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Our readers give a hat tip to the local people, artists, businesses, and organizations that kept us sane during this crazy year.

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Neighborhood

Editorial Collin Kelley INtown Editor collin@atlantaintownpaper.com (404) 917-2200, ext. 102

6 } 20 Who Made 2020 Bearable 8 } U.S. Senate Runoff 8 } APS Plans January Return

Contributors Sally Bethea, Kathy Dean, Melody Harclerode, Donna Williams Lewis, Asep Mawardi, Jacob Nguyen, Clare S. Richie, Tim Sullivan Submissions Article queries and calendar submissions should be emailed to collin@atlantaintownpaper.com.

10 } Grady High Renaming 11 } Places in Peril 12 } Tender Foundation

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A hard candy Christmas As we were going to press for the December issue, drug companies Pfizer and Moderna announced they had successfully trialed COVID-19 vaccines. It was a glimmer of light at the end of what has been the long, dark craptacular tunnel of 2020.

While watching President-elect Joe Biden’s acceptance speech on the Saturday night after the networks called the election, I felt an exhausted relief and wondered if some of the divisiveness of the last four years might come to an end. But it became quickly apparent that the 2020 hangover is going to linger well into 2021 and beyond.

Reuters reported on Nov. 18 that half of all Republicans believe that Trump rightfully won the election, but that it was stolen from him by widespread voter fraud. There is still a large swath of America that believes wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is a symbol of oppression and loss of liberty – even as 250,000 people have died. Hard-won human and civil rights are set to be relitigated before a newly realigned Supreme Court. And don’t forget the Jan. 5 runoff here in Georgia with an outcome that will decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. No pressure.

As for Christmas, I expect I’ll be at home for most of it – probably regretting that I binge-watched series four of “The Crown” before Thanksgiving instead of saving it. I’ve talked with my “pod squad” – a group of mindful, virus-free friends – about going to a restaurant, but that seems risky. We might just settle for takeout from Waffle House and getting back to that binge of “Cagney & Lacey” episodes from the ‘80s.

Collin Kelley Dolly Parton’s tune “Hard Candy Christmas” has been stuck in collin@atlantaintownmy head for a few weeks now as the holiday season rolled around. paper.com The lyrics remind us that we have to take the hard knocks life throws at us, but there is sweetness underneath, so don’t let sorrow get you down.

Remember those vaccine trials I mentioned at the top of this letter? Dolly Parton quietly funded one of them. Another glimmer of hope.

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The Neighborhood News & Features

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s we close out this crazy year, INtown decided we wanted to give a hat tip to the people, businesses, and organizations that kept us sane. We asked our readers to chime in with their suggestions on the people who went above and beyond to help the community, the restaurants and businesses that adapted overnight to the new normal, the arts group and artists who virtually entertained us, and the nonprofits and civic groups that came to our aid in a time of crisis. We’ve included Instagram, Twitter, and other social media accounts so you can show your support and thanks as well.

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The former Democratic Georgia congresswoman and gubernatorial candidate (@staceyabrams) is being widely credited with getting more people to the polls with her national voting rights organization (@fairfightaction). With Georgia flipping blue for President-elect Joe Biden, attention is now focused on two U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia – between David Perdue (R) and Jon Ossoff (D) and Kelly Loeffler (R) and Raphael Warnock (D) – that could put the Senate in Democratic control.

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Plaza Theatre

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Local Musicians

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YMCA of Metro Atlanta

The Y (@atlantaymca) reopened in May to provide socially-distanced activities, swimming, and exercise for kids and adults cooped up during lockdown.

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Intowners missing live music were thrilled to see local favorites streaming live concerts and performances during the pandemic, including Yacht Rock Review (@yachtrockrevue), Chelsea Shag (@chelseashag), Ruff Lee (@ruffleemusic), David Berkeley (@davidberkeleymusic), and ATL Collective (atlcollective)

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As restaurant dining rooms closed, servers were laid off, and residents were furloughed, local nonprofits stepped in to help provide food and necessities for those in need. Our readers gave a grateful thumbs up to The Giving Kitchen (@givingkitchen), ATL Family Meal (@atl_familymeal), Meals On Wheels (@mealsonwheelsatlanta), Operation Feed (@operationfeedatl), Atlanta Community Food Bank (@acfb), and Georgia Organic’s Food Fight (@georgiaorganics).

As the pandemic shuttered movie theaters around the world, the historic cinema (@plazaatlanta) at N. Highland and Ponce partnered with improv company Dad’s Garage (@dadsgarageatl) and movie rental shop Videodrome (@videodrome_atl) to provide an old-fashioned drive-in movie experience and streaming to film lovers at home.

Midtown Assistance Center

Residents unable to pay their rent, utility bills, food, MARTA cards to get to work turned to the nonprofit (@themacatlanta) based at Atlanta First United Methodist Church for help during the pandemic.

Feeding the Hungry

Free99 Fridge

Atlanta entrepreneur and activist Latisha Springer launched the nonprofit (@free99fridge) over the summer to help combat food insecurity by placing community refrigerators in seven neighborhoods that are stocked and maintained by neighborhood volunteers, local farmers, and businesses.

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Supermarket Workers

Intown’s supermarkets large and small – including Kroger (@krogerco), Publix (@publix), Whole Foods (@wholefoods), and Candler Park Market (@candlerparkmarket) – never closed during the pandemic and their dedicated staffs risked their health and patience to help keep the city fed. Hat’s off!

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Healthcare Workers

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The Metro Atlanta Mutual Aid Fund (@mama_fund) continues to focus on funding Black, indigenous, and other peoples of color that that been impacted and endured hardships during the pandemic.

The city’s overworked, exhausted but always dedicated frontline medical workers are forever in our debt. Our readers specifically pointed to care received at Grady (@gradyhealth), Piedmont (@piedmonthealth), Emory (@emoryhealthcare), and Northside (@northsidehosp).

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New Realm Brewing Hand Sanitizer

When all the supermarkets, drug stores, and convenience stores ran out of hand sanitizer, the brewery and eatery (@newrealmbrewing) started making their own and selling it at their BeltLine Eastside Trail window.

Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation

The nonprofit (@atlfirerescue foundation) arm of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department (@atlantafirerescue) delivered hot meals, personal protection equipment, cleaning supplies, and helped repair equipment damaged during the summer’s demonstrations.

Neighborhood Joints

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Art Beats ATL When all of the city’s live theater, art, and concert venues closed during the pandemic,

the arts groups joined forces to create a virtual calendar of streaming events (@artbeatsatl) to keep Intowner’s entertained.

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MAMA Fund

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms

The Atlanta’s mayor (@keishabottoms) call for mandatory masks and citywide stay-at-home order put her at odds with state officials, but readers applauded her leadership during the crisis.

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Intown restaurants and liquor stores switched gears to provide takeout, delivery, and event markets. Our readers specifically mentioned Tower Beer, Wine & Spirits (@toweratl), Six Feet Under (@sixfeetunderatl), Wrecking Bar (@wreckingbarbrewpub), El Tesoro (@eltesoroatl), Brash Coffee (@brashcoffee), Vinoteca (@shopvinoteca), Nakato (@nakatorestaurant), Java Jive (@javajiveponce), Ruben’s Deli (@rubensdeliatl), King of Pops (@kingofpops), Moe’s & Joe’s (@moesandjoesatl), Agave (@agaverestaurant), Sun in My Belly (@suninmybelly), and Elemental Spirits (@elementalspirits.co).

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State Farm Arena Voting

With all the concerts and sporting events on hold, Fulton County joined forces with the Atlanta Hawks to turn the arena (@statefarmarena) into a massive early voting site. Voters were in and out in a matter of minutes.

Streaming

We would have lost our minds without Netflix (@netflix), Hulu (@hulu), Prime (@amazonprimevideo), Disney+ (@disneyplus) and the myriad of other streaming networks keeping us in television and movies.

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Intown’s independent bookstores kept readers busy during the pandemic by offering delivery and shipping, including Charis Books & More (@charisbooksandmore), A Cappella (@acappellabooks), Bookish (@bookishatl), Eagle Eye (@eagleeyebooks), and Tall Tales (@talltalesbooks).

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Mask & PPE Makers

When hospitals ran out of masks and other personal protective equipment, volunteers mobilized to make more – including a group who organized on Facebook and then took its appeal to the public through SewingMasksForAtlantaHospitals.com.

Local arts groups – including Alliance Theatre (@alliancetheatre), Atlanta Opera (@theatlantaopera), and Atlanta Ballet (@atlantaballet) – turned their closed costume shops into PPE assembly shops.

