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Suwanee
Located about 30 miles north of Atlanta , Suwanee is well-known around the region for its distinctive parks , crowd-pleasing events , and high-quality mixed-use developments. An award winning community, it is committed to maintain its approximately 16,000 resident's quality of life. Of its countless awards, Suwanee has been acclaimed by Money Magazine as one of the country's best small communities to live in 2007. Most of all, the city is grateful for its residents and business owners to have a place they can proudly call “home.” http://www.suwanee.com/
Roswell
Roswell , GA- Conveniently located only 20 minutes north of Atlanta , Roswell is Georgia 's sixth largest cities. Among it's prestigious awards, Roswell has been named one of the top three cities in the nation to raise a family in addition to being the #18 safest city in the US . These accomplishments are directly in line with its vision statement that says, "We are a family oriented, safe and attractive community that respects the natural environment, protects its historic character and celebrates its culture. We are Roswell ....The best place to live in Georgia .” As for education, Roswell has 15 public schools and is a home to 20,000 school age children in the community according to US Census. http://www.ci.roswell.ga.us/ and http://www.cvb.roswell.ga.us/
Marietta
Established in 1834, Marietta is a vibrant city that offers world-class amenities while preserving its important ties to the past. The City of Marietta is a unique blend of small-town values with big-city opportunities. Mariettans appreciate the past and are excited about the future. Nestled just north of Atlanta and just south of the North Georgia Mountains , the City of Marietta, Georgia, offers visitors the charm of a small city along with a stimulating urban environment. In addition, a new lifestyle is emerging throughout the city of Marietta as new developments and redevelopments are booming. A wide variety of new homes, town homes, flats and condominiums are springing up, most within easy walking distance of the lively Square.
Marietta http://www.mariettaga.gov/default.aspx
Duluth
The origin of the name of the city, was named after Daniel Greysolon Du Luth (1636-1710), and was a French captain and explorer. He was born in Saint Germain Laval ( Loire - France ), a small village about fifty miles from Lyons . He negotiated and signed peace between Saulters and Sioux nations in the area of the city of Duluth September 15th, in 1679. The city was called Duluth in his memory. He died in Montréal in 1710 Duluth is recognized as a model city for Gwinnett County . It is poised with a perfect blend of small businesses, entrepreneurial enterprise, major corporation and visionary developers. Its success rate has been obtainable through sound economic efforts, business advocacy and leadership development.
As the second largest city in Gwinnett County , Duluth is noted first in financial stability throughout the State of Georgia .
· Duluth is 9.8 square miles in size, and is located 25 miles northeast of Atlanta . Transportation is accessible by Interstate 85, Buford Highway, Peachtree Industrial Boulevard , Georgia Highway 120 and Pleasant Hill Road .
· The corporate sector of Duluth welcomes over 1600 businesses to the city, and by all indications, this number is likely to continue in growth.
· Duluth is the first city in Georgia to implement multi-material curbside recycling. This program is free to all residents and was recently upgraded to include cardboard recycling and special waste, such as oil and paint.
Duluth http://www.duluth-ga.com/
Berkley Lake
The City of Berkeley Lake, Georgia, located approximately 25 miles north of downtown Atlanta
For many years, Berkeley Lake was primarily a summer retreat, with an assortment of fishing cottages mingling with a slowly growing number of permanent homes. The health of the lake was guarded by a small, but tenacious, core of residents, each lending their expertise and time.
The City of Berkeley Lake is proud to announce that it was named '2006 Recycler of the Year' by Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful on January 5th, 2007 .
The City of Berkeley Lake has been a designated a ' Tree City USA ' since 1999.
The City of Berkeley Lake is also designated an ' Urban Wildlife Sanctuary' by the Humane Society of the United States .
Berkley Lake http://www.berkeley-lake.ga.us/
Alpharetta Alpharetta Located just minutes from the North Georgia Mountains and only 14 miles above Atlanta 's lucrative business center, Alpharetta offers the best of both worlds. It now features several mid-rise buildings, which are home to many high-tech companies including Hewlett-Packard, UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Radiant Systems, Netbank, Lucent, Nortel, IBM , Sun Microsystems, AT&T, Siemens, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, Alltel, E-Trade, Hansgrohe, and Choice Point. Alpharetta is also home to the new Verizon Amphitheater at Encore Park . http://alpharetta.ga.us/
College Park
College Park provides the best of both worlds--a small town atmosphere within one of the fastest growing metropolitan area in the country. The latest U.S. Census figures set the city's population at 20,382. Employers, however, may take advantage of a metropolitan labor force of 3,000,000 plus.
