tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877763098081385934.post1305717125819395896..comments2023-09-05T06:39:18.493-04:00Comments on Time for Good Food: Home of the Braves?Time for Good Foodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13695197996914290089noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877763098081385934.post-8565091753193352932013-11-15T14:19:09.170-05:002013-11-15T14:19:09.170-05:00My feelings are hurt, too. It's so awkward! I ...My feelings are hurt, too. It's so awkward! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. Thanks for sharing, Rachel!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797890406182423547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877763098081385934.post-12034121861686041502013-11-14T18:55:54.760-05:002013-11-14T18:55:54.760-05:00What a beautiful essay, Rachel.
After dealing w...What a beautiful essay, Rachel. <br /><br />After dealing with many friends moving to the burbs this year, or considering it, I've come to the conclusion that it's apples to oranges. Both have their advantages and negatives. It's sad that some choose to turn this into a class/race issue, like the Braves are too good for the city. <br /><br />I wonder if the mayor has ever really spent much time in great cities around the world. He seems to be letting our history and our culture, what makes our city unique, go to the dogs or neglecting them until they move, like the Braves. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877763098081385934.post-52764635277219830372013-11-14T13:56:25.574-05:002013-11-14T13:56:25.574-05:00Thank you for your comment. I’m aware of the shoot...Thank you for your comment. I’m aware of the shooting that happened in May. It happened near a friend’s house on a “good street” in Grant Park. There was also a story in the AJC this morning about a boy in Cobb who was almost abducted getting off the school bus. Unfortunately, there is no way to create buffers as you say. Crime happens everywhere. And as for mass shootings, if you look at the news, most of those have happened in the suburbs and even sleepy little New England towns. Yes, we do have more crime problems in the city because we have more poverty. Our city government has let us down by not doing more to combat crime, enforce code violations, hold corrupt neighborhood leaders accountable, provide more services and truly invest in these neighborhoods. I am sad and concerned about the Braves leaving not because it will be an inconvenience for me and I’ll miss the luxury of walking to games, but rather what it will mean for the life of this city and these neighborhoods. It’s clear that many people don’t get what it’s like to live down here. They’d rather make generalizations about public housing, crack dens, gangs, beggars, welfare moms and the like when in reality there are a lot of hardworking people and tight-knit neighborhoods who believe in the importance of diversity, historic preservation, walkability and a thriving city center. The Braves moving to the ‘burbs may be a good business decision for them and maybe it will please a few northern suburban fans, but it’s bad for the city and something I think we will come to regret as a region in the years to come.Time for Good Foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695197996914290089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877763098081385934.post-28680657865320414282013-11-14T13:29:58.729-05:002013-11-14T13:29:58.729-05:00I suspect that the traffic situation won't get...I suspect that the traffic situation won't get much better for anyone. The route situation was bad before, but it's getting much, much worse. Currently, you can come from I-20 or the connector. On I-20 you can get off on Boulevard or Hill Street. On the connector you can get off on Fulton, on University, or really a number of other exits. You can come from Marta and hoof it 3/4 of a mile or take a shuttle from basically anywhere and never have a car on the road. There are options. The new system will have everyone on I-75 or I-285, which are already rush-hour nightmares today. My wife works on Windy Ridge Parkway, which is neighboring the new park location. The traffic ALREADY is maddening. On non-game days, the traffic that far south on the connector and I-20 is much milder, so it's much better to absorb the load. In any case, I'm glad if getting to the games will be easier for you. It just doesn't make much sense to me, and I'm fully aware that I'm completely biased.