Get your wallets ready! We've got some really awesome raffle prize packages lined up for the evening. Raffle tickets can be purchased during the party via paypal, cash or credit/debit until 8 PM when we start announcing winners live. Must be present to win. All raffle ticket purchases will go directly to supporting EABA's Main Street initiatives.

A huge THANK YOU to all the businesses who donated raffle prizes!

1. Drinks + A Movie Package: Soft cooler, 6-pack of beer, bottle of wine, key chain + water bottle + Midtown Arts Cinema Passes (3). Donated by: Chelsea Sommers Realtor® + Midtown Arts Cinema

2. Wine Package: Curated case of wine. Donated by: Midtown Marsha

3. With Love from EABA Package: ShopEAV Gift Card + East Atlanta T-shirt. Donated by: East Atlanta Business Association

4. Family Fun Package: High Museum Dual/Family Membership + Zoo Atlanta Family Membership. Donated by: High Museum + Zoo Atlanta

5. EAV Experience Package:  Gift cards to Gate City Tattoo ($50), Midway Pub ($25), ScreenFixing ($25), Honey Plzzzz ($50) + Metropolitan Studios (5 class pass). Donated by: Gate City Tattoo, Midway Pub, ScreenFixing, Honey Plzzz + Metropolitan Studios

6. You do You Package: Gift cards to Gate City Tattoo ($50), Honey Plzzz ($50), Village Fitness (4 personal training sessions) + Business Portrait Mini Session. Donated by:Gate City Tattoo, Honey Plzzz, Village Fitness + Dani Weiss Photography   

7. EAV Restaurant Hop: Gift cards to Midway ($25), Holy Taco ($50) + Grant Central East ($25). Donated by: Midway Pub, Holy Taco + Grant Central East

8. Dog Lovers Package: Gift cards to FurSide ($32), Park Pet Supply ($25) + $25 product from Big Daddy Biscuits. Donated by: FurSide, Park Pet Supply + Big Daddy Biscuits

9. Cocktails + A Movie Package: Midtown Arts Cinema (3 passes), Cathead Bourbon + Farmers Jam Cocktail Syrup. Donated by: Farmers Jam + Midtown Arts Cinema

10. Arts Exploration Package: Gift cards to Traci with an Eye Graphic Design ($100), Music with Monique ($90) + Midtown Arts Cinema Passes (3). Donated by: Traci with an Eye, Music with Monique + Midtown Arts Cinema

EABA Holiday Party Details:

Wednesday 12.7 | 6-9 PM | The Brig @ Argosy

FREE for EABA Members | $20 for Non-Members

Entry includes food, drinks + 1 raffle ticket

RSVP HERE

11.15.22 MINUTES

NEXT MEETING: January 17, 2023 | 6-8PM | EAKC 602 Brownwood Ave | EVERYONE WELCOME

SPONSOR NEXT MEETING → Shout outs on social, email, website and in-person @ the meeting!

#filmEAV update coming at you for this week! Two days of shooting with two locations.

Title of production- FreshFly - Jardiance

Production company name- FreshFly

Production type- Commercial / Advertising

Production Short synopsis- Commercial shoot for Jardiance - Portrays talent in lifestyle situations that they are able to enjoy due to use of Jardiance

Location A:

178 Degress Ave NE

Shoot start: 11/16/2022 07:00 AM

Shoot end: 11/16/2022 09:00 PM

Parking lane closed for working vehicles.

Traffic monitored by APD officer.

Location B:

Brownwood Park - 607 Brownwood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316

Location Details: Brownwood Park

Shoot start: 11/17/2022 07:00 AM

Shoot end: 11/17/2022 09:00 PM

Number of Crew (Including Cast): 35

Eastbound lane of of Portland Ave, b/t Brownwood & Gresham closed for parking for working vehicles. Traffic monitored by APD.

