Scott Eaves's (seaves) Blog

The Atlanta Development Authority has studied nine emerging areas prime for redevelopment.  Most of these corridors are located west of 75/85 and are already seeing new development and growth.  For an example, Metropolitan Parkway changes names to Dogwood Drive as it runs into Hapeville, and we'v...

Sunday, April 6, 200812:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.The eighth annual Buckhead in Bloom Home & Garden Tour benefiting the Atlanta Preservation Center is this Sunday, April 6, 2008.  The tour consists of five homes representing various Revival Styles and their gardens will be open to the public for the tou...

Last week's Creative Loafing included a pull out section called "Urban Explorer Handbook."  It's Creative Loafing's guide to people, places and things primarily inside 2-85.  One thing was missing though....the southern portion of 2-85 including Lakewood, East Point, Hapeville and College Park.  ...

Southern Company reported on Monday that Georgia Power users in the Atlanta market cut electricity usage by 4% during Earth Hour on Saturday between 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.  That's enough electricity to power 1,750 homes.  I had forgotten about Earth Hour as I was having dinner with friends Saturda...

PREVIEW PARTYThursday, April 3, 20086:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.$30.00 admissionFriday, April 4, 20089:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Saturday, April 5, 20089:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.HALF OFF DAYSunday, April 6, 20081:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.The Sandy Springs Society is sponsoring it's annual Tossed Out Treasures resale even...

Spring is my favorite time of the year.  Springtime represents life to me...trees are budding, flowers are blooming, people are buzzing....there are tons of things to do including home & garden tours and festivals.  A lot of people like Fall because the weather cools down after a hot summer.  How...

Discover Midtown this weekend at the Midtown Tour of Homes which features ten residences and two points of interest.  During college, I lived in midtown for eight years, and it was very interesting to see it evolve in the 90's.  Now, it's one of the most happening places in Atlanta with new resid...

I found this interesting article about Senator John McCain's views on the housing market.  He has some different ideas on how to manage the current mortgage crisis.  McCain proposes to increase the minimum down payment required for a FHA loan.  His thought is that borrowers should put more into t...