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Starting today, all solid waste pickup [household trash, recycling and yard waste] will be picked up on Mondays.

This affects all of the Old Fourth Ward.

#6097

From: "Kit" <kitsays@...>
Date: Mon Aug 1, 2011 6:07 pm
Subject: FW: Indigo Girls and Shawn Mullins Headline Party at Ponce to Benefit Atlanta BeltLine Partnership and Georgia Organics!

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August 1, 2011

Indigo Girls and Shawn Mullins, Party at Ponce to Benefit Atlanta BeltLine Partnership and Georgia Organics

What: Green Street Properties will celebrate its landmark 10th anniversary and kick off the redevelopment of City Hall East with the South's best music and food at the newly re-named Ponce City Market. A portion of the proceeds of this event will benefit the Atlanta Beltline Partnership and Georgia Organics. Party at Ponce will be headlined by the Indigo Girls, Shawn Mullins and Francine Reed. There will be food from Atlanta's most celebrated chefs and food trucks. Guests will also have the chance to share their memories of the historic building for Ponce City Market's "Living History" project. Tickets also include a tour of Ponce City Market, which will be at a prescheduled time. Tours are limited, so buy your ticket early to secure your tour. For more information please visit http://www.partyatponce.com.

When: October 1, 2011 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Where: Ponce City Market - 675 Ponce De Leon Ave. N.E. Atlanta, GA 30308
Tickets: $80 General Admission; Buy before September 1 to get this early-bird price! Event ticket includes an optional tour of Ponce City Market

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Study Group Meeting

What: Southeast Study Group Meeting - Lang Carson Park Master Plan
When: Monday, August 15, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where: Trees Atlanta, 225 Chester Ave SE, Atlanta, 30316
Why: Please join us to review and discuss the draft master plan for Lang Carson Park

Transit-Related Meetings

What: Atlanta BeltLine Corridor Environmental Study - Public Hearing 1
When: Tuesday, Aug. 16 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: All Saints' Episcopal Church, Ellis Hall, 634 W. Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308 (Across from the MARTA North Avenue Station). Parking is also available.
Why: Public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Transit and Trails for the Atlanta BeltLine. More information on the EIS is available here.

What: Atlanta BeltLine Corridor Environmental Study - Public Hearing 2
When: Tuesday, Aug. 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: All Saints' Episcopal Church, Ellis Hall, 634 W. Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308 (Across from the MARTA North Avenue Station). Parking is also available.
Why: Public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Transit and Trails for the Atlanta BeltLine. More information on the EIS is available here.

What: Atlanta BeltLine Corridor Environmental Study - Public Hearing 3
When: Thursday, Aug. 18 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Hagar CTM (site for NPU L meetings),19 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30314 (Adjacent to the MARTA Ashby Street Station). Parking is also available.
Why: Public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Transit and Trails for the Atlanta BeltLine. More information on the EIS is available here.

What: Atlanta BeltLine Corridor Environmental Study - Public Hearing 4
When: Thursday, Aug. 18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Hagar CTM (site for NPU L meetings),19 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30314 (Adjacent to the MARTA Ashby Street Station); Parking isalso available.
Why: Public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Transit and Trails for the Atlanta BeltLine. More information on the EIS is available here.

Atlanta BeltLine Night at the Braves
Parade around the field while players warm up; enjoy a pre-game reception with your closest friends and Atlanta BeltLine supporters; maybe even catch the winning home run ball - all while raising funds for the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership - at the 2011 Atlanta BeltLine Night at the Braves! This year, we offer two seating choices, for those who want to get a little closer to the action. Join us as the Atlanta Braves play against the Washington Nationals.
When: Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011; game begins at 7:10 p.m., but get there early to enjoy pre-game activities!
Where: Turner Field
Who: Everyone! Individual and group ticket options are available

How: Visit Braves.BeltLine.org for more information

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News:
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NeighborNewspapers.com: $8M Walking/Biking Trail Planned in Buckhead

Photos:
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Live Along the Atlanta BeltLine
Visit Homes.BeltLine.org to learn more about how homebuyers purchasing homes near the Atlanta BeltLine can receive up to $50,000 in downpayment assistance in three simple steps. The new site shows eligible property listings, approved lenders, and explains how the downpayment assistance program works.

Volunteer with the Atlanta BeltLine!
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Atlanta BeltLine 101
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#6098

From: "cyso4w" <Cyerra@...>
Date: Mon Aug 1, 2011 6:31 pm
Subject: There's already buzz about the O4W Challenge!

cyso4w

If you haven't heard yet, FWN will host the first ever O4W Challenge this fall! 
The O4W Challenge is a fast paced scavenger hunt that will take teams through
the neighborhood, discovering our awesome restaurants, business, historical
sites and parks!

We want to show off exactly why the O4W is being hailed as Atlanta's next hot
neighborhood (Creative Loafing) and one of Atlanta's next great neighborhoods
(Atlanta Magazine)!

There is already a lot of buzz going around about the scavenger hunt, which is
great for many reasons...not least of all because we are currently looking for
neighborhood `clues' and sponsorships! To get your business in on the action,
please contact the organizing team at info@..., or call
678.640.5260. As any contact with the team is top-secret (we can't give away all
the clues!), please do not `reply all' to the YahooGroup.

**Save the Date **
September 24, 2011
o4wChallenge.com, registration information is coming soon!
info@...

All event proceeds benefit the Fourth Ward Neighbors Association's efforts to
improve and beautify our community.

#6099

From: "Regina Brewer" <rab63@...>
Date: Mon Aug 1, 2011 6:43 pm
Subject: OMG Tacos is Open and Fabulous

rab63@...

Hi all:

I had lunch at OMG Tacos today and it was delicious. Located in L5P in the former Sweet Lime space, the restaurant has been reinvented into a cool space with great music and lots of seating. I had the short rib taco and the spicy pork taco. Both were fantastic especially the spicy pork. They come with a variety of toppings and the OMG sauce is so good. My daughter had the marinated chicken burrito which was a gooey, yummy mixture of asian flavors. She adored it. We didn’t have the fries, but they sounded good.

You should definitely check this new restaurant out. It’s a great asset to L5P!

Regina Brewer

#6100

From: "Kit" <kitsays@...>
Date: Wed Aug 3, 2011 4:18 pm
Subject: - New York Times article about creating new parks along old rail corridors

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/03/realestate/commercial/cities-see-another-side-to-old-tracks.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Neighbors, read on for a great article about the new parks that are being created along abandoned rail corridors in cities across the country. FYI, the High Line Park in New York City is a model for the development of Atlanta BeltLine and the park sites that adjoin it, including the Historic Fourth Ward Park in our neighborhood.

August 2, 2011

Cities See the Other Side of the Tracks

By KRISTINA SHEVORY

The High Line park, built on an elevated railway trestle in Manhattan, has become both a symbol and a catalyst for an explosion of growth in the meatpacking district and the Chelsea neighborhood.

