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>> ANNOUNCER: Boho Atlanta Fourth Ward Apartments Presents Meet The Neighbors. Atlanta, GA.
>> CLIFF: Hi, I'm Cliff, Boho socialite, here in the old Fourth Ward community with Kit
Sutherland, President of the Fourth Ward Alliance. Kit, can you tell us what makes Old
Fourth Ward's community such a vibrant community?
>> KIT: That's a big question because we are in my home and pretty much my favorite place
in the world. But, I would say it comes down to diversity and vitality.
>> CLIFF: Can you tell us what, uh, an average afternoon in the park is on Saturday?
>> KIT: The park is pretty much everybody's favorite place to be in the neighborhood.
It's our largest public space. It's where so many things are happening. And we also
have
a lot of festivals coming up that will occur in the park.
>> CLIFF: Tells us about the impact of the east side Beltline trail. What has that done
to the energy in the community?
>> KIT: The Beltline trail has been huge. It's taken what had been an unused rail corridor,
derelict and run down, and made it a focal point as opposed to a place that nobody ever
went and a way to connect the neighborhoods around here. You can walk along the Beltline,
run into your friends and run into your favorite coffee shop.
>> CLIFF: And how about this right behind us, the Ponce City Market, we know that that's
a huge building here in Atlanta and it's a huge change that's coming to our community,
too.
What's the energy and the vibe been like since that's come along?
>> KIT: Ponce City Market is the granddaddy of them all. I mean this is the old Sears
building. I'm a historian. I love this building. I've loved it ever since I've lived in
Atlanta and now finally I'm seeing it transformed into a focal point for the neighborhood.
Something that is going to provide employment. A place that we're all excited to watch
the development occuring. We all look forward to shopping there and we are all enjoying
the coffee shops, right now.
>> CLIFF: Kit, how can we connect to the Fourth Ward Alliance as a community?
>> KIT: Uh, Fourth Ward Alliance is very active. We have monthly meetings and we have a
Facebook page, Fourth Ward Alliance, where you can find out more about what we're doing
and what's happening in the neighborhood.
>> CLIFF: Kit, Thank you for your time. It's great to meet the neighbors.
>> ANNOUNCER: Boho Atlanta Fourth Ward Apartments Presents Meet The Neighbors. Atlanta, GA.