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October 4, 2022 In Business, Community, News, Restaurant By exploreavondale

Avondale Estates up for ‘Best Small Town Beer Scene’ award; Avondale Ale Days returns

Avondale Estates is once again a nominee for America’s “Best Small Town Beer Scene” by USA Today. The city was named “Best Small Town Beer Scene” last year, and the award was announced on March 26, 2021. Voting is open daily through Oct. 24 at noon. To vote...

October 3, 2022 In Community, News By exploreavondale

Here are Opendoor’s top family-friendly cities

Finding a home that fits your dream list can be difficult. Add in a child (or two), and the criteria can get even tighter. Take the McGinnis family, who were on the hunt for a more spacious family home that could accommodate two home offices...

August 23, 2022 In Community, News By exploreavondale

Three cheers for Avondale Estates’ new Town Green

DeKalb County city was recently shortlisted as one of America’s “top family friendly cities and towns” Like Vine City’s Cook Park and Westside Park last year, another multifunctional ITP greenspace has debuted on what used to be underused if not empty land, albeit on the flipside of town. After five years...

September 20, 2021 In Business, Community, Development, News By exploreavondale

In Avondale Estates’ growing food, drink district, next project barreling ahead

Construction and tenant signings have ramped up at Olive & Pine, ITP Atlanta's latest food hall The investment group behind mixed-use, adaptive-reuse Olive and Pine in Avondale Estates says the project is nearly 70 percent leased and should start turning spaces over to tenants in coming...

May 25, 2021 In Community, Development By exploreavondale

Why Avondale Estates’ New Town Green is Important

Later this year, our city will break ground on a Town Green in the Commercial Business District (CBD). This Town Green is a strategically important and positive investment in our city’s future. When did this project happen and where did it come from? Several years ago, the city’s...

April 22, 2021 In Business, Community By exploreavondale

Happy Earth Day, Avondale

[April 22, 2021] Since 1970, America has celebrated Earth Day each year on April 22 to draw attention to our nation’s rising environmental concerns with a hope to inspire action on local, national, and global levels. Over 40 years later, the original message behind Earth Day...

March 30, 2021 In Business, News By exploreavondale

A Message from City Manager Patrick Bryant: “Best Small Town Beer Scene”

If you’ve been following our social media accounts, you know that Avondale Estates was recently crowned Best Small Town Beer Scene by the national publication, USA Today! We are thrilled that the rest of the country knows what we have known for years: Avondale Estates...

July 2, 2020 In Development, News By exploreavondale

[Update] DJJ Building from the Downtown Development Authority

[July 2, 2020] AE’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) posted an update regarding the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) building last November (2019). Effectively, the DDA determined that the best way to execute our strategy of monetizing this asset was through a purchase sale agreement (PSA) with...