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Spotted - a “LEASED” sign at this small building on Flat Shoals Avenue that was built several years ago by Inman Park Properties but has never been occupied.

Buzzers have heard that some sort of bakery is going into the space, and information being dug up now says it’s primarily a commercial bakery with some level of retail presence as well.

On EAV Buzz: Inman Park Properties leases building next to dog park

The owner of 13 Roses Tattoo in EAV is a very active Buzzer, so his shop tends to get a lot of attention on the Buzz. But Buzzer Ratfink stepped up this week to remind folks that his shop just outside the heart of the Village has opened a gallery next door.

The Buzz encourages business owners to speak up and pimp themselves, so it was good to see Ratfink jumping into the conversation.

On EAVBuzz: The Gallery at East Atlanta Tattoo

Buzzers have a soft spot for animals, and Buzzer localres has ramped up the Critter Crawl benefit started last year to be a multiple-neighborhood, multiple-weekend event.

Here in East Atlanta, the crawl is set for April 5. Hurry if you want tickets.

On EAVBuzz: Sweetwater Critter Crawl

Not so long ago, there was a nice man named Heath who ran a little auto repair shop on Glenwood Avenue next door to East Atlanta Ace Hardware. Well, Heath closed up shop there and moved on to a new place, but in its wake a very ugly, junk-car-strewn, likely unlicensed and almost surely illegal “auto repair” place has sprung up.

The neighborhood isn’t real happy about this, and the powers-that-be are working to get the place closed down, but Code Enforcement in the City of Atlanta moves slowly at best, so who knows how long this place will stay open.

On EAV Buzz: Auto repair at 1215/1219 Glenwood?

The space formerly known as Iris, formerly known as Crave and formerly known as Haas has re-opened now as Holy Taco. Fans of East Atlanta’s existing Mexicanish restaurants Cantina La Casita and Blue Frog Cantina were a little puzzled about the arrival of YAMR (Yet Another Mexican Restaurant), but the arrival on the Buzz of Holy Taco’s owner - Wanker (that’s his Buzz name) - on the board helped ease the worry.

Buzzers were so darned excited about the arrival of Holy Taco, they created no fewer than four separate threads created to talk about it.

The conversation continues now, mostly in what we’ve dubbed the “official” Holy Taco thread, and mostly about their menu, the stability of their corn tortillas and (former) lack of cheese dip.

On EAV Buzz: Holy Taco (the official thread).

Distressing news that has also exposed some latent feelings about its owners came with word that Traders is facing hard times and could end up closing shop. For a business that’s been a part of EAV for 10 years, that’s distressing news.

Lots of Buzzer talk went around the importance of Traders for EAV, the state of the economy, and the negative perception a lot of people have about the owners of the business. Conversations aren’t always pleasant, but they are important.

On EAVBuzz: Traders may be closing

The stretch of Glenwood Avenue between Boulevard and Moreland Avenue (in Ormewood Park) has experienced quite a change in recent years, due in large part to the development of Glenwood Park. And now residents in the area are working to create an improvement plan for the corridor.

Focusing on making the corridor a more walkable, bikeable gateway to the neighborhoods it runs through and connects, the activists have begun organizing a series of design workshops to discuss and shape plans. The first such workshop is January 26 at Southside High School.

On EAVBuzz: Glenwood Avenue Corridor Improvement Plan

A developer has come forward with a plan to develop seven townhomes on a small tract at 390 Maynard Terrace just south of I-20. It’ll be a tight fit on a bit over a half-acre, and Buzzers are engaging in a discussion about the rezoning filing, questions over smart development and the appropriateness of this particular development.

North of I-20, new townhomes have gone up on Maynard Terrace, and the proposed development location is close to the “hot” Memorial Drive corridor, where it seems just about every vacant or run-down commercial property is a candidate for condos.

On EAVBuzz: Seven units at 390 Maynard Terrace

A prospective East Atlantan posed a question sure to spark discussion on the Buzz: which is a better street to buy on - Portland, Newton or Cavanaugh?

Talk about a loaded question. We have Buzzers living in all three areas, and people tend to get protective of their choices of where and how to live. But beyond the homerism inherent in this kind of question, what this home buyer is looking at is three separate flavors of the same neighborhood.

Portland is adjacent to EAV, which means easy access to the Village, but also a lot of hustle and bustle outside your door. Newton is walking distance to the Village, but not right on top of it. Cavanaugh is a good way’s out, but the buyer is looking at a bigger, newer house they couldn’t afford if it was closer to the Village.

On EAVBuzz: Better street - Portland, Newton or Cavanaugh?

Venerable East Atlanta dive bar Gravity Pub closed, only to be quickly re-opened by a new group headed by a familiar EAV barwench, Angelica (aka Buzzer Princess). Lots of Buzz talk ensued with the news of the closing and - ultimately - the Gravity’s resurrection.

On EAVBuzz: Gravity