Good morning,
After all these years, when President Jimmy Carter walks into Manuel's Tavern, everyone still stands.
For decades, the unassuming tavern has been the unofficial center of Atlanta's Democratic party. Carter and his wife Rosalynn became regulars following their visit during the 1970 governor's race. Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have been known to drop in unannounced, and the tavern makes most of its money from politics: watch parties, candidate appearances, fundraiser event hosting, and the like.
Election Day 2016 was the best financial day in its 64-year history, with 3,000 people packed into the bar and its parking lot, accounting for a week-and-a-half's worth of sales. This year should have been a banner year, with Georgia at the center of the national political consciousness--for the presidential election and two consequential Senate races, both of which are headed to runoffs next month. But as November 3 passed, second-generation owner Brian Maloof had a secret that barely anyone knew. Manuel's was weeks away from going under.
Read our story to learn how the next 30 days--and a devoted customer base--changed this one small-business owner’s life. |
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