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COMMUNITY
HIBBA STANLEY
Patrons enjoying an early evening
at Czar Ice Bar in Buckhead.
of Buckhead nightlife,” re
members de Haan, adding
that some of that nightlife
had a less than positive ef
fect on the community.
“You saw a number of bad
operators trying to make
a quick buck. There were
some really great ones as
well, but also some people
who were just out to make
a quick buck.”
De Haan opened East
Andrews Cafe in 2002, at
a time when residents and
business owners were try
ing to reign in the any-
thing-goes atmosphere
that abounded near the
intersection of Roswell
Road and Peachtree Street.
As other bars shut down,
though, de Haan expand
ed, eventually taking over
the entire 30,000 square
feet of space in the com
plex now called Andrews
Entertainment District.
The secret to his suc
cess, de Haan says, has
been broadening his fo
cus beyond the early-20s
crowd that frequents late-
night favorites like An
drews Upstairs, and Stout
on Friday and Saturday
nights. Prohibition, a cigar bar special
izing in craft cocktails, tends to draw a
more mature crowd, says de Haan. Im-
prov, on the other hand, showcases live
comedy acts that appeal to a broad rang
ing clientele.
Unlike the “bad operators” of the
past, de Haan says he has tried to build
a business that serves as a positive part
of the community. He says he gets input
from local residents, in the form of focus
groups, each time he opens a new con
cept at Andrews. “We’ve approached our
business as, ‘What would the Buckhead
Community want for its nightlife?”’
Despite de Haan’s assessment that the
Wild West atmosphere of the old days is
long gone, not everybody is happy about
the resurgence of after-hours activity in
Buckhead.
“The area around Roswell Road and
East Andrews has seen an increase in
bars opening,” Kim Kahwach, president
of the Buckhead Forest Civic Associa
tion, told Reporter Newspapers recent
ly by email. “Of course we have received
complaints and tried to deal with them.”
Kahwach says that special events
permitting by the city of Atlanta allow
Buckhead bars to sidestep parking and
noise ordinances, despite complaints
from residents.
Jim Barnes, president of nearby Ma-
thieson Exchange Lofts, described com
munication between bar owners and res
idents as “nonexistent.”
“To the best of my knowledge, there
has never been any communication be
tween any bar owner,” he added, “oth
er than, ‘We have special event permits
that exempt us from noise ordinances in
response to noise complaints.’”
So, for better or worse, the par
ty seems destined to continue in Buck-
head.
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