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Murphey Candler Park – Featured Atlanta Park
Today’s featured Atlanta park is Murphey Candler Park. This is a 135-acre public park located in the neighborhood (soon to be its own city) of Brookhaven. Not to be confused with Candler Park (sans Murphey), which is an Intown Atlanta neighborhood and a park of the same name. Murphey Candler, for whom the park was [...]
Read More >>Tanyard Creek Park – Featured Atlanta Park
Atlanta has a unique feel compared to similar sized cities owing much to its ample tree canopy and collection of parks. It has earned the nickname of ”the city in the forest” based on the fact that its tree coverage is the highest of all major US cities. Atlanta also has 343 parks, gardens, nature [...]
Read More >>Lower your Atlanta Water Bill by getting new toilets … For Free!
Atlanta has frequently made news, in both the local and national press, about it’s sky-high water bills. Though many residents were faced with inaccurate bills, even accurate bills are high, as Atlanta’s water rates themselves are among the highest in the country. Why? The water rates have mushroomed in recent years in order to help pay for [...]
Read More >>Intown Atlanta and Buckhead schools to be rezoned
As mentioned in a previous blog post, Atlanta has some fine public schools. But, like most other cities, there are also those that are underperforming. This has a predictable effect on people’s behavior, both in terms of real estate as well as the attendance of the schools. Home buyers are attracted to the Intown Atlanta and Buckhead neighborhoods that [...]
Read More >>Good Public Schools in Atlanta? Yes!
Now that we have a kid on the way, we sometimes hear some of our our suburban friends say, “Well, now you have to move OTP!” We actually had one friend-of-a-friend stridently exclaim, “You can’t raise kids in the city!” (Gasp!) Oh really? Why’s that? Of course everyone has their biases, but putting those aside, the subject [...]
Read More >>Atlanta Skyline Building Guide
We’ve received a number of complements on our recent website makeover, and we’re flattered to hear that it’s been so well received. A number of you have asked about the stylized skyline outline in the website header, and whether it really represents Atlanta. It does, in fact, and it was inspired by the photo below. This spawned questions about this building and that, which got us thinking – maybe we should put together a guide to the buildings of the Atlanta skyline. So here goes!
Read More >>Atlanta Lingo – How to Speak Like a Local
New to Atlanta? Don’t worry…it seems like almost everyone in Atlanta is from somewhere else! This diversity of backgrounds is one of the things that makes Atlanta great. If you don’t want everyone to know you’re new in town, you may want to familiarize yourself with some of the terms below.
Read More >>Virginia-Highland Summerfest this weekend
Well, we’ve had a fun bunch of festivals this spring, and now the Spring Festivals are over. But don’t despair, now it’s time to celebrate the beginning of summer at this weekend’s Virginia-Highland Summerfest! This is one of Intown Atlanta’s best festivals, and includes a little something for everyone.
Read More >>Another Four Intown Atlanta Festivals this weekend
The Spring Festival season is not over yet, with more coming this weekend. Several Intown Atlanta neighborhoods are holding events this weekend, including Brookhaven, Downtown, Kirkwood and Virginia-Highland.
Read More >>More festivals this weekend
There are more festivals in Intown Atlanta this weekend. Today and tomorrow is the Sweet Auburn Springfest celebrating this historic district in Downtown Atlanta. In the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s, successful African-American-owned businesses and entertainment venues thrived on Auburn Avenue.
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