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A tree group grows in Brookhaven BY ANN MARIE QUILL
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Sally Eppstein, left, and Tom Reilly, part of a consortium of neighbors, gathered at her home for a discussion concerning the city’s tree ordinance on Jan. 16. The group then looked at a tract being developed at Wright Avenue and Roxboro Road.
Cowart Family YMCA called ‘a gem for our community’ BY ANN MARIE QUILL
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When The Cowart Family/Ashford Dunwoody YMCA unveiled its new $4.8 million renovation recently, members were more than a little bit impressed. “It’s fabulous. It’s state of the art. I feel like I’m at a resort,” said Brookhaven resident Mary Frances Richardson, who’s been a member of the Y since the 1980s. “I tell you, it’s exciting,” her friend, Dunwoody resident Jack Bell, said during the Jan. 15 reception to showcase the
Y’s new facilities. A new and expanded wellness center was added to the facility, located at 3692 Ashford Dunwoody Road near the Dunwoody city line, in addition to two new group exercise studios, family dressing areas, a new lobby and entrance, and an elevator. The renovation began in March. “We are thrilled with the investment in this Y,” wellness director Amie McSEE A GEM, PAGE 20
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Sally Eppstein wants to save her city’s old growth trees. The Brookhaven resident says she’s dismayed at the number of trees that have come down near her neighborhood to make way for a single-family home development. “We moved to this neighborhood [13 years ago] because we loved the trees,” Eppstein said. But when she recently saw trees coming down along North Druid Hills Road near Roxboro and Goodwin roads, she became alarmed. “I saw them tearing down the houses, but when they ripped down 90 percent of the trees, it floored me,” she said. On a recent Friday morning, she met with a handful of her neighbors at her home to talk about the tree cutting. “I would have liked to have seen them maybe keeping the majority of the tree canopy,” Eppstein said. Tance Sangster lives across the street from Eppstein. “They’ve [protected the canopy in] other cities,” Sangster said. “You’ve seen the renovation of Virginia Highland and Grant Park and Inman Park and Decatur, and they’ve left the character of the cities. It’s the whole character of Brookhaven [that’s in trouble].” Eppstein said she was alarmed that city officials called the property, before the trees came down, an “eyesore” that will turn into a gateway for Brookhaven. “This is the eyesore,” she said. “The new development is an ugly gateway compared to the beautiful canopy of trees.” Kay Evanovich, the city’s arborist, said developers at the North Druid Hills Road site are complying with the city’s tree ordinance. “Yes, I understand people are not happy,” she said. “They have an extensive plant-back SEE A TREE, PAGE 4
From left, Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis, Linda Cowart, Cowart Family Y Board Chairman Jim Redovian, Sen. Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody), Chamblee Mayor Eric Clarkson and Dunwoody Mayor Mike Davis attended the facility’s ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 15. KAT GODUCO PHOTOGRAPHY
COMMUNITY City sends Rockhaven Homes development back to Planning Commission The Brookhaven City Council on Jan. 13 approved Rockhaven Homes’ request to remand their plans for 29 homes at the corner of Oak Forest Drive and Ashford Dunwoody Road back to the Planning Commission. Originally the plans were for 36 townhomes, but after meeting with neighbors, the developer revised their plans for 29 detached units. Doug Dillard, Rockhaven’s attorney, said that the B RIEFS Oak Forest neighborhood remains opposed to the project. Those neighbors have continued to express dismay at the number of homes the developer is proposing. “I wanted to live here because I wanted my daughter to live in a neighborhood that was once like mine growing up,” Kristen Hall said. “I wanted a neighborhood were backyards and frontyards exist.” She said that the developer has no option but to “cram as many buildings in the space as possible.” The case will go before the Planning Commission on March 4 and back before City Council later that month.
Council passes ordinance to protect granite curbing The Brookhaven City Council on Jan. 13 passed an ordinance to protect the city’s granite curbing. The ordinance states that no one can remove, damage or haul away any granite curbing on public streets without first receiving permission from the city. Violations will carry a fine of up to $500 per linear foot. City attorney Tom Kurrie said the ordinance’s emphasis is on “preservation and restoration” for existing granite curbing. Mayor J. Max Davis said he was pleased with the vote. “I remember as a teenager thinking granite curbing looks so nice,” he said.
Brookhaven releases Spring 2015 Activity Guide The city of Brookhaven Parks and Recreation Department has released its Spring 2015 Programming and Activity Guide. The 16page guide features a variety of classes, including Cardio Combat, Diabetes Self-Management and Beginning Drawing for Adults, as well as special events and boot camps. “We have a variety of classes and programs that provide opportunities to get involved and have some fun,” said Parks and Recreation Director Jerry Kinsey in a press release. “We offer something for every age group, from tots to seniors. The whole family can enjoy our community centers, pools, parks, ball fields and trails.” To view the guide online, visit the city’s website at www.brookhavenga.gov. The guide is also available in Spanish by contacting Brookhaven City Hall at 404637-0500. For more information regarding athletic classes, associations and programs contact Taylor Davis, athletics manager at 404-637-0514. For more information regarding recreational classes, programs and special events contact Philip Mitchell, recreation manager at 404-637-0512.
