THE Inman Park Advocator Atlanta’s Small Town Downtown News • Newsletter of the Inman Park Neighborhood Association June 2017 [email protected] • inmanpark.org • 245 North Highland Avenue NE • Suite 230-401 • Atlanta 30307 Volume 45 • Issue 6 Fourth of July Party! ANNUAL IPNA FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION Neil meets neighbors at Festival 2017. Photo by Dennis Mobley Join us for a couple of hours to celebrate Independence Day – a great place to visit with your Inman Park neighbors or just show off your A Man with a Plan new Peachtree Road Race t-shirt! BY NEIL KINKOPF · [email protected] Tuesday, July 4 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. What a terrifi c Festival! The Butterfl y Ball, the parade, the Tour of Homes, Trolley Barn everything was outstanding. After years of trial and error, we even got Rain or Shine the weather right. This doesn’t just happen, though. It is the result of countless hours of planning, preparation, and downright work by scores All Inman Park neighbors are of neighbors. The Festival Committee chairs, Jacques and Karin Mebius, welcome. IPNA will provide chicken and marshaled the effort beautifully. Many thanks to them for all their work. President’s Message beverages. Please bring a covered dish to They made it look easy and seamless, even though it was assuredly not. To share. the legions of volunteers who made Festival happen, you are what makes our neighborhood the envy of Atlanta. Thank you. Event Coordinator: Carol Mitchell (404-659-2579) continued on page 6 Happenings Festival Freedom this month Recap Park Charts Course Pages 4-5 Pages 10-13 Pages 17 I N TERI OR DESIGN FURNITURE CUSTOM U P H OLSTERY CUSTOM DRA PERY A CCESSORI ES G IFTS 245 North Highland Ave #120 Atlanta, Georgia 30307 (404) 521-9303 | www.NandinaHome.com Find us on | Follow us on 2755 LaVista Road Mon.-Thur. 10-6 • Fri. 10-8 Decatur, GA 30033 Sat. 10-6 • Sunday 12-5 404-670-2226 NOW ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS OF DESIGNER Finery WOMEN’S CLOTHING AND HOME FOR THE HOME AND CLOSET www.queeniesconsignment.com FURNISHINGS 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 Education: Galit Levitin [email protected] ● 404-518-7978 Neighborhood Association Festival 2017: Karin and Jacques Mebius ................. [email protected] ● 404-584-0355 OFFICERS Freedom Park Conservancy: President, Neil Kinkopf David Hamilton ................................... [email protected] ● 404-663-5151 678-900-6862 Graffi ti: Chuck [email protected] ● 404-668-2620 [email protected] Hospitality: Patsy Fisher ........................ [email protected] ● 404-550-0790 VP • Planning, Sara Maffey Duncan Inman Park Tree Watch and Arboretum: 908-507-0568 Oreon Mann ......................................... [email protected] ● 404-402-6486 [email protected] Jim Abbot .................................................abbot.jim@gmail.com ● 404-281-0638 VP • Zoning, Chuck Clarke Lifelong Inman Park: Cathie Berger ....................................... [email protected] ● 404-584-6309 404-668-2620 [email protected] NPU-N Representative: Rick Bizot ................................................npu.n@inmanpark.org ● 404-954-2490 VP • Historic Preservation, David Bicoff Social: [email protected] July Fourth: Carol Mitchell ................ [email protected] ● 404-659-2579 VP • Public Safety, Thom Abelew Holiday Party: Alex & Andy Coffman ...... [email protected] ● 404-993-7577 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 Eric Goldberg (Playground) [email protected] ● 678-467-2096 Treasurer, David Adams Transportation: 404-661-6543 Danny Feig-Sandoval ................ 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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 June 2017 the next Porch Party Congratulations June 30 • 7:30 p.m. At the home of Jacey Lucus, to our Graduates Kristen Albritton, and Becca Heck At 937 Euclid • Arielle Sanders graduated from The University of Michigan Ross School of Business with a Master of All are welcome. Please bring a dish to share Management. and your favorite beverage to enjoy. • Billy Dorn of Waverly Way graduated in December Your porch wants to host a party! from Georgia Tech with a degree in Computer Science. Call Pat or Richard Westrick to get on the He has accepted a position with Yahoo! and is moving schedule for 2017. 404-523-4801 to California in June after living his entire life in Inman Park. • Margaret Quinn received her PhD from Georgia State 2017 Inman Park University. She accepted a faculty position at The University of Tennessee and with her husband, Anton, Book Club The Inman Park Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the will move to Knoxville in July. month at 7 p.m. to discuss the featured selection. Please bring a covered dish to share and contact Jan Keith (404-688-7330) with • Mariah Sanders graduated from Woodward Academy any questions. Most book club selections are available at our and plans to attend Vanderbilt University. neighborhood bookstore, A Capella, 208 Haralson Avenue NE. Shop local! • Nicholas Priestly graduated from Holy Spirit Prep and June The Last Painting of Sara de Vos plans to attend Georgia State University. by Dominic Smith Jan Keith, 889 Edgewood Avenue • Sam Holder graduated from Rhodes College with a B.A. in Political Science and plans to attend Emory Law 27 School. July The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens 25 Paula Mason, 1046 Washita Welcome New Neighbors Inman Park Security Patrol Activity May 2017 Directed Patrol: ........................................................................ 267 Bonnie and Christopher Bear, Drop Ins: .................................................................................... 54 Alarm: .......................................................................................... 3 Austin Suspicious person: ....................................................................... 3 Illegal Parking: ............................................................................. 2 Residential Burglary: ................................................................... 1 Prowler: ....... (subject was intoxicated and at the wrong house)...1 Lori and Chad Polazzo, Criminal Trespass: ....................................................................... 1 Carmel Demented Person: ........................................................................ 1 Parking Complaint: ...................................................................... 1 Inman Park Advocator 4 June 2017 Other Happenings to Note IPNA “How to Use a Knife” at the Horizon Theatre Through June 25