Let me just say from the outset that I’m a park guy. I devote a lot of energy to preserving old and establishing new greenspace in the urban landscape. The BeltLine is a linear park, so you'll understand my affinity. When I moved to the Old Fourth Ward in 2004, the BeltLine was a vision, but the reality was a corridor covered in kudzu – wrong kind of greenspace. Parts of the neighborhood had begun to show some life, but from where I lived a walk to Cabbagetown was the closest beer. Edgewood … [Read more...]
About Matthew Garbett
Matt Garbett moved to the Old Fourth Ward in early 2004. After volunteering with a local homeless assistance facility, he began volunteering for the local neighborhood association, serving three years as president. He'll never know as much as the old timers, but he learned a lot, and he hopes to bring that knowledge to his new home in Adair Park
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