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Visioning meetings continue for Brookhaven parks PARC Brookhaven will lead Visioning Meetings for Ashford Park, Skyland Park and Georgian Hills Park. These sessions are supported by the city and the Parks & Recreation Department, and co-sponsored by City Councilmember John Park. Following the completion of the Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master plan in September, the Visioning Sessions have been organized to seek broad community input for specific improvement ideas in individual parks. The goal is to create detailed individual plans for each park that will be presented to the City Council and the Parks & Recreation Department for funding consideration in 2015 and subsequent budget years. The plans are to depict desired park features and improvements, and include recommended new equipment. The sessions are scheduled for: Ashford Park Community Center to discuss Ashford Park on Jan. 29, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; City Hall to discuss Georgian Hills Park, Feb. 2, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; and Briarwood Recreation Center to discuss Skyland Park, Jan. 26, 7 to 8:30 p.m., and Feb. 5, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Each Visioning Session will be lead by individual neighborhood PARC representatives, and PARC leaders Sue Binkert and Jim Dupree. Citizens, park supporters and users will be invited to voice ideas and recommend specific improvements for their parks. PARC Brookhaven was formed by the leadership of the Governors Commission for the city of Brookhaven Park & Recreation Committee, and is an organization of representatives from all parks in Brookhaven. PARC’s goal is to work with citizens, elected officials and city staff to create world-class parks and recreation in Brookhaven for the benefit of its citizens and park users. The twelve city of Brookhaven park organizations active in PARC Brookhaven are: Ashford Park Associates, Friends of Blackburn Park, Briarwood Park Conservancy, Friends of Brookhaven Park, Murphey Candler Park Conservancy, Friends of Clack’s Corner, Fernwood Park Neighbors, Georgian Hills Park Revitalization Project, Friends of Lynwood Park, Parkside Park Neighbors, Skyland Park Partners and North Fork Connectors.
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plan, and these are not small trees being planted.” Evanovich points out that some trees are saved in the site’s center and some along the peripheries. But, developers have the right to get rid of trees in the buildable areas of the land, and that’s where the charges of “clear-cutting” come in, she said. Saving trees throughout the lot may not be as simple as it first seems, she said. Any site has requirements for storm drains and sewer lines, which are often located in the front of the lot, and there’s no way to save trees along those tracts, Evanovich explained. Resident Linda Willis says she’s concerned about developers who don’t live in Brookhaven and don’t understand why some people moved there to begin with. “We live in a park,” she said. “We walk in our neighborhood, we walk our dogs in our neighborhood, people push their babies in their strollers. This is just like going to a Zen garden because of the trees. ” Eppstein is afraid that she and her neighbors’ voices are not being heard, so she’s started an online petition to get her message across to the city. The petition, “Save the Tree Canopy of Brookhaven, GA,” has 293 signatures and counting. It can be found at www.thepetitionsite.com. In August, the city approved revisions to its tree ordinance, adopted from
DeKalb County, but vowed to keep the regulations a work in progress. Under the new ordinance, on properties where land disturbance permits have been applied for, developers must maintain a specified amount of tree coverage per acre outside of building setbacks. The trees are measured by trunk diameter. A tree protection and replacement plan must be submitted with any site plan. Jon Eppstein, Sally’s husband, isn’t impressed with the tree replacement plan at the site. “This is what they took out, a 53inch diameter white oak, and this is a 200year- old tree,” he said, while reading from the plan. “This is what they are putting in - 16, four-inch diameter sugar maples, 15, 3-inch diameter downy serviceberries.” Tom Reilly, a longtime Brookhaven resident, chimed in. “Replacing is nice, but it takes 30 years to produce a real tree,” he said. “It’s a long time before saplings become anything more than sticks. There’s an amazing diversity of past, present and future right here, which is what this community needs. We need to preserve that threeway balance. “There’s room for all three, but if you take any one away they all suffer.” Resident Sandy Murray says she would like to see the ordinance have more teeth. A clause in the ordinance says that developers can pay into a city tree fund as an al-
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ternate way of complying with the ordinance. The current fee caps at $62,500. “If you’re doing a multi-million development that’s a drop in the bucket,” Murray said. “Of course they will pay that amount because then they won’t have to do anything. There are good developers in our city. There are many who are as concerned about the trees as we are. I would like to see us focus on having the good developers help us come up with better plans.” Still, Evanovich maintains the city’s promise that the ordinance is a work in progress, and, in fact, would like to see a few changes herself. While the ordinance specifies a num-
ber of diameter inches to be saved per acre, Evanovich says adding requirements to maintain a percentage of tree canopy would help ensure trees are more scattered through the property. “It’s a balancing act, how to manage people who want to save every tree with developers and property rights,” she said. Eppstein says she’ll keep fighting. She says she sees the petition as possibly spurring an organized group of concerned citizens who will take up the city’s promise to continue working on the tree ordinance. “They took away a bunch of birds’ homes, and now I’d like to ruffle some feathers,” she said.
