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

Thank you to all the awesome business and community members that showed up to our September General Meeting! We had a great time networking with you all and sharing information that affects our small business district. 

View September General Meeting Minutes Here

Everyone is welcome at our general meetings.... business representatives and community members alike! Hope to you see even more of your smiling faces at the October General Meeting on Tuesday 10.18 from 6-8 PM @ East Atlanta Kids Club (602 Brownwood Ave).

EABA is happy to announce that we have joined forces with 8 NEW members over the past month! Engagement with the businesses that we have committed to support is key to our overall success - and joining EABA as a member is the best way to stay connected.

Thank you, EABA members, for being a part of the efforts to empower and protect EAV's small business community!

Say "hi" to our newbies and follow them on social:

Primed Instincts Dog Training

Flat Iron

MikChan's

Mercer Street Meals

Stranded Productions

Metropolitan Studios

DW Electric

Gangsta Grillz ATL

Update on the scheduled start of resurfacing work in the East Atlanta area the week of August 29, 2022 (weather permitting).

The project will include milling and resurfacing for:

• Glenwood Avenue SE between Moreland Avenue SE and Brownwood Avenue SE
• Glenwood Avenue SE between Florida Avenue SE Moreland Avenue SE
• Moreland Avenue SE between Portland Avenue SE and Metropolitan Avenue SE (in both directions)

The work will take place in the evening hours, Monday-Friday to minimize traffic impacts.

The street resurfacing is one of the final components of the Glenwood-Moreland Intersection Improvement Project to create a permanent traffic shift to realign the intersection and eliminate the existing 70-foot offset.

For more information on this project you can email: ATLDOT@atlantaga.gov. Stay engaged and informed on the Atlanta Department of Transportation via Twitter @ATLDOT, ATLDOT Facebook page, Instagram channel @ATL.DOT, Nextdoor platform, and the ATLDOT website at ATLDOT.Atlantaga.Gov.

Thank you to all the awesome business and community members that showed up to our August General Meeting! We had a great time networking with you all and sharing information that affects our small business district. 

View August General Meeting Minutes Here

Take a look at some photos from the meeting below. Hope to you see even more of your smiling faces at the September General Meeting on Tuesday 9.20 from 6-8 PM @ East Atlanta Kids Club (602 Brownwood Ave)! 

Thank you to everyone who filled out the Visioning Questionnaire in May and June! We had 331 responses from residents, business owners, property owners, employees, visitors and nearby supporters of East Atlanta Village.  We are thrilled with the input and ideas that you all shared. 

OUR MOST POPULAR RESULTS:

• 77% of participants want to be included in East Atlanta Main Street information via email. 
• 84% of the participants are residents of East Atlanta. 63% are customers and 52% are property owners. 
• 41.8% feel very included where 55.5% feel somewhat included in EAV. 
• 81% travel to EAV by foot, 74% by car and 33% by bike. 
• 61% who travel to EAV by car park on the street outside of the business and almost tying around 41% people park on residental streets and parking lots not knowing if the parking lot is for one business or for everyone. 
• Overall variety of businesses, 58% and outdoor patios 57.9%  are the top two design items that contribute to the overall look and feel of the village with historic buildings, unique storefronts and murals all tying around 40%. 
• 70.3% think it's very important to save the historic buidlings like the Madison Theatre. 
• 66% believe the  MOST IMPACTFUL in preserving EAV's unique character, improving visitor experiences, and best support local businesses is preserving restoration and re-opening of idle storefronts and the historic Madison Theater.
• 94% of participants are most familiar with the East Atlanta Strut as a nonprofit in East Atlanta with EACA at 86%, EABA at 71% and East Atlanta Kids Club 61.5% and Neighbor in Need at 55%.
• 57% believe that hands on community projects would make it easier to get involved in our community organizations with text alerts at 42%. 
• An average of 52% of participants volunteer their time, make cash donations and are members of East Atlanta community nonprofits. 
• Only 21% of the attendees take advantage of the resources that EABA and EACA provide the community where 41% don't know where to find them. 
• 30% said that they could contribute through cash donations and volunteer their time as board members. 

See all the charts from the questionnaire here. 

NEXT STEPS:

We will continue to dive into these results and create a work plan for East Atlanta Main Street that centers on what YOU as community and business members want. As a Main Street startup with the City of Atlanta, our focus for this year is to complete our affiliate accreditation so that we are a full-fledged Georgia Main Street in 2023. With the Main Street accreditation comes so many opportunities to amplify our small business district with a focus on design, organization, promotion and economic vitality - especially through a historical preservation and inclusive lens.  

To all those that completed our questionnaire and helped us create a VISION that supports the design, organization, promotion and economic vitality of EAV - THANK YOU!

JULY WAS FOR WINNERS:

With the generous support from Councilmember Bakhtiari, EABA was able to match gift card donations with a purchased gift cards from members. 

We awarded 28 winners, 28 prizes valuing over $1300. 

See all the winners here.