THE WALK ‘We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.’ - Winston Churchill Our built environment results from hundreds of strictures, laws, aspirations, common practices, and complicated systems. At the deepest level, these all express a set of values, a system of beliefs made three-dimensional. Everyone deserves sunlight. Sidewalks matter. Moving through the city should […]
THE WALK ‘Spring is sprung, The grass is riz. I wonder where The birdies iz.’ - Anonymous When we grew our own food, when daylight was the only light we had, our sense of spring was sharper. Our lives depended on our awareness of the seasons, and none brought greater joy than spring. Smell of […]
THE WALK Giant metal boxes floating past. Epic rattles and thuds. Inexplicable sudden vacancies. Hulsey Yard makes for an occasionally unsettling yet nearly invisible neighbor. Longtime Reynoldstonians still call it ‘the piggyback yard,’ from the Yard’s core function: stacking up shipping containers to ride or to rest piggyback- style. But it’s also fair to say […]
THE WALK Not so many years ago, Lang-Carson Park seemed pretty shabby. Remember the rotten wooden ramp? Or how completely invisible it felt, hidden behind an overgrown truck lot? Look at it now, with scores of users, most daylight hours. How does a change like that take place? Behind any such transformation are years of […]
THE WALK What should you properly call that vividly spray-painted signature – Is it stylewriting or tagging? Could it be etching or a throw-up? Maybe it’s actually wildstyle. And – What’s the right term for its genre? Street art? Plain old graffiti? Is calling it ‘urban art’ kind of low-key racist? How does sanctioning (or […]
THE WALK Scuppernong and sumac grow here. Blackberries and mulberries and serviceberries grow here. Chestnuts and walnuts, figs and pecans. Persimmons, plums, pomegranates, peaches, pears, and pawpaws. Right here in Reynoldstown. And it’s not just the bounty of fenced-off gardens. It’s the forager’s bounty, growing up through sidewalk cracks; on vacant lots, in medians, and […]
A House is a Time Machine Now: A man walks out onto the front porch of a yellow house on a Sunday morning. In the distance he hears voices, growing closer. A group of runners turns the corner, all bright chatter, foot patter, and heavy breathing. He waves, as their voices swell, then slowly fade. […]
“Little Little Five Points” At times progress is messy, and at others progress is sorting out that mess. In this installment of ‘Walks’, we’re joined by neighbor and transportation aficionado Eric Phillips, who will dive into the proposed improvements to the spaghetti junction affectionately known as “Little Little Five Points” (but cartographically known as the […]
Whether you've spotted their stealthy presence during a quiet neighborhood walk, heard tall tales of their wily ways, or paused at the yip-yip-yipping from a pack, you're aware that coyotes are a surprising but not uncommon Atlanta resident. Dr. Chris Mowry, a Professor of Biology at Berry College, has been conducting research on coyotes since […]