Now cities around the country, including Chicago, Philadelphia and St. Louis, are working up plans to renovate their aging railroad trestles, tracks and railways for parkland. Cities with little public space are realizing they badly need more parks, and the High Line has taught that renovating an old railway can be the spark that helps improve a neighborhood and attract development.

The High Line’s first and second sections cost $153 million, but have generated an estimated $2 billion in new developments. In the five years since construction started on the High Line, 29 new projects have been built or are under way in the neighborhood, according to the New York City Department of City Planning. More than 2,500 new residential units, 1,000 hotel rooms and over 500,000 square feet of office and art gallery space have gone up.

“Cities recognize parks are good for their economies. They’re no longer a nice thing to have, but a must,” said Will Rogers, president and chief executive of the Trust for Public Land, a national conservation group in San Francisco.

The area around the park, sprinkled with small offices under 200,000 square feet, has become a draw for start-ups and creative companies.

“I think the High Line is a big attraction. It’s created a lot more buzz to the area,” said Matthew Bergey, first vice president at the commercial brokerage firm CB Richard Ellis in New York. “Like with any destination, people will come if it’s cool and has buzz.”

Though plans in many cities have a long way to go before becoming reality, a point in favor of reuse is that it can be cheaper to renovate old rail structures than to tear them down. The Reading Viaduct, an old elevated railway line in Philadelphia, would cost $50 million to demolish versus $36 million to retrofit, according to the Center City District, a business improvement group.

In Chicago, where a 2.65-mile elevated rail line slices through four residential areas, tearing down the line would be prohibitively costly. With 37 bridges and large earthen embankments, the Bloomingdale Trail, as it is now called, snakes east to west across Chicago and is simply too big to go.

“If you’ve driven around Chicago, you’ll have seen it,” said Beth White, director of the Chicago office of the Trust for Public Land, which is helping to build the trail.

As with other, similar rail lines around the country, passenger and freight trains have not operated on the Chicago line in at least 10 years. The only traffic most of these lines see is an occasional runner or bike rider, even though trespassing is usually forbidden.

The impetus for redevelopment has mostly come from neighbors rather than developers, because the vision is so grand and stretches across entire neighborhoods. “It’s hard for private development to be visionary unless it’s a large-scale development where you can create a community,” said Mr. Rogers, a former Chicago developer. “Instead, you’re responding to a small site and not a larger community.”

After years of grass-roots work, the Bloomingdale Trail is moving forward after Rahm Emanuel, who made completing the trail one of his campaign promises, was elected mayor in February. Over the next year, design concepts and engineering work will get under way. The Bloomingdale Trail will allow bikes and dogs, interconnect with new and existing ground-level parks and cost $40 million to $75 million.

In St. Louis, plans are in the works to renovate a 2.1-mile elevated rail trestle and turn it into a park as part of a larger waterfront revitalization project. The Iron Horse Trestle, estimated to cost $50 million, does not have a timeline. Organizers hope to have the first one-mile phase completed in five years.

“You have to be deliberate if you want this to last. It’ll reflect St. Louis and be unique to it,” said Susan Trautman, the executive director of Great Rivers Greenway District, a public group developing the Iron Horse Trestle.

Despite the High Line’s visibility and help in showing donors and residents nationwide what is possible with an abandoned trestle, most cities realize they cannot mimic it. The park runs through Manhattan, the most densely populated area in the country, and attracted large sums of money from celebrities.

“The High Line is not easily replicable in other cities,” said James Corner, principal of James Corner Field Operations, a New York architecture firm that designed the High Line with Diller Scofidio and Renfro. “It’s not just, ‘Build a cool park and they will come.’ It’s, ‘Build a cool park and connect it to a framework.’ ”

Developers are hesitant to rely on these potential parks as they assemble new projects. In October, Mike and Matt Pestronk pounced on a 10-story office tower next to the Philadelphia viaduct when it fell into foreclosure and bought it for $5 million. The brothers, who had been watching the building for years and waiting for its price to drop, bought it because it was a good deal. The developers plan to renovate the vacant office tower for $25 million and turn it into apartments.

“The rents we project are that it doesn’t happen,” said Mike Pestronk, principal of Post Brothers Apartments in Philadelphia, referring to the viaduct project. “If it does, it’ll help us get higher rents.”

Still, the brothers are trying to improve the area and have done some “guerrilla improvements” to the viaduct, such as weeding and putting down plywood to cover holes, and installing artwork and live video projections on two sides of their building.

Plans for the viaduct are slowly moving ahead after nearly 10 years of grass-roots work. By the end of the year, the City Council is expected to approve a neighborhood improvement district that, among other things, would help oversee construction and fund-raising. As a first step, a small section of the trestle owned by a regional transportation authority would be redeveloped for $5.5 million.

“What we want to do is build the first phase, like New York, and have people say they love it and want to do the rest,” said Paul R. Levy, the president of the Center City District. “We do not need the Mercedes-Benz that they built in New York.”

The city is in talks with Reading International, a public company based in Commerce, Calif., that owns most of the viaduct.

James Corner’s firm is riding his New York success to other cities, even if their projects only marginally resemble the High Line. In Seattle, an old elevated highway that runs along the waterfront and is at risk of collapse during an earthquake will be torn down and replaced with a series of parks, open areas and new transit. Traffic will be routed away from the area. Final designs and a cost estimate will be ready by the middle of next year.

“We weren’t hiring them to come to Seattle to recreate the High Line,” said Steve Pearce, the project manager of Waterfront Seattle, a civic partnership. Our effort is to create a new front porch for the city, a social mixing chamber.”

Atlanta also hired Mr. Corner to help redevelop a 22-mile rail corridor encircling the city. In the next 25 years, Atlanta plans to add 1,300 acres of parks and green spaces, public transit and trails along the necklace, increasing Atlanta green space by nearly 40 percent. The project’s cost is put at $2.8 billion.

“The High Line is a park, and they made a conscious decision not to interact with private development,” said Ethan Davidson, a spokesman for the Atlanta BeltLine, as the rail corridor is known. “Atlanta is the kind of city where one project can transform a city. This very much knits the city together.”

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:

Correction: August 2, 2011

An earlier version of this article did not mention Diller Scofidio and Renfro, designers of the High Line project in Manhattan.

#6101

From: "Morris, Kacey" <kmorris@...>
Date: Wed Aug 3, 2011 4:50 pm
Subject: Car Break-Ins

kacey_morris

My boyfriend and I witnessed a car-break in around 12:30 AM on Morgan Street on the side of the AMLI Old 4^th Ward. We saw a young black male (18-25??) smash in the window of a white sedan, lean into the car and take out contents. A few seconds later a white cargo van with graphics on the sides (maybe a home-depot or U-Haul rental?) pulled up to pick up the person and his new found possessions. There were several other gentlemen in the van. They then drove down Morgan Street towards the park, drove around the complex and made a left onto Glen Iris, heading South.