Teachers

After school systems went virtual last spring, Intown’s educators worked overtime to make adjustments for at-home learning. When some schools reopened in the fall, many teachers were pulling double duty by teaching in person and online. While having the kids at home was a challenge, our teachers kept students learning and engaged, and there’s not enough thanks in the world for that.

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The Atlanta City Council adopted legislation during its Nov. 16 meeting to urge the Georgia General Assembly to amend state law to allow vehicles to be temporarily seized when used in connection with offenses related to street racing. The council voted Nov. 2 to approve an ordinance to jail street racing offenders before an arraignment hearing in Atlanta Municipal Court.

MARTA’s Board of Directors voted unanimously Nov. 12 to extend the contract of General Manager and CEO Jeffrey Parker for three years, through 2026.

The Atlanta City Council approved legislation last week that prohibits commercial harassment by investors seeking to intimidate and pressure homeowners into selling their properties for prices far below fair market value.

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the formation of the Progressive Atlanta Advisory Council. The Advisory Council will consist of community leaders who will make recommendations for achieving the administration’s goal of creating a more equitable city to increase access to opportunity for all residents.

Atlanta is getting a new area code, 943, after the Georgia Public Service Commission announced that current codes – 404, 770, 678, and 470 – will be used up by 2023. The area code will be used metro-wide. 943 will be the first new code assigned since 470 was introduced in 2010.

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Raphael Warnock

By Collin Kelley While audits, recounts, and debates continue nationwide over Joe Biden’s election as the 46th President of the United States, all eyes will be on Georgia this month in the lead up to a Jan. 5, 2021 runoff for two U.S. Senate seats.

Georgia hasn’t gone for a Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1992, and the state has been reliably conservative red ever since. That all changed on Nov. 3 as Biden beat lame duck Donald Trump and put two high profile senate seats in contention.

Republican Sen. David Perdue and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff will face each other once again after both fell short of reaching a 50 percent majority.

Democrat Raphael Warnock will face Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler in a special election runoff after beating a crowded field of 18 other candidates for the seat. Loeffler was appointed to the

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seat by Gov. Brian Kemp after Johnny Isakson resigned for health reasons.

If Ossoff and Warnock win, it would put Democrats in control of the U.S. Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris acting as tiebreaker against Republicans.

Fulton and DeKalb counties began mailing absentee ballots on Nov. 18. Other key dates include Dec. 7, which is the deadline to register to vote in the runoff, and Dec. 14, which is when inperson early voting begins.

Also of note, 5th Congressional District voters are going back to the polls on Dec. 1 to decide if former Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall or former Morehouse College President Robert Franklin will fill the seat for about six weeks until Nikema Williams is sworn in after winning a full term on Nov. 3 to succeed the late John Lewis.

For more information about voting, visit fultoncountyga.gov or dekalbcountyga.gov.

Will Atlanta Public Schools resume in-person learning in January?

By Collin Kelley Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Lisa Herring says her administration is “working diligently and passionately” Superintendent Lisa Herring in preparation for in-person learning in January 2021, but a spike in COVID-19 cases may ultimately scupper the plan.

With Georgia back in the coronavirus red zone as cases rise, there’s also uncertainty over whether President-elect Joe Biden will institute a nationwide lockdown. That could mean APS students remain at home until spring or possibly until the 202122 school year.

Nevertheless, parents received another “intent to return” declaration form last month. The same options created for October’s abandoned return plan were still offered: face-to-face learning and two forms of virtual learning.

“We remain in substantial spread of COVID, so we will continue to operate in a virtual capacity,” Herring said at the November meeting of the Atlanta Board of Education. “The district is preparing for a January 2021 return.”

Herring said there would be more virtual town hall events for parents as the district determines whether face-to-face learning will resume.

APS had hoped to begin returning to students to face-toface learning in phases from Oct. 26 through Nov. 16. However, COVID-19 cases began trending up and parents and teachers expressed concern about safety.

The delayed return has divided APS parents, especially in Buckhead, which has become a hotbed of back-to-theclassroom advocacy. At least two grassroots organizations of parents, teachers and staff are pushing for and against the delay.

A Facebrook group calling itself “Let Atlanta Parents Choose” put pressure on APS to reopen classrooms, event taking a billboards in the city.

However, an opposing parents’ group, “We Demand Safety APS,” submitted a letter to Herring with more than 3,500 signatures from parents, teachers, and staff members demanding classes remain virtual.

In early November, Herring herself tested positive for COVID-19 and went into quarantine.

City Schools of Decatur and DeKalb County Schools also postponed a return to in-person learning until January, while Fulton County Schools moved to a hybrid system in the fall.

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Atlanta school board poised to rename Grady High after student vote

By Collin Kelley The Atlanta Board of Education is expected to vote on renaming Midtown’s Henry W. Grady High School at its Dec. 7 meeting after hearing from the student body.

The board had originally planned to vote in November on a recommendation to change the name to Ida B. Wells High School, but community outcry about the process led to a postponement.

During the month of November, every student at Grady was given the opportunity to anonymously vote for the three names forwarded by a renaming

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committee, including Wells, Midtown High School, and Piedmont High School.

Board member Leslie Grant said the committee, which she chaired, agreed that whichever name the students choose in ranked voting will be forwarded to the school board as a final recommendation. The board could choose to accept the student body decision or choose another name.

The renaming of Grady has caused division in the community as evidenced by fighting on community message boards and dueling online petitions.

The decision to postpone and let students vote was met with a mixture of opinions by parents and community members commenting during the Nov. 2 virtual meeting.

Many were upset that Grady alumni would not be included in the vote. Board member Cynthia Briscoe Brown suggested that Howard Middle School students also be given a vote as a feeder school in the Grady cluster, but her recommendation failed to get any traction.

The controversy over the renaming reached a tipping point after a survey sent to parents, students, faculty, and alumni showed a decisive preference for Midtown High School. Ida. B. Wells came in second and Piedmont third. There were two other names on the survey – Freedom High School and Thomas E. Adger, in honor of the school’s first Black principal.

However, Grant said the survey was merely used to inform the committee’s decision, which leaned toward equity rather than popular vote.

The move to rename Grady began in March as communities across the nation re-examined the legacy of racism and white supremacy in the names of its buildings, streets, parks, and monuments.

Grady was named after journalist, orator, and white supremacist Henry W. Grady.

Ida B. Wells was a pioneering Black journalist who investigated lynchings in the South after the Civil War. Chairman Jason Esteves said the board would likely consider new names for Brown Middle School and Forrest Hill Academy – both named after notorious Civil War-era white supremacists – in December or January. Esteves also empaneled a new naming committee which must decide what to rename Grady’s football stadium.

The Dec. 7 board meeting begins at 6 p.m. and can be watched on the Atlanta School Board’s Facebook page.

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The Ashby Street Theatre has not been occupied for many years and suffers from a lack of maintenance. Despite its continued disrepair, there is now significant development occurring around the Ashby Street Theatre, creating an opportunity for its revitalization as a community gathering spot once again.

“This is the Trust’s sixteenth annual Places in Peril list,” said Mark C. McDonald, president and CEO of the Trust. “We hope the list will continue to bring preservation solutions to Georgia’s imperiled historic resources by highlighting ten representative sites.”

Places in Peril is designed to raise awareness about Georgia’s significant historic, archaeological and cultural resources, including buildings, structures, districts, archaeological sites and cultural landscapes that are threatened by demolition, neglect, lack of maintenance, inappropriate development or insensitive public policy.

Through Places in Peril, the Trust encourages owners and individuals, organizations and communities to employ proven preservation tools, financial resources and partnerships in order to reuse, reinvest and revitalize historic properties that are in peril.

Other sites on the 2021 list include: Blackshear City Jail in Blackshear (Pierce County); Cherry Grove Schoolhouse in Washington (Wilkes County); Cohutta African American Civic District in Cohutta (Whitfield County); Downtown Toomsboro in Wilkinson County; Kiah House Museum in Savannah (Chatham County); Old Monticello United Methodist Church in Monticello (Jasper County); Terrell County Courthouse in Dawson; and Vineville Avenue Corridor in Macon (Bibb County).

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Try A Little Tenderness

New nonprofit throws a lifeline to moms in crisis She realized she didn’t care about selling anything. “All I really cared about was how I was going to get those diapers and wipes to our moms,” Almond said.

While she was in New York in September 2019 for Fashion Week she chatted with a Lyft driver who told her about an organization she runs that supports low-income moms in Brooklyn with deliveries of car seats and strollers.

