Friends of the East Atlanta Library
Photo credit: Friends of the East Atlanta Library
Meet the Friends of the East Atlanta Library (FEAL). They're a nonprofit organization that supports the East Atlanta library branch: focusing public attention on the library and its resources, programs, volunteers, and legislative needs. FEAL is a separate organization from the library and is made up of caring, involved people who support a strong public library system for the benefit of the community. They offer a way for patrons and supporters to give donations that directly benefit the East Atlanta library branch.
FEAL supports the East Atlanta library with funds for children and adult programs; many of which are free to the public. They host artist exhibits, summer reading programs, a monthly book club, fitness for older adults, and more. Enhancing the library by donating important items or by funding programs that are not in the library's budget is one of the many ways they show their support. They also provide resources for staff recognition and hospitality for special days or holidays. No wonder everyone always has a smile on their face at our local library!
The Friends of the East Atlanta Library recently started a Book Club that meets on the last Tuesday of each month in the East Atlanta Library conference room. It's free to attend and all adults are welcome! You can check out their latest read on the FEAL website.
There is also a wellness empowerment class suitable for adults who enjoy low-impact exercise and conversations. The Motivational Fitness for Older Adults class is taught by Instructor Rae Rae at the East Atlanta Library Branch. Classes are held on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of every month from 11:45-12:30 pm.
Learn how you can get involved and support Friends of the East Atlanta Library by heading to their website.
Little Free Library Tote Giveaway!
In honor of March being National Reading Month, we’re doing a giveaway! We’ll donate $50 to the Friends of East Atlanta Library in the name of one lucky person and give them a Friends of East Atlanta Library tote bag. Here’s how you can enter:
1️⃣ Take a picture in front of one of the Little Free Libraries around the neighborhood. You can find the closest one at www.littlefreelibrary.org/map
2️⃣ Tag us in the picture on Instagram @rootsatlanta and/or Facebook @rootsatlanta
3️⃣ One winner will be selected randomly. Multiple entries allowed!
The contest closes on March 31st. Best of luck!
ATLANTA NAMED TOP REAL ESTATE MARKET TO WATCH IN 2023
According to Lawrence Yun, chief economist and senior vice president of research at the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), forecasts show that 4.78 million existing homes will be sold, prices will remain stable, and Atlanta will be the top real estate market to watch in 2023 and beyond. "The demand for housing continues to outpace supply," Yun said. "The economic conditions in place in the top 10 U.S. markets, all of which are located in the South, provide the support for home prices to climb by at least 5% in 2023."
NAR selected Atlanta as the top real estate market city to watch based on how it compares to the national average for the following economic indicators:
Better housing affordability
Greater numbers of renters who can afford to buy a median-priced home
Stronger job growth
Faster growth of information industry jobs
Higher shares of the information industry in the respective local GDPs
Migration gains
Shares of workers teleworking
Faster population growth
Faster growth of active housing inventory
Smaller housing shortages.
Bottom Line: It’s still a great time to buy and invest in Atlanta. If you or someone you know is looking to buy property here, please reach out. We’d love to help!
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Another Food Hall is Coming Our Way
Photo Credit: Halidom
Watch out East Atlanta! A new food hall is coming our way. By the end of this year, Halidom Eatery is planning to open its doors with 13,000 square feet containing 11 food stalls, a bar, and a private events space. The food hall is part of a large live, work, play, mixed-use development called Halidom, which broke ground in the Fall of 2020.
The food hall will sit on the first floor of the new outsourcing consultancy IST Management Services Inc.'s international headquarters office. The company will occupy more than 20,000 square feet and serve as the anchor tenant of the Halidom property.
With the office, retail, and restaurant space, there will also be boutique urban-garden apartments available for rent alongside the Intrenchment Creek nature preserve. Halidom means “something held sacred.” They believe the property to be "a sanctuary in the heart of the city where nature and urban development come together to create a one-of-a-kind mixed-use development".
Photo Credit: Halidom
Just under two miles south of East Atlanta Village, Halidom plans to begin leasing for the food hall this Spring.
Our Top 5 Tips for Celebrating Earth Day
Earth Day is right around the corner on April 22nd. So we’ve rounded up some of our favorite environmental tips to help the planet. Here are our top five:
Avoid Single-Use Plastics
Did you know a one-time-use plastic grocery bag takes 10–20 years to break down? Or a throwaway water bottle can take up to 450 years to decompose? Yikes! Try using permanent water bottles, bring your own bags to the grocery store, skip the straws in your beverages, and request no plastic utensils if you order takeout.
Clean Up
Head to your local park or just walk through the neighborhood with some work gloves, a trash bag, and maybe one of those pokey things to save you from bending down too much. Bonus points if you invite your friends to help out!
Get Planting
One of the best ways to help the Earth is to plant trees. Trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and are a great way to counter deforestation.
Donate Your Belongings
Think twice before throwing away your old clothes, appliances, laptops, cell phones, and other items. Consider donating them! Many of the items you discard may be perfectly usable to others. Not only will you prevent (or at least delay) these things from going into the local landfill, but you also help out others in need.
Don’t Stop After Earth Day
Earth Day comes around once a year, but these Earth Day tips are important to keep in mind all the time. Practice makes perfect, so be sure to keep these ideas and work on them as often as possible. Hopefully, by the next Earth Day, we’ll see a difference!
For more ways to help the planet, check out the Earth Day Action Toolkit.
Until next time, thanks for reading!