We called the police who arrived shortly after and have relayed all the details we were able to get. Additionally, both of our own cars were opened and rummaged through. Nothing in mine was taken, but there was also not anything to take. Unfortunately we weren’t able to make out a license plate, it all happened so fast.

Just an FYI to keep your eye out, and remember to report ANY suspicious loiterers or activity!

Kacey Morris

#6102

From: "Kit" <kitsays@...>
Date: Wed Aug 3, 2011 5:22 pm
Subject: -- Affordable Housing Workshop and Bus Tour, Aug 13th

From: Sonya Moste [mailto:smoste@...]
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 10:50 AM
Subject: Affordable Housing Workshop and Bus Tour, Aug 13th
Importance: High

Dear Friends of the Atlanta Development Authority and the Atlanta BeltLine,

Please help us promote our upcoming affordable housing workshop and bus tour to your employees, friends, constituents, readers and networks. This event is free and prospective home buyers will get a chance to tour the Atlanta BeltLine route and neighborhoods and learn how to access up to $60,000 in downpayment assistance. This is an all day event for home buyers and will take place at The Lofts in the Castleberry Hill neighborhood. See flyer attached for more details.

RSVP’s are required to Hiwot Mekonnen at 404-614-8317.

Help us re-invigorate Atlanta’s historic intown neighborhoods!

Thank you.

#6103

From: S A SAXON <stephaniesaxon@...>
Date: Wed Aug 3, 2011 5:46 pm
Subject: Re: Fourth Ward Alliance Car Break-Ins

stephaniesax...

PLEASE remember, for yourself, and your guests, the APD motto: "Nothing left behind, nothing taken." Do not leave a single thing of value behind in your car when you leave it.

--- On Wed, 8/3/11, Morris, Kacey <kmorris@...> wrote:

From: Morris, Kacey <kmorris@...>
Subject: Fourth Ward Alliance Car Break-Ins
To: "'FourthWardAlliance@yahoogroups.com'" <FourthWardAlliance@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "'Wolfson, Nicole'" <NWOLFSON@...>
Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 12:50 PM

My boyfriend and I witnessed a car-break in around 12:30 AM on Morgan Street on the side of the AMLI Old 4^th Ward. We saw a young black male (18-25??) smash in the window of a white sedan, lean into the car and take out contents. A few seconds later a white cargo van with graphics on the sides (maybe a home-depot or U-Haul rental?) pulled up to pick up the person and his new found possessions. There were several other gentlemen in the van. They then drove down Morgan Street towards the park, drove around the complex and made a left onto Glen Iris, heading South.

We called the police who arrived shortly after and have relayed all the details we were able to get. Additionally, both of our own cars were opened and rummaged through. Nothing in mine was taken, but there was also not anything to take. Unfortunately we weren’t able to make out a license plate, it all happened so fast.

Just an FYI to keep your eye out, and remember to report ANY suspicious loiterers or activity!

Kacey Morris

#6104

From: "Kit" <kitsays@...>
Date: Wed Aug 3, 2011 5:55 pm
Subject: RE: Fourth Ward Alliance Car Break-Ins

Another graphic reminder of the need to adhere to APD’s “Clean Car Campaign” by not leaving ANYTHING in your vehicles.

I was at a neighborhood meeting on Monday night where an APD officer commented that doped-up loonies will break into your car to steal A SINGLE QUARTER that they can see sitting on the console, or a pack of cigarettes left on the seat, or cell phone charger left plugged into the dashboard (on the theory that the phone itself might be in the glove box or under the seat). Professional thieves (like the ones that Kacey saw) will definitely take care of any valuables that you’ve left behind for them.

Remember: IF YOU DON’T CLEAN OUT YOUR CAR, SOMEONE ELSE WILL DO IT FOR YOU.

From: FourthWardAlliance@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FourthWardAlliance@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of S A SAXON
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 1:46 PM
To: FourthWardAlliance@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Fourth Ward Alliance Car Break-Ins

From: Morris, Kacey <kmorris@...>
Subject: Fourth Ward Alliance Car Break-Ins
To: "'FourthWardAlliance@yahoogroups.com'" <FourthWardAlliance@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "'Wolfson, Nicole'" <NWOLFSON@...>
Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 12:50 PM

Just an FYI to keep your eye out, and remember to report ANY suspicious loiterers or activity!

Kacey Morris

#6105

From: "Megan" <mthompson@...>
Date: Wed Aug 3, 2011 6:06 pm
Subject: Freedom Parkway Underpass Concerns

megandawn28

Has anyone noticed the several homeless people living under the Freedom Parkway
underpass next to the Carter Center? It concerns me for several reasons, but
mostly I've been using the facilities above the under pass (skate park,
beltline, path, etc) and was completely unaware of what was going on 20 ft from
me.

Do yall know if the police are aware of this problem and if they are doing
anything to solve it? It appears to be a community living underneath.

Thank you and appreciate your feedback.
Megan

#6106

From: S A SAXON <stephaniesaxon@...>
Date: Thu Aug 4, 2011 2:38 pm
Subject: Re: Fourth Ward Alliance Freedom Parkway Underpass Concerns

stephaniesax...

You may or may not be aware that Atlanta's largest park [in acreage] is currently Freedom Park. It is ALL the green space that surrounds Freedom Parkway, not just “the path” that goes through it.

It also has a conservancy, the Freedom Park Conservancy. I currently serve as the Fourth Ward Alliance's representative to the Conservancy.

The Conservancy has been aware of "urban campers" for some time. We are currently working with the city for funds to "beef up" the fencing around the areas where they live to make them unreachable.

I'm sorry that this is a concern to you and hope you don't feel too unsafe. I am forwarding your message to our president so he will know about your feelings on this matter.

It is unfortunate that there are people in our society that have to live like this and that there are not enough places to house them. In the meantime, perhaps you can remember them in your prayers.

Stephanie Saxon

--- On Wed, 8/3/11, Megan <mthompson@...> wrote:

From: Megan <mthompson@...>
Subject: Fourth Ward Alliance Freedom Parkway Underpass Concerns
To: FourthWardAlliance@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 2:06 PM

Has anyone noticed the several homeless people living under the Freedom Parkway underpass next to the Carter Center? It concerns me for several reasons, but mostly I've been using the facilities above the under pass (skate park, beltline, path, etc) and was completely unaware of what was going on 20 ft from me.

Do yall know if the police are aware of this problem and if they are doing anything to solve it? It appears to be a community living underneath.

