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D O W N T O W N E A S T P O I N T

D O W N T O W N E A S T

P O I N T I S A F O C U S

A R E A F O R T H E C I T Y

O F E A S T P O I N T ’ S

D E P A R T M E N T O F E C O -

N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T

A N D T H E E A S T P O I N T

M A I N S T R E E T A S S O -

C I A T I O N ( E P M S A ) .

E P M S A ’ S M I S S I O N I S :

To preserve and

enhance the

downtown area as the

heart of East Point,

communicating a

sense of place,

community pride and

heritage, while

providing for a

successful business

and residential

environment.

Development Economic

East Point Celebrates the Holidays—A Great Time Had By All!

little girl’s wishes. A pro-

fessional photographer was

on hand to snap a photo

while the children were

sharing their gift requests.

The photos were placed in a

nice holiday card for the

children to have as a keep-

sake to remember this spe-

cial occasion with Santa.

Councilwoman Slaughter-

Gibbons and City Manager,

Ellis E. Mitchell, addressed

the attendees just before the

lighting of the tree at City

Hall took place, which con-

cluded this wonderful holi-

day tradition in East Point!

Tri-Cities Business Buzz

Merchant Mingle

Thursday, January 23rd

Networking Opportunity for

Tri-Cities Businesses!

Free Admission with

Business Card

Free Parking and Light Re-

freshments Provided

5:00-7:00pm

PLEASE RSVP TO 404-270-7059! Series Presented by the Cities of College Park, East Point and Hapeville.

Big Burger, 3333 Main Street, College Park, GA 30337

The weather was perfect

for the annual East Point

Celebrates the Holidays

tree lighting ceremony

which was held on Decem-

ber 13th. The event was

produced by the City of

East Point and took place

next to City Hall, on West

Cleveland Avenue.

The attendees enjoyed hot

cocoa and fresh popped

popcorn while they lis-

tened to musical perform-

ances by local individuals

and school groups. This

year’s holiday line up in-

cluded performances by

Megan Davis, the Mount

Olive Elementary School

Cardinal Crooners group,

Cornelia “NITA” Dolphus

and EDELIEGBA from the

H.J.C. Bowden Senior

Center. Face painting was

provided by Julie Broadus.

As always, Santa made his

grand appearance at the

annual tree lighting event

and, after shaking hands

and being merry with the

crowds, made his way to

his special “Santa” chair

by the Christmas tree to

listen to little boy’s and

B U S I N E S S O F T H E M O N T H

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Traci McCrory State Farm Agency

Above: Mrs. Traci McCrory Owner/Agent

The agency focuses on

p rov id i ng pe rsonab l e

customer service. They take

the time to help customers

understand their insurance

policy, making sure they

have the right coverage,

while also helping them save

money.

Community Offer: Let Traci McCrory State Farm give you a free “Discount Double Check” to make sure you are not paying more than you should for coverage. Visit www.TraciMcCrory.com for more info.

Traci McCrory chose to

locate her State Farm

Agency in Downtown

East Point in 2013 pri-

marily because of its

small town feel, its his-

toric buildings with urban

conveniences and its

growing population.

Traci McCrory State

Farm Agency is located

in East Point’s historic

industrial district, an area

renowned for its beauti-

fully restored industrial

buildings that have been

converted into nice office

suites. They chose Jeffer-

son Station @ the Buggy

Works which boasts of-

fices with historic charm.

The building also pro-

vides customers with a

peek into East Point’s

industrial beginnings.

In addition to 24 hour ac-

cess, the agency offers its

customers online access

as well. The agency is

proud to offer its custom-

ers great rates on auto

insurance (for young or

seasoned drivers), home-

owner ’s insurance ,

renter’s insurance, busi-

ness insurance, and life

insurance.

The agency focuses on

providing personable cus-

tomer service. They take

the time to help custom-

ers understand their insur-

ance policy, making sure

they have the right cover-

age, while also helping

them save money.

They believe in support-

ing the community by

partnering with schools to

encourage reading in ele-

mentary school and sup-

port programs for young

drivers in high school.

Traci McCrory

State Farm Agency Jefferson Station @ the Buggyworks

1526 East Forrest Ave.

Suite 250

East Point, GA 30344

www.TraciMcCrory.com

Phone: 678-539-8623

Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 9am-5pm

Saturday: 10am-1pm

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A L O O K B A C K A T T H E D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 3 E A S T P O I N T H O L I D A Y M A R K E T !

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF EAST POINT

2014 SEASON INFORMATION

COMING SOON!