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The ‘gift of gab’... it’s a woman’s thing I’m driving down Ga. 515 with my husband and we pass the sprawling store that we always pass, the one that’s a combination of barn and warehouse. It’s marked with a sign sporting two massive, spurred cowboy boots and the enticing advertisement: “Western Wear, Tack & Feed.” My husband spoke. “See that place? I drove by it last month with my brother, and he told me he went in there.” “Oh, really?” I replied, honestly intrigued by what might lie beyond its barn-sized doors, and ruminating about the meaning of tack. “What did he say about it?” “Nothing. He just said he went in there.” And that right there, dear readers, is the difference between men and women. Two men are in a car together for a twohour road trip, and that is the extent of their conversation. Put two women in a car together and throw out that line, and it would serve as a springboard for conversation that would last for the 1 ½ hour remainder of the journey. We would talk about (most likely in this order): tack & feed and the meanings thereof, jeans, boots, fashions, changing fashions, country music, pop music, Justin Bieber, our children, our children, our children, schools, teachers, sports, weight gain, boot camp, our children, yoga, diets, Obamacare, mothers, life coaches, book groups, appliances, and our children. And that’s if there were only two women in the car. With each additional woman, the length of the conversation would grow exponentially, so that if there were four women in the car, that one initial comment would take us clear to Idaho. My husband is constantly astounded by the fact that women are almost never at a loss for something to say, and I am constantly astounded by the fact that men almost always are. Some call it “the gift of gab,” and I do consider it a gift. I can cover more topics during one hour with my dental hygienist than I do during three days with my husband, and this is of course, while my teeth are being cleaned. That is why book groups are so popular with the ladies. They serve as another reason to get together and talk. We gather over food and beverage and we do, in fact,
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have a discussion about the book (because somebody’s bound to have read it) then we spinoff into various conversations, in the way that CSI ROBIN JEAN spins-off into various new MARIE CONTE series. ROBIN’S NEST Book groups will never catch on with men. There are men who read, of course; there are men who will find a book they really like, but they’re not going to sit around with each other on a Tuesday night and talk about it. If they’re going to sit around together, they’ll choose an activity (such as watching a ball game) that requires them not to talk, but only to jump up occasionally and yell. Which brings me to Super Bowl parties. They are the perfect crowd pleaser: They provide a non-verbal activity for the men while also providing another opportunity for the women to gather in the kitchen and talk. I can hear the cries of “sexist!” mounting throughout the city, but I do realize that there are mold-breakers out there. You can find the occasional woman who knows that there are 60 minutes in a football game, just as you can find the occasional man who is interested in discussing “The Fault in Our Stars.” But I’m not squabbling over differences - I’m embracing them. We women are social networkers of the most extraordinary sort; communication is a valuable and essential skill, and women excel at it. So, good for us. Now I know that the Super Bowl is on in the next room, though I don’t know who’s playing, and I don’t know the score. But I’d love for you to sit down next to me while we sip some wine together and have a chat. Robin Conte is a writer and mother of four who lives in Dunwoody. She can be contacted at robinjm@earthlink.net.
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GDOT should let PATH400 extend to the north For decades we have lived in a city where interstate highways and major arterials define the spaces in which we can safely move around as pedestrians and cyclists. Neighborhoods are isolated, boxed in by wider and wider streets where it is unsafe to leave unless you are in a car. The ‘boxed-in’ lifestyle does not appeal to younger generations. They depend less on cars and more on muscle-powered transportation. Instead of fleeing density and diversity, today’s younger folks, (and even older folks like me) are drawn to walkable, bikeable communities that encourage a healthier, more communal lifestyle. The borders of these communities are not defined by the inability to cross major thoroughfares; indeed the thoroughfares have been altered to include wider sidewalks, cycle tracks for bicycles, landscaped refuge islands, and more. Doctoring up a few arterials isn’t enough to make metro Atlanta a walkable, bikeable mecca that will lure new businesses and the educated millennials they wish to employ. We need to think outside the box in order to reconnect our region and start transforming Atlanta into the ultimate friendly place for non-motorized travel. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) can take a giant leap toward this goal by including provisions for pedestrians and bicyclists in their plans to revamp the I-285/ Ga.400 interchange and widen Ga. 400 north of I-285. SpecificalSPECIAL ly, GDOT Business and government should carry the leaders donned bright green, PATH400 trail hand-made scarves and joined through the I-285 the official ribbon cutting interchange and leave room for the for PATH400 on Jan. 9.
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Ed McBrayer is the executive director of the PATH Foundation, which has been building a network of off-road trails in metro Atlanta for 22 years and is helping build PATH400 in Buckhead.
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trail north of I-285 along the edge of their widening project. They also need to provide a bicycle/pedestrian crossing of Ga. 400 that would connect Sandy Springs and Atlanta to the PATH400 trail. This interchange divides Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, and Brookhaven, into four islands with virtually no ED safe connections for pedestriMCBRAYER ans and cyclists. This is a perfect place to start knitting the region GUEST COLUMN back together on a human scale. How many residents live within a mile or two of this interchange and would jump at the chance to walk or bike to State Farm, Cox Enterprises, Northside Hospital, Perimeter Mall or MARTA if a first class facility for safely making the trip was in place? How many cars would not leave the garage as a result of people walking and biking to work? PATH is already building a trail along Ga. 400 from the Atlanta BeltLine through Buckhead to the old toll booth location. If GDOT makes provisions for the trail through the new interchange and along their widening project going north, the PATH400 trail will connect the entire Perimeter area to the Atlanta Beltline. Doesn’t this seem like a vision worth pursuing? Our organization stands ready to help GDOT design bike and pedestrian facilities into their interchange and widening projects to insure connectivity through this area is realized. You can help advance this vision by contacting your elected officials, attending the public meeting in Sandy Springs on Feb. 5 and reviewing GDOT’s plans at http://bikewalkdunwoody.org/news/call-for-action-gdot-400285-projects-addtrail-network-complete-streets/. It is time to think of transportation infrastructure in a whole new way. This is an extraordinary opportunity for Atlanta to demonstrate a commitment to providing safe, alternative transportation choices for future generations.