Almond took that interaction as a sign she was on the right path. She restructured, gathered a team of volunteers, and launched The Tender Foundation in January.

By Donna Williams Lewis Jahira Arias-Romo was a single mother with a five-month-old baby when she lost her job at a trucking company in May due to COVID-19 cuts.

“That was basically my entire financial line at the moment,” she said. “That meant I didn’t have any sort of income coming in.”

While the Riverdale resident worked on getting public assistance, she was faced with some urgent needs. Diapers topped the list.

Searching online for help, she ran across The Tender Foundation, a group that helps mothers shift from crisis mode to stabilization with immediate “gap assistance” and connection to long-term resources.

To date, the fledgling Atlanta nonprofit has helped keep 60 families in their homes with rent assistance, paid 36 utility bills, and given grocery store gift cards to 39 mothers.

It serves up aid with a hefty side of tender loving care, starting with the soothing tone of its website – part of what the foundation calls its “safe and compassionate space.”

Arias-Romo felt relief the moment she logged on to the site.

“The first thing I saw was something like ‘Do you need diapers and wipes?’ I was like ‘Oh, thank God,’” she said.

Within two days she met the

It takes a village

Almond currently does all of the foundation’s intake, reading Emily Strongwater, a Tender Foundation board memFrom left, Jaycina Almond, founder of The Tender about the mothers’ needs and ber, at home with her daughter, Archie.

Foundation, hands off a donation of diapers to reassuring them that help is on (Photo by Piera Moore) Riverdale resident Jahira Arias-Romo. the way.

(Photo by Nicole Hernandez) “It’s heavy work because you wish you could change everything for everybody, but there’s also organization’s founder to pick up a month’s Romo. gratitude that … we’re able to do the work,” supply of diapers for her daughter Paige, “It meant one less headache for me. It Almond said. bigger diapers for down the road, and more was such a relief,” she said.

Emily Strongwater, a criminal defense diapers for a relative who was also in need.

It also meant a lot to her that The attorney who represents many indigent The donation was a huge deal for AriasTender Foundation’s founder, Jaycina defendants, was searching Almond, is a for help for one of her mother, too. But clients when she found not only is she a The Tender Foundation mom, Almond online. understands Grateful for the the financial nonprofit’s assistance, the struggle. She’s Midtown area resident lived it herself. later participated in the foundation’s “It It all began Takes A Village” family with a and friends fundraiser bassinet in August that netted Almond is a $35,000.

It would be my pleasure to assist you in full-time model Since then, and single mom finding your dream home this holiday Strongwater – who is who’s worked mom to Archer, a soonseason. Let’s have a conversation.

1824 Wellbourne Drive • Offered for $1,175,000 internationally to-be 4-year-old girl who 4 Bedrooms • 4 Bathrooms and has 50,000 prefers to go by “Archie” followers on – has joined The Tender Instagram. But Foundation’s board of just a few years directors.

The Tender Foundation founder Jaycina ago, her life was Almond and her daughter, Syx. “Personally, I really very different.

(Photo by Emma Craft) struggled with the When her transition to motherhood daughter, Syx, and I had every resource available. I had was born in 2017, Almond was a struggling health care. I had my parents 20 minutes 21-year-old enrolled in the state’s health away. I had paid maternity leave, and it was 1283 Edmund Park Dr. • Offered for $945,000 insurance program for low-income pregnant still incredibly challenging,” Strongwater 4 Bedrooms • 3.5 Bathrooms women. said. “It changed my perspective on just She left DeKalb Medical Center with how much support mothers need.” more than her baby. She was given a She calls Almond a “true believer,” who Joy Myrick bassinet. She didn’t know who left it for her, deeply believes that the community can’t but the bassinet inspired her. c. 404.408.2331 o. 404.874.0300 thrive unless its mothers are thriving.

“I thought it was super intentional and “There’s a lot of excitement right now joymyrick@atlantafinehomes.com thoughtful,” she said. about politics changing, but I think what atlantafinehomes.com | sir.com Enamored with the pregnancy/ we have to remember is that an election’s motherhood experience, Almond came up not going to save us and politicians are with the idea of selling items for expectant not going to save us,” Strongwater said.

1319 Edmund Park Dr. • Offered for $750,000 mothers through a subscription box service “We really need to work together as a 4 Bedrooms • 3.5 Bathrooms called Tender. With every order, diapers and community, and I think that’s Tender’s main wipes would be donated to a local mother. philosophy. We just happen to do that by Atlanta Fine Homes, LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Her modeling career was taking off and focusing on the moms.”

Each franchise is independently owned and operated. 1555 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia 30309. just as she was about to launch her business, Learn more about this organization at Tender began to take a turn. thetenderfoundation.com.

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Our lockdown lifestyle means Kristen, the kids and I spend some evenings playing Among Us, a quirky, online video game we can enjoy as a group from our individual phones. That’s 2020 for you! The characters look like Teletubby astronauts and it is set in some sort of nuclear reactor map. Each round there is one Impostor who pretends to be a common taskmaster whilst killing off his fellow contestants. The rest of the crewmates do, in fact, complete the tasks while they try to collectively out the Impostor.

Honestly, I have next to zero idea what is happening but the kids get a kick out of my naivete and that alone is entertaining. To make up for a lack of skill or strategy I offer up an evil sounding hehheh-hehhh at the onset of each round so they always think I’m the Impostor.

Mostly I’m just pretending to be the Impostor. An impostor impostor. So yeah, the social life is really great these days.

TIMMY DADDY

Last Saturday was exciting though. I drove through downtown Decatur after the news outlets declared Joe Biden the winner of the Presidential Election. It had been so long since I’ve seen genuine joy and happiness in the face of strangers it

By Tim Sullivan was well worth inserting myself into a traffic jam. Once home, I needed to post a video and gleefully report to Facebook that Tim Sullivan grew up in a large family in the people were partying like it was Subaru Freaknik. That’s a pretty Northeast and now lives with his small family good quip right? Worth repeating? I mean, it’s 2020 – cut me in Oakhurst. He can some slack! be reached at tim@ sullivanfinerugs.com.

After the Election of 2016, I wrote right in this space that I worried we would be shielding our kids from something awful in the coming years – that Kristen and I and parents all over the country would be absorbing a lot of worry. I didn’t know if it would be a deep recession or an erosion civil and social progress. Or if it could be something even more dire with the wrong people at the helm to handle it. Turns out it was all three.

Not that I want a prize for the prognostication or to strain the purview of this column with political punditry. But man, it’s been a tough haul, so outing the biggest impostor of our time sure feels good. (And I do understand that 72 million of my readers might disagree…)

That same night I had a rare function to attend. It was a birthday gathering for my buddy Mike that was planned well in advance of the election announcement although it ended up serving as a dual celebration. The invite came with strict enough CDC guidelines that I know better than to call it a “party.” It was more a Friends-of-Mike awareness congregation.

It was outside, a short time frame, masks and social distancing required. This year has conditioned me to feel like if I’m not in my pajamas by 7 p.m. then I’m doing something naughty but everyone was so conscientious that I didn’t fear for a second about contracting coronavirus. And it sure was heartwarming to see some familiar, smiling eyes at least. I miss seeing their whole faces but in their eyes I saw a sense of relief and a sparkle of hope. It was a reminder that mostly, there are good people among us.

I started writing this column a decade ago because life with kids can get blurry.

The days, months, and years clip off all too quickly and I wanted to document some anecdotes before they slipped away. But this year it seems simply turning another page on the calendar is something of an accomplishment and hopefully bringing us closer to some semblance of normalcy. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with my crewmates soon, however remotely that needs to be. There are more tasks to be done, more impostors to be outed and there is more joy to be had. I’m ready to bring on 2021. How about you?

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Business Gift Guide Retail � Projects � Profiles

Holiday ideas from affordable to luxury at some of Intown’s favorite shopping destinations

By Collin Kelley

W

hether you’re looking for something fun and affordable or high-end and luxurious, Intown’s retailers have you covered for the holiday season.

We checked in at Ponce City Market in Old Fourth Ward and the shops at Buckhead Village to see what was on offer from a variety of shops. We favorite weirdo.

