A state senator wants a 1956 state flag with the Confederate battle emblem removed from the soon-to-reopen OK Cafe in Buckhead. According to a report from CBS46, State Sen. Vincent Fort has asked OK Cafe owner Susan DeRose not to display the flag once the restaurant reopens after repairs from an electrical fire last December. “It’s 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. This is not 1955 in rural Mississippi,” Fort said. Fort has asked the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau not to endorse the restaurant in any of its promotions or if the flag remains in place. DeRose’s response to Fort: “Unless he’s a decorator, he needs to do what he’s paid to do and work for the people in his troubled district.”
Rents in the Atlanta metro are growing more than twice as quickly as the rest of the nation, according to a report from Apartment List. Same unit rents have increased 6.2 percent over the last year compared to 2.7 percent nationwide, based on 2 bedroom units. Although Atlanta itself is more expensive than the rest of the country at $1,300 for a 2 bedroom, prices in the Atlanta metro are considerably lower, at just $940 for the same sized unit.
Decatur’s Eloise T. Leveritt Public Works Building Project was recently named a 2015 Public Works Project of the Year by the American Public Works Association (APWA). Decatur’s public works building was named after the city’s first female commissioner, Eloise T. Leveritt. The much-needed renovation project on the building provided a state-of-the-art facility that helps the Public Works Department deliver more and better services, while meeting city standards for environmental sustainability, according to a statement from the city.