WWW.EASTPOINTFARMERSMARKET.COM

2805 Main St., East Point, GA

404.761.7006. Outdoor Patio!

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S P E C I A L O F F E R I N G S T H I S M O N T H !

Computers Plus, Inc., 1707 Washington Road, 404-768-1338, Sales & Repair

State Farm Agency-Traci McCrory, 1526 East Forrest Ave., Suite 250, 678-539-8623

Joshua’s Closet, 1676 Thompson Ave., 404-600-6523, Community Outreach Organization

Atlanta Paintball, 2485 Main St., www.atlanta-paintball.com, 404-855-1311

Jasmine NiKol Beauty Boutique, 2781 Main Street., 404-801-HAIR

2783 Main St., East Point, GA

404.768.0007. Pool Tables/Deck!

2714 East Point St.

(404) 832-0685

-Pulled Pork

Silver’s Delight All Natural Juice & Caribbean Restaurant, 2879 East Point St., 404-567-6700. 10%

off purchase as follows: Mon: Banks, Tue.:Utility/Const.Workers, Wed.:Hospitals, Thur.:Teachers, Fri.:City Employees.

University Vision Center, 1513 East Cleveland Ave., Suite 106B, 404-762-2231. Free Vision Benefits

Employee Cards for Businesses. We now offer CRT, Corneal Refractive Therapy. www.doctoracker.com

-Smoked Sausage

-Smoked Chicken

-Ribs

-Southern Sides

Shack on Main

W E L C O M E O U R N E W B U S I N E S S E S !

Silver’s Delight

404-567-6700 www.silversdelight.com

Caribbean Restaurant

All Natural Juice &

2879 East Point Street

Grand Opening at Joshua’s Closet International!

www.JoshuasClosetInternational.org 1676 Thompson Ave., East Point

C O M M U N I T Y : E A S T P O I N T C I T Y H A L L – T R E E L I G H T I N G E V E N T

Before the Creek Indians sold their land in 1821, the area now in the City of East Point was wild forests. By the end of that year, Georgia had

five new counties, and most of those were parceled out via the land lottery in 202.5-acre homesteads. The 27 acres of Connally Nature Park

(Park) were in Henry County until 1822 when DeKalb County was formed from parts of Henry, Gwinnett and Fayette counties. David Connally

and his two brothers Abner and Christopher Columbus Connally bought land in the western part of that county.

Soon, much of the forests were stripped and plowed to make David’s plantation. Because this was a much different era, slaves were among

those who constructed buildings and a grist mill on another branch of Utoy Creek, harvested wheat and other crops. Fulton County was es-

tablished in 1853 out of DeKalb. East Point became a city in 1887. From fields, the land became developments for houses and some to

forest again. The Mulberry Court entrance area to the Park saw houses built and removed.

In 1974, ―core samples of trees taken by Emory professors indicate white oaks to be over 250 years of age‖– Chronology of the Thomas W.

Connally Nature Park. Hence the age is now approaching 300. The heirs were fed up with the city water works encroaching on the property

by 1991, and eventually sold it to the City. The very next year, the City was prepared to clear cut and put in ball fields, but didn’t.

In 1998, Fulton County Board of Education (FCBE) was blocked in a search for school site. They turned to East Point, which sold the Park to

them. Residents were upset—some disliked the idea of yelling kids across the street, while others wanted to keep the property as a park.

The next year, the battle heated up. The Sierra Club, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeepers, and other groups came in to support keeping it as

a park. FCBE asked the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) for a permit to put the Utoy Creek branch underground. There are

demonstrations and court dates, and with complaints ringing in their ears, the FCBE agreed to move the school footprint westward across

Mulberry Street so stream buffer would not be affected (this was a separate buy and afterwards, the new purchaser took down five houses

to build the Sheltering Arms Early Education complex).

In January 2000, new members joined city council with some supportive of the Park. But it was a long year of citizen and court actions. Sierra

Club filing suit against the EPD and FCBE definitely helped save the trees and the plant communities. The school plan would have saved up

to seven of the 25+ old oaks. Even if they saved those trees, can you image keeping 500 kids from trampling around the trees and com-

pressing the soil? Also, would the area around the trees have been large enough to support the needs of the trees or would it have just been

a slow death?

In the 13 years since the major battles, we have seen the death of the huge white oak near the entrance to the forest due to tractor work

done at the very beginning clipping the roots. Invasive plants are running wild, with English ivy running up trees, and covering wide areas of

the forest floor killing native plants. Someone has a trash camp not far from Connally Drive. However, there are groups willing to help.

