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1 Inman Park THE Advocator Atlanta s Small Town Downtown Nws Nwslttr of th Inman Park Nighborhood Association advocator@inmanparkorg inmanparkorg 245 North Highland Avnu NE Suit Atlanta April 2016 Volum 44 Issu 4 Prsidnt s Mssag Old (Trash) Gnrals BY DENNIS MOBLEY PRESIDENT@INMANPARKORG Thos of you who know m raliz I sk amusmnt at vry turn Whthr it b during IPNA mtings or slinging Fstival trash whil waring a khaki cap baring thr buttrflis in my slf-proclaimd rol as Suprm Commandr of Trash & Rcycling I stol th titl from no lss than Dwight Eisnhowr, who was Suprm Commandr of Allid Forcs in Europ, and Douglas MacArthur (Suprm Commandr of th Allid Powrs) World War II? You v hard of it? Upon his rtirmnt, Gnral MacArthur gav a mmorabl spch to Congrss I will unabashdly paraphras his rmarks by saying to you, th radrs of this column, that old (trash) gnrals don t di, thy just fad away In actual fact, it is only my grip on on of th two somwhat visibl nighborhood positions I currntly hold that is fading As this issu of Th Advocator gos to prss, th Inman Park Nighborhood Association (IPNA) Nominating Committ is fvrishly assmbling a slat of officr nomins to b announcd at th April IPNA mting Rplacmnts ar bing sought for this old (trash) gnral as wll as for Vic Prsidnts of Planning and of Zoning, and for IPNA Trasurr Additional nominations, if any, will also b accptd from th floor in April, and th nomins gt votd on at IPNA s May mting Whil I will b rady to turn ovr th prsidntial rins to our nxt cohort of officrs in Jun, I m still finding vry much amusmnt and satisfaction at th thought of slinging trash and collcting Evryon is invitd! It s Clan-up Day! What Pr-Fstival Nighborhood Clan Up Whn Saturday, April 23 9:00 am Whr Mt at 860 Euclid Av (fr donuts and coff) W ll Hav Laf and littr bags You Bring Glovs, raks, shovls Why To hlp our Fstival footprint shin Com to 860 Euclid Avnu for coff and doughnuts to hlp clan up th nighborhood for a littl whil, and don t forgt to bring your gardn glovs if you hav any W will b claning up th strts togthr, making sur thy look suprb for Fstival Tns will mt at Dlta Park for thir own vnt (s blow) Plas chck th inmanparkfstivalorg a coupl of days in advanc for any schduling dtails and/or updats What Tn Pizza and Trash Pick-up Whn Saturday, April 23 9:00 am Whr Mt at Dlta Park Why Fr Pizza! Tns will mt at Dlta Park for thir own vnt and ar invitd for a spcial pizza trash pickup party Bring th forms you nd for school voluntr hours W will b happy to giv you th crdit you so darly dsrv! continud on pag 7 Fstival Focus Sction With Cntrfold Tar Out! Pags Rcycling What and whr to rcycl Pag 20 Walkabl Inman Park A nw gang in th nighborhood? Pag 22

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3 Inman Park Nighborhood Association OFFICERS Prsidnt, Dnnis Mobly VP Planning, Michala Kndall VP Zoning, Rick Bizot VP Historic Prsrvation, Brian Roof VP Public Safty, Chris Coff VP Communications, Jams McManus Trasurr, Barbara Lach Scrtary, Bvrly Millr ADVOCATOR Editor: Alx Kronmyr Staff: Susanna Caplouto, Pat Wstrick, Kathln Busko, Donna Lyns-Millr, Glnda Minkin, Jn Hulak, Juli Nobl, Marg Hays, Susan Crawly, and Ann Kirkhop Submissions: Chairs & Coordinators Adopt th BltLin: Ann Robrts Archivs: Trsa Burk Bautification & Sidwalks: Milli Astin Education: Galit Lvitin Fstival 2016: Karin and Jacqus Mbius Frdom Park Consrvancy: David Hamilton Graffiti: Chuck Hospitality: Patsy Fishr Inman Park Tr Watch and Arbortum: Oron Mann Jim Abbot Liflong Inman Park: Cathi Brgr NPU-N Rprsntativ: Rick Bizot Social: July Fourth: Carol Mitchll Holiday Party: Alx & Andy Coffman Porch Partis: Pat & Richard Wstrick Spcial Evnts: Karn Gockl Springval Park: Stphani & Camron McCaa Amy Higgins (Mastr Plan) Eric Goldbrg (Playground) Transportation: Danny Fig-Sandoval To advrtis in th Advocator, plas contact KDA Communications at (678) or th Advocator is a publication of KDA Communications Subjct mattr publishd is th opinion of th author and dos not ncssarily rflct th opinion of th publishr of this nwslttr Profssional advic should b obtaind bfor making any dcision in which a profssional is radily availabl Advrtisrs assum rsponsibility for th contnt of th ads placd in this publication Matrial publishd may not b rproducd without th writtn prmission of KDA Communications th Advocator is th official nwslttr of th Inman Park Nighborhood Association, Inc (IPNA) In addition to th rports by th IPNA board of dirctors, officrs, committ chairs, and th agnda for th currnt month s mting, th Advocator publishs lttrs to th ditor, prss rlass, articls dmd of intrst to th community and paid advrtising Publishing of display advrtismnt, articls, lttrs, or notics dos not constitut an ndorsmnt by IPNA, its Board of Dirctors and/ or th Advocator and th Advocator staff Th contnt and opinions of a publishd articl or lttr rprsnt th opinions of th author and not th opinion of IPNA, its Board of Dirctors and/or th Advocator and th Advocator staff unlss it is xprssly statd IPNA rsrvs th right to dit all itms submittd for publication and to rjct any matrial or ads submittd for publication Matrial submittd anonymously, including prss rlass, will not b publishd By submitting matrials and photos you acknowldg you hav th right to do so and undrstand th Advocator is publishd onlin as wll in print Contnt is du on th 20th of th month prior to publication and should b submittd to advocator@inmanparkorg 3

