TOWN/Brookhaven is a state-of-the-art mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Brookhaven community, conveniently situated on Peachtree Road, north of Lenox Square Mall and Phipps Plaza and adjacent to historic Oglethorpe University.

The project will consist of approximately 600,000 square feet of big box retail, Jr. anchors, restaurants and boutiques, as well as more than 1,500 residential units. This remarkable center Sembler is creating is an innovative, intensely landscaped, pedestrian-friendly urban village, built for convenience and accessibility.

That’s exciting news that it is getting closer.  Hopefully it will eventually have a feel more like that of Atlantic Station than that of some of more suburban developments that have no real personality.

While driving home from work today I noticed a crowd of about 20 people waving flags.  Yes, there were a few of the red, white and blue flags that we are accustomed to seeing but the rest of the flags were red, white and green.  Some of the people were carrying signs saying such things as “New regime in Iran now” and “Honk for a free Iran”.   As I am a fun loving guy I wailed on the horn several times to express my support. 

As I passed through the intersection it occurred to me that it is nice to see people caring about what is going on outside our borders for a change and doing something that we take for granted too often which is our rights of free speech and freedom of assembly.  Additionally, it is sad to think that these people would have been arrested or beaten or something worse for doing the same thing in Iran.