Because the winter had periods of cold, warm, then cold again – plants

were later this year than last. Pink ladyslippers weren’t in bloom during

the first week in April. However, there were many surprises for the groups

that hiked later in April. Several ladyslippers were in more areas than

before. There were more

than a half dozen fern

species and both Solo-

mon seal and Solomon

plume in good display.

– D. Gordon Draves, EPHS

Vice President

First published in Georgia

SIERRAN, Jul-Sep 2013

Right: Pink Ladyslipper

F L A S H B A C K F E A T U R E

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History of Connally Nature Park

Museum & Archives

Free Admission

Free Parking

Schedule:

Thursdays 1 - 4pm

Saturdays 11am - 3pm

www.EastPointHS.com

Phone: 404-767-4656

East Point Historical Society

1685 Norman Berry Drive, East Point, GA

Learn more about East Point history and see first hand the collection of artifacts, photographs, maps and records that further illustrate East

Point’s history. Visit the East Point Historical Society or click on www.eastpoinths.com.

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FOR SALE/LEASE: 2881 Main Street -2,000–7,000 sq. ft. of retail or commer-

cial & creative office space. Across from

East Point MARTA Station in heart of

downtown East Point. Call Michael Diner-

man 404-635-0027.

FOR LEASE: 2879 East Point St, Suite

3 -Carriage Station—Former restaurant.

Existing restaurant fixtures included,

approx. 1000 sf, $1000/mth ; Office/

Retail space also available. Call Andy

Edlin, 404-255-4696, x222.

FOR SALE: 2882 Church St. Zoned CR.

Tenant in place. Approx. 1373 sf., hard-

wood floors, tall ceilings, original trim

work, paved parking in back, large front

porch. $150,000 Call (678) 344-1600.

FOR LEASE: 1526 East Forrest Ave. –

Jefferson Station—800 to 1733 sq ft

available. Please call 404-209-5141,

www.buggy-works.com

FOR LEASE: 1513 East Cleveland Ave.

–Buggy Works—1000 to 4000 sq ft

available. Please call 404-209-5141 and

visit www.buggy-works.com.

FOR LEASE: 2675 Martin Street–

South Central Station—10,000 sq ft

available. Has access to loading dock.

Will sub-divide. Please call 404-209-

5141, www.buggy-works.com

FOR LEASE: 2465 Main Street – The

Hilliards on Main, 1st Floor Commercial

Suites, HUB Zone, Offices (furnished),

ideal for Atty, Ins/Accts, Counselors; Also,

Multi-office space, former training office

w/basic equip., great for medical/health

training. Call Jerome Hines, 678-492-9953.

FOR LEASE: 1514 East Cleveland Ave.

–Wagon Works—515 to 13,050 sq ft

commercial suites available. Please call

Tumesha Tarrant for lease information at

404-767-8080 and visit

www.bradenfellman.com.

FOR SALE: 1768 Washington Rd— Two

parcels, .79 acres total. Former Dental

Office (some equip. avail.), approx. 2900

sf. 12 exam areas, 2 labs, X-ray rm., 2BA

$225,000 for both parcels, or $95,000

for bldg. only. Gus Jordan, 404.729.9569.

FOR SALE: 1737/1751 Washington

Rd.— Former Church location along busy

Washington road. Bldg.1: 4700sf,

$265,000. Bldg.2: Approx. 3,000SF,

$169,000 Zoned Commercial. Call 404-

242-9070.

FOR LEASE: 2879 East Point St, Suite

7 & 14 -Carriage Station—Former Retail

Store Fronts: Suite 14, approx. 2000 SF,

$2000/mth or Suite 7, approx. 1000 SF

$900/mth. Restaurant Space also avail-

able. Call Andy Edlin, 404-255-4696, x222.

FOR SALE:2846 Church Street Com-

pletely updated and new roof. Seats 200-

250, choir area, classrooms, admin. wing

with 4 offices, pastor's suite with library,

several large meeting areas. On .62 Acres.

$495,000. Call 404-235-8900.

FOR SALE: 1599 & 1603 Ware Ave.–Current Medical Clinic. Great Downtown

location. Clinic has approx. 2842sf, blue

building next door has approx. 2032sf.

Includes Parking lot across the street. Call

404-585-5975 ext. 20.

FOR SALE: 1720 Washington Rd- For-

mer car dealership. Vacant. 1.97 acres

on two corners of Washington Rd.

30,000sf, 300'x300' street front. Call

John Azar, (404) 763-0002.

