In this episode of The Southern Shmooze, Grant sits down with longtime friend and Atlanta City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari.

Grant and Liliana have known each other for about 15 years, long before City Hall entered the picture. That history makes this conversation a little different. Rather than just talking politics, they dig into Atlanta itself: how the city has changed, what’s happening in our neighborhoods, what it’s actually like trying to get things done at City Hall, and where Atlanta goes from here.

Liliana has represented Atlanta’s District 5 since taking office in 2022, serving communities across much of East Atlanta. During her time on Council, her work has touched housing, pedestrian safety, parks and greenspace, homelessness, neighborhood infrastructure, access to groceries, and other issues that show  ...