Thank you and appreciate your feedback.
Megan

#6107

From: "Lew George" <hlgeorge@...>
Date: Thu Aug 4, 2011 10:01 pm
Subject: Break-in at Siena

evguy02

This afternoon about 3pm a home was entered from the patio off the main courtyard of Siena Phase 2. He used a shovel from the homeowner's storage room to break the door open. Our maintenance man had confronted him earlier at the pool and was told he was here visiting his cousin. The maintenance man saw the perpetrator on the patio of the home owner and called police. The perp saw that the maintenance man saw him and exited the home via the front door into the hallway of the building. I don't believe the perp had a chance to steal anything before he was chased off.

Perpetrator: Young black male, early 20s, 5' 6-9". He has a very recognizable gold tooth.

Lew George, Rev, MsD

----- Original Message -----

From: Megan

To: FourthWardAlliance@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 2:06 PM

Subject: Fourth Ward Alliance Freedom Parkway Underpass Concerns

Has anyone noticed the several homeless people living under the Freedom Parkway underpass next to the Carter Center? It concerns me for several reasons, but mostly I've been using the facilities above the under pass (skate park, beltline, path, etc) and was completely unaware of what was going on 20 ft from me.

Do yall know if the police are aware of this problem and if they are doing anything to solve it? It appears to be a community living underneath.

Thank you and appreciate your feedback.
Megan

#6108

From: Ivory Muse <shari.hall@...>
Date: Fri Aug 5, 2011 4:02 pm
Subject: Re: Fourth Ward Alliance Break-in at Siena

shari.hall@...

On Wednesday between the hours of 2-3pm a house on Boulevard Place NE�was broken into, where a large flat screen tv, laptop and cell phone were taken. Thankfully no one was home! The thieve(s) were very bold as they kicked in the front door which was in plain site of the street. Unfortunately no neighbors saw anything.

Just a reminder to keep an eye out for anything suspicious and keep an eye out for your neighbors!

�CALL 911

�

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Lew George <hlgeorge@...> wrote:

�

This afternoon about 3pm a home was entered from the patio off the main courtyard of Siena Phase 2.� He used a shovel from the homeowner's storage room to break the door open.� Our maintenance man had confronted him earlier at the pool and was told he was here visiting his cousin.� The maintenance man saw the perpetrator on the patio of the home owner and called police.� The perp saw that the maintenance man saw him and exited the home via the front door into the hallway of the building.� I don't believe the perp had a chance to steal anything before he was chased off.

�

Perpetrator:� Young black male, early 20s, 5' 6-9".� He has a very recognizable gold tooth.

Lew George, Rev, MsD

�

----- Original Message -----

From: Megan

To: FourthWardAlliance@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 2:06 PM

Subject: Fourth Ward Alliance Freedom Parkway Underpass Concerns

�

Has anyone noticed the several homeless people living under the Freedom Parkway underpass next to the Carter Center? It concerns me for several reasons, but mostly I've been using the facilities above the under pass (skate park, beltline, path, etc) and was completely unaware of what was going on 20 ft from me.

Do yall know if the police are aware of this problem and if they are doing anything to solve it? It appears to be a community living underneath.

Thank you and appreciate your feedback.
Megan

#6109

From: Bates.Nicole@...
Date: Fri Aug 5, 2011 7:56 pm
Subject: Re: Fourth Ward Alliance Break-in at Siena

Bates.Nicole@...

Greetings, all:

There was another break in on Winton Terrace on Thursday, July 21
between the hours of 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM.  There was also an attempted
break in next door (again on Winton Terrace) early this morning around
1:30 AM.

Just a head's up.  Keep your homes and families safe.


Nicole Comick-Bates
Brownfields Program

US EPA, Region 4
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
RCRA Division
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
telephone: (404) 562-9966
facsimile: (404) 562-8439
http://www.epa.gov/region4/bflr/brownfields.html

Looking for grant forms?  Please access:
http://www.epa.gov/ogd/forms/forms.htm

#6110

From: "Larson, Victoria J." <VJLarson@...>
Date: Fri Aug 5, 2011 8:11 pm
Subject: RE: Fourth Ward Alliance Break-in at Siena

VJLarson@...

Thank you for sharing the news! When the perps break into our homes and vehicles it makes you feel uncomfortable (not to mention the loss of items and safety.) I’ve had that happen in the past also. It is not something I want to do again….

This would be a good time to encourage everyone and their neighbors to join our Old 4^th Ward Security Patrol. The more members the more time we have an officer patrolling our homes. Please sign up @ http://www.o4wpatrol.org/

From: FourthWardAlliance@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FourthWardAlliance@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bates.Nicole@...
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 3:57 PM
To: FourthWardAlliance@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Fourth Ward Alliance Break-in at Siena

Greetings, all:

There was another break in on Winton Terrace on Thursday, July 21
between the hours of 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM. There was also an attempted
break in next door (again on Winton Terrace) early this morning around
1:30 AM.

Just a head's up. Keep your homes and families safe.

Nicole Comick-Bates
Brownfields Program

US EPA, Region 4
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
RCRA Division
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
telephone: (404) 562-9966
facsimile: (404) 562-8439
http://www.epa.gov/region4/bflr/brownfields.html

Looking for grant forms? Please access:
http://www.epa.gov/ogd/forms/forms.htm

#6111

From: "Kit" <kitsays@...>
Date: Fri Aug 5, 2011 8:47 pm
Subject: FW: Solid Waste Collections to Continue through Weekend

Neighbors, FYI.

From: Britt, Marilyn
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 2:33 PM
To: Archibong, Natalyn; Battle-Williams, Leslie; Bennett, Sheryl; Bivens, Jocelyn; Booth, Denise; Bunuel, Kristina G.; Collins, Carlos; Fleetwood, Felicia; Gravesande, Allison; Grover, Preya; Hall, Kwanza; Hampton, Brenda; Henderson, Mi-Lan; Horton, Corona; Howard, Katherine; Jackson, Kelli; Johnson, LaToya; Juliano, Nicholas; Kingsbury, Kathleen; Kitchings, Dwight; Parrott, Sheila; Sikes, Arianna; Smith, Adrian; Strickland, Jill; Taylor, Denis; Webster, Tristian; Williams, Jonnie; Williams, Lauren
Cc: Mendoza, Richard; White, Dexter C.; Raikes, Douglas; Braswell, Rita; Solomon, Jocelyn; Dodson, Gayla; Bell-Smith, Valerie
Subject: FW: Solid Waste Collections to Continue through Weekend
Importance: High

The Department of Solid Waste will be working both Friday and Saturday to complete all trash, recycling and yard waste pick-ups. If any of your waste was missed please place your containers curbside.

Marilyn R. Britt

City of Atlanta

Department of Public Works

55 Trinity Avenue, S.W., Suite 4800

Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3531

404.330.6625 (Office)

404.739.9312 (Fax)

"You can make excuses and you can make progress; but you can't do both at the same time."

