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Our mission: Published monthly
since 1994, Atlanta INtown
provides its readers with
hyperlocal news and information
that helps foster a sense of
community in a dynamic urban
setting. Live, work and play—we
cover everything that makes our
city home.
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Contents
IN Business
Nearly New 24
Paris on Ponce 26
Yelp Gift Ideas 27
Business Briefs 28
IN the Neighborhood
Westside Trail 4
New Stadium 6
Park Repairs 7
Memorial Drive 8
Making A Difference 10
Neighborhood Snapshot 11
Cityhood Movement 12
Health Briefs 14
Bellwood Quarry 15
Public Safety Briefs 16
Pets 16
A Look Back 18
TimmyDaddy 19
Sweet Spots 20-21
Go Green
Golden Shoe Awards 30
Recycling Facility 30
Eco-Briefs 31
The Studio
Holiday Events 32
Christmas at Callanwolde 34
Books by Local Authors 35
Plein Air Exhibit 36
Atlanta Planit 38
News You Can Eat
New Restaurants 40
Christmas Dinner Out 41
Sun In My Belly Review 42
Quick Bites 43
Home & Real Estate
One Museum Place 44
Holiday Home Tours 45
Real Estate Briefs 45
Perspectives in Architecture 46
EDITOR’S LETTER
Collin Kelley
collin@atlantamtownpaper.com
Christmas Memories
The response to last month’s 20th anniversary
edition of INtown was overwhelming. We received
tweets, emails, phone calls, Facebook comments and
even handwritten letters thanking us for the trip down
memory lane.
As I suspected, our most popular stories were about
the creation of the BeltLine, the recollections of the 1996
Summer Olympics and the ode to long-gone Oxford
Books. A number of former customers and employees got
in touch about Oxford, including one who mentioned the
years of having to work on Christmas Day. That stirred up
quite a few more memories for me.
Oxford Books and the also much-missed Tower Records
were both open on Christmas Day. After you had unwrapped
the ugly sweater you didn’t want and stuffed yourself with turkey
and dressing, you could head to the city and buy a book or the
latest record.
I have fond memories of finishing up with family and then
meeting up with friends to go shopping at both stores on Christmas
afternoon. That would usually be followed by a movie and then a
midnight stop at Waffle House.
In the last couple of years, retail stores have
started opening on Thanksgiving Day, so folks can
get a jump on those Black Friday sales. But since
Oxford and Tower closed, there’s nowhere to
shop and hang out on Christmas Day. That bums
me out. Big time. Buying music and books on
Amazon just doesn’t have the same appeal.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that many
Intown restaurants will be open on Christmas
Day (turn to page 41) for those who have no
interest in cooking. Not every family is into
gathering around the tree and the usual
holiday trappings, so some alternatives are
welcome.
This year, in lieu of Oxford and Tower,
I’ll be in North Carolina with my mother
gambling away my inheritance on Christmas Day. We’ve
never done anything like that before, but this year we decided to
break out of the Christmas mold. If you happen to be in Cherokee, I’ll
be feeding the nickel slots.
However you decide to spend the holiday, I wish you happiness
and peace. I’m looking forward to 2015 and kicking of INtowns
next 20 years. ESI
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