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THE Inman Park Advocator Atlanta’s Small Town Downtown News • Newsletter of the Inman Park Neighborhood Association December 2017 [email protected] • inmanpark.org • 245 North Highland Avenue NE • Suite 230-401 • Atlanta 30307 Volume 45 • Issue 12 Presidential Pole New Year’s Day BY NEIL KINKOPF • [email protected] Polar Bear Jump April in Paris? Autumn in New York? November in Poland. BY INMAN PARK POOL BOARD • INMANPARKPOOL.ORG Yes, Dear Reader, I just returned from two weeks in Warsaw. Annual Inman Park Polar Bear Jump I confess I get turnt off my jet-set lifestyle. I keep expecting Monday, January 1, 2018 to run into a Kardashian or a Hilton, but I haven’t seen even 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. one of the lesser siblings whose names you have to Google (that’d be Kourtney and Nicky). Heck, I haven’t even seen Inman Park Pool (Edgewood Avenue & Delta Place) Snooki. I guess that tells you just how far ahead of the President’s Message trends I am. And after two weeks in Poland, I am nothing if not trendy. I am now hip to all the latest dance moves, which I plan to bust out at the neighborhood Holiday Party. I guess this will make me the Holiday Party’s fi rst ever Pole dancer. I also learned an essential Polish survival skill -- how to gird myself against the cold. This should come in handy on New Year’s Day at the Pole(r) Bear Plunge. While I have been away, the neighborhood has been busy. A bevy of volunteers has been hard at work on the aforementioned Holiday Party. I hope you will be able to stop in to the Trolley Barn on December 8. In addition to the great food and holiday cheer, there will be a live band to heat up the dance fl oor (even if you don’t know all the latest Polish waltzes that drive the kids crazy). We also elected Amir Farokhi as the new Atlanta city council The Inman Park Pool Association invites the neighborhood to member for district 2 to succeed Kwanza Hall. During the the annual Polar Bear Jump on January 1, 2018. It’s been a New campaign, Amir showed himself to be hands-on and deeply Year’s tradition since Y2K. This year could be the last … you interested in the issues facing our neighborhood. I look forward never know when that computer glitch will catch up to us. to working with him. But we still have unfi nished business on the political scene. We still have the run-off elections, featuring All are welcome even if you are not a member of the pool. Few the races for Mayor and City Council President. These offi ces are will take the plunge. For those who do, we have liquid courage continued on page 4 and other treats. See you at the pool on January 1 at 10:00 a.m. Happenings Festival Focus Inman Middle this month School News Pages 4 - 5 Pages 8 - 9 Page 10 Need Stuff? 404-296-0285 We’ve Got Stores! Four different stores and 404-634-6995 daily changes in inventory, means finding the perfect piece at a bargain price couldn’t be easier. Spruce 404-634-6995 up your home and your closet with consignment items at a fraction of their original cost. 404-377-1944 fkconsign.com Chairs & Coordinators Adopt the BeltLine: Anne Roberts [email protected] ● 404-242-5300 Archives: Teresa Burk ................................... [email protected] ● 404-449-3000 Beautifi cation & Sidewalks: Inman Park Millie Astin [email protected] ● 404-589-9012 Neighborhood Association Education: Galit Levitin [email protected] ● 404-518-7978 Festival 2018: Cooper and Robbie White Pierce [email protected] OFFICERS Freedom Park Conservancy: Phillip Covin .......................... [email protected] President, Neil Kinkopf Graffi ti: Chuck [email protected] ● 404-668-2620 678-900-6862 Hospitality: Patsy Fisher [email protected] ● 404-550-0790 [email protected] Inman Park Tree Watch and Arboretum: VP • Planning, Sara Maffey Duncan Oreon Mann ......................................... [email protected] ● 404-402-6486 908-507-0568 Jim Abbot .................................................abbot.jim@gmail.com ● 404-281-0638 [email protected] Lifelong Inman Park: VP • Zoning, Jonathan Miller Cathie Berger ....................................... [email protected] ● 404-584-6309 [email protected] NPU-N Representative: VP • Historic Preservation, David Bikoff Rick Bizot ................................................npu.n@inmanpark.org ● 404-954-2490 404-693-7990 Social: [email protected] July Fourth: Carol Mitchell ................ [email protected] ● 404-659-2579 VP • Public Safety, Thom Abelew Holiday Party: Cristy Lenz ........................................................ ● 404-822-3884 678-612-1193 Porch Parties: Pat & Richard Westrick [email protected] ● 404-523-4801 [email protected] Special Events: Karen Goeckel [email protected] ● 678-612-1776 VP • Communications, Cristy Lenz Springvale Park: 404-822-3884 Stephanie & Cameron McCaa .............. [email protected] ● 404-414-2496 [email protected] Amy Higgins (Master Plan) ........... [email protected] ● 404-593-8253 Treasurer, David Adams Eric Goldberg (Playground) [email protected] ● 678-467-2096 404-661-6543 Transportation: [email protected] Janice Darling ............................ [email protected] ● 678-488-1925 Secretary, Chris Coffee 404-729-6662 To advertise in the Advocator, please contact [email protected] KDA Communications at (678) 905-4842 or [email protected]. ADVOCATOR the Advocator is a publication of KDA Communications. Subject matter published is the opinion of the author and does not necessarily refl ect the opinion of the publisher of this newsletter. Professional advice should be obtained before making Editor: Alex Kronemeyer any decision in which a professional is readily available. Advertisers assume responsibility for the content of the ads placed Staff: Susanna Capelouto, Pat Westrick, Kathleen in this publication. Material published may not be reproduced without the written permission of KDA Communications. the Advocator is the offi cial newsletter of the Inman Park Neighborhood Association, Inc. (IPNA). In addition to the reports Busko, Alison Gordon, Glenda Minkin, Julie by the IPNA board of directors, offi cers, committee chairs, and the agenda for the current month’s meeting, the Advocator publishes letters to the editor, press releases, articles deemed of interest to the community and paid advertising. Publishing Noble, Marge Hays, Carla Jeffries, of display advertisement, articles, letters, or notices does not constitute an endorsement by IPNA, its Board of Directors and/ or the Advocator and the Advocator staff. The content and opinions of a published article or letter represent the opinions of and Susan Crawley the author and not the opinion of IPNA, its Board of Directors and/or the Advocator and the Advocator staff unless it is ex- pressly stated. IPNA reserves the right to edit all items submitted for publication and to reject any material or ads submitted for publication. Material submitted anonymously, including press releases, will not be published. By submitting materials Submissions: [email protected] and photos you acknowledge you have the right to do so and understand the Advocator is published online as well in print. Content is due on the 20th of the month prior to publication and should be submitted to [email protected]. Inman Park Advocator 3 December 2017 From the President 2018 Inman Park continued Book Club crucial for our neighborhood, so please make an effort to get Meets @ 7:00 pm on the last Tuesday of most months. out and vote on December 5. Most book selections are available at our neighborhood bookstore, A Capella, 208 Haralson Ave. in Inman Park. Progress has been made on the two major developments Shop local! proposed for our neighborhood: Villa de Grip and Jenkins Metal. Jan A Gentleman in Moscow The developers of Villa de Grip have been meeting with the by Amor Towles neighborhood working group, and we anticipate that a meeting Jan Keith, 889 Edgewood Avenue for input from the full neighborhood will be held in the next 30 few weeks. Thrive Homes, the developers of the Jenkins Metal Feb Cost: A Novel site, held a meeting to receive input on the plans. I understand by Roxana Robinson Kathy & Kevin Dowling, 245 N. Highland Avenue, attendance strained the meeting hall’s capacity. I am greatly Apartment 314 encouraged that so many of you appreciate the importance of 27 this project. I am sure you all made a real impression on the Mar Born a Crime developer. IPNA will use the website InmanPark.org, social by Trevor Noah media platforms, Yahoo!, and Nextdoor to keep you informed Stephanie Sherman, 936 Austin Avenue of upcoming meetings and new information. Stay tuned. 27 Poland does not celebrate Thanksgiving. Maybe all that girding against the cold does not inspire a mood of thankfulness. In any Apr No book—volunteer for Festival event, my time away reminded me of how thankful I am to share this remarkable neighborhood with all of you dear, dear readers. May Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann 29 Linda Dunham, 12 1st Avenue (Kirkwood) June Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate Inman Park Security Patrol Activity Carolyn Beeker & Shirley Farrell, 952 Edgewood Avenue October 2017 26 Directed Patrol: .......................................................................