XO, Your BFF,” ”Call your mother. XO, Your Mother,” and “I think to myself what a wonderful world. XO, Louis.” ($16) Cotopaxi Fuego Down Jacket from Mountain High Outfitters ~ The Fuego is a quintessential down insulation layer made with responsibly sourced, waterresistant 800-fill goose down, making it the lightweight down jacket that’s perfect for fall through spring – or even camping in the summer. ($250)

(clockwise from top left)

2021 Lemon Desk Calendar from Archer Paper Goods ~ 2020 was the year of lemons, and this desk calendar can turn 2021 into lemonade, Made by Rifle Paper Co, the 7.5” x 6”, spiral-bound desk calendar is the perfect accessory for any desk. ($20)

Gavin Sneakers from Citizen Supply ~ From Matt & Nat, these vegan leather sneakers are sleek and modern and perfect for your stylish loved one. ($124)

Marty Moose from Rhen’s Nest ~ A quirky playtime pal for kids, this moose has impressively squishy antlers and is perfect for nighttime cuddling, too. ($24.99)

Weekender Bag from Onward Reserve ~ Luggage brand Meanwhile Back on the Farm collaborated with Onward Reserve to create this limited-edition luggage collection designed for a weekend getaway trip. ($350)

Celebrity Prayer Candles from Modern Mystic Shop ~ From Beyonce to Dolly Parton to Stacey Abrams, these candles make for great stocking stuffers and a white elephant gift exchange. ($17)

Ponce City Market poncecitymarket.com

Boheme Fragrances Candles from Citizen Supply ~ These candles come in a luxurious colored glass vessel, and each reflects the distinctive spirit of a singular location. ($45 each) Mugs from Sugarboo & Co. ~ Each of these microwave- and dishwasher-safe mugs displays a note, like “You’re my

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also took some side trips to other favorite retailers around the city to come up with this gift guide.

With the ongoing pandemic, most shops are offering delivery or contactless pickup, but be sure to check before you buy.

Buckhead Village buckheadvillagedistrict.com

(clockwise from top left) Lion Pendant from Kimberly McDonald ~ From the Signature KMD King Collection, the lion pendant with diamond eyes is set in 18k green gold. ($8,525) Ai Shoulder Bag from Akris ~ This medium-sized bag in the “Strokes” print from the Swiss luxury clothing and accessory shop is sure to make a statement. ($1,690) Candle Lantern from Diptyque ~ Driven by the heat of the candle, the silver lantern rotates as if by magic, projecting animals leaping around the flame. ($85)

Pizza Party Kit from Bella Cucina ~ Create a pizza party right at home with Bella Cucina sauces made from vine ripened Italian tomatoes. ($45) Christmas Tree Dozen from Georgetown Cupcake ~ 12 different classic Christmasinspired flavors including Chocolate Eggnog, Gingerbread, Rudolph Red Velvet, Christmas Butterscotch, Chocolate Peppermint and more. ($41/dozen).

Black Suede Mules from Jimmy Choo ~ Go on and treat yourself to a pair of shoes, like these mules with crystal and pearl on the strap. ($995) Women’s Maire Jacket from Moncler ~ This festive-colored down jacket is perfect to be worn all winter long. ($1,290)

Bourbon + Whiskey Lovers Gift set from 18.21 Bitters ~ The Bourbon+Whiskey lovers gift set is the perfect present for whiskey drinkers to try out several bitters flavors. Each kit comes with three 1-oz bitters flavors that perfectly pair with Bourbon, Whiskey and Scotch cocktails. ($25.99)

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More Shopping Suggestions

The Cook’s Warehouse ~ For the chef in your life, the Ansley Mall shop has a big assortment of cookware, bakeware, cutlery and more. cookswarehouse.com.

(clockwise from top left)

Urban Cottage ~ Unique, hand-picked furniture, accessories, and gifts for the home have made this Virginia-Highland shop a must-visit for nearly two decades. urbancottageatlanta. com.

Woo Skincare + Cosmetics ~ Find favorite makeup and skincare brands at this Peachtree Battle shop or give a gift card for someone to pamper themselves. wooskincareandcosmetics.com.

Abbadabba’s ~ The local chain (with locations in Buckhead and Little Five Points) If you’re looking for Dr. Marten’s, Birkenstock, or other cool shoe brands. coolshoes.com.

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Blabla Kids ~ These one-of-a-kind ethical, cuddly dolls and animals make the perfect gift for kids of all ages. There’s also blankets, pillows, and other cute décor from this Virginia-Highland shop. blablakids.com.

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BUSINESS BRIEFS Bowlero has opened in Atlantic Station, its 13th location in Georgia. The bowling alley offers signature blacklight bowling, an interactive arcade and upscale sports bar with extensive food and beverage offerings at the 36,000 square-foot venue. New protocols and health standards include a limit of 4-6 guests per lane, no sharing of bowling balls between guests and selfordering of food and beverage. More information can be found at bowlero.com.

The Buckhead location of SweatHouz has opened. The infrared sauna studio delivers wellness to the mind and body at its spa-like facilities. Members enjoy a one-hour getaway in a private suite for a 45-minute sweat and 15-minute refreshing shower designed to rehydrate and tone skin. SweatHouz relieves COVID-19 concerns with Touchless check-in and deeply sanitized suites. Other SweatHouz locations include Vinings and Sandy Springs. Find out more at SweatHouz.com.

The Danish men’s clothing brand LINDBERGH will open its newest location at Atlantic Station in 2021. The menswear store will fill a 6,000-square-foot space and offer formal and casual apparel. Visit lindberghshop.com to find out more.

Thank you for supporting these local businesses!

Leading dog daycare provider Dogtopia is expanding into Decatur. This is its third Atlantaarea location; the others are in Roswell and West Midtown. Visit dogtopia.com for more information.

The Southeast regional headquarters of Transwestern Real Estate Services (TRS) is moving from Tower Place after 10 years and relocating to the City Club of Buckhead’s former space at Atlanta Financial Center (AFC Buckhead) on Peachtree Road in Atlanta. The real estate company will occupy AFC Buckhead’s top two floors, totaling approximately 17,000 square feet, when the move is complete in March 2021. Learn more at transwestern.com.

Amy Selig has opened the third Stellar Bodies at The Works, an 80-acre adaptive mixed-use development in Upper Westside. Adding to locations in Buckhead and Midtown, the new Stellar Bodies features 2,200 square feet of space. As featured in Goop, Stellar Bodies’ workout combines cardio and strength training to burn calories, build core muscles and improve posture.

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1429 WESSYNGTON ROAD OFFERED FOR $1,849,000

1433 WESSYNGTON ROAD OFFERED FOR $2,120,000

1268 UNIVERSITY DRIVE OFFERED FOR $825,000

831 CRESTRIDGE DRIVE OFFERED FOR $1,150,000

260 COLEBROOK STREET* OFFERED FOR $740,975

3107 PEACHTREE ROAD, NO. 1205* OFFERED FOR $2,064,000

1551 MARKAN DRIVE OFFERED FOR $1,837,500

936 KINGS COURT OFFERED FOR $1,299,000

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1643 WILDWOOD ROAD* OFFERED FOR $735,000

1237 REEDER CIRCLE OFFERED FOR $1,149,000

1590 N. MORNINGSIDE DRIVE OFFERED FOR $975,000

927 KINGS COURT* OFFERED FOR $1,399,000

36 POLO DRIVE OFFERED FOR $799,000

619 EAST AVENUE* OFFERED FOR $1,179,900, UNLISTED

5220 GREEN OAK COURT* OFFERED FOR $1,830,000, UNLISTED

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878 PEACHTREE STREET, NO. 304 OFFERED FOR $355,000

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276 KIRKWOOD ROAD OFFERED FOR $675,000

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◄Onward Reserve, a specialty men’s apparel and lifestyle brand with 12 locations across the southeast, has named Emmie Henderson Howard, founder of Southern Proper, as its new President to work alongside the company Founder and CEO, T.J. Callaway. Howard is credited with being an industry trailblazer by launching a first of its kind clothing brand. “For years I’ve worked closely with T.J. and his incredibly talented team, and it is a true honor to step in and serve as a brand advocate and support system for the Onward organization,” Howard said. Onward Reserve has three locations in Atlanta. For details and to shop, visit onwardreserve.com.

Cushman & Wakefield has been retained to oversee the leasing of two medical office buildings on behalf of Caddis Healthcare Real Estate. George Olmstead and Brandon Wallace of Cushman & Wakefield will lease the buildings. Olmstead will lease a 76,382-square-foot building located in Buckhead. It recently underwent a major renovation including enhanced common areas, new HVAC equipment, a new roof and a new covered parking garage which is due to deliver by the summer of 2021. The property’s new landscaped plaza will be shared with Caddis’ neighboring upscale 213-unit senior living facility, Heartis Buckhead, currently under construction and slated for completion in 2022. Wallace will lease the second location, a new 21,263-square-foot building in Marietta near Wellstar Kennestone Hospital that was delivered in 2019. To learn more, visit cushmanwakefield.com. ►Floral design studio and art exhibition Pinker Times has expanded from its original pop-up location to a larger space at Buckhead Village. The newly expanded pop-up will be open through March 2021. Founded by artist Skye Lin, the studio offers unique florals that include amaranthus, dahlias, peonies and more. Pinker Times also has a choose-yourown flower bar and bespoke floral arranging workshops. For more information, visit pinkertimes.com.

