By Jesse Morado Any remodeling project, no mater how large or small will create a mess. Demolition, cutting wood, drywall, painting, and flooring work all contribute to the dust and mess. Protecting existing finishes and areas outside of the work zone during a renovation is key to maintaining a reasonably clean home during a renovation. Installation of […]
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Gardening: Summer is fast approaching
By Walt Harrison Summer is fast approaching but I’m not ready to let spring go just yet. I’m thinking about how spring hit with a bang in Atlanta this year. Warm weather arrived early and stayed. Flowering shrubs and trees, forsythia, azaleas, cherries, redbuds and dogwoods, to name a few, seemed to bloom all at […]
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Park Perks: New & revitalized greenspace
Through its Parks Build Community project, the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) has named Atlanta’s historic Selena S. Butler Park as the next site for its proven revitalization initiative. In order to demonstrate and support the integral role America’s parks play in revitalizing underserved urban areas, NRPA’s Parks Build Community project was launched in […]
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River Revival fundraiser is May 19
The 15th Annual River Revival, a fundraiser for Upper Chattahoochee River, will be held May 19 at Park Tavern. The event will feature live music from Ken Block and Drew Copeland from Sister Hazel, Atlanta’s Ponderosa, and Nashville’s The Kicks. Funds raised benefit UCR’s river patrol and monitoring programs. Tickets are $45 in advance and […]
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Decatur Green Fest is May 7
The third annual Decatur Green Fest—hosted by the Dogwood Alliance—will kick off the Decatur Business Association’s Concerts on the Square series on Saturday, May 7, with a free, day-long festival featuring live music, tasting of local organic produce and food, beer, a showcase of equal exchange and other fairly-traded products, green organizations and vendors, art […]
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Transit Hub Or Dud?
By Shandra Hill Smith A major revitalization project for part of downtown Atlanta may be closer to fruition, with a vote on a development team for the proposed transit hub and commercial district expected this summer. The Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal or MMPT – as billed by the Georgia Department of Transportation – will bridge ground […]
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Atlanta Urban Garden opens
Construction company Skanska USA and Atlanta Mission, an organization that aids homeless men in the city, have joined forces to create the Atlanta Urban Garden. Located on a two acre plot at 377 Centennial Olympic Park Drive in Downtown, the garden is designed to provide healthy food options, vocational training and therapy to more than […]
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Renovation Coach: Contractor reviews
By Jesse Morado I recently met with an attorney friend of mine who represented a homeowner against a local contractor who was operating a remodeling business illegally in the State of Georgia. It seems this remodeling contractor was hired to renovate a basement for Jane Doe (let’s call her Jane Doe for the sake of this […]
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Atlanta Fines Homes to open Intown office
By Collin Kelley Editor With the real estate market on the rebound, Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty has decided its time to open a new office. According to company president David Boehmig, a new Midtown office will open this summer to serve homebuyers and sellers in Midtown, Ansley Park, Morningside and other Intown locations. […]
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Gardening: Shedding light on sun and shade
By Walt Harrison A frequent question I get at Habersham Gardens is, “Do I plant this in sun or shade?” A straightforward question deserves a straightforward answer, but as with most things in life, the answer is just not that simple. The only general rule I know of that holds true concerning sun and shade […]