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11688036109495516008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877763098081385934.post-13594650218648994882013-11-14T13:23:48.872-05:002013-11-14T13:23:48.872-05:00Well, that is a bit of a bright spot. Thanks! I go...Well, that is a bit of a bright spot. Thanks! I got my years confused. Still will be bizarre -- at least it feels that way now.Time for Good Foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695197996914290089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877763098081385934.post-91810076201447324522013-11-14T13:16:11.741-05:002013-11-14T13:16:11.741-05:00And by the way, I love your article. I'm also...And by the way, I love your article. I'm also a local (I live in Chosewood Park, about 1.5 miles from the stadium), and I didn't realize how much it would bother me to lose the Braves to the suburbs until it happened. I can't blame the Braves, I imagine it's hard to turn your back on half a billion dollars, but it still hurts. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11688036109495516008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877763098081385934.post-78635070891030833162013-11-14T13:14:05.424-05:002013-11-14T13:14:05.424-05:00Well I think there's a slight bit of good news...Well I think there's a slight bit of good news for you. You mention that you'll go for the next 2 seasons, implying they'll move after that. But aren't there 3 seasons left? They move in 2017, no? Doesn't that mean we still get 2014, 2015, and 2016 in the Ted?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11688036109495516008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877763098081385934.post-86988239162770397132013-11-14T12:14:16.111-05:002013-11-14T12:14:16.111-05:00This is very tough news for the fans of the Braves...This is very tough news for the fans of the Braves who live near the stadium. If I were a Grant Park resident I'd strong consider building some kind of buffer zone - maybe knock down a row of empty tenements and turn it into green soccer fields to create some separation.<br /><br />But the Braves are leaving for really good reasons, best exemplified by the fact that a fan got shot in the face last May walking home from a game. They are one gang-violence mass-shooting spillover incident away from having an empty stadium and they know it.<br /><br />As for traffic, think about it. Do you suppose all those Cobb County and North Fulton County fans on the team's heat map of ticket sales just had smooth sailing down to your side of town to watch the games? Ha! Traffic was *already* horrible for the vast majority of Braves fans. The I-75/I-285 junction is no worse than the downtown connector merger on game day, and when you do get off to go to the game, you won't be surrounded by crack dens.<br /><br />I totally sympathize with the downtown fan who is losing their perks of quick and easy access. But 95% of Braves fans don't live down town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877763098081385934.post-66479219588501411632013-11-13T21:53:47.466-05:002013-11-13T21:53:47.466-05:00Thanks so much for commenting! This is a particula...Thanks so much for commenting! This is a particularly tough blow for us baseball people!Time for Good Foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695197996914290089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877763098081385934.post-60441898249461907342013-11-13T19:32:51.172-05:002013-11-13T19:32:51.172-05:00Excellent. We are right there with you. For me as...Excellent. We are right there with you. For me as a youth in East Point, then a family 8 miles OTP off I-85, and now two generations in Decatur and Doraville who attend multiple games, even Spring training in FL, we are a baseball family. We are heartbroken about the move and about the blight and unemployed left behind.<br /><br />"We’re there to watch the baseball. My son doesn’t even want to get out of his seat and go to the bathroom for fear he’ll miss something." <br /><br />I just had this conversation about all those fan-experience-lovers who arrive late, get up multiple times to shop, and leave early. Not in my family, not in my baseball loving family. So they build it for THOSE people, and I know where we rank after nearly 50 years of love.Brayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02045859243398093276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877763098081385934.post-23163702058345286332013-11-13T16:32:18.114-05:002013-11-13T16:32:18.114-05:00Thanks so much, Katie!Thanks so much, Katie!Time for Good Foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695197996914290089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877763098081385934.post-89216352293807920592013-11-13T15:56:16.999-05:002013-11-13T15:56:16.999-05:00Love this, Rachel. I, too, have gone through the ...Love this, Rachel. I, too, have gone through the five steps. At the end of it all, I'm most sad for my son who loves being able to ride his bike to the stadium when we decide on a whim to get mid-week cheap seats. We've made a lot of memories at Turner Field, and I will miss it as a part of our daily lives. These are the stories that aren't being told...<br />Katie Delphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16812516294972981075noreply@blogger.com