friday night drum circles downtown, which is a shame. While I do miss waking up to a view of the mountains, the economic opportunities here in a grown up metro area are much greater. Ultimately that is what drew us here from Asheville – jobs. Unless you work in a few select industries, create your own job, can telecommute, or can support a family by waiting tables or guiding rafting trips, it’s tough to thrive on a full-time basis in Asheville. It is a cool place. But it’s not paradise as some would make it out to be.

BTW – that Leader space was empty the whole time we lived in Asheville and only recently filled up. It’s great to see an quality tenant will take it over. Interesting that it took a business built on Decatur success to make it happen.

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:20:14 +0000

The only fly in that ointment is that a billionaire could afford enough smart lawyers and accountants to figure out elaborate tax strategies so they don’t owe any tax But maybe those tax strategies would include donating a $10 million a year to the Decatur Education Foundation with the express condition that class sizes be capped at 25 even with parapros.

By: JoeBlow

JoeBlow — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:07:25 +0000

Decatur has been taking cues from Asheville for a while. Our craft beer movement was/is heavily influenced by Beer City USA.

By: Pierce

Pierce — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:46:49 +0000

I think you have figured out the driving idea behind annexation of Methodist Children’s Home!

1) The city annexes the children home.
2) The city uses imminent domain to kick the kids out
3) The city sells the land to local billionaire, so they may build our own local Biltmore! (It’s only a matter of time before Tyler Perry burns down Dean Gardens, given his recent trouble with fire. Or Arthur Blank may want to live closer to town to enjoy his new stadium.)
4) Billionaire pays the city lots of property taxes and send no kids to our schools!

I love it when a plan comes together!

By: J_T

J_T — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:36:48 +0000

Awesome.