Emergency contact on set:

Name: Brian Freedman

Mobile phone: 4043081475

Email: bfree@locATL.com

This new level of membership applies to businesses that are located within a shared (hub) space. A 25 % discount for Hub Members within EABA boundaries is as follows:

$187.50 (25% discount from $250): Restaurants/Bars + Event Venues with an alcohol license operating within a shared space.

$112.50 (25% discount from $150): STOREFRONT: Businesses that are walk-in or by appointment services located within a shared space. This includes food service businesses operating without a liquor license.

This discounted membership level will help to encourage the individual businesses located within these shared spaces to become members and have more active participation in EABA and the business community. This will also open up EABA's promotional opportunities to the individual businesses. 

HOW TO SIGN UP AS A HUB MEMBER: 

• Visit: eastatlantabiz.com/membership 
• Choose level- Storefront or Restaurant/Bar/Event Venue
• Upon check out use HUBMEMBER2023 as the code. 
• 25% off will be applied. 
• This code is only valid for businesses located within shared spaces.
  
  

If you need assistance or have questions about whether this discount applies to your business, please contact the EABA Membership Chair at membership@eastatlantabiz.com.

A note from EACA's Land Use and Zoning Committee:

Talks with commercial parcel owners, managers, proprietors, city, and business leaders has been quite fruitful. Your feedback and input has been instrumental in shaping this initiative and partnering with our commercial partners and the East Atlanta Business Association. Here we, fellow neighbors, return to present the updates to you. 

Specifically, noting the following:

• Expanded boundaries for revitalized Commercial Node and 4 new inclusions parcels
• Types of businesses and permissible uses
• Mobility - parking, pedestrian, streetscape, sidewalk, amenity zones
• Residential and Commercial mix
• Timeline for legal review and City Council

Community Outreach Session

Saturday,  November 12th | 11- 12:30pm

First Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (Maynard Terrace)

*light refreshments will be provided

Dial In:  646 931 3860

Logon: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88534743537?pwd=Y3RvcVNoMWFYWWlrSmlWVjBoZ01wZz09

Meeting ID: 885 3474 3537 | Passcode: 125287

In-person capacity is 50 persons and masks are required.  Please encourage neighbors with limited access and mobility challenges to dial-in.

Questions: landuse@eaca.net and 770-771-2652

As an EABA member, we are offering a FREE DIGITAL GIFT CARD PROGRAM that supports your business and helps promote the entire community!

EABA is focused on supporting our local business members and promoting shopping local this holiday season and all year long!

FREE TO PARTICIPATE FOR EABA MEMBERS!!! 

• This program is perfect for The Victorian Atlanta if you can MANUALLY enter a gift card transaction in your PoS system, Square or Clover. 
• You want to attract new and existing customers to your business and East Atlanta. 
• You want to take advantage of this EABA member benefit through collaborative marketing on email and social media. 

HOW IT WORKS: 

1. SAY YES YOU'LL PARTICIPATE by replying to this email by Monday, November 14th! 
2. We’ll add you to the SHOP EAST ATLANTA  Community  Digital  Gift Card listings that links to your business name, address, website.
3. Then we'll send you an activation code to run through your PoS system that confirms your participation. 
4. Your business and listing will show up on the map at eastatlantabiz.com at this (Not live yet- button) 
5. EABA provides gift card redemption training, marketing materials and promotions via email and social.
6. Your business will process the SHOP EAST ATLANTA Digital Gift Card as a MasterCard through YOUR credit card processing system WITH MANUAL INPUT ONLY!
7. You will receive the payment for the purchase and pay the processing fees on the purchase. Customer pays the delivery fee and keeps this program free for EABA! 

MEMBER BENEFITS: 

• Email marketing to our 500+ local supporters
• Social media shoutouts with tags on IG (1030)  and Facebook (1500)
• Poster for your window and register
• Training for you and your staff! 