4 IPNA Businss Mting Minuts - March 16, 2016 By Bvrly Millr IPNA Scrtary scrtary@inmanparkorg Prsidnt Dnnis Mobly calld th mting to ordr at 7:31 pm H movd, and it was scondd and approvd, to add to th agnda a discussion of th IPNA Bylaws and to add 897 Edgwood to th agnda for historic prsrvation Nwcomrs: Darrll Thomas, who livs on Battry Plac Minuts: A motion was mad, scondd, and carrid to approv th Fbruary Minuts Announcmnts: Oron Mann announcd that th IP Book Club will mt March 29 at 7:00 pm at Kathy and Kvin Dowling s, 245 N Highland Av, Apt 314, to discuss Lt s Prtnd It Nvr Happnd by Jnny Lawson Attnds don t hav to hav rad th book Bring a dish to shar and a bvrag Pat Wstrick announcd th upcoming Porch Party on March 25 at 7:30 pm at th hom of Oron Mann, 897 Edgwood Attnds should bring a dish to shar and a bvrag Judy Clmnts, Fstival Hous Tour Committ, nds voluntr hous-sittrs to work two-hour shifts Van Hall, South Fork Consrvancy, invitd rsidnts to visit southforkconsrvancy com for tickts to thir Crk Rising Party, Apr 28 at Zonolit Park Harold Martin, who is considring buying Highland Cigar, askd how th businss might b a bttr nighbor A rsidnt mntiond parking and nois issus Harold rplid visitors ar instructd about parking and rmindd to b quit on th strt Justin Martin of Johnny Whit Park Golf Cours in Wst End invitd golfrs to thir nin-hol facility; procds dirctly bnfit T Atlanta, a youth dvlopmnt organization taching lif skills through golf Polic Officrs Rports: No officrs wr prsnt Elctd Officials Rports: Blinda E Edwards announcd hr candidacy for rtiring Judg Bnsontta Tipton Lan s sat on th Fulton County Suprior Court Josh Noblitt, candidat for HD 59, announcd a mt-and-grt Sunday from 2:00-4:00 pm at 393 Sinclair IPNA Officrs Rports: Dnnis Mobly, Prsidnt, opnd discussion of th IPNA Bylaws, saying this is a diffrnt ra with th advantags of digital communication which our currnt bylaws do not ncompass Dnnis offrd copis of th nw bylaws and rcivd th following qustions: 1) Do statd IP boundaris includ L5P? Dnnis answrd that L5P is includd Our bylaws call for our IP boundaris to xist as dfind by th City of Atlanta 2) Do th bylaws nd th boundary dscribd as historic rail bd? Dnnis answrd that IPNA should mov away from th Southrn Railroad dsignation sinc it is now th Bltlin 3) Do th nw bylaws addrss th issu of non-rsidnt and non-mmbr voting? Dnnis answrd IPNA can now consult our wb sit to vrify mmbrship Jams McManus commntd thr ar diffrnt ways to qualify for diffrnt voting situations Th bylaws do support a roll call for voting if ndd, and th voting critria ar clar Dnnis askd and got confirmation that mting attnds would vot for th nw vrsion of th bylaws whn th rvisions ar complt Dnnis also statd that th nw bylaws bttr staggr trms of board mmbrs Brian Roof, VP Historic Prsrvation: Chris Hamilton of Dovtail Rstorations prsntd a plan for 897 Edgwood with work at th back of th hous and involving an addition and rstoration Svn immdiat nighbors votd unanimously to support th projct It was movd, scondd and approvd to support th immdiat nighbors dcision Barbara Lach, Trasurr, rportd that in Fb with our wb sit up and running, w collctd ovr $16,000 in IPSP dus and $2500 in HOA dus W spnt $9500 on IPSP and hav addd about 12 patrol hours pr wk Hr full rport can b found on pag 8 Michala Kndall, VP Planning: Marg Hays rportd that th Liflong Inman Park Committ is rviwing vidos mad by Gorgia Tch showing how difficult it is for a whlchair to travl our sidwalks Th committ is working to rmdy issus with sidwalk ramps and slops Thr is a budgt to hlp nighbors rstor thir sidwalks, with discounts for multipl contiguous nighbors Th committ sks nighbors input on walkability and will snd out a survy aftr Fstival Dnnis rmarkd on th currnt onlin discussion about using hx pavrs or traditional pourd concrt for sidwalks Rick Bizot, VP Zoning, rportd that May fstivals includ Rock th Krogr vnt at th Bltlin Krogr on May 21 and th Atlanta Cycling Fstival in th Old Fourth Ward Park on Jun 18 Chris Coff, VP Public Safty, rportd an armd robbry on Sinclair prptratd by two suspcts driving a blu Hyundai with Virginia plats On suspct has facial tattoos APEX, th local crim prvntion unit, is in th ara tonight bcaus of this incidnt Chris announcd h will snd out mor information on th Atlanta Citizns Polic Acadmy, in which studnts undrgo actual polic officr training H also said popl should not lav anything in thir cars A dog lft insid a cag was stoln rcntly from a car but was rcovrd aftr bing lft at a hotl Jams McManus, VP Communications, askd popl to go to th wb sit and rgistr H is gtting mmbrship mattrs irond out and is looking forward to gtting mor contnt onto th sit Dnnis commntd that mmbrship has grown from 400 to 632 and that w hav mor to com Committ Rports: Dnnis rportd for Danny Fig-Sandoval that h is still pursuing crosswalks Carol Mitchll announcd that hom tour tickts ar availabl on th wb sit Dnnis askd that vryon go to th Fstival wb sit and sign up to voluntr for Fstival dutis Bvrly Millr, Scrtary: nothing to rport Old Businss: non Nw Businss: Randy Baily suggstd Dnnis srv two trms; Dnnis rfusd Th mting was adjournd at 9:02 pm 4

5 Othr Happnings to Not Horizon Thatr prsnts Sx with Strangrs April 1 May 1 Horizon Thatr horizonthatrcom This snsuous and provocativ comdy about fam, cybr idntity, and big ambition asks: what would you do, and who would you bcom, to gt what you want? EarthShar Gorgia s 21st Annual Earth Day Party April 21 Ponc City Markt Roof Top arthshargaorg/arth-day/party Gusts will b among th first to njoy th Ponc City Markt s nwly opnd rooftop with signatur cocktails, liv music and dlicious food catrd by Sun in My Blly Join EarthShar of Gorgia to party undr th stars and ngag with th nvironmntal and businss communitis! IPNA Calndar April 19 April 20 IPNA GA Hous District 59 Candidat Forum Inman Park Unitd Mthodist Church 8 pm Mting Trolly Barn 7:30 pm Inman Park Fstival and Tour of Homs April 28 May 1 Inman Park inmanparkfstivalorg/fstival-101 Th fstival offrs somthing for vrybody Music, kids activitis, a Tour of Homs, a marvlous strt parad, an artists markt and som of th city s bst popl watching Com arly, stay lat and b our gusts at Atlanta s bst strt fstival Atlanta Taco Fstival May 1 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm Candlr Park atlantatacofstivalcom This is th largst taco comptition and taco clbration on th East Coast Thr will b local bands, Gringo Bingo, Salsa Dancing, Lucha Libr Wrstling and hug bar xprincs by som of your favorit local stablishmnts A donation will b mad to CHRIS Kids with procds from th fstival Swt Auburn Springfst May 6-8 Historic Auburn Avnu District, Downtown swtauburncom Thr is somthing hr for vryon: Kids Fantastic Fun Zon, intrnational food court and much mor Com and dar to b scard on th 150-foot zip wir Shphrd Cntr Drby Day May 7 Doors opn at 2:00 pm Chastain Hors Park drbydaycom Each tickt includs ntry to th vnt, food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic bvrags, liv music, auctions and a liv broadcast of Th Kntucky Drby Auction procds bnfit th Cntr s Rcration Thrapy projcts and programs for Shphrd s Cntr patints Tickts start at $75 Kirkwood Spring Fling & Tour of Homs May 14 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Bssi Branham Park wwwkirkwoodflingcom Start th day off with our 5K, stroll through our artists markt, catch som liv music with a bit to at from our BBQ comptition and lt th kids go wild in th kids ara Bst of all, admission is fr April 28 NPU-N May 18 IPNA May 22 Mmorial May 26 NPU-N May 1 Inman May 31 Book Mting L5P Community Cntr 7:00 pm Mting Trolly Barn 7:30 pm Srvic for Bob Ebrwin Th Trolly Barn 2:00 pm Mting L5P Community Cntr 7:00 pm Park Pool Opning Day Club 7:00 pm S pag 23 for dtails 5

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7 Prsidnt s Mssag continud from covr rcyclabls during th 2016 INMAN PARK FESTIVAL & TOUR OF HOMES! Th bulk of this issu of Th Advocator includs our annual Fstival Focus sction It is chock full of xciting information about this yar s rndition of Atlanta s largst and most intrsting nighborhood fstival As always, th fstivitis bgin with Catrpillar Ball (Thursday, April 28th) and Buttrfly Ball (Friday, April 29th) Also, Friday, th 29th, is th absolut bst opportunity to viw th dozn or so homs and proprtis on th HOME TOUR If you must, you can actually driv around and park your car (which will not b possibl bginning th nxt day) Th scors of food and br vndors and hundrds of Arts and Crafts artists and Strt Markt mrchants bgin plying thir wars on Saturday, April 30th and th bst music in town plays all th whil on multipl stags Th always-zany Fstival Parad kicks off at 2 pm from Dlta Park that day A mllow but vibrant Sunday, May 1st will mark th all-toosuddn nd of Fstival 2016 You can prolong th joy (fr br is providd) by hlping us CLEAN UP on Sunday vning Hot pizza and cold br will b njoyd at Th Trolly Barn whn th last scrap of littr is pickd up W r hoping for a Nw World s Rcord arly clan-up ffort this yar, mayb gtting us to th pizza party at, say, 8 pm-ish? If you r nw to th nighborhood, voluntring for a two-hour shift at Fstival is THE way to larn what Inman Park is all about! I always assrt that nighbors nrgy and nthusiasm that onc killd th Ston Mountain Exprssway has now morphd into joining th on thousand voluntrs (and dozns of Fstival Committ mmbrs) who somhow manag to mak ach dition of our Fstival bttr than th on bfor! This also rsults in significant financial succss Th profits from ach Fstival still rmain IPNA s singl-largst sourc of rvnu and ar usd to subsidiz Scurity Patrol, mak grants to local schools, kp th nighborhood parks bautiful and hlp rpair sidwalks, a ky part of th Walkabl Inman Park campaign you will continu to har a lot about Visit right away to grab up a voluntr job, vn if it s last minut W always apprciat th hlp and again, know that this vnt rprsnts th vry soul of Inman Park S you at th Fstival! This spac intntionally lft blank upon rqust of th author 7