#6112

From: "Kit" <kitsays@...>
Date: Fri Aug 5, 2011 9:02 pm
Subject: - City Rec Centers hold Open House this Sat Aug 6 - visit the J. D. Sims Rec Center

Neighbors, please note that as part of a city-wide initiative, the J. D. Sims Recreation Center will be having an Open House and Registration TOMORROW – Saturday, August 6^th from 10 AM to 1:00 PM. The J. D. Sims Center is located in the heart of the Old Fourth Ward, at 544 Angier Avenue NE (between Boulevard and Glen Iris Drive).

See the attached flyer for more information about the after-school program of dance classes, tutoring, and other activities that will be offered during the upcoming academic year. The folks at J. D. Sims are really doing some great things for young people in our community – please plan to drop by tomorrow and take a look!

From: Dusenbury, George A.
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 4:28 PM
To: *City Council Members
Cc: Williams, JNicholas; Davenport, Corliss E.; Davidson, Ramondo; Davis, Sharon A,; *City Council Staff; Aman, Peter T.; Farooqui, Duriya
Subject: August 6 Open Houses for Fall Programming

Atlanta City Council Members,

We are excited to announce the new fall programming coming to the city of Atlanta recreation centers. The city of Atlanta’s Office of Recreation is hosting an open house at the local recreation center in your district. Staff will be available to meet residents and visitors and discuss the new fall programming available at the city-run centers at the open house scheduled for Saturday, August 6, 2011 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

We are inviting you to come out to the recreation center in your district and show support for the new programming available to your constituents. Also, attached for distribution is a flyer announcing the open house event.

As always, thank you for your support. We welcome you to Fall in to Fun! with the new programming.

George Dusenbury, Commissioner | Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs | 233 Peachtree Street, Suite 1700 | Atlanta, GA 30303

#6113

From: ali cat <alexmireille@...>
Date: Sat Aug 6, 2011 1:25 pm
Subject: Re: Fourth Ward Alliance Freedom Parkway Underpass Concerns

alexmireille

Hello Megan. There have been folks living in the area at the end of Willoughby for years. I bought my house 10 years ago and there was a large "shanty town" of shacks and such in that location. There was an article in Creative Loafing about it during the time the CL office was located there. The community has dwindled considerably since then. I asked the same question at the early neighborhood meetings regarding the Beltway project because it was crossing through this sizable camp of people. The response was that a group called "HOPE" (I believe that was the name) was going to relocate them. I'm not sure what has happened since as I haven't been as involved in the group over the last few years.

-Ali

From: Megan <mthompson@...>
To: FourthWardAlliance@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 2:06 PM
Subject: Fourth Ward Alliance Freedom Parkway Underpass Concerns

Has anyone noticed the several homeless people living under the Freedom Parkway underpass next to the Carter Center? It concerns me for several reasons, but mostly I've been using the facilities above the under pass (skate park, beltline, path, etc) and was completely unaware of what was going on 20 ft from me.

Do yall know if the police are aware of this problem and if they are doing anything to solve it? It appears to be a community living underneath.

Thank you and appreciate your feedback.
Megan

#6114

From: "Kip Rupp" <kiprupp@...>
Date: Sat Aug 6, 2011 9:45 pm
Subject: ALERT: Keep a look out - see info below

kipismyname

There have been several posts on the FWA and FWN community groups recently about car break-ins, home invasions, etc. Lt. Isom and the Old Fourth Ward Patrol are aware of these recent issues and is keeping a lookout for unusual and suspicious activities while on patrol. Lt. Isom wanted me to share the information below with everyone so that we have as many people informed and aware as possible. If you see any of these vehicles or anything suspicious, call 911 immediately.

From Lt. Isom …

Have residents be on the lookout for a white van that may be responsible for larcenies from vehicles. It should be driven by Marshall Sanford aka "Bo Peep". He also drives a red chevy truck. He may be connected with larcenies at AMLI Old 4th Ward Apts. on the Dallas St and Morgan St sides of the building. Also be on the lookout for a White Dodge Durango GA tag# BBV5679 driven by a white male and a Grey Toyota Camry occupied by several Black males.These vehicles are involved in burglaries at 240 North Avenue which is adjacent to the O4WP patrol area.

Additional Info:

07/29/11 3:00 a.m.

Video tape from the home security system shows a black male entering a open garage door at 558 Highland Ave and make three trips taking two tvs and a hoover vacuum cleaner. The homeowner was on vacation and left the garage open by mistake.

08/03/11 5:47 p.m.

Two plasma tvs, one X-box game console, two cell phones were taken form 521 Boulevard Pl. Entry was made by prying open the front door. The resident in the basement heard noise around between 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. but did not investigate. He thought it was the residents. He left and came back aroud 4:00 p.m. and discovered the front door open.

08/03/7:20 p.m.

An audible alarm was activated and two black males were seen running with a large flat screen tv towards Fortune St. The males drove off in a blue/purplish color Chevy Impala with tinted windows and a driveout tag. Prints were taken from the scene. The vehicle was driven by a light-skinned female. Suspects were between 5'8 and 5'9, 160 - 180 lbs. One was wearing all black clothing with a black cap. The other suspect was wearing black jeans and a white t-shirt. The owner stated that he believes his home was entered by friends that have been to his home on previous occasions. An alarm went off the next day 08/04/11 at 8:10 p.m. Officers responded and determined no entry had been made.

Kip Rupp

O4WP – Pres.

Join the patrol today: www.o4wpatrol.org

#6115

From: "Regina Brewer" <rab63@...>
Date: Sun Aug 7, 2011 6:03 pm
Subject: FW: Petite Playful Puppy Pursues Perfect Placement

rab63@...

From: Andrew T. King [mailto:andrew_t_king@...]
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 5:42 PM
To: candlerparkparentsconnection@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Petite Playful Puppy Pursues Perfect Placement

The kids are clamoring for a puppy, aren't they? And who couldn't love this boy?

Papi, a Chihuahua mix, is adorable, playful, and loving. Unfortunately he's dog #3 for us and we have realized that three is one too many. He's 6 months old, probably fully grown (or nearly so) at 11 lbs, has all his shots and has been neutered, and is in perfect health! He's the perfect family dog. Papi and his crate are free to the right family. Please call me if interested!

Thanks,

Andrew T. King

404.229.4894

#6116

From: "Kit" <kitsays@...>
Date: Mon Aug 8, 2011 12:13 am
Subject: -- Please take a quick survey: Improving Sweet Auburn Market

Hey, neighbors.� Please take a moment to participate in a brief survey about ways to improve the Sweet Auburn Market.� You may not be familiar with the Sweet Auburn Market, because it’s a little outside of our neighborhood boundaries, but it’s an important community institution that we should all be supporting.

