Loads of legends circulate around the 97-year-old bar on South Tacoma Way. Bob’s Java Jive attracts a wide variety of regulars even today.

Java Jive, the beloved Atlanta coffee shop on Ponce de Leon Avenue, is closing its doors after 30 years.

Neighborhood bars often take years, if not decades, to fully establish their character. Jive Turkey, a new Downtown dive located across from Huntridge Center on Maryland and Charleston, feels like ...