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A V A I L A B L E P R O P E R T Y D O W N T O W N *

FOR LEASE: 2818 East Point St.–Office Space. Three spaces available:

1582 sf(3 offices + conf., lobby, mail

room)-$1582/mth, 900sf (2 offices +

lobby)-$900/mth, 1200sf (600 sf conf,

office, storage, lobby) -$1200/mth. Prices

above are all inclusive. Call Ernest Kiser

FOR LEASE: : 2705 Church Street—Great

Downtown East Point location , just a few

blocks from the East Point MARTA Station

and across from the Law Enforcement

Center. Call 404-564-4600 or 404-210-

8084 for more information.

FOR SALE: 2148 Newnan Ave.— For-

mer School, Approx. 20,000 SF, 18 class-

rooms, auditorium, kitchen and offices.

Close to all traffic routes and Downtown

East Point. Asking $985,000. All Offers

welcome. Call 770-929-1136

FOR SALE OR LEASE:1613 White Way Commercial District, former bakery, oppor-

tunity zone (job tax credit) parcel, one

block from MARTA train station. Approx.

1420sf. New heat pump installed 2010.

$95,000. Call 770-938-3877.

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FOR SALE OR LEASE: 2823 Church St. Commercial Two Story –approx. 7,000 sf,

.26 acres. High visibility, corner lot—

Potential Office, Retail, Restaurant, Live/

Work, Gallery. Two blocks from EP MARTA

Train Station, Lease for $2500/mth or

purchase for $275,000. 404-270-7059.

FOR LEASE: 2835 Church Street–6

months free rent when you sign a 2yr.

Lease. Retail storefront, 2000sf, $1500/

mth; Back Office, 1450sf, $1200/mth;

Upper Office, 1000sf, $700/mth; Loft/

Office, 3000sf, $1500/mth. Will subdi-

vide! Call 678-457-0402 for more info.

FOR SALE OR LEASE: 2824 Church St. Approx. 3200sf., Standard lease terms

newer A/C & Roof. Sales price is

$225,000. Possible owner financing. Con-

tact Jim, 404-668-8885.

FOR SALE: 2849 East Point St.–Land/

Commercial Rental Assemblage. Two

Houses (One Residential Home and One

Commercial Home) plus a vacant lot on

corner of Thompson and East Point St.

Asking $339,000. Call 770-988-3412

FOR SALE OR LEASE: 1711 Washing-

ton Rd. Fully occupied. Very Visible,

corner location in Commercial Downtown

District, just a couple of blocks from the

East Point MARTA Train Station,

$335,000 or lease avail. 770-653-2193

FOR SALE: 1671 Williams Ave. / 3047

Main St. Bldg 1: 3800 SF building on

high traffic corner of Main St. Former cabi-

net shop. $136,000. Bldg.2: 3393 sf. +

vacant lot on high traffic corner of Main St.

Price for both Williams Ave. & 3047 Main

St. is $375,000. Call 404-557-2767.

FOR SALE OR LEASE: 2981 Church St.—

Two story office building. Works well for

single tenant and user or multi tenant.

Double height lobby. Multiple offices and

baths, Call 404-420-1313 for more info.

FOR LEASE: 2737 Church Street Lo-

cated in the Downtown Commercial District. Currently Karate School. Call

404-241-7419.

FOR LEASE: 2833 Main Street Office

Space. Located in the Downtown

Commercial District, across from the

East Point MARTA Station. Approx. 1462

SF Available. Off-Street Parking. Call 786-

200-4635 for more information.

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FOR LEASE: 1677 Dorsey Avenue

Approx. 1100 sf of commercial office

space with bathroom. Recently renovated

w/ plenty of parking. Great for real estate,

mortgage brokers, law firm, medical, etc.

$799/mth w/$500 Dep. 404-437-6297

Interested in moving your business to East Point? Give us a

call, we would love to tell you about the benefit program we

offer businesses within the Downtown District! In addition, you

may be eligible to receive tax credits for job creation if you lo-

cate within our Opportunity Zone! Please call 404-270-7059

or send an email to erodgers@eastpointcity.org for more info.

Downtown District Benefits: - Downtown Incubator Program

- Opportunity Zone - Job Tax Credit

FOR SALE : 1657 Dorsey Avenue Commercial District, opportunity zone (job

tax credit) parcel, two blocks from MARTA.

Beautiful interior spaces, reception, conf.

room, four offices, kitchenette & bath-

room. Private driveway w/6 parking

spaces. $130,000 404-507-2267.

FOR LEASE: 2865 Main Street Former

restaurant. High traffic area. Approx.