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Resident Home has joined the diverse lineup at The Interlock, the $450 million mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Westside neighborhood. The 1,590-square-foot store will include curated products from brands like Nectar, DreamCloud, Awara and Bundle and offer an array of home furnishing products, such as bedding, mattresses, furniture, area rugs, home décor and other accessories.

The Interlock is slated to open in spring 2021.For more information, visit residenthome.com.

In October, Georgia Tech announced a partnership with Facebook that will make Artificial Intelligence (AI) education more accessible and increase ways into the field for diverse candidates. As part of the pilot program, Facebook is co-teaching and funding a deep learning course at Georgia Tech this semester. The social media company intends to scale this program to thousands of underrepresented students by building a consortium with 5-6 other universities, including minority serving institutions. “The Facebook lectures provide students with real-world examples and techniques that are needed to deploy and scale algorithms. This is something that students always ask me for, and being able to provide them this information from a large, well-known company that uses these algorithms to process billions of pieces of data per day is invaluable to our students’ education and growth,” said Zsolt Kira, associate director of the Machine Learning Center at Georgia Tech.

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Sustainability Recycling • Resources • Lifestyle

Signs of hope in new forest preserve, tree protection efforts deal with Waste Management for $4.7 been reduced. million; this past August, the nonprofit sold The city hired consultants to advise the land to the city for the same price. After them on an ordinance revision and, in tires and other debris are removed from the 2019, began to engage stakeholders. site and parking accommodations are made, This time last year, these discussions had the city plans to open the preserve to the devolved into finger-pointing, as the city public in about a year. appeared to be ignoring the significant Stacy told WABE reporter Molly input of residents and tree advocates.

Samuel: “I believe it’ll be a crown jewel in The COVID-19 pandemic slowed the the city and even in the region. A forest that negotiations this year, but also provided people will come from all over the city to time for a small group of stakeholders to visit and spend time in because it is such a work through the ordinance, line by line; unique place.” The potential for the preserve they are making progress. to become an outdoor learning laboratory City Councilman Matt Westmoreland – about nature and the people who once lived chair of the Community Development and here is enormous. Several acres of the tract Human Services Committee, are part of Soapstone Ridge, which oversees the work of the which contains archaeological planning department – has led sites dating back several the effort to bring the parties thousand years.

To purchase the property, together to revise the tree the city of Atlanta used money ordinance. He told me recently from its tree recompense fund: that he is “very grateful that fees collected from developers the city, tree advocates, and when they cut down trees for members of the development new construction, as required community continue to share by an amendment to the city’s their various perspectives in tree ordinance adopted five years ongoing discussions to get us to a ago. This is first time that the solid end point.” He expects that fund has been used to protect the Council will receive a draft existing trees, instead of planting ordinance from the planning new ones—demonstrating the department soon and will work importance of the fund for toward adoption in the first preserving intact forests before quarter of 2021. they are destroyed. Thanks At the end of this difficult to a recent audit of fund and tragic year, I find signs expenditures, necessary controls of hope in many places: one will soon be in place to ensure of them is in the steadfast that recompense funds are used

By Sally Bethea commitment of the people solely as intended, instead of Sally Bethea is the being siphoned off to support who are working hard to find retired executive direc- agreement on ways to protect department expenses, as has happened to some of the money tor of Chattahoochee our city in the forest. They realize Riverkeeper and curin recent years. the immense value of Atlanta’s rent board president of As I noted here in an tree canopy to the health and Chattahoochee Parks earlier article, since its passage sense of well-being of all who Conservancy whose twenty years ago, Atlanta’s tree live, work and play in the city. ordinance has been beat on, beat mission is to build a If I never have the community of support up, revised and shrugged off by opportunity to walk the most affected parties: developers, for the Chattahoochee peaceful, deep woods of the Lake River National Recrecity planners, elected officials, Charlotte Nature Preserve again, ation Area. residents, and tree protection I am content in the knowledge and clean water advocates. that this special place cannot be Virtually everyone agrees that harmed – that it will be loved by tens of the ordinance has never worked to protect thousands of people over the years – and existing trees – high quality trees – during that the large beech, whose trunk I hugged development and redevelopment. It has when I couldn’t hug my friends for fear of also permitted larger volumes of storm runoff from expanding impervious surfaces, the pandemic, may now be able to reach its allowing ambient temperatures to increase, full maturity and live several hundred more while the shade canopy of mature trees has years.

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Mushrooms at Lake Charlotte Preserve

“T

his is a real forest!” exclaimed Atlanta naturalist Kathryn Kolb as we walked through the woods in the city’s recently-acquired Lake Charlotte Nature Preserve on a glorious day in November. We had just admired tall shagbark hickories, massive white oaks, sassafras, persimmons and a huge beech tree: at least 175 years old based on its circumference.

Our tour leader for this special visit to the newest and largest public park in the city of Atlanta (at 216 acres) was Stacy Funderburke, regional counsel with The Conservation Fund (TCF), a national nonprofit organization. He was instrumental in striking the deal to permanently protect this natural treasure located in southeast Atlanta – working with landowner Waste Management, the city, residents, tree advocates and others. If the parties had not moved quickly, a proposal

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to clear-cut the forest and grade the land to develop another industrial park would already be underway.

Once a small lakefront retreat in the middle of the last century, the property and deteriorating homes were sold to a developer in the 1980s and Lake Charlotte – created by damming a tributary to the South River—was drained. Several years later, Waste Management purchased the property that is next to its Live Oak Landfill: the largest landfill in metro Atlanta, which closed in 2004. Local residents have long worried that the Lake Charlotte property would become another landfill or industrial site.

Instead, the forest has continued to grow untouched for decades – as vines, trees and other vegetation took over old street signs, light poles, porches and collapsing roofs. After a study identified the Lake Charlotte forest as the most critical property in Atlanta to protect, TCF negotiated the

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Sustainable Fashion

Atlanta designer committed to eco-friendly fabrics and materials

By Clare S. Richie Tired of leggings? Atlanta native and recent SCAD Atlanta graduate turned Masterclass instructor, Christina Yother, just launched her first spring line.

“My goal is to create sustainable, comfortable, unique pieces,” Yother said. “The inspiration for this collection is yoga; ‘the dance between control and surrender.’ I use gatherings and drawstring details to control the fabric and create the surrender in the drape.”

Yother’s collection features six pieces: three dresses, a top, a tunic, and wide leg pants plus masks and scarf accessories made from excess fabric.

“I absolutely love wearing the Rachelle dress. It is so sophisticated and stylish, yet sexy without trying too hard. Love the movement in it, how light and airy it is and unexpected asymmetry throughout. It will definitely be on a heavy rotation for the spring/summer season,” shared Tatiana Barburasi, local Atlanta blogger.

From making her own clothes in high school, to honing her skills at SCAD Atlanta, to learning the business side of the industry at Carter’s – Yother has always set her sights on starting her own business.

“I’ve been working on my line for a long time, sourcing fabrics, finding a factory, getting samples, making sure the fit was perfect,” Yother said.

At the core of her brand is sustainability – to avoid contributing to the excessive waste produced by the fashion industry.

“I’ve always been passionate about the environment,” she said “At the age of 12, I asked my family to start recycling as my birthday present.”

That’s why she chose eco-friendly fabrics like micro modal made from Beech tree wood pulp and cupro made from cotton production leftover fibers and only uses Global Organic Textile Standard Approved dyes. But her sensitivity to her brand’s environmental footprint doesn’t end there.

“I’m using zippers, branding labels, hand tags and packaging that are all made from recycled materials. The straps on one of the dresses are made from a fiber created from recycled ocean plastic,” Yother said.

Her factory in New Orleans even recycles excess fabric into accessories, whose profits Yother plans to donate to a women’s shelter in Atlanta.

Her environmentally conscious creations are already well-received.

“I absolutely adore my Jasmine tunic. It has the softest material with a super flattering and timeless fit. I can dress it up or dress it down. It’s definitely one of my go-to’s” stylist Roz Kaur Roz shared.

