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are minutes for the May 8, 2001, meeting of the Atlanta
Downtown Neighborhood Association. Notes were written by Wendy
Darling.
To begin: Thank You E-Bar! Once again we owe thanks to E-Bar for hosting us.
Thanks to Ritz-Carlton
Thanks to the Ritz-Carlton for providing a gift certificate for two to Atlanta Grill restaurant. We had a drawing and the certificate went to a pair of new residents!.
Downtown Tour of Lofts
The Sixth Annual Downtown Tour of Lofts & Lifestyles is coming in week and half -- May 19th and 20th. Presented by Central Atlanta Progress, the Tour features a tour of 25 of Downtown's most unique residential properties including lofts, condos, live-in workspaces and apartments. Three neighborhood are included: Fairlie-Poplar, Marietta Street Corridor, and Castleberry Hill. Tours will leave from Centennial Olympic Park and free shuttle buses and walking will let you explore the world of lofts without a car. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 event days. To advance purchase tickets, call 404-5770-0330. For more info: 404-577-7477 or see http://www.lofttour.com.
***Volunteers*** are needed to make the Tour a true success. Volunteers work one of the
two days of the tour -- usually serving as host or hostess at a loft or giving directions
or otherwise helping out the crowds -- in exchange for free tickets which they can use on
the day they're not working. Volunteers also get free Loft Tour T-shirts and invites to
the After-Tour party at Trinity. To volunteer, use the contact info. provided above.
Arts News
It's not quite officially announced, but a bunch of big local sponsors are going to be
sponsoring a major free concert series -- called On The Bricks -- coming this summer to
Centennial Olympic Park. The concerts were run Friday evenings and will feature big NAME
bands. More information as that becomes available and of course it will be big local
news.
With an ArtsCard (only $10), you'll receive discounts to visual and performing arts events from the Atlanta Opera, Aurora Theater, Shakespeare Tavern, High Museum, Atlanta Symphony, Theatrical Outfit, Atlanta Ballet, and many others. Members are eligible for weekly ticket giveaways and can also attend advance film screenings and special events exclusively for ArtsCard holders. You can enjoy an entire season of discounts (renewing annually on September 1). For more information, call 404-371-9560 or see http://www.artscard.org.
Central Atlanta Progress is on track to bring ArtScape in for a third year at Woodruff
Park this coming October. The show has already been juried and 120 artists have been
selected from the 600 who applied! Look for more news on that as the time comes
closer.
City Council Updates
The City Council redistricting battles seem to have been fought and Downtown is going
to remain all in one district, rather than being split up, which had been one of the
proposals.
City Coucilperson Debi Starnes (dstarnes@ci.atlanta.ga.us) would like to remind
residents that The Palace, a nightclub at 91 Broad Street,
is still pushing for a change in status. There is a hearing
schedule this week -- get in touch with Debi's office for
details.
City Councilmember Cathy Woolard is hosting an information
session on Wednesday, May 9, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Southface
Institute, 241 Pine Street, to give people an opportunity
to learn more about her campaign for Atlanta City Council
President. For more information, visit http://www.cathywoolard.com,
email campaign@cathywoolard.com, or call 404-278-3728.
Cathy Woolard is also sponsoring "Clean Up Atlanta" event
Saturday, May 19, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., to pick up the Old Fourth
Ward - Edgewood Corridor area. Volunteers are needed. Meet
at the Thumbs-Up Diner (Bradley St. and Edgewood Ave.). More
information: volunteer@cathywoolard.com or 404-278-3728.
Association Gets Money
The DNA already has a treasurer, but until tonight we didn't need one because we had no
money. Tonight, however, we learned that Central Atlanta Progress is generously donating
$1,000 to the DNA in return for the work we've done promoting the Loft Tour, gahering up
volunteers and filling Downtown with residents. We thank CAP very much and plan on getting
to work making this money do good work for us. One of the first steps will be to get the
Association official non-proift tax status and to set up a bank account.
Money for Businesses
Ruby Jones spoke on a busines loan program opening up through the Empowerment Zone.
There will be about $3 million of loans available to qualifying applicants. Loans will go
to businesses looking to relocate to the Empowerment Zone (which includes 36 intown
neighborhoods), new businesses wanting to open up, and existing businesses that would like
a loan to finance expansion or further their business goals. Basically they want to give
out money to people who are interested in creating businesses which will bring jobs to the
Empowerment Zone.
Ruby also promoted the One Stop Capitol Shop, which will be having a Small Business Expo at the Civic Center on Thursday, May 10th, from 12 to 7 p.m. The Atlanta One Stop Capital (AOSCS), a 501 (c) (3) business assistance center, is a collaborative effort with the US Small Business Administration (SBA), Business Information Center (BIC) and the US General Store housed under one roof at City Hall East. For more information on OMC, see http://www.oscs.org or call 404-853-7675 or visit their offices at City Hall East (675 Ponce de Leon).
Discounted MARTA Fares
There is the possibility that the DNA may be able to hook up Downtown residents
with discounted monthly MARTA passes. If you are interested,
please email downtownatl@hotmail.com.
Thanks everyone!
- Wendy Darling, DNA Secretary/Treasurer/Webmaster
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