It is really remote, and the college kids can be annoying, and there might be a Mothman in the area, but other than that, it seems okay to me.
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That’s part of it. There is also a large Latino population, due to farm work and more of that are people who are settling down.
I’d also suspect that the influx of people from out of state has spilled over into other metro areas. As our recent interstate closure reminded us, we’re getting crowded around here, especially in the NW corner of the city. Maybe people are finding work in other parts of GA.
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the demographics of Atlanta was also part of the Great Migration. Some people came here and stayed, even after the 1906 race riot downtown, which was part of a wave of violence that prompted the migration in the first place. People still came here after that because it had a well-established black community and a prosperous black middle class that often had ties to the city government, well before the civil rights movement. It was still in the south, but it was better than living in rural areas.
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It’s only a matter of time before my parents start pissing and moaning about how horrible Atlanta is. I don’t they will, because Fox News only focuses on Chicago and Detroit… for now.
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What’s with that southwest section (below Columbus) not connected to any city? And why is Augusta so dominant that its influence stretches out significantly into the state?
The counties from Richmond (Augusta) through Bibb (Macon) to Muscogee (Columbus) constitute the core of the state’s Black belt. (It’s called that by demographers, not the Klan.) Within not too many years I expect there will be a solid strip of blue counties all the way across the state, and very possibly most of next line of counties below them also. Together with the continuing growth of the Atlanta metropolitan area it makes me hope somebody in the D party is keeping an eye on us and will be aware when GA might be seriously in play and worth a correspondingly serious effort.
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Except the whole city is getting gentrified! How can they bitch about endless brunch with mimosas just around the corner? 
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I recall that Before Sunrise was heralded as the perfect date movie. I went and saw it and was glad that I did not go see it on a date. “Hey, maybe our date will be better than their date in the movie!”
Well, they can’t, but I can, and do.
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I remember going to see Casablanca at the Paramount in Austin. I’d seen it many times by then, but not in a theater. The theatrical version, at a key point in the story, was different than what I’d previously seen:
Rick: You played it for her, you can play it for me!
Sam: Well, I don’t think I can remember…
Rick: If she can stand it, I can! Play it!
Schlemiel’s phone: Boo-dee-doo-doo, Boo-dee-doo-doo, Boo-dee-doo-dee-dee-doooo… Boo-dee-doo-doo, Boo-dee-doo-doo, Boo-dee-doo-dee-dee-doooo… Boo-deep–
Audience: GRO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-A-N!
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I didn’t think it involved lawyers/attorneys, either.
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For people on the spectrum it can be really useful to have a context where it’s 100% OK to flirt, and calling someone seeking out such an environment “creepy” is a bit ableist.
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Guess I should find (or found) a service for people who avoid them like the plague…
I can’t imagine a peaceable execution of this. If someone is so boorish that they continue texting after the first warning, methinks that, when shown the door, they’ll not go quietly into that good night. Then the entire audience gets treated to a real distraction. But I’ve never seen this play out, so maybe it plays out better than I’m imagining?
I never completely ruled out Ft. Worth.
I was in Austin from 1988 until 2002. During my time there, the big changes started around 1995, when they went from one phone book to two.
I worked at IBM, back when that company actually made stuff. None of us were making a lot of money, but some of my coworkers drove in from San Marcos, Burnet, Killeen etc. It seemed like I was one of the few people who actually lived in “Austin-Austin,” which (at that time) I would’ve defined as lying within Ben White Blvd., Lake Austin, Ed Bluestein Blvd., and Anderson Ln.
More than that, when I was there they seemed (to me) to be places for those who determinedly did not want to live in Austin. Apple was going to build a facility in Round Rock, but couldn’t reach a deal concerning the tax breaks – because of their policies regarding domestic partners. Chippendales had to cancel a show in Georgetown because an official up there didn’t want it to become like “that Sodom and Gomorrah to the south” (i.e. Austin).
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I watched “Meet the Fockers” the first time I met my future in-laws. Not advisable.
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I don’t think that movie is worth watching even alone.
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Stop the movie, spotlight on the offender, ushers in plainclothes rush in and lean over their shoulder, saying “Oh my god, he said WHAT?!!?” dramatically, repeatedly and randomly, until the sound coalesces into a greek chorus?
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I figure one or more employees would come in, there’d be some whispering, then escalating to “I PAID! YOU CAN’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO DO! YOU KNOW WHO MY UNCLE IS?” followed by more employees gathering around, and more yelling. Maybe if it goes far enough, they summon the police.
Then, the rest of the audience can re-join (for example) Rick’s Parisian flashback already in progress.
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Just leaving this here:
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I’ve never seen it play out either. But I know they’re serious about the warning, so I assume they rarely have to follow through, or it goes better than imagined. I’m a frequent movie goer, almost always to Alamo, so I think I’d have seen it by now if it created a major distraction. I do think the mere promise to kick people out does wonders. We were at one of their dinner party movies for Enter The Dragon the other week and there was a gaggle of raucous frat boys that we were sure were going to be a problem, they were making quite the noise as the chef and host introduced the movie and menu. Unexpectedly, they kept quiet once the lights went down.
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