The Jasmine Tunic and Tia Pants Photographer: South Atlanta Photography Makeup: Najah Mansur

In September 2018, Yother showed her collection at Vancouver Fashion Week and the positive response helped her take the leap this fall. With 50 backers she exceeded her $22,000 Kickstarter goal with fulfillment expected in March 2021.

About half of Yother’s customers are from Atlanta with the rest scattered across the U.S. and abroad. Her pricing reflects one-of-a kind pieces, high quality materials and production in an U.S. based factory that pays fair and living wages, provides a safe working environment and follows sustainable practices.

Yother is already designing her fall 2021 collection.

“I’m excited to incorporate some more casual pieces mixed with my comfortable fabrics into that fall collection,” Yother said. “You shouldn’t have to sacrifice style, comfort or sustainability in your clothes.”

To order from the Christina Yother collection, visit christinayotherdesigns.com.

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Sustaining connections to nature Perspectives in Architecture

By Melody Harclerode

Melody L. Harclerode, AIA, promotes significant historical, cultural, and natural sites as an organizational leader, architect and writer.

Beech Building Entry Today as Blue Heron Nature Preserve Rendered Site Plan for the Beech Building

Days at the Beech Building 2010

Sustainable design has become a widely accepted strategy to develop architectural projects. City of Atlanta requires all major renovations and new construction of cityowned facilities exceeding 5,000 square feet to comply with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) guidelines for criteria, such as water conservation, energy savings, and use of environmentally-friendly materials. Decades ago, architectural firm Thompson Hancock Witte (now THW Design) received

national and international recognition in 1978 for their pioneering environmental design of the Simmons Company Corporate Headquarters in Johns Creek, Georgia.

With this success, Thompson Hancock Witte founding principal Bill Witte applied principles of sustainable design for their new firm headquarters in Atlanta saying, “We didn’t’ want to have to tell prospective clients about what we could do. We wanted to show them what we could do.”

Firm leaders found the perfect location to

showcase their passion for sustainability at 4055 Roswell Road, a property enlivened with a lake, flora, and wildlife including ducks, beavers, frogs, and Great Blue Heron birds.

Witte christened their new headquarters completed in 1980 as the Beech Building reflecting the abundance of beech trees onsite and synergy of the building to the landscape. The architect positioned the building with a northsouth orientation to capture sunlight

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and spectacular lake views. Stonework along the entry exterior wall flowed seamlessly into the airy lobby. Secondfloor ceiling trusses permitted natural light from clerestory windows into expansive working spaces. Underground water and heating reinforced the commitment to selfsufficiency and energy conservation.

Designed as a “polite neighbor” to the community through the contextual use of wood siding, stone, and cedar roofing on the building exterior, the Beech Building drew a flurry of attention from clients, government officials, and media for physically and visually connecting people to nature. Site restraints eventually limited building expansion opportunities for the growing firm. Though Thompson Hancock Witte moved to another location ten years ago and continued their sustainable approach to projects ranging from health care to senior living residences, longtime employees still speak glowingly of the Beech Building and its surrounding, wildlife-filled land.

These days, the building and site are managed by Blue Heron Nature Preserve, housing this nonprofit organization and partners Georgia Audubon and The Amphibian Foundation. The property has evolved as the lake has transitioned slowly to become a marsh. Blue Heron Nature Preserve has expanded the original seven-acre parcel into a thirty-acre nature preserve hosting environmental education, conservation initiatives, and arts programs.

Forty years after its construction, this extraordinary building and site inspire a new generation of building users and visitors to connect with nature.

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ECO BRIEFS Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to the Piedmont Park Conservancy for preservation and enhancement projects. In the midst of a global pandemic, the Conservancy has continued its commitment to manage over 90 percent of the daily maintenance of Piedmont Park so that Atlantans can escape their homes and engage in physical activity during a stressful year.

“Piedmont Park Conservancy’s work facilitates the long-term sustainability of Atlanta’s most iconic park,” said Wendy Stewart, Atlanta market president for Bank of America. “Partnering with the Conservancy aligns with our commitment to the local community’s economic and environmental health and will ensure the park can be enjoyed for generations to come.”

return, helped cultivate additional space to grow lettuce, leafy greens, onions, beets and other produce.

The grant program honors of Arnold’s new, organic recipes which combine environmentally friendly ingredients and baking processes.

Invest Atlanta recently awarded two new Brownfield Loan Fund (BRLF) grants – one to The Conservation Fund for its Paul Avenue Project and another to Trees Atlanta for its Warner Avenue Project. Clean-up of the Paul Avenue project will convert the contaminated site into a new park for the Riverside neighborhood, while also creating key trail connections for both the Whetstone Creek Trail and the future Chattahoochee River Trail. The Warner Avenue project will include Trees Atlanta Urban Ecology Center with indoor and outdoor programming. It will also include a 21,000 SF facility for office spaces, community education spaces, as well as storage and workspace for tree planting implementation.

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Arnold Bread has partnered with SeedMoney – a Maine-based nonprofit that provides grants, crowdfunding opportunities and training to food garden projects across the country and around the world – to provide a $5,000 grant to Collegetown Farm, Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture in Atlanta. After being hand selected for this grant, Collegetown Farm used the grant funds to support food production and farm operations which in At l a n t a I N t o w n Pa p e r. c o m

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Five beautiful ways to ease into an unprecedented holiday season From the Balance Design Team

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e have an unprecedented holiday this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

While this year has been full of anxiety, questions and unease, there has also been gratitude, appreciation for quality time with friends and family, and a renewed passion for the home. It is in this spirit, that we show you some of the things we’re doing at home to ease into the holiday season.

►Fire Vessels

Speaking of fire, we really love these modern fire vessels, like these from Food52, that burn on ethyl alcohol. Easy to enjoy, safe and interesting – these little beauties come in all shapes and sizes.

▲Seasonal Wreaths

No more dusty wreaths from the attic this year. Invest in a new one! Wreaths signify the eternity of life and love with their circle. This one that from CB2 is organic, subtle, textural and can be left on my door for the next three months.

▲ Festive Candles

▲Forced Blooms

If you have a green thumb, a forced blooms can make for beautiful display. Our favorite is amaryllis.

To watch it grow in 4-6 weeks is both amazing and deeply satisfying. You can buy them at Lowe’s and then line my mantle with three to five of these regal beauties. At the end of their blooming, plant them and, surprisingly, the ones in the yard come up at the most wonderful times.

We love masculine and woodsy scented candles.

The trick is not too strong or they can give you a headache. As there are so many wonderful choices, try a couple different moods – like this Frasier Fir candle from Thymes, or even eucalyptus and perhaps some green tea.

► Fire Kits

As the weather has gotten cooler, we are enjoying the fire pit again. We had a box of firewood delivered from Cutting Edge Firewood with everything that you need for a great fire: matches, kiln dried kindling, and perfectly seasoned logs. A bit expensive for every day, but it’s perfect for special occasions.

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B U C K HE A D 2277 Peachtree Road, No. 706 Offered for $315,000 Christine O’Neill 404.857.7058

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CAN DL ER PARK 1570 Dekalb Avenue, Unit A Offered for $550,000 Blaine Palmer 229.400.3674 Wilmot Irvin 704.776.8313

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G LENWO OD GREEN 951 Glenwood Avenue, No. 905 Offered for $335,000 Chrissie Kallio 404.295.2068 Roberto Vazquez 404.455.3805

GL EN WO O D PARK 974 N Ormewood Park Drive Offered for $850,000 Robert Blaha 404.402.9741

H AYN ES MA N OR 453 Manor Ridge Drive Offered for $1,995,000 Natalie Brandt 850.865.5200

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L A K E CL AIRE 1876 Gordon Manor, No. 205 Offered for $425,000 Ally May 404.788.7943

MIDTOWN 1080 Peachtree Street, No. 910 Offered for $799,900 Blaine Palmer 229.400.3674 Wilmot Irvin 704.776.8313

MIDTOWN 1327 Peachtree Street, No. 604 Offered for $500,000 Heyward Young 404.784.7063

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By Collin Kelley Ponce City Market unveiled plans Nov. 10 for a 500,000 square foot expansion, which will include a residential tower and office building at the corner of Ponce de Leon Avenue and Glen Iris Drive in Old Fourth Ward.

Although not detailed in the press release, a rendering of the residential tower, which will include retail space on the ground floor, appears to rise at least 20 stories and will contain more than 400 units.

