ADNA News & Events
Next ADNA Community Meeting Tuesday May 13, 6:30pm
The next regular ADNA community meeting will feature an update from former District 2 city councilmember and current "Homelessness Czar" Debbie Starnes. License applicants on the agenda include Fox Market, another South Broad street convenience store. Don't miss the opportunity to make your neighborhood a better place! Refreshments at 6:30pm at the Central Atlanta Library, Lower Level (corner of Forsyth and Carnegie Way.)
Mark your Calendar! Downtown Festival and Tour: May 16-18
The Atlanta Downtown Festival and Tour
will feature lofts, condos and other unique living spaces on a tour in
Downtown Atlanta. The festival will include live entertainment (starting on Friday night at 6pm!), an
artist market, a beer garden and other activities designed to showcase
the vibrancy of Downtown living. The Festival and Tour is produced and
managed by Downtown residents who volunteer their time to the event. Purchase tour tickets online at Tix.com! Tour ticket holders are eligible for special drawings that include several pairs of AirTran Business Class tickets, Georgia Aquarium admission passes and many downtown restaurant gift certificates!
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Other Downtown News
Bikefest 2008 in Woodruff Park
Join the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign and the Downtown Transportation Management Association on Wednesday May 14 for Bikefest in Woodruff Park from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Meet cyclists, visit vendors and win prizes. Rain date May 21.
Help Out while you Dine Out!
While much of the renovation from the damage caused by the tornado is underway, the impact of the storm lingers on. Many of our downtown restaurants have been impacted by the street closings. Please support them through this period by dining with them when you can. Feel free to share this "working list" with your employees and others who may wish to support our restaurant community.
Latin Jazz at the Rialto
The Rialto Center for the Arts
concludes its season Saturday May 17 with the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Arturo
O'Farrill. The band is made up of 18 prominent soloists from the Latin
Jazz scene. The group's debut album "Una Noche Inolvidable" received a
Grammy nomination in 2006. City of Atlanta Budget Online
This week Mayor Franklin formally presented the executive branch's draft budget for the coming fiscal year to the Atlanta City Council. Many cuts have already been made in jobs and services. The budget is now available for public review via this download from Finance Dept's section of the City website.
Gas Line Repairs and Partial Street Closings
Atlanta Gas Light (AGL) has begun to replace old pipes underneath streets and will continue through August 30, 2008. The AGL Pipe Replacement Program is part of a 15 year project to replace more than 2,300 miles of bare steel and cast-iron natural gas pipeline infrastructure in Georgia. To insure the safety and reliability of Atlanta Gas Light's natural gas pipeline system, older pipes are being replaced with state-of-the-art plastic and steel pipes. Work will be done in phases. Although no streets will be fully closed, expect temporary inconveniences (lane & sidewalk closures, congestion, etc.) on the following streets:
Nelson Street
Spring Street
Forsyth Street
Pryor Street
Trinity Avenue
Garnett Street
Castleberry Street
Mitchell Street
Central Avenue
Brotherton Street
AGL will strive to minimize any impact in the downtown area during construction. Please call 404-584-3039 or email pipelinereplacements@aglresources.com for more information. |