8 Th Writing Room By Grtchn Maclachlan Nighbor A nw anthology faturing local writrs launchd at th Callanwold Fin Arts Cntr on March 17th of a with 85 fans in attndanc Th Writing Room, Storis from th Livs of Callanwold Writrs, includ chaptrs by svntn writrs who hav participatd in th Callanwold program in Mmoir Writing taught by Jun Akrs Ss Grtchn Maclachlan, long tim Inman Parkr, co-ditd th book and a chaptr, Too Bright about harrowing tnag tims Lori Fig-Sandoval, who rsids in Inman Park whn sh is not in Colorado, wrot a touching pic about ltting go of son Cory whn h acquird a motorcycl Littl Fiv Point Businss Association foundr, Don Bndr, chronicld a chilling vnt, whn in th 1960s, h and a Mnnonit mission group took African-Amrican kids from th Old Fourth Ward camping in North Gorgia only to b confrontd by local vigilants Othr pics dpict lif xprincs of writrs whos ags rang from twntis to nintis Copis of Th Writing Room ar availabl for $1200 at A Capplla Books, 208 Haralson Avnu at th cornr of DKalb Avnu, in Inman Park, at Callanwold Fin Arts Cntr, 980 Briarcliff Road and at Charis Book Stor in Littl Fiv Points Trasurr s Rport for Fbruary 2016 Rvnus and Expnss Scurity Patrol Incom Individual Dus 16,472 HOA Dus 2,500 18,972 Scurity Patrol Expnss Patrol Hours 8,758 Vhicl Exp 678 Yard Signs 0 Tlphon 74 9,510 Scurity Patrol Nt Incom 9,461 Othr Expnss Bautification 945 Misc Othr Budgtd 828 Nt Incom for Priod 7,688 8

9 Clar Car Campaign By Chris Coff VP, Public Safty Inman Park njoys rlativly low violnt crim rats and w ar lucky Howvr, w ar not immun to crim Th most frqunt crim is Auto Larcny This is a prvntabl crim and it occurs only whn laptops, purss, mony, gym bags, GPS systms and othr itms of valu ar lft in plain sight in our cars It dosn t mattr if th car is parkd on th road or in th drivway Lt s all adopt th APD s Clan Car Initiativ by kping our cars cland out! Ths typs of crims affct Atlanta trmndously and th situation is likly to bcom wors as mor and mor visitors com to Inman Park W hav to b proactiv in ordr to rduc this typ of crim and it will rquir vryon s fforts Whn you rmov all viwabl itms from your vhicl, you rduc th odds of your vhicl bing ntrd illgally by narly 95% As part of th Clan Car Initiativ, our parking lot ownrs, managrs, and attndants must ask customrs if all valuabls ar rmovd from th vhicls Additionally, w hav to rmind our co-workrs, clints, rsidnts, family and frinds to rmov ALL itms Again, this is a vry simpl approach, but if w rmov th supply, th criminals will viw th ara as no longr lucrativ and will tak thir fforts lswhr Whn th potntial thif prs into your vhicl and ss nothing, thy ar likly to mov on This allows us to lowr crim, minimiz insuranc rats and kp vryon saf Thn w can all njoy th quality of lif that in-town Atlanta offrs Lowr crim will bring mor convntions, businsss and attractions to our ara Plas considr how ffctivly this simpl plan can work for us Unlik othr initiativs and studis, this on producs immdiat masurabl rsults W can assss how wll w ar doing, which parking lots, offics, and rsidnts ar participating, and who is not Join in by kping valuabls out of your car! Inman Park Scurity Patrol Activity Activity / March 2016 Dirctd Patrols: 890 Drop Ins: 75 Suspicious Prson: 7 Alarm: 3 Prson Injurd: 2 Parking Complaint: 2 Businss Burglary: 1 Dmntd Prson: 1 Gun shots: 1 Info for Officr: 1 Mmbr Contact: 1 Suspicious Vhicl: 1 CLEAN CAR CHECKLIST Car brak-ins ar a nuisanc and can b vry costly Hlp cut down on ths crims of opportunity by kping your car clan Evry tim you lav your car: Lock all windows and doors Rmov all valuabls, spcially lctronics Rmov from sight all lctronic cords and powr sourcs Rmov all bags, boxs and brifcass - vn if thy don t contain valuabls (criminals think othrwis) Put any loos chang out of sight Do not lav a firarm in your vhicl B sur to advis Inman Park visitors of th advantags of a clan car And rmmbr to mov any itms from your car to your trunk bfor arriving at your dstination Lastly, if you ar a victim of crim, call 911 to rport it Join th Inman Park Scurity Patrol Staffd by off-duty polic officrs, th IPSP supplmnts th city s polic patrols in Inman Park Th patrol is managd by th IPNA Mmbrships and fundraising activitis ar ky to its fiscal viability Visit inmanparkorg today to join; rnw your mmbrship or mak a donation 9

10 Conncting Local Businsss to Your Nighborhood A/C Hating Srvics Castl Hating & Air E Smith Hating & Air Prcision Hating & Air Blinds & Shuttrs Classic Blinds & Shuttrs Clost Organization Closts By Dsign Dcks/Outdoor Living Lisur Tim Dcks Elctrical Srvics Castl Hating & Air Foundation Rpair/Watrproofing AquaGuard Hom Thatr/Automation Atlanta Audio & Automation Organic Produc & Food Natur s Gardn Exprss wwwnatursgardnxprsscom Outdoor Kitchn/Firplacs/Gas Logs Th Mad Hattr Painting Painting Plus Th Painting Company Pst Control Activ Pst Control Plumbing Dupr Plumbing Grnl Plumbing Plumb Pros Ral Estat Big Cano Ralty Swimming Pools Mirag Pools Tr Srvics AKA Tr Rmoval Undr Dck Systms Undrcovr Systms What s Your Porch Worth? W ar xcitd to clbrat 35 yars of srving this grat community! W hop to continu srving you for many mor yars to com W ar honord to b a part of th nighborhood Thank you for patronizing Th Pharmacy Contact Ligh for a Fr Markt Analysis With much gratitud, Ira, Elanor and staff dirct mail ligh@lighhayscom wb wwwlighhayscom Offic Each offic is indpndntly ownd and opratd Information is blivd to b accurat but not guarantd 484 Morland Avnu NE - Atlanta, GA