2400sf. Space with separate dining area

and bar. Directly across the street from

the East Point MARTA Station. $2700/

mth. Call Tom, 404-202-6598.

F O O D & N I G H T L I F E ( N E W : F R E E W I - F I L O C A T I O N S I N R E D )

Calendar of Events

O T H E R A N N O U N C E M E N T S :

Visit the Downtown Facebook page by

searching ―EPMSA East Point‖. Also,

check out the City on Facebook & Twit-

ter for City wide info by following them

at www.twitter. com/cityofeastpoint

and searching for ―City of East Point‖

on Facebook!

Weekly Activities/Specials

American Deli

American Wing & Deli

Arden’s Garden

BGR Grille

Big Nick’s Place

Black Tie Catering

Chic-A-Loes

Corner Tavern

Dairy Queen– Norman Berry

East Point Fish & Wings

El Rocio Mexican

Taco Bell

Taco Pete

Three Southern Girls Tea Room

Thumbs Up Diner

TP Productions Dinner Theatre

Waffle House

Wing Depot

www.DowntownEastPoint.com

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N E W S L E T T E R C O N T A C T I N F O :

Full Time Parents Needed: National Youth Advocate Program is looking for foster families to provide stable &

caring homes for siblings & teens. Discover the benefits of foster parenting. Visit www.nyap.org or call 1-877-NYAP

*Complete downtown business directory at : www.DowntownEastPoint.com

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Downtown Development Coordinator

1526 East Forrest Ave., Suite 400

East Point, GA 30344

Phone: 404-270-7059

E-mail: erodgers@eastpointcity.org

Website: www.ThinkEastPoint.org

January 23 5-7pm, Tri-Cities Business Buzz

Networking Event. Great FREE opportunity to

network with other Tri-Cities Businesses. This

month’s event will be held at Big Burger,

3333 Main St., College Park, GA 30337.

RSVP at 404-270-7059. Free Admission with

Business Card. Free parking. Light refresh-

ments provided. Series presented by the cit-

ies of College Park, East Point and Hapeville.

East Point Farmer’s Market

2014 Season . . . Info Coming Soon!

Hope to see you soon in

Downtown East Point!

Mondays:

Corner Tavern:Taco Monday & $4 Margaritas

Oz Pizza: Fundraiser Night–Portion of Proceeds donated

Silver’s Delight Caribbean: 10% off Bank Employees

Spexcell:―Super Monday‖ Interviews/Hiring for Businesses

Tuesdays:

Corner Tavern:Team Trivia & 8pm: 8 Ball Pool League

Oz Pizza: Fundraiser Night–Portion of Proceeds donated

Selah Salon: Hair Cut Specials, 12noon-3pm

Silver’s Delight Caribbean: 10% off Utility/Construction

Wednesdays:

Corner Tavern:$4 Tapas & Taps & 9 Ball Pool League

Selah Salon: Hair Cut Specials, 12noon-3pm

Shack on Main: $4 Lunch Specials & 10% of City Employees

Silver’s Delight Caribbean: 10% off Hospital Employees Three Southern Girls Tea Room: ―Wine Down‖ Happy Hour– 7pm

Velodrome: Bike Racing, Free Admission, 7:30pm

Thursdays: Corner Tavern: Texas Hold’em Poker, 8:30pm

Oz Pizza: Trivia Night, Win Oz Bucks, 7:30pm Shack on Main: $4 Lunch Specials & 10% of City Employees

Silver’s Delight Caribbean: 10% off Teachers

Three Southern Girls Tea Room: High Tea Fine Dining-7pm

Fridays:

Corner Tavern: All You Can Eat Crab Legs & 10pm: Pop Trivia

Shack on Main: $4 Lunch Specials & 10% of City Employees

Silver’s Delight Caribbean:10% off City Employees

Saturdays:

Corner Tavern: Brunch, Bottomless Mimosas & Karaoke, 9pm

Three Southern Girls Tea Room: Live Music, no cover 7-11pm

Xtreemtraining: Free Boot Camp, 9am- EP Library

Sundays: Corner Tavern:Brunch, Bottomless Mimosas & Live Music 9pm

C O M M U N I T Y : E A S T P O I N T C I T Y H A L L

Evan’s Bake Shop

Ferg’s 25/8 Bar & Grill

Fresh N’ Fit Cuisine

Krystals

KV’s Southern Cuisine

Lov’n It Live

Mocha Delites @ Buggy Works

Oz Pizza

Q’s Southern Restaurant

Silver’s Delight Caribbean

Spiral Bar & Grill