Politics & Government

Food Trucks Celebrate Councilman's Efforts

Street food vendors thank Kwanza Hall at weekly event in Midtown.

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Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall sure was popular in Midtown on Thursday.

At the weekly event (which operated Sept. 8 from a new location at Peachtree and 12th streets), food truck vendors thanked the councilman with hugs and handshakes, exclaiming their graditude in person and on menu boards.

This week, City Council that simplifies food truck vending on private property. Hall wrote the ordinance to aid the that continues to gain strength intown.

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One vendor, Wow Food Truck, even created "The Kwanza Bowl" in honor of the councilman's work.

"I got my own bowl," Hall said with a smile Thursday. "I feel special. I've never had my own dish."

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