11 Fstival Focus Buttrfly Ball 2016: A 45th Clbration! CATERPILLAR COSTUME BALL Hayrids! Hot dogs! Prizs! Cupcaks! And COSTUMES! Catrpillar Ball has it all! This Ball is for childrn of all ags with prizs, crafts, fac painting and hay rids! Costums ar fun and highly ncouragd but not rquird Hayrids, gnrously providd by Bo Bradshaw, ar from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Hot dogs com in both bf and vggi and providd by Wrcking Bar Brwpub Cupcaks ar vanilla and chocolat from N Highland Bakry and your child can dcorat it with frosting and sprinkls! THURSDAY, APRIL 28 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Inman Park Cooprativ Prschool Outdoor Classroom on th cornr of Edgwood Avnu and Waddll Strt Th ntry for both parnts and childrn is $3 WE NEED YOU to b a Fstival voluntr Nighbors lik you and about 900 othrs ar what mak Fstival happn! Most shifts ar only two hours and thr ar svral activitis from which to choos And you vn gt a cool t-shirt (if you don t alrady hav on) and complimntary br Visit th Inman Park Fstival pag on VoluntrSpot to sign up today! By coopr Pirc Buttrfly BAll chairman c3pirc@yahoocom Gt rady, gt drssd up and put on your dancing shos Inman Park! Friday, April 29, undr th stars in th Big Tnt on Euclid, is th kick-off party that bgins our 45th Fstival W look forward to clbrating anothr Fstival with an vning of fun, dinnr and dancing This yar, vryon who livs in Inman Park has an opportunity to purchas tickts Tickts purchasd through th Fstival wbsit portal via PayPal ar documntd by th committ Thr s no nd to worry about tickts or printing anything out, w will hav a list at th door for chck in W ask vryon to plas ntr th Buttrfly Ball on th Elizabth Strt sid Bold Amrican Catring will b providing us with a wondrful dinnr bufft Back by popular dmand, w will hav th Mac-n-chs station with a slction of toppings, a Slidr station of chddar chsburgrs on ssam buns, Vgtarian chick pa with Major gry s spicy mango chutny on a challah roll, and Carolina pulld pork with granny smith appl slaw on Hawaiian rolls and thn a Southrn station of fild grns with strawbrris, pralins, goat chs, and swt ppprcorn vinaigrtt, South city Kitchn famous frid chickn with black pppr gravy, and fingrling potatos with arugula, whol grain mustard and chantrll mushroom oil Aftr last yar, w will wait a whil to srv th most popular dssrt station so hopfully vryon will gt a chanc to tast thos vry tasty trats Aftr njoying your dinnr with frinds, Bogy and th Vicroy will b hr again to ntrtain us with thir combination of rock, soul and funk to danc th night away! Thr will b a cash bar and non-alcoholic bvrags will b complimntary W hop you njoy th kick off to Fstival 2016! 11

12 Fstival Focus STREET CLOSINGS FESTIVAL 2016 It s that tim of th yar again Fstival will b hr on April 29th, 30th and May 1st, 2016 For th convninc of th tnts and food vndors, th following strts will b closd, starting on: Friday, April 29th at 10:00 am until Sunday, May 1st, at 10:00 pm *Euclid Avnu from Elizabth Strt wst to Wavrly Way *Wavrly Way at Poplar Circl and Euclid Avnu to th bnd *Dlta Plac along th East sid of Dlta Park to Edgwood Avnu Hurt Strt from Euclid to Edgwood Elizabth Strt from Euclid to Edgwood Wavrly Strt from Euclid to Edgwood *Rsidnts with vhicls parkd on ths strts will nd to mov thir vhicls prior to th strt closings Failur to do so could rsult in th vhicl bing towd Th following strts will b closd Saturday, April 30 th, at 5:00 am until Sunday, May 1 st, at 7:00 pm: Strts that ar indicatd on th map as INACCESSIBLE ar limitd accss and only rsidnts with ID and proof of rsidncy can ntr Howvr, strts markd CLOSED (strts with vndors) on th map will b closd to all traffic during all of Saturday and Sunday until 10:00 pm If you hav a car on on of th strts in th first group with tnts or food vndors, PLEASE RELOCATE YOUR VEHICLE FROM THESE STREETS PRIOR TO FRIDAY AT 10:00 AM OR YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE TOWED If you hav a car on on of th othr CLOSED strts and will nd th vhicl during fstival hours, plas rlocat your vhicl from ths strts prior to Saturday at 5:00 am Th Fstival Committ and staff ar vry conscious of th ffort rsidnts put forth to accommodat ths closings and w apprciat your nduring th inconvninc to hlp mak this wknd a grat succss! Euclid Avnu btwn Alta Avnu and Edgwood Avnu Edgwood Avnu btwn Hurt Strt and Waddll Strt Elizabth Strt btwn DKalb Avnu and Lak Avnu Wavrly Way btwn DKalb Avnu and Euclid Avnu, past Euclid Avnu to Elizabth Strt, past Elizabth Strt and back to Euclid Avnu Dlta Plac btwn DKalb Avnu and Edgwood Avnu Waddll Strt btwn Edgwood Avnu and Lak Avnu Alta Avnu btwn Euclid Avnu and Morland Dgrss Avnu btwn DKalb Avnu and Alta Avnu Way Harralson Avnu btwn DKalb Avnu and Alta Avnu Way Battry Plac at DKalb Avnu Krog Strt from Lak Avnu going towards and up to Edgwood will b on-way traffic, xcpt for th shuttl bus and rsidnts with proof of rsidnc and ID Th following strts will b closd for th parad on, Saturday, April 30 th : From 12:00 pm 2:00 pm on Saturday, April 30th, to stag th Parad, Edgwood Avnu will b closd at Krog Strt, and Waddll Strt will b closd to all traffic, from Lak Avnu to Edgwood Avnu Inman Park Fstival

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14 Fstival Entrtainmnt Parad Saturday 2pm Sponsord by MailChimp Th don t-miss vnt of Fstival wknd, th Inman Park Fstival Parad faturs such favorits as th Prcision Attaché Cas Drill Tam and Sd & Fd Marching Abominabls, along with th famd Trash Monarch Grab your spot arly to njoy on of th city s funkist and most clctic parads S th map in this issu for th parad rout Parad occurs rain or shin Fr Liv Music Saturday & Sunday Schdul Blow Sponsord by Andr d Wintr Enjoy a varity of ntrtainmnt at th thr music stags locatd within th Fstival footprint S map on rvrs for stag locations Music schduls subjct to chang Fr Music Saturday, April 30 th Kids Zon Saturday & Sunday 12 6 pm Sponsord by Publix Nd a plac for th littl ons to burn off som nrgy? Had to th Kids Zon whr thy ll njoy a varity of complimntary activitis Food and drink ar also availabl for purchas at th Kids Zon Springval Park Fr Danc Fstival Saturday & Sunday 4 pm Sponsord by Pidmont Halthcar Th Inman Park Danc Fstival is clbrating 15 yars of bing a part of th Inman Park Fstival and Tour of Homs! Th Danc Fstival s goal is to promot grat danc in Atlanta and Gorgia Th lin-up includs Ballthnic, Callanwold Danc Ensmbl, DENSE, Emory Univrsity Danc and Movmnt Studis Program, Full Radius Danc and Th Gorgia Ballt Trolly Barn Fr Music Sunday, May 1 st Dlta Park Stag Euclid Avnu Stag WONDERroot Stag 11:45 am - 12:45 pm Uncl Don s Band Classic Rock/Amricana 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm GOLDYARD Hip-hop 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PARADE 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm 10 Dgrs Off Blus, swing, rock and good-tim tuns 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Soldado Lik music from a Quntin Tarantino film 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Orang Constant Contmporary rock/pop 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm Ruby Vll and th Soulphonics R&B diva and band 11:45 am - 12:45 pm Donna Hopkins Camp Kids Jam 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Ruby Rd s Band Nw Orlans/Dixiland 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PARADE 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Back in th Saddl Cowboy Swing 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm Adron Mlodic modrn pop 11:45 am - 12:45 pm Zack Fowlr 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Psudo Color 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PARADE 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Fuist 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm King Guru 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Koko Bwar 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Donna Hopkins Band Blus/rock 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Brz Kings Blus 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Swimming Pool Q s Rock; pur old school rock 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm Dlta Moon Dlta blus, faturing two slid guitar virtuosos 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Goff Achison with Colonl Bruc Hampton & Frinds All-star jam 11:45 am - 12:45 pm Danny and th Small Carpntrs Acoustic covr tuns 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Th Dirty Doors Doors tribut band 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm PIANO Contmporary rock 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Randall Bramltt Band Singr/songwritr/kyboardist/ saxophonist & band 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm Paula Hank and Rhythms of Brazil Cool and frsh 12:15 am - 1:00 pm Joshua Lonr 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm On Hadlight 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm Antarcticats 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Not Having Fun 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm Dosins Saturday April 30th Th 45th Annual Inman Park Spring Fstival & Tour of Homs Artists & Strt Markt 11 am 6 pm Tour of Homs 12 pm 6 pm Entrtainmnt Music Stags 11:45 am 7:45 pm Kids Villag 12 pm 6 pm Parad 2 pm Danc Fstival 4 pm Sunday May 1st Artists & Strt Markt 11 am 6 pm Tour of Homs 12 pm 6 pm Entrtainmnt Music Stags 11:45 am 6:30 pm Kids Villag 12 pm 6 pm Danc Fstival 4 pm Fr Shuttl Bus Runs continuously on th Fstival primtr S map for shuttl bus rout Simply flag it down and hop on! No Pts Allowd By City of Atlanta ordinanc, pts ar not allowd in th Fstival footprint

