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EAV Farmers Market is back!

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Today is the opening day of the farmers market in East Atlanta. This year the market has moved to a new location at 561 Flat Shoals Ave (across from the Midway). Our local neighborhood market has grown other the past few years and was voted ‘Best Outdoors Farmers Market’ in 2010 by Creative Loafing readers. [...]

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Atlanta – May Festivals

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Springtime in Atlanta is festival season. I spent this past weekend enjoying what may be my favorite Atlanta festival, the Inman Park Festival. May is also chock full of some great festivals, most of which benefit the neighborhood in which they are held. Here are a few that are on my radar. Sweet Auburn SpringFest [...]

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Emma

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Emma, a Splash Orpington, is one of our first hens. We had actually gone out to a farm in Bowden, GA to pick up a different kind of chick & she was thrown in as a bonus. The original chick we went to pick up turned out to be a rooster & quickly moved to [...]

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Chilling Tornado Footage

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There was a lot of hype in Atlanta yesterday about the impending storms. While on all sides of the city there was lots of damage, the city emerged pretty much unscathed. Here at the Roost, we did get a call from a tenant that had a tree fall across their driveway and they could not [...]

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Homeowner’s Insurance

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A tree came crashing down I onto my house in the middle of the night. We were lucky and came out safe and sound. However, I thought this might be the perfect time to remind you that it is always good to review your homeowner’s policy on an annual basis. This is the first time [...]

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Decatur Earth Day Festival

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Grab your old phone book and head to Decatur, Oakhurst Village  Sunday April 17th. The parade starts at 12:30 in Harmony Park (intersection of E. Lake & Oakview) and will  feature the Feed & Seed Marching Abominable Band. Festival runs from 1-4. There are so many fun things to choose from: Cake contest Donate old [...]

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Welcome Lilly!

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On April 2, 2011 Lilly, a Splash Orpington emerged from her/his (we don’t know yet!) shell to greet the world. Proud parents, Emma & Party Horn couldn’t be more pleased with their fluffy bundle of joy!

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Earth Day – Tire Roundup

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Grab your gloves! It is time for the annual tire round in honor of Earth Day.  The tire collection  is  sponsored each year by city council member  Natalyn Archibong. Atlanta neighbors have a friendly competition to see which neighborhood can collect the most tire. East Atlanta has had the ‘honor’ of winning this contest numerous [...]

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Atlanta #1 City for Home Buyers

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The April issue of Fortune Magazine featured an article on the 10 best cities for home buyers. Atlanta topped their list. Duetsche Bank looked at the cost of renting vs. owning. I heard a fellow REALTOR joke the other day that Atlanta is on sale. That is a way to put a different spin on [...]

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Spring break

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Nothing says spring break like going to mom’s work and scrubbing real estate signs! We capitalized on the 80 degree weather and the child labor and tackled the pile of dirty signs that has been threatening to overtake us. It wasn’t all bad for the girls, they got to play in the water and got [...]

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