Named one of Atlanta Magazine's "Best Places To Call Home" in April 2003, the City of College Park has become one of the most exciting communities in the greater metropolitan Atlanta area in which to live. College Park has all the benefits of a large city, while preserving the neighborliness of a hometown. Its close proximity to Atlanta provides residents and visitors alike with easy access to colleges and universities, shopping and other places of interest. The city also boasts being home to the largest private school in the United States , Woodward Academy .
A well-established community with an individuality all its own, College Park, located near the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Interstates I-85 and I-285, the CSX Railroad and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), residents and visitors alike will find that this revitalized city offers the best of Southern hospitality in its city services, local restaurants, lodging accommodations, parks and recreation, and community events.
College Park http://collegeparkga.com/
East Point
The name East Point derives from the fact that it is the place where the Atlanta & West Railroad ends in the east, just as West Point , GA is the place where the rail line ends in the west.
The city started with a citizenry of only 16 families in 1870, but grew quickly after it became an inviting place for industry to develop. Soon it boasted the railway, two gristmills and a government distillery located on Connally Drive . One of the earliest buildings was the factory of the White Hickory Manufacturing Company, built by B.M. Blount and L.M. Hill (who became the first chairman of the board of aldermen, i.e. mayor, of the city.
East Point has a long history of a thriving fine arts community that includes artists such as Bjay Allen , Marc Villanueva , Su Abbott , John Folsom and Alli Royce Sobel .
East Point is served by Sumner Park, Sykes Park , Brookdale Park , Grayson Field, Jefferson Park , and Chris Stacks Field.
Several notable athletes have emerged from the city of East Point , among them Reggie Rutland, Jonas Jennings (NFL), Nick Rodgers (NFL), Bill Thorn, and Jay Hudson.
As of the census [1] of 2000, there were 39,595 people, 14,553 households, and 9,430 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,878.9 people per square mile (1,111.8/km²). There were 15,637 housing units at an average density of 1,137.0/sq mi (439.1/km²).
There were 14,553 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.7% were married couples living together, 28.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,874, and the median income for a family was $36,099. Males had a median income of $27,114 versus $25,839 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,175. About 17.2% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 30.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.
East Point http://www.eastpointcity.org/
Decatur
Founded in 1823, Decatur is the second oldest municipality in the Atlanta metropolitan area and the seat of DeKalb County . Decatur adjoins Atlanta 's city limits six miles east of Atlanta 's central business district. Decatur has 18,000 residents and 8,000 households, although its daytime population swells to 24,000.
Named after Stephen Decatur , a 19th century U.S. Naval hero, Decatur retains a strong connection to its history , while preparing for the future with managed growth and responsible development.
With more than 200 shops, restaurants, galleries, salons and services, why go anywhere else? Easy MARTA access, plenty of parking and most destinations are within walking distance. Decatur hosts two malls, North and South Dekalb Malls, along with the famous Dekalb Farmers Market
City Schools of Decatur
Decatur has its own independent school system consisting of four neighborhood elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school serving approximately 2,400 students. The schools are staffed by more than 200 teachers, over 70% of whom have advanced degrees. City Schools of Decatur is well-known for consistently strong test scores.
Business- DeKalb County contains nearly a fifth of the businesses located in Metro Atlanta's 20 counties. In 2005 nearly 25,000 businesses were licensed in this county, employing more than 360,000 people. DeKalb's diverse industry base includes strong presence in manufacturing, retail, construction, trade, finance, engineering, and management. More than half of the FORTUNE 500 companies with a presence in Atlanta have operations in DeKalb.
Decatur http://www.decaturga.com/
Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs (formerly Hammond ) is a newly incorporated city, founded as of December 2005. It is a suburb of Atlanta , Georgia . Located in Fulton County , Georgia, just south of Roswell , it is named for the sandy springs that still exist in the city as a protected historic site . Sandy Springs is Georgia 's eighth-largest city, with an estimated 2006 population of 85,771. It is the second-largest of the three principal cities of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs- Marietta , Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is the main component of the larger Atlanta-Sandy Springs- Gainesville , Georgia- Alabama
Sandy Springs is served by two major limited-access highways , Georgia 400 – which runs north-south – and I-285 – which runs east-west. Major surface streets include Roswell Road ( U.S. 19 / Ga. 9 ), Johnson Ferry Road , Abernathy Road , Glenridge Drive , and Dunwoody Club Drive .