15 Exhibitors Saturday & Sunday 11 am 6 pm Markts Locatd primarily on th ast sid of Fstival, th Strt Markt includs mor than 250 booths of antiqus and handcraftd wars, faturing uniqu itms ranging from jwlry and pottry, to gardn accssoris and handmad soap! Th jurid Arts and Crafts Markt, cntrd around th intrsction of Edgwood Av and Wavrly Way, faturs ovr 150 artists working in sculptur, painting and othr mdiums Community Cornr You ll find your favorit non-profit organizations in th Community Cornr, locatd on Edgwood Avnu nar th Dlta Park Stag Tour of Homs Friday (Prviw) 12-4 pm Saturday & Sunday 12-6 pm Tickts $20 PRESENTED BY Andr D Wintr OTHER SPONSORS Ligh Hays Dorsy Alston Adam Stillman Kairos Dvlopmnt Wlcom to Inman Park and our 45th Spring Fstival Whil th Fstival is a fantastic blnd of original art and crafts, liv music, food and fun, th Tour of Homs is whr it all bgan In 1971 th Tour of Homs was cratd to bring attntion to Intown nighborhoods and th bautiful historic homs that a fw brav pionrs dard to rstor Many of th homs wr choppd up into apartmnts or lft mpty for vagrants and vandalism Th rbirth of Inman Park has bn an incrdibl labor of lov combind with commitmnt, and swat quity Th Inman Park you s today is th rsult of that commitmnt and w hop you apprciat its bauty and grac A tickt is rquird for th tour and may b purchasd at th Information Booths (s map on rvrs) Wlcom Wlcom to th 2016 Inman Park Spring Fstival & Tour of Homs On bhalf of th rsidnts of Atlanta s first suburb, it is our honor to wlcom you to th 45th Inman Park Spring Fstival & Tour of Homs This wknd is a cornrston for this vibrant community Working sid-by-sid, ovr 1000 nighborhood voluntrs rnw bonds, show our spirit to our gusts, and rais mony to support our community A lot of th mony w rciv this wknd is spnt on organizing th Fstival Th bands, scurity, th big tnt and th comfy toilts, th barricad and th watr stations -- it all adds up But nothing is spnt on salaris; th ntir Fstival is staffd by voluntrs Funds lft ovr ach yar from th Fstival pay for many parts of our nighborhood, such as bautification, tr plantings, th scurity patrol, traffic calming and many othr things that mak this nighborhood such a grat plac to liv, and to visit, as wll W spcially want to thank th homownrs who hav agrd to participat in this yar s Tour of Homs It is not asy to opn up your hom to svral thousand visitors Endlss work gos into prparing to gt it in hom-tour shap and into lining up th many voluntrs that ar ndd to mak sur vrything runs smoothly But it is always grat to s how th visitors njoy bing allowd into your lif for a brif momnt To you, our honord gust, w would lik to say: njoy th music and th food, buy that ti-dy drss you hav bn looking for, tak in th parad, visit th homs on tour, hav a drink Rlax, tak your tim, hav fun W sur ar, which is what maks this Atlanta s Favorit Fstival Karin and Jacqus Mbius 2016 Fstival Co-Chairs 2016 Fstival Dsign Cratd by Coopr Pirc PRESENTED BY Googl GOLD SPONSORS Sirra Nvada Blu Moon Swtwatr Virgil Kan Old 4th Distillry Mark Wst Circus Camp SILVER SPONSORS Parad Prsnting Sponsor: MailChimp Music Prsnting Sponsor: Andr d Wintr Kids Zon Prsnting Sponsor: Publix Danc Fstival Prsnting Sponsor: Pidmont Halthcar

16 Fstival Focus Danc Fstival Lin Up By carolyn StiN MclAughliN Anothr Fstival is just around th cornr and I am dlightd that danc will b a part of it! Th 15th Inman Park Danc Fstival will tak plac th Saturday and Sunday of Fstival at 4:00 pm in Th Trolly Barn Ths fr prformancs giv audincs a sampl of th vibrant danc community in Atlanta and around Gorgia This yar s prforming companis ar Ballthnic, Callanwold Danc Ensmbl, DENSE, Emory, Full Radius Danc and Th Gorgia Ballt Each brings a uniqu voic to th show Ballthinic s blnding of classical ballt and thnic danc forms is always xciting for th audinc and highlights th tchnical and prformanc achivmnts of th dancrs Callanwold Danc Ensmbl is part of Callanwold Fin Arts Cntr s danc program, providing dancrs ags 8-18 th opportunity to prform in profssionalquality stag productions Th young dancrs will Danc Fstival Sat 4/30 & Sun 5/1 4 Th Trolly Barn Sam show on both days Fr prform An Exaltation of Larks which uss th flight of birds as its inspiration DENSE rturns with th distinctiv prspctiv of chorographr Susan Eldridg Thy will prform Orbits, a movmnt work that looks at th suspndd gravitational curvd path of our livs Thank you to all of th nighbors who so graciously agrd to opn thir homs for Fstival wknd! Ths numbrs corrspond to th map on pag 13 1 Lindsy 2 Gray 3 Hln 4 Karn 5 Krista Tour of Homs and Jarod Chny 214 Hurt Strt and Marg Crous 876 Euclid Avnu and Clark Cunningham 845 Ashland Avnu Gockl and Bill Goodman 766 Dixi Avnu and Tom Baldwin 68 Waddll Strt 2016 is th first yar that th Emory Danc and Movmnt Studis Program will participat in th danc fstival Th program invsts in th traditions of modrn danc, th cutting dg of movmnt invntion and th thory and analysis of movmnt rsarch Full Radius Danc, comprising profssional dancrs with and without physical disabilitis, strongly illustrats a blif that inclusion in th prforming arts, and in particular, danc, crats powr, bauty and innovation Full Radius Danc will prsnt a work choing th stam punk phnomnon that blnds currnt tchnology with a 19th cntury asthtic Th Gorgia Ballt will rturn to th danc fstival aftr a svralyar absnc Foundd in 1960, th company s nw dirctor Dat Rodriguz will offr two slctions, on from a ballt that has bn prformd for mor than 100 yars and anothr from this dcad, dmonstrating th artistic divrsity of this classically-basd company Th prformanc, which is both family-frindly and has artistic mrit, runs about an hour and includs an opportunity to ask th artists qustions (aftr thy catch thir brath!) I hop to s you thr! 6 Cathi 7 Dbbi 8 John 9 Inman 10 Brgr 50 Spruc Strt Hutchinson and Thana Sakas Inman Motor Works 820 DKalb Avnu, Unit 3 Richardson Inman Motor Works 820 DKalb Avnu, Unit 7 Park Unitd Mthodist Church Rvrnd Max Vincnt, Ministr 1015 Edgwood Avnu Sally Dorn 1014 Edgwood Avnu, Unit #7 16