Jamestown, the company behind the creation of Ponce City Market, said the residential tower would be a first-of-its-kind concept called “hospitality living,” According to press materials, “the hospitality units will offer thoughtfully designed spaces with flexible short-term and long-term leases at accessible price points. Residents will also benefit from hotel-like services and amenities, including regular housekeeping and laundry services, a rooftop terrace and pool, and in-building storage units. The building will also include around 13,000 square feet of retail space.”

The 100,000 square foot, four-story LEED-Gold commercial office building, will offer tenants customizable space with an option to create outdoor, private balconies. The ground floor will house 25,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and offer a direct connection to a new courtyard space between the residential tower.

Jamestown said the office building will be constructed using cross laminated timber (CLT), keeping in line with the company’s commitment to reduce embedded carbon in their buildings, and achieve zero net operational carbon throughout its portfolio by 2050.

The expansion will sit on what is now Ponce City Market’s west parking lot.

Jamestown did not release any details about parking for the new office building or residential tower but said it would encourage micro-mobility with bike and scooter parking, designated rideshare drop-off sites, an electric bike share program, and electric car charging stations.

Along with the new buildings, Jamestown said Ponce City Market’s busy Central Food Hall will also get a 2,000 square foot expansion by reworking former office and retail space.

“With this next chapter, we’re looking forward to adding more space for the community to work, eat, shop, and enjoy Ponce City Market,” said Matt Bronfman, CEO of Jamestown. “These plans keep sustainability top-of-mind with ample outdoor space, new technologies, green materials, and design that draws on the beauty of nature while honoring the history of Ponce City Market.”

Ponce City Market first opened its doors in 2013 and has since been credited as the catalyst for revitalizing the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. The former Sears & Roebuck catalog distribution and retail center and later City Hall East has been a fixture on Ponce for nearly a century.

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REAL ESTATE BRIEFS ◄The City of Refuge and the Westside Future Fund recently welcomed the first residents to The 1300: A Beloved Inspired Community, located directly across City of Refuge’s campus on Joseph E. Boone Boulevard. Where there had once stood an apartment complex in complete disrepair, there is now a 47-unit complex of 2- and 3-bedroom / 2-bath apartments – perfect for families previously at risk of displacement.

City of Refuge and Westside Future Fund will jointly own and manage the property, offering about one third of the units to graduates of City of Refuge’s workforce training programs and residential program participants. The two organizations formed a joint venture to complete The 1300, with the help of local firm Nelson Mullins, which provided pro bono legal services. For more information, visit cityofrefugeatl.org.

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Built by O’Dwyer Homes, the community in the Ormewood Park neighborhood features new singlefamily homes priced from the high $300,000s.

The homes at Pontiac Place are semi-custom, energy efficient and Energy Star-certified, and they feature craftsman architecture with historical details. Homes include four bedrooms and two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half bathrooms and front porches. To learn more, visit OwnPontiac.com or TheBrightstarTeam.com. ◄Alexan Eight West, a luxury apartment complex in West Midtown, has welcomed its first residents. The community of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments is located on 3rd Street and Northside Drive. Visit alexaneightwest.com for additional information.

IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management) has awarded its Real Estate Management Excellence (REME) Innovator Award to Cortland – a multifamily real estate investment, development and management company headquartered in Atlanta – for its bed bug monitoring device. The device, which is patented and currently undergoing testing, seeks to provide a proactive and less invasive approach to bed bug detection and remediation.

Cortland was also chosen as one of five finalists out of 560 organizations overall for Accredited Management Organization (AMO) of the Year.

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Eat, Drink & Be Merry

Pop-up bars, special events planned for the holidays around Intown

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Miracle on 10th Street

oliday pop-up bars are popping up all over, including The Fox Theatre in its first ticketed event since the pandemic began. If you want to get in a festive moode and share a cocktail or two with friends – socially distanced, of course – then check out this guide for mingling and jingling.

Miracle Bar Pop-Up

The Fox Theatre will host its first ticketed event since the pandemic began with the kitschy Christmas pop-up bar, Miracle at Marquee Club, every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through Jan. 1.

Patrons can reserve their own sociallydistanced table and 90-minute experience that includes photo opportunities, live entertainment, complimentary snacks, and a signature Miracle Santa cocktail mug. There will also be cocktails and food for purchase. The Miracle Bar popup will also be happening at Atlanta Dairies on Memorial Drive with Miracle at Wonderkid, at Golden Eagle in Reynoldstown and Bon Ton in Midtown with Sippin’ Santa, and at Parish in Inman Park with Miracle on Highland. For more information and ticketing for all the Miracle events, visit miraclebaratlanta.com.

Mint, Ginger, Angostura, Orange). For those who are feeling the holiday spirit but want a more elevated experience, 12 Cocktail Bar will offer a holiday menu which includes “Coconuts Roasting On An Open Fire ” (Plantation Dark Rum, Mezcal, Coconut, Cacao, Pineapple, Chocolate, Cream) and the “This Christmas I Gave You a Daiquiri” ( Plantation Dark Rum, Lime, Pineapple, Allspice, Cherry). For more, visit poncecitymarket.com.

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Strap on your ice skates and grab a cocktail as The Rink at Park Tavern returns to Midtown through the holidays and continues until Valentine’s Day. Festive and kitschy décor makes for unforgettable Instagrammable moments, along with an array of seasonal cocktails served in playful glassware, delicious food, special events, all day skate sessions, themed skate nights, cozy fire pits, and much more.

To purchase tickets and get more details, visit parktavern. com.

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Best End Brewing in southwest Atlanta is hosting this special holiday pop-up Tuesdays to Sundays through the holiday. There will be Instagram worthy backdrops for selfies including a giant Christmas wreath, a life-size teddy bear, and bow wall. Each night a different Christmas movie will be projected

on the wall. There will also be a “Drunken Reindeer Raffle” with prizes like Best End gear and gifts associated with the movie of the night. For more information, visit bestendbrewing.com.

The Roof at Ponce City Market

RFD Social at The Roof at Ponce City Market will transform into Holiday Social Bar, complete with whimsical décor, themed music, and holiday-inspired drinks. The pop-up bar cocktail menu will feature drinks like the “Sleigh Fuel” (Old Grandad BIB Bourbon, Cinnamon, Egg Nog, Coffee) and “The Toddy Who Stole Christmas” (Belvedere Vodka, Lemon,

Celebrate the new year and your New Year’s Eve hangover with the virtual Blood Mary Festival on Jan. 1. Six bottles of small-batch craft Bloody Marys from around the country will be shipped to each ticket holder, in advance of the event.

Each box contains enough mix for 12 cocktails each, so it can be perfectly split by two people. Boxes will be shipped in early December so that they arrive in time for the holidays, making them the perfect holiday gift. Ticket holders can drink the Bloody Marys during the virtual event together with fellow Bloody Mary lovers from around the country, then join in the world’s largest Bloody Mary toast.

The box also contains garnishes and Bloody Mary swag, including a Bloody Mary tote bag and enamel pin. Tickets are $82.50 and include the Bloody Marys, shipping, and admission to the virtual event. Visit Eventbrite and search for the event to buy tickets.

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►The Waffle Experience, a unique take on the popular breakfast and brunch staple, will open its first location on the east coast at The Works, Selig’s 80-acre adaptive mixeduse development on the Upper Westside.

Occupying 2,200 square feet of space within Chattahoochee Row, the restaurant is slated to open next summer. Founded in 2014 in Sacramento, California by Marine Corp Veteran and Executive Chef Michael Donoho, the restaurant specializes in new American dishes anchored by one key ingredient: waffles.

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West Midtown’s Firelight Coffee Roasters has a new espresso cart on the Buckhead Village Veranda, the recently opened community space at the shopping complex. Fireside’s pop-up will be open daily through December offering a variety of espresso drinks, hot chocolate, bagged coffee beans and other merchandise. The cart will be open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

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Food rescue nonprofit, Second Helpings Atlanta, was chosen as a partner for Sierra Nevada Brewing on their upcoming beer release, “Dankful,” an IPA that supports nonprofits all over the country standing up for social equality, economic well-being, and environmental protection. Second Helpings Atlanta still needs volunteers and urges the local community to contribute. Volunteers can commit to driving a regular route each week or month and be part of a team that works together to make sure nutritious, surplus food reaches people across Metro Atlanta. Visit secondhelpingsatlanta.org for more information.

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Guests can order in advance using the Con Leche app or website for a quick grab-and-go, or order at the small counter for takeaway. The coffee shop was founded by Ivan Romero, a Colombian native and political refugee who has now made Atlanta his home. For more, visit conlechecoffee.com.