The market was founded in 1918 on Edgewood Avenue on the eastern edge of downtown, to provide urban consumers with direct access to farmers and their produce. �Originally consisting of a huge tent, the market was upgraded to a brick and concrete structure (“the Municipal Market of Atlanta”) in the mid-1920s.� The market is still going strong today, provided fresh produce, meats, cheese, and fish as well as an assortment of small caf�s (Grindhouse Killer Burgers, Sweet Auburn Barbecue, Caf� Campesino, etc.).

Now, it’s time for major renovations and also some “tweaking” of the vendor mix.� As described in the following announcement, the market has received $1.5 million in grants, so now they’re seeking input from community residents about what we’d like to see there.� Please take a moment to fill out the survey below, to help with this effort.� If you’ve never been to the Sweet Auburn Market, please GO – it’s located on the south side of Edgewood Avenue, just on the other side of the I-75/I-85 Connector (near GSU).� To read more about the market, check out their website http://www.sweetauburncurbmarket.com/index.html

�

From: CentralAtlantaNeighbors@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CentralAtlantaNeighbors@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Catherine Chase
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 6:03 AM
To: CAN
Cc: krista.webb@...
Subject: [CentralAtlantaNeighbors] Improving Sweet Auburn Market

Subject: Community Input Needed to Improve Sweet Auburn Market

The 85-year old historic market just received $1.5 million in grants to implement a much needed face lift including upgrading its exterior, refurbish and upgrade its heating and air conditioning systems and make other improvements. While the market is making the structural improvements, we also want to bring in vendors that the neighbors want and need. We want to restore the market back to its function as a central hub for the community.

Krista Webb is working with Sweet Auburn Market to conduct a survey – here’s the link� https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/sweetauburnmarket

It is brief (10 - 15) questions, covering demographics, knowledge of the market and improvements to be made. Please help them to bring in vendors and items people want and need. Anyone who completes the survey will be entered in a drawing to win $50 in Sweet Bucks that can be used anywhere in the market.

Thanks, your assistance is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions please contact Krista at 972-849-9034

#6117

From: "Kit" <kitsays@...>
Date: Mon Aug 8, 2011 1:15 am
Subject: - REMINDER - Meeting in Ponce City Market - THURSDAY NIGHT August 11th

Hey, FWA folks. Just in case some of you haven’t already marked your calendars, REMEMBER:

The August meeting of the Fourth Ward Alliance neighborhood association will be INSIDE Ponce City Market on Thursday night!

This exclusive event is being hosted by Jamestown Properties and Green Street Properties, to provide Fourth Ward Alliance residents with a first-hand look at development plans for the $180 million transformation of this extraordinary historic property. Our hosts will be providing wine and food from 4^th & Swift restaurant http://www.4thandswift.com/ -- how cool is THAT? For more info about Ponce City Market, check out their website http://www.poncecitymarket.com/about

As with our previous FWA meetings, the event will start at 6:30 PM and continue until about 8 PM. Guests will enter the property via the loading dock area, which faces North Avenue across from the overflow parking lot for Masquerade. Parking and pedestrian access will be via the ramp on North Avenue that leads down to the loading dock area – attendants will be there to provide directions.

Our hosts do need an approximate head count for the evening, for purposes of estimating quantities of food and beverages. Please help us out by doing an online RSVP via the Facebook event we’ve set up on the FWA page at https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=225405210830728 If you don’t have access to Facebook, please send an RSVP to me at kitsays@... (do not “reply” to this Yahoo e-mail message). Hey, we won’t turn you away at the door if you forget to RSVP, but you can help us plan for a really great evening by helping us estimate the crowd.

For more info, please monitor the Facebook page for the Fourth Ward Alliance. See you all Thursday night – don’t forget to bring your cameras!

#6118

From: "Kit" <kitsays@...>
Date: Mon Aug 8, 2011 5:01 pm
Subject: - Atlanta magazine article about the Party at Ponce benefit concert

http://www.atlantamagazine.com/atlintel/culture/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10270541

Indigo Girls, Shawn Mullins, Francine Reed to perform at Party at Ponce benefit

Posted 8/8/2011 12:00:00 AM

Three days before their 14th studio album "Beauty Queen Sister" hits stores this fall, Atlanta acoustic duo Indigo Girls will preview some of the project's 13 brand new compositions at the first-ever Party at Ponce fundraiser. Amy Ray and Emily Saliers will headline an evening of music at the city's forthcoming Ponce City Market transformation of the old City Hall East building on Ponce de Leon Avenue. The evening will benefit the Atlanta BeltLine and Georgia Organics. The benefit marks the final public event at the two million square foot brick structure before developer Jamestown Properties begins its massive mixed used redevelopment project this fall. And yes, due to demand from fascinated Atlantans who have never stepped foot inside the massive facility, Intel has learned that guided tours will be held for attendees throughout the night.

Ray recalls the building well. Her mother worked inside the structure back when it was the Sears, Roebuck and Company headquarters. "Indigo Girls always love to play events that bring the community together and this is a very special one," Ray explains. "We'll get to play in a historic building and we'll be benefiting two awesome organizations that are all about community building — the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership and Georgia Organics." The Indigo Girls' old Trackside Tavern performing pal Shawn Mullins and Atlanta's First Lady of Song Francine Reed are also on the bill.

Attendees are strongly encouraged to bring an appetite. Included in the $85 ticket price, some of the city's finest chefs will be whipping up the eats at the event. Atlanta chefs, including Bacchanalia's Anne Quatrano, Rathbuns' Kevin Rathbun, Yeah! Burger's Shaun Doty, JCT Kitchen's Ford Fry, 4th & Swift's Jay Swift, Restaurant Eugene's Linton Hopkins, Empire State South's Hugh Acheson, One Flew South's Duane Nutter, Ritz-Carlton Atlanta's Brian Jones and Watrshed's Joe Truex will all be serving up food at the event. Did we mention that some of the city's most popular food trucks will also be rolled in for the occasion?

Tickets are now on sale through Empire Tickets and updates can be found at the Party at Ponce website and on the Ponce City Market Facebook page. Oh, and for you diehard Indigo Girls fans who simply cannot wait until this fall to hear the beloved duo's new material? Here's a link to download "Making Promises," the first released track from "Beauty Queen Sister."

Posted By: Richard Eldredge

#6119

From: "Regina Brewer" <rab63@...>
Date: Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:41 am
Subject: Announcing: Affordable Housing Tour, EIS Public Hearings and Study Group Meeting tis Saturday!

rab63@...

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August 10, 2011

Announcing: Affordable Housing Tour, EIS Public Hearings and Study Group Meeting!

Affordable Housing Tour

Are you a prospective home buyer? Living along the Atlanta BeltLine is more affordable than you may think!

Now is your chance to participate in this FREE Homebuyer Seminar & Tour that will show you around the Atlanta BeltLine Corridor and provide valuable information about how you can access up to $60,000 in downpayment assistance!