Read these articles from our other editions online at ReporterNewspapers.net. “Twenty-four years ago Betty said our home is too quiet. I had no idea what that would lead to. We just never stopped raising a family.” –Sandy Springs resident Phil Klein, who, with his wife, Betty, has helped raised more than 60 foster children. The couple was named the city of Sandy Springs’ Humanitarians of the Year for 2015 during a celebration on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. “We hope they’ll use our vision to do something better and move on, not stop here. This is a jumping off point for them. I have found for us that the children that we have fostered have made us better people, made us a better family.” –Betty Klein on helping care for more than 60 foster children during the past 24 years.
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“When we moved in, three weeks later is when the tornado hit, in April 1998. So in a way, even though that kind of bummed us out when we first moved in, we actually got involved with the community. ... Because of the way the neighborhood came together, we actually started meeting more people.” –Dunwoody resident Alan Wilson, on living in the Kingsley neighborhood. “We’re exploring a range of options. We have very much enjoyed being a part of the Sandy Springs community, and really being a fixture here in Sandy Springs. I’m hopeful that some of the opportunities that we are pursuing will allow us to be able to stay.” –Jamie Bendall, co-owner of the Punchline Comedy Club, on the owners’ plans to relocate the club.
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More than 1,200 new business licenses were issued by Perimeter cities in 2014 BY JOE EARLE
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Statistically, the message appears to be mixed. More new businesses opened in Sandy Springs last year than the year before, but the number of startups are flat in Brookhaven and down in Dunwoody. According to business license records from the three cities, 1,203 new businesses opened in the Perimeter area during 2014, up from 1,168 the year before. Business owners are trying all sorts of things: some cut hair or sell wigs; others teach yoga or etiquette; still others program computers. The No. 1 category for new businesses in all three cities was for professional, scientific or technical services, such as computer programming. The No. 2 category varied from city to city. Personal service businesses and retailers such as nail salons or dry cleaners tied with retail and health care as the second most popular categories in Sandy Springs, the most populous of the three cites. Retail sales, including online stores, were the second most popular category in Dunwoody. And businesses such as restaurants or hotels led the second category in Brookhaven.
Reporter Newspapers examined the new business license records from the three cities and talked to some of the entrepreneurs behind the startups. Jennifer Hazelton, a former television journalist, started her new company, called Crocus, last summer. She came home to Dunwoody from Washington, D.C., to open her woman’s Jennifer clothing company because she Hazelton thought she’d spend less money getting started in Georgia. She offers high-end women’s clothing and sells it only online. “I have had a desire to start my own company from a very early age,” Hazelton said. She thought about opening a clothing business in 2008, she said, but after the recession hit, she put her plans on hold. “The idea just didn’t leave me alone,” she said. “I decided to go ahead and do it. I made the decision to take the leap of faith or the plunge off the cliff, however you want to describe it. And here we are, six months in.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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After 23 years, a local icon grapples with change BY ANN MARIE QUILL
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Brickery owners Bruce and Sally Alterman are looking for alternate locations for the restaurant they own in Sandy Springs, just in case. The property they lease in the Hilderbrand Court shopping plaza off Roswell Road is under contract, they say, so a move might be in their future. “At this point, we know the shopping center is under contract,” Bruce Alterman said while sitting in the back of his Sandy Springs restaurant. “But there’s a big difference between ‘being under contract’ and money transferring hands, and that hasn’t happened yet.” For that to happen, the interested developer, Mill Creek, will have to obtain rezoning rights from the city to build a mixed-used development. The Brickery opened in that spot in 1992, after the Altermans closed a restaurant they had opened in Peachtree Corners in 1988. “Morrison’s Restaurants (Ruby Tuesday’s) wanted the location,” Alterman said. “They called, and I said ‘thanks for the call, but we’re not interested.’ Then he called back, and I said ‘thanks for the call, we’re not interested,’ and I hung up the phone and looked at Sally. I said ‘if he calls one more time,’ and he did.” The Altermans decided to find a new location in Sandy Springs, where they have lived since 1972. “Ironically, 23 years later we’re right back in the same spot [looking for a location],” Alterman said. Right now, Alterman says, they are open to all options, including finding a business partner. “If somebody wants to be part of this we wouldn’t tell them ‘no,’” he said. “We are 64 years old, and have to think ahead. One great thing
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A new rendering of the exterior makeover to Phipps Plaza in Buckhead has been released by mall operator Simon. Work on the new facade is scheduled to be complete in the fall, and feature intricately-designed metal panels and a backlit, glass curtain wall. The new exterior comes on the heels of a interior makeover last year, including upgraded LED lighting, a complete repainting, new wood accents, lounge areas with Wi-Fi connectivity and chargers, upgraded restrooms, and the installation of a hotellike concierge center. Also in the works by Simon is an adjaBrie fs cent residential project called Domain at Phipps, a 319-unit mid-rise from Columbus Realty Partners, Ltd., and a joint venture with Noble Investment Group, which will bring the AC Hotels by Marriott brand to Phipps Plaza. Arts and crafts retailer Michaels will open its new Dunwoody store at 120 Perimeter Center Place on Feb. 8. The new store replaces a former location at Perimeter Pointe Center. The store will also have expanded departments including home décor and floral, scrapbooking, jewelry, kids and teens, and custom framing. The new store will be approximately 25,000 square feet and will employ more than 60 people. Signature Bank of Georgia recently recognized Mary Ladd as the first recipient of its Volunteer of the Year award. President Freddie Deutsch honored Ladd in a ceremony at the bank’s Sandy Springs headquarters. Ladd’s volunteering in 2014 included working with the Community Assistance Center, feeding the homeless at Sandy Springs United Methodist Church and through Dunwoody United Methodist Church, helping a Better Sandy Springs, and supporting the Community Emergency Response Team. Signature Bank of Georgia encourages its employees to volunteer in the Sandy Springs community, and during 2014, 95 percent of the bank’s employees logged nearly 200 hours of service.