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The Studio Arts & Culture

Making Merry & Bright

Intown’s arts & culture scene offering socially distanced fun for the holidays

The Nutcracker 2020 Experience

By Collin Kelley

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tlanta’s arts and culture scene continues to adapt to the ongoing pandemic, and the December calendar is buzzing with both live and virtual events. Be sure to visit AtlantaINtownPaper.com and Instagram (@atlantaintown) for even more upcoming seasonal events.

The Nutcracker 2020 Experience

The Atlanta Ballet will host a drive-in movie version of “The Nutcracker” Dec. 2-6 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center. Patrons will be able to watch a new filmed version of the classic ballet from the comfort and safety of their cars. There will also be on-demand home access to previous filmed versions of “The Nutcracker.” For tickets and details, visit atlantaballet.com.

Tacky Sweater Sips Under The Sea

The Georgia Aquarium in Downtown will host a 21+ holiday party on Dec. 4 from 8 to 11 p.m. and guests are encouraged to wear their tackiest holiday sweater and matching face mask combo. The socially distanced even will feature cocktails, food options, and live DJ. For more information, visit georgiaaquarium.org.

Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus Holiday Concert

The annual concert will be streamed online Dec. 4-6 and celebrates the chorus’

25th year performing at the Cathedral of St. Philip. The concert will feature pop and holiday classics. For ticket and streaming information, visit voicesofnote. org.

on the intersection between race and religion through his award-winning plays based on Jewish life in Atlanta and the American South. For streaming information, visit thebreman.org.

Alfred Uhry Lecture

Wagner and Beethoven at the ASO

The Breman Museum, Southern Jewish Historical Society, and The Temple will host celebrated playwright Alfred Uhry (“Driving Miss Daisy”), who will give the Janice Rothschild Blumberg Keynote Lecture on Dec. 6 at 4 p.m.

Uhry will discuss his own reflections

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will feature an evening of German Romantic delights on Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. via its

Stan the Lovesick Snowman

Stan the Lovesick Snowman

The Center for Puppetry Arts will host this socially distanced holiday show (only 50 seats per performance) about a snowman who falls in love with a woodburning stove through Jan. 3. There will also be puppet making workshops and a special exhibition, “Very Merry Puppetry: Puppets of Holidays Past, Present and Future.” For tickets and information, visit puppet.org.

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Skate the Station

Virtual State with opera-star-turnedconductor Nathalie Stutzman making her ASO debut. The evening will also feature new work by composer Missy Mazzoli. For more information, visit atlantasymphony.org.

Our Holidays Together – Apart

The Chorale Guild of Atlanta will hold its annual holiday concert via Zoom this year on Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit cgatl.org.

Atlanta NYElectric 2021 Countdown

The annual New Year’s Eve shindig at the Westin Peachtree Plaza is still on but following CDC guidelines and social distancing. The party kicks off at 9 p.m. and goes until 1 a.m. featuring open bars, DJs, and more. For ticket information, visit vipnightlife.com.

Skate the Station

Head to Atlantic Station through Jan. 18 and take some laps around the 10,000 square foot ice rink decked out for the holidays. General admission is $15. Due to the ongoing pandemic, there is reduced capacity and timed ticketing, so visit atlanticstation.com to make reservations.

Holidays at Fernbank

The Fernbank Museum is hosting a Winter Wonderland exhibit through Jan. 8 with decorated trees and cultural displays, Sock Skating Rink, giant snow globes are more. Details can be found at fernbankmuseum.org.

Scent Discovery

Head to The World of Coca-Cola in Downtown for the museum’s latest interactive exhibition, Scent Discovery, where small groups will be led by the nose to discover the aromas that make up Coke’s products – present and future. For tickets, visit worldofcoca-cola.com.

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Drive-In Menorah Lighting

Ponce City Market and Chabad Intown will host a traditional menorah lighting ceremony and screening of a short Chanukah Film on Dec. 13. This year’s celebration will take place in the parking lot by West Elm (alongside Glen Iris Drive and Ponce de Leon Ave), and guests are invited to park their cars and enjoy a BYO car picnic starting at 4:30 p.m. The brief film will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Menorah Lighting Ceremony and a feature presentation at 6 p.m. Visit ponceitymarket.com for more information.

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The Gift of Reading Books by local authors for the bibliophiles on your shopping list

If you’re looking for the perfect holiday gift for the bibliophile in your life – or maybe just something new for yourself to curl up with this winter – check out our roundup of books in a variety of genres by local authors.

Secret Atlanta: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

By Jacob Nguyen

By Jonah McDonald Beyond the standard Atlanta tourist attractions, visitors and natives alike will find a city full of secrets in the history, art, culture, nature, and places that are just plain weird. Tour the most hidden spots in the metro area or see the famous sites through a new lens. (Reedy Press)

Mother Mary Comes To Me: A Pop Culture Poetry Anthology Co-edited by Karen Head and Collin Kelley The newly installed Fulton County Poet Laureate Karen Head and INtown editor Collin Kelley co-edited this international anthology of poems that riff on the enduring fascination and devotion to the Virgin Mary, including contributions by Pulitzer Prize winner Jericho Brown, Rick Campbell, Denise Duhamel, Maureen Seaton, and Laure-Anne Bosselaar. (Madville Publishing)

111 Places in Atlanta That You Must Not Miss

By Travis Swann Taylor For visitors and natives alike, this travel guide traces the city from its Native American origins through the tumultuous Civil War while uncovering contemporary oddities. (Emons)

Buckhead Chronicles

By Jim Tate This light-hearted and often poignant memoir takes a fond look back at the Atlanta neighborhood and some of its most beloved and well-known denizens.

(Amazon)

Dominga Rescues the Flag/Dominga Rescata la Bandera

By Mariana Mcdonald and Margaret Randall A bilingual oral history of Dominga de la Cruz, the Puerto Rican activist who became a heroine after her role in the bloody U.S.-ordered assault on a peaceful demonstration on March 21, 1937, known as the Ponce Massacre. (Two Wings Press/Editorial Dos Alas)

Murder at the Estate Sale: A Molly and Emma Bookseller Adventure

By Lily Charles The first in a series of cozy mysteries set in Atlanta and featuring murder and occult mayhem solved by antiquarian booksellers, Molly and Emma, who just might also be falling in love with each other. The author is actually a co-writing pseudonym for Libby Ware and Charlene Ball. (Black Opal Books)

Welcome to Buttermilk Kitchen

By Suzanne Vizethann This cookbook features 100 recipes designed for the home cook using traditional cooking techniques and farm-fresh ingredients. There are pastry recipes, beverages, vegan and vegetarian options, and even a chapter on what to do with leftovers. (Gibbs Smith)

Yes, No, Maybe So

The Summer of Impossibilities

By Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed

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Two teens meet while politically canvassing for state senate candidate in this young adult novel about navigating cross-cultural crushes and the power of love and resistance. (Balzer + Bray)

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Skyler, Ellie, Scarlett, and Amelia Grace are forced to spend the summer at the lake house where their moms became best friends in this teen/young adult novel.

(Harry N. Abrams)

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Slide to Unlock: Poems

By Julie E. Bloemeke From Ohio, to England, to France, Bloemeke’s country-hopping collection examines the rekindling of a teenage love affair and the repercussions that ripple through past and present. (Sibling Rivalry Press)

Body Braille: Poems

By Beth Gylys This collection explores the failures and complications of existing in the world as a sentient being. Broken into five sections, the poems focus on the senses of touch, taste, vision, and hearing. (Iris Press)

The Nature of Remains

By Ginger Eager When Doreen Swilley discovers that her boss and lover of 30 years intends to fire her to placate his dying wife, she devises a plan to steal his business from him in this novel set during the great recession. (New Issues)

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By Colleen Oakley Mia Graydon’s has a lovely home, a loving husband, and dreams of starting a family. But she has other dreams too – unexplained, recurring ones starring the same man. When she comes face to face with her dream man, he tells her he’s been dreaming of her, too.

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Native: Identity, Belonging & Rediscovering God

By Kaitlin Curtice As both a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and a Christian, Curtice offers a unique perspective on identity, soul-searching, and the never-ending journey of finding ourselves and God. (Brazos Press)

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PARTING SHOTS

Top photos: Intowners took to the streets of Midtown on Nov. 7 after the networks called the election for Joe Biden. (Photos by Malory Mibab) Middle Left: Voters cast ballots on Nov. 3 at Dad’s Garage Theatre in O4W. Middle right and bottom: The Georgia World Congress Center was used for the Fulton County vote recount on Nov. 14-15.

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