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Healthcare
Workers
The city’s overworked,
exhausted but always
dedicated frontline medical
workers are forever in our debt. Our readers
specifically pointed to care received at
Grady (@gradyhealth), Piedmont
(@piedmonthealth), Emory
(@emoryhealthcare), and Northside
(@northsidehosp).
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New Realm
Brewing Hand
Sanitizer
When all the
supermarkets, drug stores, and convenience
stores ran out of hand sanitizer, the brewery
and eatery (@newrealmbrewing) started
making their own and selling it at their
BeltLine Eastside Trail window.
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Book
Delivery
Intown’s independent
bookstores kept
readers busy during
the pandemic by offering delivery and
shipping, including Charis Books & More
(@charisbooksandmore), A Cappella
(@acappellabooks), Bookish (@bookishatl),
Eagle Eye (@eagleeyebooks), and Tall Tales
(@talltalesbooks).
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MAMA Fund
The Metro Atlanta
Mutual Aid Fund
(@mama_fund)
continues to focus
on funding Black,
indigenous, and other peoples of color that
that been impacted and endured hardships
during the pandemic.
Art Beats ATL
When all of the city’s
live theater, art, and
concert venues closed
during the pandemic,
the arts groups
joined forces to
create a virtual
calendar of
streaming events
(@artbeatsatl) to
keep Intowner’s
entertained.
Mayor
Keisha Lance
Bottoms
The Atlanta’s mayor
(@keishabottoms) call for mandatory masks
and citywide stay-at-home order put her
at odds with state officials, but readers
applauded her leadership during the crisis.
S Mask & PPE
Makers
When hospitals ran
out of masks and other
personal protective
equipment, volunteers mobilized to
make more — including a group who
organized on Facebook and then
took its appeal to the public through
SewingMasksForAtlantaFFospitals.com.
Local arts groups — including Alliance
Theatre (@alliancetheatre), Atlanta Opera
(@theatlantaopera), and Atlanta Ballet
(@atlantaballet) — turned their closed
costume shops into PPE assembly shops.
Neighborhood Joints
Intown restaurants and
liquor stores switched
gears to provide takeout,
delivery, and event
markets. Our readers
specifically mentioned
Tower Beer, Wine &
Spirits (@toweratl), Six
Feet Under (@sixfeetunderatl), Wrecking Bar
(@wreckingbarbrewpub), ElTesoro
(@eltesoroatl), Brash Coffee (@brashcoffee),
Vinoteca (@shopvinoteca),
Nakato (@nakatorestaurant),
Java Jive (@javajiveponce),
Ruben’s Deli (@rubensdeliatl), King of Pops
(@kingofpops), Moe’s & Joe’s
(@moesandjoesatl), Agave
(@agaverestaurant), Sun in My Belly
(@suninmybelly), and Elemental Spirits
(@elementalspirits. co).
Streaming
We would have lost our
minds without Netflix
(@netflix), Fiulu
(@hulu), Prime
(@amazonprimevideo),
Disney+ (@disneyplus)
and the myriad of other streaming networks
keeping us in television and movies.
Atlanta
Fire Rescue
Foundation
The nonprofit
(@atlfirerescue
foundation) arm of the Atlanta Fire Rescue
Department (@atlantafirerescue) delivered
hot meals, personal protection equipment,
cleaning supplies, and helped repair
equipment damaged during the summer’s
demonstrations.
and sporting events on hold, Fulton County
joined forces with the Atlanta Fiawks to
turn the arena (@statefarmarena) into a
massive early voting site. Voters were in and
out in a matter of minutes.
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Teachers
After school systems
went virtual last spring,
Intown’s educators
worked overtime to
make adjustments for
at-home learning. When some schools
reopened in the fall, many teachers were
pulling double duty by teaching in person
and online. While having the kids at home
was a challenge, our teachers kept students
learning and engaged, and there’s not
enough thanks in the world for that.
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