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Caring Transitions has opened a North Metro franchise. Operated by Bret Rachlin, the service specializes in managing senior relocations, downsizing and estate liquidations. Caring Transitions can handle on-site and online estate sales, liquidations, and preparing homes for market. Caring Transitions of North Metro Atlanta serves Roswell, Dunwoody, Sandy Springs, Brookhaven and Doraville. For more information, visit CaringTransitionsNorthMetroATL.com.
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These people are building new businesses from the ground floor Erin McClendis loved flowers and always thought of herself as a creative person. But as a student at Georgia Tech, she felt everyone was telling her to follow serious pursuits rather than fleeting ones. Flowers, they seemed all to say, were not a path to success. So, after graduation, she went to work for a software company. She still holds an office job – during the day, she consults with businesses about their insurance needs – but she’s found a way to work with flowers after all. She has started her own business to sell floral arrangements online. She’s been at it for a while and now plans a public launch for her company this spring. “I really wanted to be an entrepreneur,” the 26-year-old said one recent afternoon as she sat at the flower-covered kitchen table in her Sandy Springs apartment, where she does her arrangements. She promotes her arrangements, wedding decorations and event designs on social media. “I really do like brides and weddings,” she said, “but in the future, I’d like to get into the hotel and restaurant market.” And she has a vision of how her business can really blossom. She wants to devise an app that will allow her customers to show her just how they want their floral arrangements done. It would be similar to some pizza company apps that allow customers to design their own pizzas, she said. “My goal is to make floral design easy with drag-and-drop [technology],” she said.
After about 40 years in the corporate world, it only took Skip Plesnarski eight or nine months of retirement to realize he was bored. He itched to get back to work. He wanted a business he could own and operate that would support him comfortably. “I knew I was interested in some type of service industry,” the 63-year-old said recently. “I didn’t want anything that was overly complex.” He examined a number of possibilities, but couldn’t find a business that caught his fancy. Then, at a seminar, he found what he was looking for: a California-based company offered franchises for upscale men’s barber shops. Plesnarski’s new business, 18/8 Fine Men’s Salon, opened in May and now pampers patrons at its location in Town Brookhaven. He says 18/8 isn’t just any barber shop. His salon offers customers complimentary servings of beer or wine, hair coloring, shaves with straight-edge razors, manicures, scalp massages and facials. “My market is the executives, athletes, metrosexuals, who are concerned about their appearance and how they look in the marketplace,” he said. “I do not compete with low-cost, fast-cut barbershops. I get a lot of their customers. We’re in the business of fixing $10 haircuts.” The response since he opened last May has been good enough that he’s talking about opening a second shop in Sandy Springs or Buckhead. He says he’s enjoying working with his staff and customers in his new enterprise. One thing he hasn’t had to learn yet is how to cut hair.
Lee Durham claims four startups on his resume. His latest is a Sandy Springs-based marketing company called Global Mobile. It’s designed to provide advertizing through cellphones and connect businesses to nearby customers. “It’s all community based,” said the 54-year-old, who is owner and CEO of the company. Durham began his career in marketing and sales with Atlanta media companies. Durham started his latest company Jan. 1, 2014, basing it on work he’d begun developing through another startup company that he had sold. “My wife calls it Idea No. 28,” he said. Mobile Global works on smartphones, Durham said, but it isn’t an app. Instead, it uses text messages to deliver ads to phone users who seek information, Durham said. Customers headed to a store might check Global Mobile for any coupons available for shopping there. Or customers might ask for information on shops in the immediate area. “It works because smartphones have finally hit critical mass,” Durham said. At the same time, businesses are looking for ways to use smartphones to reach their customers. “Advertisers want to get to mobile media,” Durham said. For now, Durham is concentrating on promoting the idea behind Global Mobile. Asked if he thought he’ll end up selling this company, too, he just smiled. “We want to build a solid business,” he said. “I think I know where this can go. It will make a lot of money for somebody bigger.”
For Morgan Maclellan, the first piece of his new business is the pizza. Your Pie was his favorite pizza place during his college days at the University of Georgia. He and his now-wife, Lisa, used to eat there regularly when they were studying for their undergraduate business degrees. A couple of years ago, when Morgan found he was bored by his office job and looking to change careers, he considered going back to grad school. Instead, he decided to spend the money on a Your Pie franchise of his own. “It just fit so many of my passions,” the 27-year-old said one recent afternoon as workmen made final touches on his new restaurant before its formal opening this month. “It [offered] a great way to be passionate about what you do, enjoy what you do, make money at a level you want.” “And be your own boss,” Lisa added. The second piece of his new business is its location. He and Lisa looked over various communities in metro Atlanta and were drawn to the Perimeter area because of the numbers – 100,000-plus employees, tens of thousands of families nearby, and more people coming. He says his Your Pie is the 21st in the country. To prepare to run it, he and Lisa learned how to toss pizza dough and properly bake pizza pies. He plans to hire 25 people, but he knows that in the beginning much of the work will fall to him. “I’ll cook. I’ll do it all,” the 27-year-old said. “I’m owner, team leader, general manager, team member ... I’m all that right now.”
