We live near Jacksonville - and get up to Atlanta a couple of times a year. Shopping. Dining. We even went to the Battle of the Bands in the Georgia Dome in January (for those or you who are "Drumline fans" - it is totally worth it - best $10 ticket I ever bought in my whole life). I think the OP is a young single guy who will be working at Emory. He won't be poor. I think Buckhead will be a nice place for a person like that to live in (only problem I can see is driving from Buckhead to Midtown on Friday night - took us almost an hour last time we did it). If I worked at Emory - I'd change and shower there - and then head to midtown if I wanted to be in the area that night). Robyn