17 Fstival Focus Hadlin ByliN Stv Ellison has calld th shots on th bands at Fstival for th past dcad of gnrs Scond, I focus on highr-nrgy acts that complmnt th ambianc of Fstival Third, an act has to b family-frindly for our audinc, and affordabl as wll I work to strtch our budgt by limiting th numbr of out-of-town groups sinc local groups hav lowr travl costs and rally wlcom th local xposur; thy spnd so much of thir tim on th road touring, that th homtown fans don t rally s thm that oftn SPOTLIGHT ON Music Stags By karin MBiuS fstival chair karinmbius@gmailcom W chckd in with Stv Ellison, Music Coordinator for th Fstival Committ, to larn mor about th music of Fstival and hr s what h had to say Advocator: How long hav you bn booking Fstival music acts? Stv: This is my 12th yar and bfor that I st up th sound systms for a fw yars A: What s your connction to th music of Fstival? S: I njoy bing abl to support Atlanta s music scn and th many talntd artists hr And vn though by day I m a profssional do-all (and architctural wayfinding consultant), in my off hours I try and play bass in th band 10 dgrs Off And ys, w v bn fortunat to play for Fstival audincs for svral yars That s what y all gt for ltting m book all th music A: What ar your critria for booking a Fstival act? S: First, I try to offr ntrtainmnt from a varity A: Ar thr any fan favorits you bring back ach yar? S: I try rally hard to dvlop a frsh linup for ach Fstival, but w do hav som groups that can boast multipl apparancs In fact, Sunday aftrnoon s linup at our Dlta Park Stag is comprisd ntirly of rpats from prvious yars It s bing offrd up as Longtim Atlanta Favorits and All-Star Jam It faturs Donna Hopkins, Th Brz Kings, Th Swimming Pool Q s, Dlta Moon, Col Bruc Hampton, Goff Achison, and Randall Brambltt A: Can you tll us a littl about th WondrRoot Stag? S: WondrRoot is an Atlanta-basd nonprofit that mpowrs artists to ngag in thir communitis through arts-basd srvic work Svral yars ago about half th prformrs on th Poplar Circl stag wr WondrRoot prformrs Thy wr rcivd so wll that thy now sponsor that stag It s bn a grat partnrship, and that stag has dvlopd quit a following, as thir prformrs lnd a youthful nrgy and imagination to our musical offrings A: What ar som of this yar s most anticipatd prformancs? S: Asid from th aformntiond, I m looking forward to Ruby Vll and th Soulphonics, Adron, and Paula Hank and Rhythms of Brazil But I m also looking forward to kicking off th Fstival s sponsorship/support of th Atlanta Musicians Emrgncy Rlif Fund WE RE AGGRESSIVE WITH OUR PRICES! BULLDOG LASER TONER, LLC Supr-Stor Slction 100% Guarant Suprior Quality FREE Hom & Offic Dlivry Call Kn Simmons Today! FAX bulldoglasrtonr@gmailcom Locally Ownd & Opratd! 17

18 Fstival Focus Inman Park Fstival Sponsors PRESENTING SPONSOR GOLD SPONSORS 8th Annual Rockt Run Blasts Off Sunday, May 1 at Inman Park Fstival By ric goldbrg NighBor ricgold@mindspringcom Com out Sunday, May 1, 2016, and run a bautiful cours on a bautiful spring morning in Inman Park and support Mary Lin Elmntary School, its studnts and community Th funds raisd through th Rockt Run will support th Outdoor Classroom as wll as fund th ongoing work of th Foundation to hlp Mary Lin Elmntary School achiv its ducational goals by providing instructional, physical, and tchnological opportunitis for th nrichmnt of Mary Lin studnts Parad Sponsor SILVER SPONSORS Kid Zon Sponsor To rgistr for th Rockt Run, go to th rac wbsit: wwwrocktrun org Th rac start and nd point is Poplar Circl -- th portion of Frdom Park on Euclid Avnu across from Wavrly Way Th 5K starts at 9 am; th 1-mil Rockt Blast for kids rac follows th 5K at 9:45 am Thanks to your fantastic participation and fundraising last yar w raisd ovr $45,000 to hlp build Mary Lin s nw playground Lt s kp up th momntum for our school! Music Sponsor Danc Fstival Sponsor Start gathring pldgs now and you could win a NEW BIKE arn a raffl tickt for vry $25 you rais! 18

19 Fstival Focus Parad Grand Marshal By karin him inman PArk fstival PArAD organizr Th Inman Park Fstival Parad Committ is plasd to announc Th Trolly Barn as th 2016 Parad Grand Marshal Whil it is unusual to hav a thing as our Grand Marshal, this dsignation rcognizs th hard work and ddication of Inman Park rsidnts and frinds who not only raisd th mony to purchas Th Trolly Barn, but who hav rstord and prsrvd it, and who will continu Inman Park s stwardship of this xtraordinary historic structur Sinc 1980 Th Trolly Barn has bn lasd from th City of Atlanta by th Atlanta & Edgwood Strt Railway Company (AESRC) d/b/a Th Trolly Barn AESRC was incorporatd about 40 yars ago by Inman Park nighbors who ovrsaw th Barn s rnovation and prsrvation AESRC s Board of Dirctors is comprisd solly of Inman Park rsidnts Th AESRC is optimistic that th purchas of th Barn from th City will b compltd by Fstival Past and prsnt Board mmbrs and th rst of th Barn family will b riding in th Parad on a float as th collctiv Grand Marshal Inman Park Prcision Attaché Drill Tam By richard WStrick NighBor richardwstrick@gmailcom Onc a yar, whn th azalas bgin to bloom and th polln turns th air to a gntl shad of grn, popl around th nighborhood bgin sarching in thir closts, pulling forth thir bst dark blu suits and thir shinist attaché cass Why? Photo by Bill Byrd Bcaus thy hav awaknd in th middl of th night, cold chills running down thir spins, with th ralization that th PARADE IS NEAR! That wondrful vnt, that magical tim whn thy can b thir most srious, thir most focusd, thir most prcis whn thir movs in th middl of th strt can b th most Fontyn-squ! Would YOU lik to hav th magic happn to you? Would YOU lik to join us in th Parad? You can, you know Just put on your suit, grab your attaché, snatch your umbrlla, and mt us at th cornr of Spruc St and Edgwood Av at, oh, say 1:35pm or so and w ll shak hands, finish our brs, and practic for at last fiv minuts This may b Josph s and my last yar, but it could asily b your First! Or Fifth! Or Com join us for a uniqu Inman Park xprinc! SPOTLIGHT ON Inman Park Fstival Parad By PAt WStrick NighBor PAtWStrick@gMAilcoM Pirats and Dragons and Puppts oh my! Billd as Atlanta s most clctic parad, th Inman Park Fstival Parad will bgin at 2 pm on Saturday, April 30 Th vnt is rain or shin, but w r hoping that unlik in 2010, th Prcision Drill tam will only nd thir umbrllas for thir routin and not by ncssity Evry Fstival Parad brings plnty of fun You ll s th nighborhood traditions th Monarch Buttrfly (who lads th parad in black tights, lotards and hug wings), th Marching Abominabls, who sm to grow in numbr and gt mor colorful ach yar, th Grand Marshal (For mor on this yar s slction rad Parad Chair Karn Him s articl), plnty of bands and th Trash Monarch on th strt swpr Photo by Thom Gonyau Plus ach yar thr ar nw favorits who may or may not rturn Will th Box Hros us thir powrs for good? Will thos bridsmaids us th parad as an xcus to war thir drsss again? Will th Krw of th Gratful Gluttons b abl to gt nough popl to drss up lik gnoms to b ntrd into th Guinnss Book of World Rcords? Thr s only on way to find out So grab your sunscrn, claim your viwing spot - prfrably nar a br truck (hy br sals bnfit th nighborhood), and gt rady to chr, wav and s your nighbors lik you v nvr sn thn bfor 19

