Comments on: A Square of Unequal sides

By: ryan

ryan — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:06:48 +0000

i second Jessica’s comment - this is more of a City of Decatur project than a MARTA project. Decatur was unhappy with how the MARTA station fit in (or rather, didn’t) with the downtown they’ve been working on, so they wanted to redesign it. MARTA was fine with the old entrance, but who’s going to turn down a cheap (or maybe even free, i’m not sure how much MARTA’s pitching in) new facade?

By: SQ

SQ — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:50:52 +0000

Sage has never been the same since my sister married the chef and took him off to Chicago!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 05:36:12 +0000

My less-than-official understanding is that Decatur is a lot more gung-ho about this station renovation than MARTA is.

And second Matt’s comments about the quality of Sage’s food going down in a hurry.

By: tedb

tedb — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:31:09 +0000

The Georgia Constitution forbids public entities from giving away things of value for free to private parties. Additionally, local governments do not have the authority to waive sales tax collection for some and not for others. Only state law can determine sales tax exemptions. Besides, the City of Decatur does not impose sales taxes anyway, they are imposed by the State of Georgia. Do I hear another advocate for real home rule in georgia?

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 03:01:52 +0000

Sage has reduced the hours they’re open - that may be in response to the decreased business, but I wouldn’t be so sure. I was pretty frustrated to discover they were closed, but we managed to snag a table at Sweet Melissa’s, which was PACKED.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 07:13:17 +0000

The last time I went to Sage (a year or so ago), they had changed their menu, raised their prices, and apparently lowered the quality of their food and service. So it may not just be construction keeping folks out.

By: Henley

Henley — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 21:26:45 +0000

The city is trying to do something:
http://www.decaturga.com/bsr_martaplaza.aspx

But, hey, there is no question that it will be better when it is finished. And if a business cannot make it through this period then maybe it doesn’t deserve to stay in business. If a business closes, it will most definately be replaced with something better.

By: Toonce

Toonce — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 21:20:56 +0000

I go to the Thai place and Sushi Avenue all the time on that part of the Square and they seem to be doing just fine. Sage was never too impressive to me anyway.

By: Jared

Jared — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 17:15:14 +0000

So what’s the new estimated date of completion? And what’s taking so long? I peeked in recently, it’s a mess.

By: Amber

Amber — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 05:41:35 +0000

Just watch out for the foul gas you’ll have after a meal at Raging Burrito.