Sunday, March 17, 2013
The group claims its appeal of a construction permit for the project on North Decatur Road was wrongly dismissed by DeKalb County officials.
Good Growth DeKalb, the group fighting the construction of a Walmart Supercenter in North Decatur, sued DeKalb County on Friday for granting the international retail giant a construction permit. The suit, filed in DeKalb County Superior Court, contends that the county violated its own ordinances when it heard the group's administrative appeal of the permit issuance in January with the Zoning Board of Appeals rather than the Technical Board of Appeals, which Good Growth DeKalb claims is required by county law. The county does not currently have a Technical Board of Appeals. At the February hearing, attorneys with Good Growth DeKalb also said county ordinances related to trucking, trees and hydrology were not followed when the permit was …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The agency is renovating a foreclosed site for its new headquarters.
For years, Atlanta Habitat for Humanity has been based in Grant Park. The agency helps put families into their own homes that they, along with the help of volunteers and home-building professionals construct. But Atlanta Habitat, which has built some 1,200 homes across Atlanta and surrounding Fulton County since its founding in 1983, hasn't had a home of its own. It has outgrown its current rented headquarters at 519 Memorial Drive, and the lease expires at the end 2014. So the agency's has launched a $12 million campaign that includes the purchase of a graffiti-covered cluster of buildings in Reynoldstown, at 824 Memorial Drive, at the northwest corner of Chester Avenue. Atlanta Habitat is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity …
Saturday, January 5, 2013
The wine retail shop and tapas restaurant is opening a location at Toco Hills Promenade.
Sip Wine and Tapas Restaurant is coming to Toco Hills Promenade, the shopping center announced this week. Here's a quick rundown from the restaurant's website that explains the concept: Sip is a retail wine shop and tapas restaurant with over 50 wines that may be ordered by the 1 ounce sip, the half glass, full glass or bottle and another 150 more wines by the bottle. Any wine enjoyed in the restaurant, may be purchase to take home. We don’t have a normal restaurant mark up. Our restaurant by the bottle prices are the retail price with a $10 restaurant corkage charge added. Tapas is a dining style popular throughout Spain. Dishes are designed for sharing and offer guests to experience multiple dishes and flavors. Each item on the menu …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
The 14-year mayor of Decatur is stepping down to take a job with the Pendleton Consulting Group.
Bill Floyd, mayor of Decatur for the last 14 years, announced Thursday that he'll resign to work with the Dunwoody-based Pendleton Consulting Group, effective Jan. 7. In a statement, Floyd said he'd be assisting businesses and local governments around Georgia and "there is the possibility that some of the work that I will be doing might be considered by some to present a conflict of interest." Floyd's influence was felt outside Decatur. He served as president of the Georgia Municipal Association, chairman of the Metropolitan Atlanta Mayor’s Association and on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Regional Commission. Decatur evolved into a walkable, festival-loving city on Floyd's watch. The city is regularly mentioned in national …
Friday, December 14, 2012
The small city bordering Druid Hills is looking to expand its borders.
The Decatur city attorney does not think a referendum is necessary to proceed with the most recent annexation proposal, City Manager Peggy Merriss said Wednesday. Merriss sent Patch this email: [City Attorney] Bryan Downs responded this afternoon that after reviewing the relevant sections of OCGA, he did not believe that a referendum would be required if the properties annexed by local Act of the General Assembly were less than 50% residential. The Decatur City Commission meets Monday, Dec. 17, and will decide whether to move ahead with annexation. Merriss recommended Decatur annex the two heavily commercial areas on the northeast and northwest corners of the city limits. Even if the commission votes yes, there will be many more steps in…
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Deckard’s American Tavern has closed its doors. Meanwhile, Café Intermezzo prepares to leave Buckhead for Midtown.
The 2012 holiday season is officially underway and that means food and lots of it. So, what better excuse than to take a quick peek at Midtown restaurant and food news as we prepare to indulge this holiday season? Up first is a report from Eater Atlanta that the Little Azio on the Midtown Mile will close its doors next month and be replaced by the sandwich shop, Villains. Eater reports that Little Azio, located at 903 Peachtree Street, will close on December 15 and soon after be replaced by the hero sandwich concept. _______ Little Azio isn’t the only Midtown eatery saying bye-bye as 5th Street Ribs and Blues, located at 86 5th Street, recently closed its doors after nine years on Tech Square. Read more from What Now Atlanta here. _______ …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Chai Pani is expanding from its base in Asheville, N.C. Meanwhile, another Asheville favorite, Tupelo Honey, is looking for a place in Atlanta and is very interested in Decatur.
The old Watershed restaurant in Decatur, empty for more than a year, will soon have a new tenant. Chai Pani, which serves Indian street food in Asheville, N.C., will move into the old Watershed restaurant location on West Ponce de Leon, Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta reported in a story on Thursday. Chai Pani's website says its run by a husband and wife team, Meherwan & Molly Irani. Meherwan, the executive chef, says: It seems that the typical Indian restaurant is in a rut – the ubiquitous lunch buffet, white table cloths & ornate plates, slightly austere service, and a predominantly North Indian menu. I wanted to bring the rest of India to the table – the colorful, vibrant & exquisite flavor profiles, the innovative regional diversity, …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
A new tenant is set to take over the Five Napkin Burger space at the corner of Piedmont and 10th.
The former Five Napkin Burger space at the corner of 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue in Midtown won't be vacant for long. After a 12-month run, Five Napkin Burger closed last month in the 990 Piedmont Ave. space that had previously been the longtime home of Nickiemoto’s. A source has confirmed to Patch that a gay-friendly establishment called "10" will serve food by day and become a bar by night and will soon open on the highly visable corner. It could offer a wide variety of entertainment during the evening including karaoke, bingo, charity events and more and a preview opening possibly could be staged as early as the annual Pride Festival next month. According to the source, the new owners are local but do have out-of-town financial …
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Inman Park incident reported early Sunday morning. An unrelated robbery was also reported last Saturday night in East Atlanta
Two women were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday in the 300 block of North Highland Avenue, Atlanta police said. The victims — ages 26 and 27 — had just left a nearby restaurant at about 1 a.m. and were walking north on North Highland when a man approached them from behind, stuck a gun in the back of the older woman and snatched at her purse. She began to struggle and her friend tried to help. But then the man fired a shot at both women above their heads. The women jumped into some nearby bushes while the gunman ran west toward Freedom Park with one victim's purse, which contained her driver's license, two credit cards, a bank debit card and mobile phone. Read the full story on East Atlanta Patch. In what is believed to be an unrelated …
Amy Power
4:38 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013
My thank to Good Growth Dekalb for fighting this. We do NOT need the kind of people that Walmart would bring into our neighborhoods. more ›