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Grandma Pie turns 8

O4W Pizza's famous pie was discovered in ATL 8 years ago...

ATLsherpa
Aug 12, 2023
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In January 2015, I was doing what I do — exploring ATL. I was walking down the Eastside Trail and decided to take a spin through the Irwin Street Market. As I walked in, a saw what looked like a pop-up pizza stand. Behind the chest-high wall was an interesting look cat, flipping pizza dough. I took out my phone and started recording. Here’s what I saw and heard as I engaged Atlanta’s father of the Grandma Pie…

Later that year, I embarked on a project called, Urban Explorers TV. The idea was to interview “urban visionaries” about their businesses and their work — their visions. It was a fun and interesting project. Sadly, I got busy with my tours and really did not have the resources to do the project justice. I learned that video production is time-intensive. It can also be expensive, if one wants to do it right.

In any event, I ended up producing six “episodes” of UXATL-TV, all of which appear below. It is always interesting (enlightening, actually) to go back and watch videos like this 8+ years later, especially in a city where things are changing so fast and dramatically. I hope you enjoy watching them.

PS: My favorite is the one about the Brown Headed Nuthatch. Laura and her team did a magnificent job on that one.

Conversation Starters*

  • Have you had the Grandma Pie? What do you think?

  • Have you been to the Irwin Street Market? Did you know about the sale of that property to Portman Holdings?

  • In what ways has the Beltline changed since you first stepped foot on it?

  • Do you think we’ll ever see light rail mass transit in the Beltline corridor?

  • Have you been to Rathbun’s Steaks?

  • Do you miss the Krog Bar as much as I do?

  • Do you miss “old ATL” as much as I do?

  • Have you hiked Atlanta’s hidden forests?

  • Have you read Jonah’s book?

  • Have you been to the Blue Heron Nature Preserve?

  • Have you seen (or heard) a brown headed nuthatch?

(*) Feel free to post your answers and thoughts in the comments area below

Making of the Grandma Pie w/ Anthony Spina

Casting the Beltline Vision w/ Ryan Gravel

Shaping Atlanta’s Future w/ Ryan Gravel

Hiking Atlanta's Hidden Forests w/ Jonah McDonald

The Lantern Parade w/ Chantelle Rytter and the Krewe of the Grateful Gluttons

Saving the Brown-Headed Nuthatch w/ Nikki Belmonte & Adam Betuel

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