MM: Vote for 30030, MARTA Expansion Trouble?, and Creature Comforts May Be Cited

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  • Vote for Decatur in best Atlanta zipcode vote [AJC]
  • MARTA expansion on life support? [MANA]
  • An excerpt from Ryan Gravel’s Where We Want to Live [Atlanta Magazine]
  • This is why Kroger and Publix are winning the grocery wars — and Walmart is struggling [ABC]
  • Mark Wahlberg Is Bringing His Burgers to Atlanta [Eater]
  • Prosecutor ponders action against Athens craft brewery Creature Comforts [11Alive]

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12 thoughts on “MM: Vote for 30030, MARTA Expansion Trouble?, and Creature Comforts May Be Cited”


  2. “Athens Clarke County Unified Government Attorney Bill Berryman says Creature Comforts could be fined or have its license suspended for illegally giving free beer to an undercover law enforcement officer. Berryman says the officer visited the brewery in early February. “She went in and was able to get a beer. But while she was there for a couple of hours, there was no tour,” Berryman said. He says he is undergoing a “careful and thoughtful review” of the report before deciding whether to proceed with administrative charges, which could result in a fine or license suspension.”

    Our (well, someone’s) tax dollars at work.

        1. Nah, this has long been something other than bible belt laws. This is about us giving the government too much power and it’s representatives being influenced by money.

            1. A distributor/corporation can’t fine me. They can’t take my license. They can’t put me in jail. They can’t enact laws and regulations. Only government can.

              1. So where does the money that influences the government’s representatives come from?
                (A pretty naive list of things corporations can’t do, but certainly could have happen…)

                1. I understand the influence corporations have, but the statement still stands. If you can give me an example of a corporation doing any of the things mentioned, I’d love to hear it.

                  1. You make it sound as if corporations are helpless in the face of an almighty government.
                    From what I understand, the Georgia beer bill was instigated and passed at the behest of beer distributors. The bill sets penalties for violations, since government does not operate in a vacuum, and politicians were being proded by the distributors, it follows that the distributors, albeit, indirectly, enacted laws and regulations, influenced fines and license seizure–which if ignored could lead to jail time.

                    1. You clearly choose to miss my point. Only government representatives can enact legislation. Of course they are prodded by corporations. What’s the solution? For me, it’s limiting governments role so when the corporations come calling, all they can say is “Can’t do anything for you. Not our role.”

          2. Indeed. And one wonders just how money has influenced this “investigation.” “Nice brewery you got there, be a shame if something were to happen to it.”

  4. Off topic, but thought people might be interested to know that AT&T is running fiber along Montgomery in and around the intersection with Fairview Ave. Got really excited when I thought it was Google. Oh well.

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