The city's largest business district is the Roswell Road corridor and Perimeter Center (although Perimeter Mall itself resides in adjacent DeKalb County ). Perimeter Center , which is the biggest edge city in the Atlanta Area, includes many high-rise buildings, including the 570-foot Concourse Towers , which are often identified locally as the "king and queen" towers because of their distinctive architecture. Just south of this business district, across I-285, is a major medical center, anchored by Northside Hospital , Children's Healthcare of Atlanta , and Saint Joseph's Hospital .
Sandy Springs is one of metro Atlanta 's most affluent residential communities. The city and the surrounding area are experiencing rapid residential development. The trend of luxury high-rise condominium development, in particular, has expanded past Atlanta 's Midtown , Buckhead, and Olympic Park neighborhoods to Sandy Springs .
A mayor and six city council members were elected in early November 2005, and formal incorporation occurred on December 1 , making it the third-largest city ever to incorporate in the U.S. ( Centennial, Colorado , Miami Gardens, Florida , and Spokane Valley, Washington , did the same in 2001, February 2003, and March 2003, respectively, making them first, second, and fourth). The six city council districts are roughly northwest (along the Chattahoochee River), northeast (north of Dunwoody), southwest, southeast, east (along Georgia 400), and central.
Sandy Springs http://www.sandyspringsga.org/
Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain is a granite dome monadnock located in Stone Mountain, Georgia , a suburb of Atlanta . At its summit, the elevation is 1,683 feet (513 m ) amsl and 825 feet (251.5 m) above the surrounding plateau. The mountain extends underground to several surrounding counties. Stone Mountain is claimed by some to be the largest exposed granite 'stone' in the world. [1] . By comparison, however, it is only about one quarter the height of El Capitan in Yosemite (3,000 feet above valley level), the tallest known exposed granite monolith on earth. [2] . Stone Mountain is well-known not only for its geology , but also for the enormous bas-relief on its north face, the largest bas-relief in the world. [1] Three figures of the Confederate States of America are carved there: Stonewall Jackson , Robert E. Lee , and Jefferson Davis .
We have four City Parks as well, making us one of metropolitan Atlanta's “greenest” cities
Stone Mountain was chartered in 1839, making us the second oldest city in DeKalb County .
Stone Mountain harbors plant and animal life found no other place in the world.
Incorporated: 1839
Population: 7,145
Total Area: 1.6 square miles
Stone Mountain http://www.stonemountaincity.org/
Midtown
Midtown Atlanta is a district in Atlanta, Georgia , situated between the commercial and financial district of Downtown to the south and the affluent residential district of Ansley Park and the affluent residential and commercial district of Buckhead to the north. Midtown includes about one-third of the city's high-rises. It is bounded roughly by the future Beltline just east of Monroe Drive on the east, I-85 and I-75 to the north, Northside Drive on the west and North Avenue on the south. The socio-cultural boundaries may differ slightly from the official boundaries.
Midtown is composed of busy thoroughfares, including Atlanta 's famous Peachtree Street , lined by high-rise condos and four-star hotels alongside skyscrapers housing Class A office space and busy shopping areas. It is also home to quiet residential neighborhoods populated by Victorian , American Four-Square and American Craftsman homes, as well as bed-and-breakfast inns. Midtown's focal point is the expansive green space of Piedmont Park . The Atlanta Botanical Garden adjoins the Park.
Atlanta has its own multicultural flavor in its variety of restaurants, most of which are situated on Peachtree Street and spread out in a fashion characteristic of the rest of the city. On Juniper Street north of Ponce de Leon Avenue , Atlanta boasts its own signature "restaurant row" district, with upscale gathering places and bustling nightclubs.
Midtown Atlanta is currently a fast-growing community with appreciating land and property values, as land is a precious commodity in this urban area. As residents begin to return to the city following decades of suburban retreat from the city center, Midtown Atlanta offers an attractive mix of amenities and attractions, as well as proximity to downtown offices and destinations. The recent construction and opening of the Seventeenth Street Bridge over the Downtown Connector has reconnected Midtown with the west-side of the city. It connects Midtown to a new multi-billion dollar mixed-use development, called Atlantic Station , on the former site of the Atlantic Steel company, which is the site of new housing, office, and retail space.