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PERIMETER BUSINESS Kavali Plastic Surgery and Skin Renewal Center recently held a ribbon cutting attended by, from left, Patty Conway, Jillian Hall, City Councilman Gabe Sterling, Ali Wright, Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul, Pam Yochum, Dr. Carmen Kavali, Erik VanName, Tom Mahaffey, Marissa Benist, Jessy Heim, Lauren Duisberg and Suzanne Brown. The center is located at 6045 Barfield Road, Suite 100, in Sandy Springs. Regions Bank, at 121 West Paces Ferry Road in Buckhead, celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting on Dec. 15. Front row, from left, Laurie Popwell, Thea Chamberlin, Rebecca Stowe, Buckhead Coalition President Sam Massell, Hope Nettles, Bill Linginfelter, Holly Bagby and Sherrie Addington. Back row, from left, Winston Groat, Michelle Walters, Rebecca Brubaker, Jerry White, Dave Olson, David Smith, Les Lambert, Mal Fagan and Joe Petriccione. The Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce helped celebrate the newly renovated LifeSouth Community Blood Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 9. Attendees included John Andrews, Makea Bess, Quennell Watson, Lisa Leonard-Jones, Stefan Macdonald, Kim Edwards, Nancy Eckert, LifeSouth president and CEO, City Councilmen Denny Shortal and Jim Riticher, Policeman Frank Sommo, Kevin Mannino and Stephanie Snodgrass, Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce president and CEO. The center is at 4891 Ashford Dunwoody Road.
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PT Solutions, providing physical therapy treatments and programs, recently held a ribbon cutting, attended by employees, friends and family, including, Neil Wiesenfeld, Kellee Chassner, Adam Hughes, Tracy Petriccione, Carlos Johnson, Derek Little, Erin McGonegal, Adrienne Colman, Paul Muchnik, Bridget Walker and Daniel Pernell. The office is located at 227 Sandy Springs Place, Suite 414, in Sandy Springs.
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As rumors continued about which building Mercedes-Benz USA would choose for its new American headquarters, one thing was settled: Mercedes USA will settle eventually in Sandy Springs. “The governor made it official [Jan. 13],” Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul said. “We’re the recipient of one of the world’s great brands. Now we can really celebrate.” Before theannouncement of the Sandy Springs location, MercedesBenz USA had said it would move its U.S. headquarters in Montvale, N.J., to a “Central Perimeter” area that even
could include Alpharetta. Mayor Paul says it was that quality of life, along with schools and easy access to MARTA that ultimately led the company to Sandy Springs. “They talked about lifestyle, quality of life, workforce,” he said. “They’re looking for highly skilled workers.” The Atlanta Business Chronicle reported that Mercedes was negotiating to rent office space in Dunwoody for about two years while it builds a new headquarters on one of several sites in Sandy Springs. Paul said city officials had known for a few months that a big company
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was looking to move to Sandy Springs, but they didn’t know who it was until a few weeks ago. “Mercedes just wasn’t on the list of perspective companies we thought it could be,” he said. “We were very excited [to find out it was Mercedes] and a little surprised.” Paul said that while the company is receiving some state and county incentives, Mercedes hasn’t yet asked for any specific local incentives. “They’ve indicated some things, and we’re committed to being a good partner,” he said. According to an Atlanta Journal-
Constitution report, incentives offered by the state of Georgia to lure Mercedes-Benz USA to Georgia total about $23 million, or more than $24,000 a job, if the company adds 950 jobs.
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about the Brickery and feeding this community that has come in year after year – I’ve clearly seen the difference between 65 and 75. I know what 75 looks like, so we really have to ask ourselves the question, ‘are we fit and functional for another long-term deal?’” Sally Alterman thinks that they are. “We are still motivated, energized and very much on a daily basis intrigued by still being in this business.” Or, the Altermans might be able to remain in the same spot, once it’s redeveloped. “The developer has shown some interest in us, but there’s some logistical issues with that,” Bruce Alterman said. “They would need the building back [to redevelop the space] and it could take a year before we end up with a new space. I don’t know if that’s realistic.” But Bruce Alterman says one thing is certain – they are aggressively looking at Sandy Springs locations. “Sandy Springs is our home,” Sally Alterman said. “This is where our base is.” The Altermans attribute the Brickery’s longevity to the Sandy Springs community, the made-from-scratch food and their business know-how. “How does an independent restaurant compete against the size of the chains? We outsmall them,” Bruce Alterman said. “Our salad dressings don’t come out of a bucket, they start with a knife and a recipe.” He said that customer service and knowing how to run a business are also major factors. “If you put a plan in the right environment, it grows,” he said. “We have the right procedures in place. Our product happens to be great food.” Sally Alterman added, “When we opened, we gave [the community] a space, gave them great food. But the customers made it what it is. All the people that go
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to the United Methodist Church, they think it’s their place because they come in and see their neighbors. All the parents from North Springs High School, the City Council, all of those people think it’s their place. They really gave the personality to the restaurant.” The Altermans say that if they move, there will be some tweaks. For example, they’d like to add private rooms for events such as wedding rehearsals and Shabbat dinners. “On a weekly basis, we have to turn down large parties,” said Sally Alterman, who runs the catering side of the business, and says that is where the business has expanded, rather than an attempt at running more than one restaurant simultaneously. “Catering was not part of the business plan,” she said. “It just sort of evolved. It started with phone calls, ‘will you’ and ‘can you.’ It’s been a great adjunct. ‘You can do the second restaurant with the second wife,’ I tell Bruce. The catering has been the vehicle for growth as opposed to the second landlord, the second location.” And, the couple maintains that whatever happens, they will never get too comfortable. “We never think we’ve made it; we never look back and say ‘look how great’ because then you lose your focus,” Sally Alterman said. “We never take it for granted,” Bruce Alterman said.
