Come get to know your neighbors with a little wine and cheer!
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The Guestbook was set up for "messages, comments and thoughts about the recent tornado." However, it was hijacked for a discussion about graffiti in the neighborhood. The guestbook has been removed. Please continue the graffiti discussion and discuss other topics on the discussion board by clicking the menu link above. All conversations must be civil and clean in language.
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Cabbagetown Initiative announces the availability of relief funds for Cabbagetown residents affected in the March 2008 storms and tornadoes.
Our heartfelt thanks goes out to everyone who donated their time, hard work and money toward storm relief efforts. We have $25,000 in funds to distribute at this time, raised from many generous donors and relief events. We The goal of the current relief effort is to distribute funds to those with the greatest need.
To download the relief application, please visit www.cabbagetownrelief.com
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From now thru the end of April, Earth Solutions will commit half of the purchase price from your orders to the Cabbagetown Tornado Relief Fund. For example, you order $25 worth of aromatherapy products or jewelry, the company will contribute $12.50 to the Fund. Unless you prefer to do this anonymously, when the money is paid we will include a statement with your name as contributing to the cause. To help us track orders, please include the word “Cabbagetown” as the Promo Code when checking out at www.earthsolutions.com.
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How can you help Cabbagetown recover from this disaster?
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Add your photos to the Cabbagetown.com Gallery under News + Events or see more photos of the damage here:
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 ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A trail of uprooted and broken trees, downed utility lines, peeled-off roofs and collapsed brick walls marked the path of a tornado that tore through downtown Atlanta.
The National Weather Service confirmed late Saturday morning that an EF-2 tornado with winds up to 130 mph struck the city Friday night.
Trees blown down in Friday night's storm crushed a row of houses in the city's historic Cabbagetown district just east of downtown. Cabbagetown was among the hardest-hit communities. When daylight broke Saturday, residents woke up, looked around at the damage and were in shock.
Initial estimates from the mayor's office said at least 20 of the historic homes were damaged or destroyed by the tornado.
Atlanta police Maj. Renee Propes urged people to stay away from Cabbagetown.
"We appreciate the fact that people may want to help," Propes said. "But, in most instances, they are hindering our efforts and possibly putting people and property at risk."
The top floor collapsed at one building in the Fulton Cotton Mill Lofts, a 104-year-old industrial complex redeveloped into residences. Police officials said everyone was out of the structure and surrounding buildings and all residents in the lofts had been accounted for.
As of 11 a.m. Saturday, about 10,000 customers were without power, but restoring it in some areas will be "very slow going," said Georgia Power spokesman John Sell.
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