Midtown is " Atlanta 's Heart of the Arts." It is the home of the Fox Theatre , Henry W. Grady High School , the Woodruff Arts Center , the Atlanta Botanical Garden , the Richard Meier and Renzo Piano -designed High Museum of Art , as well as the Atlanta Ballet , Atlanta Symphony Orchestra , and other arts and entertainment venues. Recently, the Woodruff Arts Center and its campus have been expanded. Future additions will include a new Atlanta Symphony Center designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava . The High is currently collaborating with the Louvre to house a temporary collection of masterpieces from the Paris museum. As well as being a major arts and entertainment enclave, Midtown Atlanta is home to a vibrant cultural community, bringing together people from every walk of life. The district hosts the Atlanta Dogwood Festival in the spring along with the Atlanta Pride Festival and the finish line of the Peachtree Road Race in the summer. History enthusiasts can tour the Margaret Mitchell House and Rhodes Hall , both of which can be rented for corporate or social events, as well.
Midtown Atlanta is served by Atlanta's underground rapid rail system, MARTA , at the Civic Center , North Avenue , Midtown , and Arts Center MARTA Stations . There is also a free shuttle between the Arts Center MARTA Station and Atlantic Station, as well as a free-to-the-public daytime shuttle between the Midtown MARTA station and Georgia Tech called the "Tech Trolley." [2]
Midtown http://www.atlanta-midtown.com/
Buckhead Buckhead is the uptown community within the city of Atlanta , Georgia , USA . Comprising over 100,000 residents and approximately the northern one-fifth of the city, Buckhead is legally defined as that portion of the city of Atlanta northwest of Interstate 85 and northeast of Interstate 75 . Thus, the boundaries are the city limits on the north, northeast, and northwest, and the interstate highways on the southeast and southwest. Local advertisers stretch the definition, sometimes including places in northwestern DeKalb County .
Buckhead is one of Atlanta's most important business districts , and includes Atlanta's wealthiest neighborhoods as well as the Georgia Governor's Mansion , a part-time residence of Elton John , and the Atlanta History Center museum and library. Buckhead was also the home of golf legend Bobby Jones until his death in 1971. Although there are some moderately-priced homes in the area, the price of most homes and condos starts at around $500,000 and extends well beyond $10,000,000. [2] Buckhead also helps to cement Atlanta 's reputation as the "Shopping Mecca of the Southeast " with more than 1,400 retail units where shoppers spend in excess of $1 billion a year. [3] The primary shopping district comprises Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza . Located diagonally across Peachtree Road from each other, these sister malls together feature more than 350 boutiques and offer the highest concentration of high-end stores in the United States . [4] [5]
The area has numerous luxury hotels, including an InterContinental , a Grand Hyatt , a JW Marriott , and a Ritz-Carlton . The area also includes more modest lodgings, as well as many restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. Robb Report magazine has consistently ranked it one of the nation's "10 Top Affluent Communities" for "some of the most beautiful mansions, best shopping and finest restaurants in the southeastern United States ". [6] [7] [8] [9]
To reverse a downturn in the Village area during the 1980s, minimum parking spot requirements for bars were lifted, which quickly led to it becoming the most dense concentration of bars and clubs in the city. [10] During the late 1990s Buckhead experienced an increased crime rate around the area's nightclubs and shopping districts, culminating in several gang-style shoot-outs and homicides including one involving NFL star Ray Lewis . Beginning in 2004, residents sought to ameliorate this situation by taking measures to reduce the community's nightlife and re-establish a more residential character. The Buckhead Coalition was instrumental in persuading the Atlanta City Council to pass an ordinance to close bars at 2:30 a.m. rather than 4 a.m. , and liquor licenses were made more difficult to obtain. Ben Carter, an Atlanta based developer, assembled 7 acres comprised of a large number of the properties in the East Buckhead Village bordering Peachtree Street for his Streets of Buckhead development, a collection of upscale hotels, restaurants, retail boutiques and office space. Grand opening is scheduled for Fall 2009. [11] Buckhead maintains its title as Atlanta 's entertainment district, with more than 100 restaurants, bars and night clubs still in operation.
The following public elementary schools serve Buckhead:
The area is served by Sutton Middle School and North Atlanta High School .
Local private schools include the Atlanta International School , the Atlanta Speech School , Christ the King School , the Atlanta Girls School , The Galloway School , The Heiskell School, Holy Spirit Preparatory School , The Lovett School , Pace Academy , and The Westminster Schools .
Buckhead http://www.buckhead.net/
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