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shop offers information on the latest treatments for advanced breast cancer. Kristina Bowen, MD, of Georgia Cancer Specialists, will present. Free. Dinner served. Space is limited. RSVP to 404-8431880. For members of the Cancer Support Community, 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Suite C-225, Atlanta, 30342. Visit: www.cscatlanta.org for additional details.
Movement Workshop Saturday, Feb. 7, 12:30-2:30 p.m. –
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pital hosts a community blood drive at its Atlanta campus. Donors receive a free T-shirt and free parking. You must be healthy, weigh at least 110 pounds and are 17 years or older. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call Mandy Snavely at 770-667-4010 or via email: mandy.snavely@northside.com. Northside Hospital, Doctors’ Centre, 980 Johnson Ferry Rd., NE, Ground Floor, Classroom B, Atlanta, 30342.
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Wednesday, Jan. 28, 6-8:15 p.m. – The Sandy Springs Police Department offers a free class to help parents and their new (or soon to be) teen drivers ages 14-16. Topics include: Joshua’s Law; parent coaching; teen responsibility; occupant protection; crash dynamics. Registration prior to class required. A parent must accompany each teen. For more information or a registration form, email: sandyspringsteens@gmail.com or call 770-551-6900. 7840 Roswell Rd., Suite 301, Sandy Springs, 30350.
SAT Practice Saturday, Jan. 31, 1-4:45 p.m. – The
new, harder SAT aligned to the Common Core will debut in spring 2016. C2 Education offers a practice test and feedback to help students in middle school to 10th grade prepare. Free and open to the public. Registration recommended by going to: www.c2educate.com and enter “free test Buckhead” in Search. Call 404-8143500 or email: amy.alexander@fultoncountyga.gov for additional information. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305.
Murder Mystery Saturday, Jan. 31, 1:30-4 p.m. – Help
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Exceptional Adventures Saturday, Jan. 31, 5:30-8 p.m. – The Exceptional Adventures Activity Club brings special needs kids ages 4-12 together for some fun! Siblings can, and are encouraged to, participate. Program maintains a 1:4 staff to child ratio and is led by special education and adapted P.E. teachers. Held monthly. $10, plus $5 activity fee per child. Hammond Park Gymnastics Center, 705 Hammond Dr., Sandy Springs, 30328. Register by visiting: www.sandyspringsga.gov/registration. Call 770-730-5600 to learn more.
Poster Contest Monday, Feb. 2, 10 a.m. – Kids, submit
original artwork celebrating African American history and culture to be displayed in the library! The theme is “A Century of Black Life, History and Culture.” Highlight an individual or a cultural achievement. Open to children in grades K-8. Winners chosen. Contest continues through Feb. 28. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: comments@ co.fulton.ga.us or call 404-814-3500 with questions.
Movie Night Tuesday, Feb. 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m. – Join other families and watch a movie at the library! Film announced one week prior to screening. Light snacks provided. Appropriate for all ages. Free, and the public is welcome. Open to the first 20 participants. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-848-7140 for details and to register.
Father-Daughter Dance Saturday, Feb. 7, 6-8 p.m. – Join other
dads and daughters at the sixth annual dance. Enjoy a DJ, contests, games, refreshments and snacks, raffles and goodie bags. $35/fatherdaughter; $10 each additional daughter. Open to all girls in grades K-5 attending school in Sandy Springs. Spalding Drive Elementary School, 130 W. Spalding Dr., NE, Sandy Springs, 30328. Visit: www.sandyspringsga.gov/registration to sign up. For further information, call 770-730-5600.
The Ugly Duckling Sunday, Feb. 8, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. – Lightwire Theater brings their cutting-edge technology, moving sculpture, and dance to the Marcus Jewish Community Center Atlanta, as they present Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling” and Aesop’s Fable “The Tortoise and the Hare.” Ideal for ages 4-10. Tickets: $10-$20. Additional performance, Feb. 8, 2-4 p.m. Morris & Rae Frank Theatre, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. To find out more, visit: www.atlantajcc.org/boxoffice or call 678-812-4002.
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woody High School Community Association hosts “Wildcat Royale - A Night at the Club.” Enjoy food, dancing, a live auction, poker tournament and other games. Proceeds go toward improvements at the school. $100 per person.
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Cathedral Antiques Show Thursday, Feb. 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. –
Browse period furniture, jewelry, art and accessories ranging from 17th-century antiques to mid-century modern pieces, gathered under one roof. Net proceeds benefit Covenant House Georgia. Photography, strollers, large bags, and outside food and beverages are prohibited. Continues Feb. 6, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. and Feb. 7, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Rd., Atlanta, 30305. To buy tickets to the show’s events and find out more, go to: www.cathedralantiques.org.
Tartan Trot Saturday, Feb. 7, 8:30 a.m. – St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church holds its ninth annual 5K/10K Tartan Trot, benefiting local and global outreach efforts. 1-mile run, 8 a.m.; Tot Trot, 9:45 a.m. Both 5 and 10K are Peachtree qualifiers. $35, $40 race day; $20 for 1-mile. Awards, long-sleeved t-shirts for entrants. Leashed dogs, walkers and strollers welcome. Rain or shine. Vehicle parking in Dunwoody Village; shuttle buses available. Post-race party with food, music, door prizes and or cake/pie for winners. 1978 Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. To register or to learn more, go to: www.tartantrot. com.
