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Atlanta INtown provides its readers with hyperlocal news and information that helps foster a sense of community in a dynamic urban setting. Live, work and play—we cover everything that makes our city home.
September 2017
The Neighborhood
CONTACT US Editorial Collin Kelley INtown Editor collin@atlantaintownpaper.com (404) 917-2200, ext. 102
6 } Mercedes-Benz Stadium Opens 7 } Downtown Atlanta Master Plan 8 } Buford Highway Vision 9 } History Repeating 10 } Atlanta Streets Alive 10 } Pets 12 } Paint For Peace
Contributors Dyana Bagby, Sally Bethea, Kathy Dean, Grace Huseth, Asep Mawardi, Jatika Patterson, Isadora Pennington, Clare Richie, Shandra Hill Smith, Tim Sullivan, Megan Volpert
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14 } Finders Keepers 15 } Black On Purpose Television 16 } Fashion Scene 17 } Business Briefs
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Advertising
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Sales Executives Julie Davis Jeff Kremer Janet Porter Jan Tassitano
24 } Above the Waterline 25 } EcoBriefs
Focus on Education
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28 } GSU Special Collections & Archive 30 } Cristo Rey 31 } Student Yoga 32 } Literacy Action 33 } Postcards to Kids 34 } Sheltering Arms 36 } Education Briefs 37 } TimmyDaddy
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Steve Levene Founder & Publisher stevelevene@reporternewspapers.net (404) 917-2200, ext. 111
News You Can Eat
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38 } Breakfast Options 40 } Tasting Intown: Old Lady Gang 42 } Quick Bites 44 } Common Ground
Rico Figliolini Creative Director rico@reporternewspapers.net (404) 917-2200, ext. 117
Home & Real Estate 46 } Downsizing 48 } Decatur Tiny House Festival 49 } Real Estate Briefs 50 } Parting Shots
Soojin Yang Graphic Designer soojin@reporternewspapers.net (404) 917-2200, ext. 123 Deborah Davis Office Manager deborahdavis@reporternewspapers.net (404) 917-2200, ext. 110 © 2017 All rights reserved. Publisher reserves the right to refuse editorial or advertising for any reason. Publisher assumes no responsibility for information contained in advertising. Any opinions expressed in print or online do not necessarily represent the views of Atlanta INtown or Springs Publishing, LLC.
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18 } Pianos for Peace 20 } Art on the BeltLine 22 } WCLK Fundraiser 23 } Atlanta PlanIt
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On the Cover
If this month’s cover photo by Isadora Pennington of a scrambled egg panini at Decatur’s Sun In My Belly left you craving breakfast, then wait until you check out her photo feature on Page 38.
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