Dine-Out for a Safer Atlanta

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In light of the current economy, restaurants as well as Atlanta, have seen the crime level rise.  On January 6, a local bartender named John Henderson was murdered.  He became a victim to senseless crime when he was robbed and shot after hours at The Standard on Memorial Drive in Grant Park.

Local restaurants in the area are banding together to stop crime and keep their communities safe.  If you dine-out on January 28th, participating restaurants are donating 20% of all their proceeds to Atlanta Police Foundation and Atlanta Crime Stoppers John Henderson Reward Fund.

So far the list of participating restaurants includes the following:

• Agave
• Atkins Park
• Dakota Blue
• Food 101
• Little Azios- East Atlanta
• Ria’s Bluebird
• Six Feet Under (both locations)
• Taco Mac
• The Standard
• Vickery’s Glenwood
• HomeGrown Restaurants
• Doc Chey’s Noodle House
• Osteria 832 Pasta & Pizza
• Stella Trattoria
• U Restaurant Group
• Beleza
• Cuerno
• Fritti
• Sotto Sotto

Band together for the city you love, and the restaurants you frequent.  Come out on January 28th and support Dine-Out for a Safer Atlanta.

Taste of Marietta

Taste of Marietta

The 15th annual Taste of Marietta will be held on Sunday, April 27th from 11am – 7pm. The festival is held on the historic Marietta Square and will feature over 50 restaurants with their tastiest treats.

There will be fun & game at the Kids’ Alley, live entertainment on four stages, a car show, and a sunset concert with Banks and Shane!

Tax-free break approaching

Atlanta Business Chronicle – 3:10 PM EDT Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Georgia’s annual sales tax holiday will be from Aug. 2 to midnight Aug. 5, according to the Georgia Department of Revenue.

During the tax-free period, Georgia consumers can buy certain clothing items, schools supplies, computers and computer accessories without paying state and local sales.

Clothing and footwear up to $100 per item are exempt, but there is no limit on how many pairs of shoes and clothing items an individual can buy. If the price of an article of clothing or pair of shoes exceeds $100, then the item will be taxed at its full retail price.

Clothing accessories, jewelry, handbags, umbrellas, eyewear, watches, watchbands and similar items are not exempt from sales tax during the tax-free period.

School supplies bought for classroom use or classroom related activities are exempt if they cost $20 or less per item. Included are pens, pencils, notebooks, paper, book bags, calculators, dictionaries, thesauruses, children’s books and books listed on approved school reading lists for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Sales tax will be due on the purchase of any single school supply item that exceeds $20.

Purchases of personal computers and accessories are exempt up to $1,500 per transaction. These items include monitors, personal computer base units, keyboards, handheld computers, monitors, printers, modems, non-recreational software and other peripheral devices.

Personal digital assistants are exempt unless they allow voice communication. Other items that are not exempt include regular cell phones, digital cameras, furniture and any systems, devices, software or peripherals designed or intended primarily for recreational use.

To see original article, go to http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2007/07/16/daily31.html?f=et50&ana=e_du