3 stories · Inside The Perimeter, Atlanta
The $830,000 overhaul at Euclid and Moreland wraps up with 13,000 square feet of fresh plaza space, new oaks replacing scraggly crepe myrtles, and 10 new bike racks for the funky core of L5P.
The seventh annual festival screened over 40 short films, hosted SAG panels, and served as a launchpad for emerging women filmmakers.
The longest-running nonprofit art magazine in the country gathers one last time April 12 at Whitespace Gallery, followed by a Second Line march to its Little Five Points office.
Little Five Points (L5P) is Atlanta's counterculture district, a small commercial area at the intersection of Moreland, Euclid, and McLendon Avenues. It's home to Criminal Records, the Vortex Bar & Grill (with the giant skull entrance), vintage clothing shops, and a street scene that leans punk, bohemian, and unapologetically weird. The Variety Playhouse (now Variety Playhouse, an iconic mid-size music venue) anchors the entertainment scene.
L5P isn't really a neighborhood in the residential sense. It's a commercial district shared between Inman Park, Candler Park, and the surrounding areas. But it functions as a community gathering point and cultural landmark. The Halloween parade here is legendary. Porter Beer Bar has one of the best beer lists in the Southeast. If Atlanta has a soul that doesn't involve money or development, it probably lives somewhere around here.