READ UP ON MORE INFO INCLUDING FAQ'S ON THE PROGRAM

SHOP EAST ATLANTA COMMUNITY DIGITAL GIFT CARDS LAUNCH ON SHOP SMALL SATURDAY ON NOVEMBER 26TH!  

• FILL OUT THIS FORM and let us know what specials or events you'll  have on 11/26/22. It will be part of the marketing!! 
• You do not have to be a part of the Digital Gift Card program to participate in the Small Business Saturday promotions! 

LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE BY THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH.

MARKETING WILL START THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 13TH!!! 

UBER + LYFT have been set up to drop-off & pick-up at 4 locations in East Atlanta Village. If you use a rideshare during peak times you will be automatically routed to one of the 4 rideshare locations marked with 'Loading and Unloading' signs. 

• Locations: Glenwood + Joseph, Glenwood + Haas, Flat Shoals + May and East Atlanta Fire Station 
• Peak Times: 5PM-5AM Thursday through Sunday

This rideshare geofencing only applies to the peak times listed above. During non-peak times you will continue to be routed directly to your specific location. Every business located within the East Atlanta Village district boundaries is within a 1-3 minute walk from one of the rideshare zones. This is for the increased safety of all passengers and pedestrians utilizing the business district during peak times as well as traffic alleviation. 

It is imperative for the efficacy of this initiative that you DO NOT park in front of the 'Loading and Unloading' zone signs in the Village. Signage will be updated over the next couple of weeks to clearly define that these zones are for passenger loading and unloading. 

  
 

‘The Slumber Party’ television production will be shooting a stunt scene involving a large hedgehog mascot on wheels jumping off Cavanaugh Ave SE into the back parking lot of 845 Flat Shoals SE. there will be intermittent traffic control via APD at the Flat Shoals and Cavanaugh interaction. Notifications should have already been delivered to all residents in the immediate area.

Shoot start: Monday 10.24 @ 7 AM

Shoot end: Wednesday 10.26  @9 PM

Closure: Cavanaugh Ave SE between Stockbridge Dr SE and Flat Shoals Ave SE. SEE MAP HERE

Intermittent Traffic Control: Flat Shoals Ave SE between Bouldercrest Dr SE and Cloverdale Dr SE. This should only be a

Lane Closure: South curb lane of Stockbridge Dr SE (approx. 400ft) starting at Cavanaugh intersection

On set contact: David Martin | martindavidr@gmail.com

Questions or concerns? Hit us up at film@eastatlantabiz.com.

#FilmEAV

Drew Charter School STEAM Career Days
Friday 10.28 + Friday 11.4 | Virtually + In-Person

The goal of Drew's STEAM Career Days is to expose PreK-12 students to the many careers related to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) fields.

STEAM Career Day will take place virtually and in-person.

GET INVOLVED:

• Register as a speaker.
• Refer a friend or colleague.
• Share this blog post!

REGISTER TO SPEAK HERE

Atlanta's youth are vital to our future successes. As such we should all be motivated, as business and community members alike, to engage with our local schools and youth support programs as often as possible. Here are two ways you can invest in Atlanta's future!

Brownwood Bike Rally
Saturday 10.1.22 | 8AM-2PM @ Brownwood Park

This is a fantastic event and a huge hit with both adults and kids alike every year. Tons of demos, activities, races, giveaways, + MORE! 

They are still looking for more kids to participate and more teens and adults to volunteer. Coffee will be on hand in the early morning for volunteers thanks to our the folks over at Joe's East Atlanta Coffee Shop

Register to Volunteer HERE

Drew Charter School STEAM Career Days
Friday 10.28 + Friday 11.4 | Virtually + In-Person

The goal of Drew's STEAM Career Days is to expose PreK-12 students to the many careers related to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) fields.

STEAM Career Day will take place virtually and in-person.

GET INVOLVED:

• Register as a speaker.
• Refer a friend or colleague.
• Share this blog post!

REGISTER TO SPEAK HERE