When: Saturday, August 13, 2011 from 9am-4pm

Where: The Lofts @ Castleberry Hill 170 Northside Dr. SW

*RSVP to Hiwot Mekonnen at 404-614-8317 now as space is limited!

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Public Hearings

We need your input to finalize the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Transit and Trails for the Atlanta BeltLine. This critical federal study, which is being conducted jointly with MARTA on behalf of the Federal Transit Administration, will determine the alignment of transit and trails in the Atlanta BeltLine Corridor and the technology for transit - either Modern Streetcar or Light Rail. Public feedback is especially needed to determine the alignment for transit and trails in the northwest quadrant of the Atlanta BeltLine between the Bankhead and Lindbergh MARTA stations, where there are multiple route options to be considered. During the hearings, attendees will have the opportunity to talk with project representatives about the environmental study and review plans and graphics.

What: EIS Public Hearings
Where: All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Ellis Hall, 634 W. Peachtree St, NW
When: Tuesday, August 16, 2011, from 1pm-3pm
Tuesday, August 16, 2011, from 6pm-8pm

AND

Where: Hagar CTM, 19 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd NW
When: Thursday, August 18, 2011, from 1pm-3pm
Thursday, August 18, 2011 from 6pm-8pm

Southeast Study Group Meeting

What: Southeast Study Group Meeting - Lang-Carson Park Master Plan
When: Monday, August 15, 2011 from 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where: Trees Atlanta, 225 Chester Ave. SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
Why: Please join us to discuss the master plan for Lang-Carson Park.

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Government Affairs Update:

On July 7th Atlanta BeltLine staff took several key policy advisors in Governor Nathan Deal’s office on a tour of the Atlanta BeltLine. The tour provided many with a first look at how the Atlanta BeltLine will transform the region, and the opportunities in the areas of economic development, transit options and affordable housing.
The Atlanta Regional Roundtable continues meetings and public hearings to discuss the Transportation Investment Act and penny sales tax. The Atlanta BeltLine remains an integral part of the discussions for recommended transit projects in the region.
The State’s Transit Governance Study committee is recommending that all transit entities in the metro region be combined under one state governing authority. Legislation to this effect is expected to be introduced during the 2012 Georgia legislative session.

News:

Atlanta Business Chronicle - Panel embraces Clifton Corridor, Atlanta Beltline

Substantial Down Payment Assistance on New Condominiums from Sky Lofts

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Atlanta Public Schools Get Involved with the Atlanta BeltLine
During the months of June and July, Atlanta Public School’s Project GRAD Atlanta Summer Institute and Jumpstart to Success Summer Academy joined efforts with Hands on Atlanta, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. and The Atlanta BeltLine Partnership in cleaning up a portion of the BeltLine corridor in the Adair Park community of southwest Atlanta. Groups of as many as 30 to 100 rising 9^th to 12^th graders from Booker T. Washington, Carver, South Atlanta, and North Atlanta high schools helped remove litter and debris, remove invasive plants, and clear overgrown vegetation. Click here to check out images of all of their hard work.

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#6120

From: "Kit" <kitsays@...>
Date: Fri Aug 12, 2011 10:47 pm
Subject: -- Atlanta BeltLine: Planning Meetings and Exciting Events!

Click here for more information on the EIS.

I. Affordable Housing Tour, EIS Public Hearings and Study Group Meeting!

Affordable Housing Tour

Are you a prospective home buyer? Living along the Atlanta BeltLine is more affordable than you may think! Now is your chance to participate in this FREE Homebuyer Seminar & Tour that will show you around the Atlanta BeltLine Corridor and provide valuable information about how you can access up to $60,000 in downpayment assistance!

When: Saturday, August 13, 2011 from 9am-4pm

Where: The Lofts @ Castleberry Hill 170 Northside Dr. SW

*RSVP to Hiwot Mekonnen at 404-614-8317 now as space is limited!

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Public Hearings

What: EIS Public Hearings
Where: All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Ellis Hall, 634 W. Peachtree St, NW
When: Tuesday, August 16, 2011, from 1pm-3pm
Tuesday, August 16, 2011, from 6pm-8pm

AND

Where: Hagar CTM, 19 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd NW
When: Thursday, August 18, 2011, from 1pm-3pm
Thursday, August 18, 2011 from 6pm-8pm

Southeast Study Group Meeting

II. Three Fun Ways to Support the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership: Culinary Fight Night; Atlanta BeltLine at the Braves Night; and Party at Ponce with the Indigo Girls, Shawn Mullins and Francine Reed

Have fun and connect with other Atlanta BeltLine fans at one or all of these unique and exciting upcoming events. Proceeds from all three events help fund the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership’s efforts to build community support for the Atlanta BeltLine.

Iron Chef meets Chopped at Culinary Fight Night, where two teams of local chefs cook head to head inside a boxing ring, and vie for an array of prizes, the net proceeds of which will be donated to the winning team's charity of choice. The chefs, assisted by local culinary students, will be required to prepare a three-course meal for our panel of six celebrity judges, seated ringside, as well as our VIP guests. The event also includes "The Bartenders Bout,” where local mixoloists will create cocktails to pair and complement each chef's menu!

When: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | 6:00 PM-9:00PM

Where: Park Tavern, 500 10th Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

Tickets: Click here for ticketing and additional information; There are three price tiers listed below for this culinary event:

Spectator Tickets: $10 (Bar area only, drink specials, event will be on all televisions)
General Tickets $49 (Ringside seats, drink server, appetizer buffet prepared by chefs)
VIP Tickets $99 (Ringside seats, server, 6 course menu **same dishes as judges**, voting ballot)

2011 ATLANTA BELTLINE NIGHT AT THE BRAVES

Parade around the field while players warm up; enjoy a pre-game reception with your closest friends and Atlanta BeltLine supporters; maybe even catch the winning home run ball - all while raising funds for the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership - at the 2011 Atlanta BeltLine Night at the Braves! This year, we offer two seating choices, for those who want to get a little closer to the action. Join us as the Atlanta Braves play against the Washington Nationals.

Purchase your ticket by Monday, Aug. 22 and win a once-in-a-lifetime chance to "Bang the Big Drum" or announce "Play Ball" at Atlanta BeltLine Night at the Braves!

When: Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011; game begins at 7:10 p.m., but get there early to enjoy pre-game activities!
Where: Turner Field, 755 Hank Aaron Dr SE, Atlanta, Georgia
Tickets: Link to Braves.BeltLine.org for details.This year includes two seating options with tickets for $14 and $24.

