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Downtown Atlanta
7/7/08
Dear ADNA List Subscriber,

We hope you've had a fabulous 4th and are recovering from the Peachtree Roadrace and wearing your new shirt with PRIDE!  Do we know how to throw a 3-day party?!

Our next ADNA meeting will be the first for our new Zone 5 Commander, Major Khirus Williams, so we hope you will be there to welcome him to the neighborhood!

Remember, if you have attended at least 3 ADNA Community Meetings you are eligible to serve on the Board (if nominated) and can also vote to elect our new Board in November!
ADNA News & Events

ADNA Community Meeting Tuesday July 8, 6:30pm, Central Library

The next Community Meeting will be held on Tuesday July 8 with refreshments provided by Intown Properties and highlighting a new restaurant, Copper Blue! Our special guest will be the new Zone 5 Commander, 
Major Khirus Williams.  Williams was the former Lieutenant for the Midtown Mini-Precinct before taking a promotion in the Buckhead precinct. Agenda topics will also include updates from Matt Jordon, ADNA's rep on the Five Points Task Force, a monthly meeting chaired by the city's new Public Works Director.

Save the NEW Date for the next ADNA Happy Hour: Friday, July 25, location TBD! 
Other Downtown News

Former Macy's New Look Profiled in Atlanta Intown Magazine online!
Atlanta Intown Magazine's September issue features an article by Ann Taylor Boutwell about the 180 Building (former Macy's) and it's redevelopment.  To read the article click here and go to page 6 for quotes from downtown denizens, Bill and Peg Balzer, Stuart Jackson and Angelique Hibbert!

Friday Jazz at the Georgia Aquarium July 11 Featuring "The Usual Suspects!"
If you heard them during the Downtown Festival and Tour, you know you're in for a treat.  Enjoy live music by "The Usual Suspects" - a 20 piece swing band, cash bar, lots of fish (in tanks) and no crowds at the Georgia Aquarium.  Music starts at 7:30pm.  For 10% discount on admission click here and purchase a General Admission Open Ticket which will admit you to this event.  We will also have discount coupons at the July 8 ADNA meeting!

It's Time to Help Clean Up Oakland Cemetary!
After receiving many offers to help with March 14 tornado clean-up, the Historic Oakland Cemetary is pleased to announce that they are ready for a full-scale effort and they can (at last!) use the community's help! 
Glass from the downtown high rises and roofing materials from nearby buildings blew into the cemetery  and is scattered over a very large area (approximately 48 acres).  We will work in small groups to carefully inspect sections of the cemetery and remove foreign objects that pose threats.  Pieces of broken grave markers and monuments will be left where they lie.

The Foundation will provide refreshments, restroom facilities, maps, first aid kits, trash bags, and staff to direct the project.  They ask that you provide your own heavy work gloves and wear close-toed shoes.   They are seeking 100 volunteers for Saturday, July 12 from 8:30 a.m. until noon and another 100 volunteers for Saturday, August 9 from 8:30 a.m. until noon.  Please pre-register by sending an e-mail to
kkuharic@oaklandcemetery.com

The Ellis Hotel Offers ADNA Special Rate!

The Ellis Hotel on Peachtree Street is offering ADNA readers a special rate of $124 for rooms with no blackout dates!  This offer is good anytime, except on dates with limited availability.  Call 678-651-2775 and mention ADNA to book the rate.

Woodruff Park Improvements are on the Drawing Board

Planned changes for Woodruff Park are moving through the City of Atlanta review process. Additions being considered include a permanent food vending structure, a possible coffee/news shop and in a future phase, a sit-down restaurant on the northern end of the park near the water wall. So far we've gotten good reviews on the plans. We'd also like to know what you think too. Please share your thoughts with this quick survey!

Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week Features 27 Restaurants!
Don't miss the opportunity to eat on the cheap at some of downtown's finest restaurants!   Presented by Bank of America, and sponsored by CAP and ADID, this annual event will take place Monday, July 21st  through Sunday July 27th and will feature 27 of Downtown's finest restaurants, each offering a three-course dinner for just $25.00 per person plus tax, plus tip! For participating restaurants and their Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week menus, click here.

Contact Information

Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association
http://www.atlantadna.org
downtownatl@hotmail.com