As one Restaurant Door is Nailed Shut, Another Opens its Doors
Sadly Seegers’s is gone. Absolutely gone. Hope you got one last shot at that deliciousness. The property is reportedly being taken by Tom Catherall of ‘Here To Serve’ restaurants. The food will not likely be as high up on the chain, but then again, neither will the prices. Catherall, however, pledges that he will recognize the importance of making this space his shining star.
While Buckhead has now received a serious blow, East Point just received a welcome caffeinated infusion as The Silk Cafe has opened! While Coffee houses have become almost hackneyed, they have become so because ultimately they are important. They’re a community mixing point, a place for young people to hang out, and a place for business people to get a vital service before work!
The southside has been missing a serious coffee house since the 5th Runway moved to the 14th street. The Silk Cafe, which is on the square and run by the most cordial Terrance, has both smoothies and a good selection of teas and coffee. More important, Terrance has made a commitment to have his hours go past rush hour! On the weekends, it’s even a nightspot!
Here’s hoping the Ft. Mac, East Point, College Park communities will step up and support this place. East Point and College Park have lost some of their leading restaurants and that has put a damper on the momentum they had going just a few years ago. Just one successful new late night joint can help create an atmosphere. With Corner Tavern and the The Break Pad, this creates a ‘Nightlife Environment’ which will attract young folks and a fun creative atmosphere to a community where housing is still affordable.
As places such as Decatur become too expensive for most folks, alternatives such as East Point need to remain strong to keep the whole metro area vibrant.
December 14th, 2006 at 8:00 pm
While local success of the business community is important, the truth is that it’s virtually impossible for adults to create what they believe is a “hip, young nightspot”, then introduce it to a younger generation to place their stamp of “cool” on it. Kids create their own “brands” as it were, mostly in an attempt to feel individualized (and sometimes downright separated) from older America. The quickest way to kill a venue that’s “happening” is for it to become popular initially with the younger crowd, then trigger the descent of soccer moms who want to juxtapose themselves with “cool kids” by throwing around words like “bling”, a word which was killed in a similar way…..Let the kids decide on their own what spot will be cool next, then leave them alone…Starbucks should have been a big enough lesson on this….
December 19th, 2006 at 2:26 pm
As somebody who bought a place in EP (downtown) a couple of years ago, I’ve been sorely disappointed by the lack of progress here. If anything, it’s gone in the opposite direction. Frustrsting, because the place has so much potential! I heard there are plans to build a new Publix on the strip of land currently occupied by the eyesores that are the Grady Med Centre and the EP library. At least that would be a step in the right direction.
January 10th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
Hi. I am also an EP resident, and stumbled across your blog.
@Slam - where did you hear of the plans for the new Publix? That is kind of exciting. We were hoping they’d tear down the Tri-Cities Plaza and put up a decent grocery store there… but the square is still very close by as well.
My husband and I moved here in late 2005… we agree, there is a lot of potential… and it just makes sense that Atlanta start revitalizing the south side of town. They’ve spread too far north as it is.
Take care.
January 25th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
Amanda
I heard it in passing a few months back from another resident. There’s actually a post about it right now on East Point Vent:
check out http://www.eastpointneighbors.com/ and click the EPN Vent button. Great source of info for what’s going on in the Point!