PARTY AT PONCE

The Indigo Girls, Shawn Mullins and Francine Reed headline this exciting event benefiting the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership and Georgia Organics. "Party at Ponce" will kick off the redevelopment of City Hall East at the re-named Ponce City Market and will feature food from Atlanta's most celebrated chefs and food trucks; an opportunity to share your favorite memories of the historic building for Ponce City Market's "Living History" project; and exclusive tours of Ponce City Market. Tours are limited, so buy your ticket early to secure your tour.

When: October 1, 2011 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Where: Ponce City Market - 675 Ponce De Leon Ave. N.E. Atlanta, GA 30308
Tickets: For more information click here. $85 General Admission; Buy before September 1 to get this early-bird price!

--
Jennifer Taylor Jezyk
404-483-8150

#6121

From: "Kit" <kitsays@...>
Date: Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:01 pm
Subject: MidtownPatch article abot Ponce City Market

http://midtown.patch.com/articles/a-look-inside-ponce-city-market?ncid=M255

Hey, FWA folks.� Read on for a great article about Ponce City Market, courtesy of Amy Wenk of MidtownPatch.� As most of you know, Jamestown Properties and Green Street Properties graciously hosted the August meeting of the Fourth Ward Alliance INSIDE Ponce City Market.� Over 150 neighborhood residents and business owners attended the meeting, enjoying food from 4^th & Swift restaurant and tours of this enormous historic property.

Please consider taking a moment to log onto the Facebook page for Ponce City Market and express your thanks for their thoughtful outreach to our community.� Also, be sure to follow the Facebook pages for Ponce City Market, Party at Ponce, and Fourth Ward Alliance for regular updates about this project.

For anyone who wasn’t able to attend the meeting this past Thursday, follow the link to the MidtownPatch article and check out the dozens of photos posted there.� We are so lucky to have this extraordinary project in our neighborhood!

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A Look Inside Ponce City Market

Jamestown Properties gives a tour for the Fourth Ward Alliance's August meeting.

By Amy Wenk
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August 12, 2011

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The future Ponce City Market. Credit Amy Wenk

We had two hours inside a 2 million square-foot building.

Thursday night, the Fourth Ward Alliance held their monthly meeting inside the former City Hall East. Jamestown Properties, the development company that recently purchased the 16-acre property, gave tours and explained their plans for Ponce City Market.

Jim Irwin, vice president of development for Green Street Properties (a subsidiary of Jamestown), told people that the developers looked forward to working with the community on the project.

"Four distinct neighborhoods have grown up around the building," Irwin said. Those neighborhoods are Midtown, Old Fourth Ward, Virginia-Highland and Poncey-Highland.

"We feel a deep sense of responsibility to make this place what it should be," he said.

That includes making the largest brick building in the Southeast passable by pedestrians. A link will be built to the BeltLine trail. And people will be able to walk from Whole Foods Market to the Historic Fourth Ward Park through the building, he said.

The development, which will one day feature retail, office and residential space, will be redeveloped to "create a true market," Irwin said. Tenants such as bakers and butchers will be recruited. There will be a canning kitchen in the basement and 10,000 square feet of organic rooftop gardens, he said.

"It's really like nothing Atlanta has ever seen," Irwin said.

He said 100 percent of the retail and office space would be opened by spring 2014. Work to remove the heavy machinery inside should begin next week.

You can tour the building during an Oct. 1 mega party called Party at Ponce.

http://eastatlanta.patch.com/articles/want-atlanta-public-schools-to-get-better-get-invovled#video-7354435

Want Atlanta Public Schools To Get Better? Get Involved

Hope-Hill Elementary in Old Fourth Ward gets a visit from a city councilman and the Pop Shop man

By P�ralte Paul
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August 12, 2011

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The kids of Hope-Hill Elementary School in the Old Fourth Ward were in store for a cool treat Friday.

Marking the end of the first full week since school started, John Baiyewu, owner of the Kirkwood-based Pop Shop, handed out frozen chocolate and natural fruit treats.

Though a small gesture — much appreciated by the kids as evidenced by their smiles and coos of "mmm" — Baiyewu said he wanted to show the kids they mattered.� "We love working with kids all the time and being in the community so we decided to do it," he said, adding he'll be making stops at other schools.

Atlanta Public Schools have had a rocky couple of years culminating in a scathing report that said the district tolerated a culture of cheating on standardized tests, calling into question the reality of student achievement.

In his way, Baiyewu said he wanted to show and share something positive with the children.� "The good thing about what we can do as a Pop Shop is represent small businesses ad show that there are people still doing positive things in the community and still working with the school system, still working with children, and show them there's still positivity going on," Baiyewu said.

Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall, whose District 2 includes the Old Fourth Ward, echoed those sentiments, saying parents and prospective parents shouldn't flee the district in the wake of the scandal.

"The school system is saying 'hey, come help us,' " he said, adding more parents and non-parents alike should connect with their local neighborhood schools.

A product of an APS education himself as were his children, Hall said pioneers who moved in and revitalized many of Atlanta 's in-town neighborhoods, shouldn't turn around and abandon the district now.� Even as a councilman, he said felt the same culture of aloofness from APS that other parents said they experienced.

But he said the district has no choice to open up now, giving parents and all who are interested in school improvement to give their input and help shape the district.� "The doors got closed to the grassroots and to change actually happening at a grassroots level," Hall said. "Now, in light of all the things that have happened, the door is back open; it's wide open.� "This is time for all of us who are pioneers, folks who can see the vision of how great Atlanta can be, to embrace the schools. This is the time for us to double our efforts, to triple our efforts."

Related Topics: Atlanta Public Schools, Kwanza Hall, and Old Fourth Ward

#6124

From: "W. Forrest Coley, Jr." <wcoley@...>
Date: Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:58 pm
Subject: Attack on Freedom Path

wcoley

About 15 minutes ago a woman was threatened with a slinging hammer while jogging on the underpass near the radio tower. I just received the news from Ali (Across the Street Restaurant). Limited details other than a white mail who appears to be attacking white women jogging on the path.

Please be aware of your surroundings.

Respond to wcoley@... OR wcoley@...

#6125

From: alison wild <aliwildatwork@...>
Date: Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:56 pm
Subject: Attack under TV tower Bridge just now

aliwildatwork

Hey everyone, this is ali from Across the Street

Young lady is in our business NOW just got attack by a white male swinging a hammer or some heavy object threatening to rape he. She was running on Freedom PArk Property from Jimmy cartet Library toward us, attacked under TV tower bridge, made is her cutting toward Alaska...we are waiting for POLICE.

To: FourthWardAlliance@yahoogroups.com; Fourth_Ward_Neighbors@yahoogroups.com
From: kiprupp@...
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 17:45:07 -0400
Subject: Fourth Ward Alliance ALERT: Keep a look out - see info below

From Lt. Isom �

Additional Info:

07/29/11 3:00 a.m.

08/03/11 5:47 p.m.

08/03/7:20 p.m.

Kip Rupp

O4WP � Pres.

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