Diana Homeier

An intricate, curved brick roof caps brick walls surrounding the entrance to a mysterious tunnel beneath the front porch of Diana and Michael Homeier’s historic home in Eatonton.

An intricate, curved brick roof caps brick walls surrounding the entrance to a mysterious tunnel beneath the front porch of Diana and Michael Homeier’s historic home in Eatonton.

Sylvia: The spirit of Eatonton

Stories And Photos By Ian Tocher
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Upon closing on Panola Hall, the stately, historic home directly across Madison Avenue from the Eatonton Library, Michael Homeier says he and his wife, Diana, were informed, “And oh, by the way, you’ve also inherited a ghost.”
Shop co-owner Diana Homeier (left) and Paula Benjamin of the adjoining Georgia Writers Museum each held an end of the ceremonial red ribbon as Michael Homeier made the grand-opening cut last Friday to officially open Sylvia’s: A Supernatural Coffee Bar. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Shop co-owner Diana Homeier (left) and Paula Benjamin of the adjoining Georgia Writers Museum each held an end of the ceremonial red ribbon as Michael Homeier made the grand-opening cut last Friday to officially open Sylvia’s: A Supernatural Coffee Bar. IAN TOCHER/Staff

‘Encouraging’ start for Sylvia’s Coffee in Eatonton

Ian Tocher
Thursday, July 27, 2023
To the cheers of more than 50 people crowded into Sylvia’s Coffee last Friday morning, co-owner Michael Homeier cut the ceremonial red ribbon, marking the long-awaited official opening of Eatonton’s first downtown coffee shop in years.
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