20 Porch Party Thank You - Fbruary 2016 Thank you to Mlissa Millr and Thom Ablw for hosting th Fbruary Porch Party! It was a littl too chilly for th porch so w hung out in thir awsom ston kitchn instad! In Mmory of Bob Ebrwin Robrt V Ebrwin, 81, of Atlanta, Gorgia passd away on March 17, 2016, at his hom aftr a short illnss Born in Pittsfild, MA on Fbruary 9, 1935, h was th son of John and Jann Ebrwin of Pittsfild A mmorial srvic will b hld in Atlanta and on latr in Pittsfild this summr Mr Ebrwin lavs thr sistrs, Mrs Charlott Suthrland, Mrs Jannin Rontowski and Ms Lucill Ebrwin, all of Pittsfild, and many blovd frinds in Inman Park and in Atlanta H was prcdd in dath by thr siblings, Anita, Mari (Mitzi) and John Rcycling By Tracy L Hambrick Rcycling Managr Rduc, rus, rcycl Th thr chasing arrows logo found on vry rcyclabl itm rprsnt ths thr words That logo informs th consumr that th itm is rcyclabl whr allowd Rcycling is just on portion of th largr ffort that gos into saving our natural rsourcs Th big pictur approach includs a fourth R, rfus Rfus to accpt singl-us itms Bring a rusabl bag whn shopping and rfus th singl-us plastic bag Bring a travl mug for bvrags and rfus a singl-us coff cup, wrappr and lid Up to 52 billion papr coff cups pr yar ar usd onc thn thrown away Du to halth rgulations, th cups must b mad almost ntirly of virgin papr (not rcycld or prviously usd) Would you join th City of Atlanta and rduc, rus, rcycl, and rfus? Th City of Atlanta accpts th following rcyclabls curbsid: cardboard, carton board, papr, glass, plastics #1-5 & 7 mtal cans and juic cartons All rcycling should b clan and dry thn placd loosly in bin; not baggd Lids and caps should b rmovd and placd in rcycling bin Th City of Atlanta hosts Rcycl Day at 850 Oak St, SW, Atlanta, GA This vnt is hld th 3rd Saturday of ach month, xcpt in Dcmbr, btwn 9 AM and noon Accptabl itms includ: papr for shrdding, clothing, tirs, #6 polystyrn, lctronics and all itms accptd curbsid wwwatlantagagov/rcycling Mr Ebrwin graduatd from th Univrsity of Massachustts and th Univrsity of Ohio whr h studid architctur and forign languags H latr pursud a graduat dgr in Grman and Frnch from th Univrsity of Wurzbrg in Grmany Aftr a stint with th US Army and Army Rsrvs, Mr Ebrwin bgan his taching carr H taught brifly in th Pittsfild Public School Systm bfor accpting a position in th Grman Dpartmnt at Emory Univrsity in Atlanta, Gorgia In th arly 1970s h changd carrs whn h movd to Inman Park in Atlanta, a community of dcaying Victorian homs that wr bing rnovatd during a bright priod of rvitalization Th old Trolly Barn which housd Atlanta s original lcctric trolly cars was situatd within th park Mr Ebrwin was instrumntal in th complt rdvlopmnt and rhabilitation of this historical dific, which now srvs as a confrnc cntr and party vnu for wddings and clbrations H srvd as its Excutiv Dirctor for many yars Mr Ebrwin, an artist and liflong paintr in oils, dlightd frinds, family and institutions with his many works of art, his quick wit and his nthusiasm for lif H was a wondrful man whom w will all miss darly Our Sympathy & Condolncs Jay Doyl, Edgwood Av, on th loss of his fathr 20

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22 Th Autumn of Our Discontnt By Jim Abbot Inman Park Tr Watch Hr s a riddl for you What do you call a Johnny Applsd who drivs a hybrid car around town, smug in th knowldg that h s a frind of th nvironmnt, whil som guys ar blowing lavs at his hous with pollution-spwing, dcibl-disgorging machins? If you answrd, th prson who wrot this articl, congratulations! Also accptabl: somon not vry smart A littl whil back, I rad that a crtifid lab has shown that to qual th hydrocarbon missions from just 30 minuts of running a singl 2-strok laf blowr, you d hav to driv your havyduty Ford Raptor pickup truck 3,900 mils That s th distanc from Atlanta to somplac on th far sid of Junau, Alaska Or to put it anothr way, that s 67 hours of continuous driving 30 minuts of th on = 67 hours of th othr Wow Estimats ar that laf blowrs account for 5% 10% of total US missions of carbon monoxid, carbon dioxid, nitrogn oxids, hydrocarbons, and whatvr PM25 is Aftr I rad all that, I fird my mow-andblow crw For th tim bing, anyway So I m doing my own clanup, though for laf sason, I hav my y on on of thos nw-gnration, battry-powrd laf blowrs that hav just com on th markt W r a fw months away from autumn It s not too lat for us to considr rducing th amount of grass in our yards, talking to our landscaping crws about trading in thir gas-powrd machins for th battry-powrd ons, or vn just switching from a onc-awk to vry-othr-wk schdul for th laf-blowr battalions to storm th nighborhood I know, I know First, I bg you to lt us plant a tr in your yard, and thn I try to mak it hardr for you to clan up th dbris Lik I said, not vry smart Inman Park s Gang of Thr a/k/a Th GuttrSlops By Marg Hays Walkabl Inman Park Committ hays_207@bllsouthnt On fact of IP s Liflong Committ s Sidwalk Subcommitt undrtaking includs survying all our nighborhood s sidwalk ramps or lack throf This is bing don in conjunction with a Gorgia Tch Sidwalk study and utilizs GT s xprtis and quipmnt It s a significant undrtaking that may tak svral months to complt, as thr ar many ramps or potntial ramp sits to b survyd Your nighbors Mlissa Millr, Sandy Hok and Marg Hays, sporting safty vsts and toting masuring dvics, hav bgun congrgating at various cornrs for this purpos Basd on on of th masurmnts to b takn, w hav dubbd ourslvs Th GuttrSlops W masur up and w r on th lvl! Th Gang of Mlissa Millr, Marg Hays, and Sandy Hok 22

23 Sidwalk Subsidy Program By Milli Astin Walkabl Inman Park Committ Bliv it or not, th Inman Park Sidwalk Committ formd in lat 2001 to salvag our dtriorating sidwalks Through our council woman, Dbi Starns, w scurd an initial grant of $57,000 to jumpstart our program W startd with a long swath of sidwalk on Lak Avnu and from thr bgan offring subsidis to Inman Park nighbors Onc th grant ran out, IPNA stablishd a budgt to subsidiz th sidwalk program To dat, w hav r-laid ovr 150 individual sidwalks and fiv community sidwalks on almost vry strt in th nighborhood W ar particularly proud of th strts lik Alta, Austin, Euclid, Hal and Wavrly whr so many nighbors hav participatd in th program that w hav ntir blocks that ar nw and mor walkabl That has bn by dsign: th subsidy rwards contiguous nighbors who gt thir sidwalks rpaird by granting highr subsidis Th standard subsidy is 50%, but 2 contiguous nighbors rciv a 55% subsidy, and 3 or mor contiguous nighbors rciv a 60% subsidy Hr s how th program works: 1) Homownrs rqust to b placd on th list by contacting Milli Astin at mcastin@bllsouthnt 2) Our contractor provids an stimat for th work 3) Homownrs dcid whthr thy wish to procd 4) Our contractor snds homownr contracts and city paprwork program, snd an mail rqust to Milli Astin at mcastin@ bllsouthnt with th following information: 1) your nam 2) addrss 3) bst phon numbr 4) mail addrss 5) currnt sidwalk matrial (brick, pavrs, stampd concrt, or concrt) of your sidwalk and that of th nighbors on ithr sid W ar vry xcitd that Liflong Inman Park is partnring with th Sidwalk Committ in our fforts to mak Inman Park mor bautiful and asir to navigat! Book Club Calndar Th Inman Park Book Club mts on th last Tusday of th month at 7 pm to discuss th faturd slction Plas bring a covrd dish to shar, and contact Jan Kith ( ) with any qustions 5) Homownrs rturn th paprwork along with thir portion of th cost 6) Our contractor obtains city prmits and work commncs 7) Aftr all work is compltd and has passd city inspction, IPNA pays th subsidy to th contractor This yar, w hav plans to complt 10 sidwalks, but hav funds for 2-3 mor If you want to b addd to this yar s April May 31 No Book Club Enjoy Fstival! Th Orphan Train by Christina Bakr Klin Oron Mann 877 Edgwood Av NE Gt noticd Advrtis Contact us Today! 3300 Highlands Pkwy St 100 Smyrna, GA wwwkda-communicationscom 23

