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Trails, Transit and Park Spur $650M in New Development

By Geoff Smith The obvious movie line here is ‘build it and they will come.’ But that is really only partly true. The other part of that is don’t act crazy when they get here. If you look at the multitude of quality development and redevelopment running through the city of Atlanta, you have to […]

By Geoff Smith It’s no secret that every economic player in the US and abroad was shaken to his and her financial core by the collapse in 2008. Well, after 10 years of relatively cautious stewarding by our business leaders, Federal Reserve governors and Federal regulators, our economy seems to have steered itself away from […]

Home Services

Accounting/CPA Gary Flicker Flick Financial Services (404) 459-4066 5555 Glenridge Connector Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30342 Carpet Cleaning Greg Stockett Carpet Care & Beyond (770) 505-2532 (770) 505-2532 Electrician Tom Furst Furst Electric (770) 883-0968 Fireplace Kevin – Mad Hatter (770) 740-8133 Handy Man Ronnie Connelly (404) 368-1181 Heating and AC Tim Hammock HAMMOCKS HEATING […]

Fulton County Intown Communities

Ansley Park 0.589 square miles, Population: 2,113, MHHI $84,000; Ansley Park is an affluent residential neighborhood and the first Atlanta suburban neighborhood designed for automobiles. The neighborhood was completed by 1930 and is 275 acres (1.11 km2) with Ansley Golf Club bordering the community. It is designated a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. First developed in […]

Informative Article just released from Craig Cheatham of Realty Alliance

Perhaps we’re breathing a sigh of relief today, thinking it could have been worse? The new tax law in the USA preserves several major housing tax breaks while imposing caps on others. U.S. homeowners with existing mortgages will see no change to their mortgage interest deduction. Starting Jan. 1, homeowners obtaining new-purchase loans on a […]

Roswell Earns “Best Recreation & Parks Department”

ROSWELL, GA — The Roswell Recreation, Parks, Historic, and Cultural Affairs Department was recently named Best Recreation and Parks Department in the state by the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association. The city received the 2017 Agency of the Year Award for the 80,001–150,000 population category. Roswell’s Strokes Camp, a popular summer camp program, was also […]

History of South Fulton

During the historic era, the Creek and the Cherokee lived in what is now Fulton County. Their boundary, along the Chattahoochee River, was a cause of dispute. The Creeks, a confederation of tribes which had occupied most of Georgia from 1715 to 1821, lost their territory through a series of treaties. The Creek Red Stick […]

Gwinnet County

One of the nation’s fastest growing counties, Gwinnett offers residents the best of both worlds, with close access to Atlanta and the modern infrastructure of suburbia.  As of 2018, the population is estimated to be 927,781, making it the second-most populous county in Georgia. With communities that combine vision and heritage with Southern charm, this growing […]