New 3rd edition includes Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, and Cherokee counties! The city of Atlanta is home to some 425,000 people, but the entire metro Atlanta area boasts a population of 4.7 million, with newcomers arriving every day. Recent growth has centered primarily in northern counties of the metro area, although there has also been a resurgence of interest in the more urban, intown neighborhoods surrounding downtown Atlanta. Long been considered the commercial capital of the South, the Atlanta area is attractive to both established companies and entrepreneurs. Recognizing that many new arrivals both live and work entirely outside of Atlanta proper, and indeed outside the perimeter, this third edition extensively covers communities from Alpharetta to East Point, and from Marietta to Lawrenceville. The third edition also presents essential sections on Finding a Place to Live, Moving and Storage, Money Matters, Getting Settled, Helpful Services, Childcare and Education, Shopping for the Home, Cultural Life, Sports and Recreation, Greenspace, Weather & Climate, Places of Worship, Volunteering, Transportation, Temporary Lodgings, and Quick Getaways. A calendar of metro Atlanta events, a listing of Atlanta-related guidebooks, fiction, and nonfiction, and a directory of useful phone numbers and web sites round out this indispensable book. Three maps (Atlanta proper, neighboring towns, and surrounding counties) guide the reader to communities, freeways, and points of interest. In addition to being thoroughly fact-checked, updated, and revised, the third edition includes such new material as:
Cherokee County communities, focusing on Canton and Woodstock
An Immigrant Newcomers section
A Literary Life section
A thorough discussion of intrastate and interstate moves and consumer complaints