24 NPU-N Updat By Rick Bizot NPU-N Rprsntativ for IPNA Nots from th March 24, 2016 mting: PRESENTATIONS: Fir Dpartmnt: Capt Chip Nwll rportd that thr hav bn ight fir daths in th City this yar, which quals last yar s total H advisd that fr smok dtctors ar availabl from your local fir dpartmnt; thy will vn install thm for you Polic Dpartmnt: Capt Scott Gourly rportd that th crim rat is flat, and car brak-ins rmain an issu H also rportd that thy rcntly mad an arrst that thy xpct to ti to numrous brak-ins and robbris ovr th past svral months Parks Dpartmnt: Tom Culln rportd that th Parks Dpartmnt has many activity programs availabl for kids, tns and othrs H rcommndd th swimming programs for halth and safty S for mor information Dpt of Public Works: Dnnis Muma rportd that thy ar still studying th Lak-Elizabth intrsction to dtrmin appropriat crosswalk locations Candlr Park Consrvancy: CNIA has nominatd Barb King to b th NPU-N rprsntativ on th Board of th Consrvancy Ms King statd hr intrst and qualifications for th position NPU-N Board votd unanimously to support th nomination LICENSE REVIEW BOARD: Robrt Amick (Nxto Rstaurant, 822 Ralph McGill Blvd, Poncy-Highland) Nw businss/nw location rqust for liquor licns Applicant was not prsnt Motion to oppos th application du to lack of attndanc was passd unanimously SPECIAL EVENTS / OUTDOOR FESTIVALS: Spring Fstival on Ponc (April 2-3, 2016; Olmstd Linar Park) Applicant rcivd support from DHCA; NPU-N Board votd unanimously to support BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT: 1983 Tuxdo Av NE (V , Lak Clair); sking a varianc from th zoning rgulations to rduc th rquird wst sid yard stback from 7 to 3 for an addition to th 2nd story of an xisting singl family dwlling LCN mad a motion to rconsidr th application; this motion was supportd unanimously by th NPU-N Board Applicant has bn in contact with LCN, and has rcivd support from LCN, conditiond on sit plan datd 12/10/15; NPU-N Board votd unanimously to support NPU-N Mmbrs Th citiznry advisory council of this nighborhood planning unit includs rprsntation from th following aras: Cabbagtown cabbagtowncom Candlr Park candlrparkorg Druid Hills druidhillsorg Inman Park inmanparkorg Lak Clair lakclairorg 151 Flat Shoals Av SE (V , Rynoldstown); sking a varianc from th zoning rgulations to rduc th wst sid transitional yard from 20 to 7 to allow for a multi-family dvlopmnt RCIL supportd th application; NPU-N Board votd unanimously to support For th following two applications, th applicant was not prsnt Itms wr dfrrd at th start of th mting at th rqust of th applicant until nxt month 195 Clvland St SE (V , Rynoldstown); sking a varianc from th Zoning rgulation to (1) rduc th rquird half-dpth front yard stback from th 15 to 7 to construct a nw singl family dwlling 545 Hardndorf Av NE (V , Lak Clair); sking a varianc from th zoning rgulations (1) to rduc th rquird half-dpth front yard from 175 in ordr to construct a singl family dwlling NEW BUSINESS Poncy-Highland poncyhighlandcom Rynoldstown rynoldstownnt L5P Community Cntr l5pcccorg L5P Businss Assn littl5pointscom NPU-N Bylaws Affirmations: Constitunt organizations nd to vot to raffirm th NPU-N bylaws in on of thir upcoming mtings Vot tallis to b rportd back to NPU-N NPU-N Excutiv Committ mts on th fourth Thursday of vry month, January through Octobr Th Novmbr and Dcmbr 2016 mting dats will b: Mon, Nov 28 and Thurs, Dc 29, 2016 Th mtings bgin at 7:00 pm in th Littl Fiv Points Cntr for Arts & Community, 1083 Austin Av NE All ar wlcom to attnd Nxt Mting: Thursday, April 28,

25 Kal Casar Salad with Polnta Croutons Ingrdints: For th salad: (Not: Th amount for ach ingrdint is purposly omittd Us as much or as littl of ach on as you lik)! For th Polnta: 3 c watr 1 1/2 c yllow cornmal 1 1/2 tsp caynn pppr Hard boild ggs, choppd Casar drssing Shrddd parmsan chs Avocado Tomato, choppd 2 tsp salt 2 tsp oliv oil 1/8 tsp frsh crackd pppr 1/3 c shrddd parmsan Prparation: Bfor you mak th salad, you nd to mak th polnta Hr s how: Put watr in a mdium saucpan and bring to a boil Rduc hat to low and pour in th cornmal, stirring constantly Simmr, stirring oftn until thicknd, about 6-8 minuts Rmov from hat Stir in th caynn pppr, salt, oliv oil and pppr Spray an 8x8 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray Pour th polnta into th pan and sprad it vnly Sprinkl with parmsan chs Lt cool (Aftr it is no longr warm to th touch, I put it in th rfrigrator for about 15 minuts) Prhat ovn to 450 Dgrs Lin a baking sht with parchmnt papr Rmov polnta from rfrigrator and cut into small squars Plac th squars on th parchmnt papr and bak for 20 minuts Using tongs, flip th polnta and bak for an additional 15 minuts, or until polnta is crisp and vnly brown on all sids Onc th polnta croutons ar rady, grab a bowl and put in dsird amounts of kal, ggs, and drssing Mix wll and plat th salad Add tomato, avocado, chs and croutons! Rcip of th Month Courtsy of McNack s Kitchn mcnackskitchncom Scan this cod with your smartphon to viw mor rcips! 25

26 Agnda April 20, 2016 IPNA Mting 7:30 pm Babysitting Availabl Th Trolly Barn 963 Edgwood Av NE I Wlcom & Introduction of Nwcomrs II Minuts of Last Mting III Announcmnts IV Polic Officrs Rports V Elctd Officials Rports VI IPNA Officrs Rports A Prsidnt i Vot on Proposd Bylaws Rvision ii Nominations for IPNA Officrs for Trm B Historic Prsrvation i 209 Hal Strt - Typ III Crtificat of Appropriatnss ii 187 Dgrss Av - Typ III Crtificat of Appropriatnss C Trasurr D Planning i NPU-N Rport ii NPU-N By-Laws Affirmation vot E Zoning F Public Safty G Communications H Scrtary VII Committ Rports VIII Old Businss IX Nw Businss X Adjourn Thank you to Proof Bakshop of Hurt St for providing cookis at th March IPNA mting! Good to Know Inman Park Nighborhood Association (IPNA) mmbrship: Availabl to thos who liv within, own proprty within or oprat a businss within th boundaris of Inman Park Mmbrship is fr with onlin rgistration at inmanparkorg Mmbrship allows you to vot (s bylaws onlin for dtails), givs you accss to th dirctory and maks you ligibl for spcial nighborhood vnts In addition to bing a mmbr of IPNA, you may rgistr for th Inman Park Scurity Patrol (IPSP) which staffs offduty Atlanta Polic officrs to patrol our nighborhood Thr ar four lvls of commitmnt starting at $50 pr yar IPNA mtings ar hld at 7:30 pm on th 3rd Wdnsday of ach month at Th Trolly Barn IPSP mmbrship is basd upon a rolling annual mmbrship trm Your rnwal dat is on yar from your mmbrship dat and again vry yar aftr that Wbsits InmanParkorg InmanParkFstivalorg Facbookcom/InmanPark Rport All Crims: Call 911 IP Scurity Patrol: L5P Mini-Prcinct: L5P Businss Association wwwlittl5pointscom Want to b a part of nxt month s Advocator? If you hav nws to shar with your nighbors in th May issu of th Advocator, plas snd your submissions to advocator@inmanparkorg on or bfor April 20 26

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