CSX Track – West College Ave Near East Lake, Decatur GA (photo courtesy of David)
Month: January 2015
Longer Reads for The Weekend: Atlanta and Beyond
- The Magic of Athens [Bitter Southerner]
- The Atlanta Streetcar is Good For Tourists. What About Regular Commuters? [Atlanta Magazine]
- The Atlanta Hawks Have Become a Dream Team [CL]
- How, and Why, Apple Overtook Microsoft [NYT]
- The Pursuit of Beauty [The New Yorker]
Photo courtesy of Trixie.in.Dixie via Flickr
MM: DeKalb Oversight Proposal, Beer Jobs Bill Drops, and Older Millennials Moving Back Home
- DeKalb government oversight proposal doesn’t pass [AJC]
- Beer jobs bill drops at Gold Dome [CL]
- Donations help cyclist Greg Germani recover at home [Decaturish]
- Photo Pick: Inside the Atlanta Streetcar [Saporta Report]
- Atlanta 11th most popular U.S. destination [ABC]
- Older millennials keep moving in with their parents [Slate]
Photo courtesy of BlueTarp Brewing website
Eye on the Street
East Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur GA (pic submitted by Susan)
Sweet n’ Sinful Bakery in Avondale Announces Temporary Closing
From the Sweet n’ Sinful Facebook page…
Sweet ‘N Sinful has enjoyed 10 great years being Avondale Estates’ bakery, helping our friends and community celebrate weddings, birth announcements, birthdays, and beyond. Unfortunately, rising costs and circumstances beyond our control are forcing us to close our doors temporarily, beginning January 31, 2015. After regrouping, we look forward to relaunching our brand and bakery. Thank you so much for all of your love and support.
h/t: Decaturish
Tucker and LaVista Hills Cityhood Initiatives “Furthest Along” in Legislature
The AJC reports this morning that the cityhood initiatives of Tucker, LaVista Hills and South Fulton are the furthest along in the process after the first House Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday. The AJC dubs them the “front runners”, while Stonecrest, Sharon Springs and Greenhaven have yet to have their legislation introduced.
Whether any of them will actually pass is still very much an unknown, but it’s good to keep up to date on where these initiatives are in the legislative murk.
Map courtesy of the AJC
Free-For-All Friday 1/30/15
Feel free to use this post to make comments and ask questions about local issues not yet discussed here over the past week.