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The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe Thursday, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m. – Galloway
Theatre Company presents its winter production “The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe,” a two-act adaptation about four children’s adventures in the magical land of Narnia. Tickets: $10. Additional shows, Jan. 30, 7:30; Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2 p.m. In the Chaddick Center for the Arts, Black Box Studio Theatre, 215 West Wieuca Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30342. For information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.gallowayschool.org.
The Elephant Man Friday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m. – Act3 Productions presents the “Elephant Man,” based on the life of John Merrick, a horribly deformed person with a dream of becoming a man just like any other. Tickets, $10-$23; purchased at: www.act3productions.org. Continues through Feb. 14. Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8. 6285-R Roswell Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 770-2411905 with questions.
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The 15th annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival kicks off Jan. 28 at participating local theaters and runs through Feb. 19, with more than 100 screenings on the schedule. The festival will open with “Above and Beyond,” a documentary produced by Nancy Spielberg (director Steven Spielberg’s sister) about the creation of the Israeli Air Force. Another anticipated film is “24 Days,” a harrowing tale of the kidnapping, torture and murder of a young Frenchman by a youth gang in Paris. The closing night film will be “Theodore Bikel: In the Shoes of Sholom Aleichem,” a portrait of the beloved actor and performer. Gabriel Wardell, film evaluation cochair for the festival, described the quality of this year’s films as “very high.” “There was plenty of heated discussion and passion about the films among the committee,” Wardell said. “I think the slate we have is interesting and engaging.” Wardell said the committee of more than a dozen people started watching movies in May. Committee members watched hundreds of films to narrow down the selections for this year’s festival,
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“24 Days,” about the kidnapping and torture of a young French-Moroccan Jew, will screen at this year’s festival.
which is the second largest in the country. Another sellout is expected, so film lovers are encouraged to buy their tickets early, which went on sale Jan. 11. “I’m excited,” said Sandy Springs resident Gail Cohn. “This festival is a fantastic event with films that focus on subjects of human interest, educate the public about cultural issues, art, cinema – the panorama of life.” Cohn is one of the festival volunteers involved in this year’s guest programming committee, responsible for identifying the appropriate guest speakers who introduce the films to the audience. These speakers attempt to create an interest in the film by sharing with the audience some details about the movie without giving away the plot, she said.
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Ellen Stein, also of Sandy Springs, said having a presenter introduce each film helps enhance the movie experience. “I was very impressed with the quality and variety of the films last year,” she said. “I went to 20 movies. That was the first time I had participated so fully in the AJFF.” Phyllis Abramson said she tries to attend the festival every year, and typically goes to places near her such as the Tara Cinema and the theater at the Woodruff Arts Center. “The festival offers a great diversity of movies focusing on themes of humanity, not only on Jewish subjects, but taps into areas of interest to the community at large,” she said. For ticket information, film lineup and venues, visit ajff.org.
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When the Rotary Club of Sanry’s weekly lunch meeting, with pardy Springs’ Vocational Director Jim ents and family members, their teacher Buckler passed away or coach introduca few years ago, his ing the student, and Do you know an organization or replacement, Daniethe student receiving individual making a difference la Schmidt, said she the award. wanted to honor his Schmidt has since in our community? Email dedication to young moved to Germany, editor@reporternewspapers.net people. but Fulton School As Schmidt beBoard and Rotary gan talking with different people, inmember Julia Bernath has taken the cluding Buckler’s wife, members of the program lead. She said the program Education Force of Sandy Springs and provides inspiration and motivation. the principal of North Springs Charter “Rotary provides such a wonderHigh, she finally reached Kira Willis, ful opportunity to recognize these stuthe school’s graduation coach. dents who have worked so diligently “She had the idea of recognizing to stay on track,” Bernath said. students that normally are not recog“Inviting them to Rotary gives our nized because they are not the best acclub an opportunity to see the students ademically, or in sport, or in other arwho are directly impacted by their efeas, but that made a difference in their forts, and it gives the schools a chance life,” Schmidt wrote in an email. to recognize these special students and “She said that there are a lot of stutheir parents. This experience also aldents that struggle because of differlows the students and their parents to ent reasons, some drop out of school, see how they are valued in the comsome have problems at home, some munity, which would inspire them to struggle academically, some do not continue on with their education.” come to school on a regular basis – Sally Wyeth, communications manbut some of these students happen to ager for Rotary, agrees. make a turnaround,” Schmidt contin“This is one of the Rotary Club ued. of Sandy Springs’ favorite youth proSo the Rotary designed the 180 Degrams because it allows the Rotagree Program, which recognizes North ry Club of Sandy Springs a chance Springs students, appointed by their to meet these young adults in person teachers or coaches, who have made and to offer encouragement,” she said. positive changes in their lives. “This may be the first time some of Two students are recognized at a these teenagers have attended a Rotatime, four times a year, with the first ry meeting or have been recognized in two students honored in May 2013. a special ceremony for something they The students are invited to the Rotahave accomplished.”
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Local veterans who served in France to receive highest honor BY BILL HENDRICK You don’t have to see many dead bodies sprawled all around you to realize you could be one, too, at any instant, but as a soldier, you just have to “keep on going and do your job,” William B. Johnson said. Johnson, 90, lives in Brookhaven. He remembers names of men he fought with and some who died as if he had lunch with them just a few days ago, instead of 70 years in the past. “I was within 50 feet of John Medo of California, working on a communications line, when a mortar hit, killing him with a piece of shrapnel in the spine,”
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Korea and Vietnam. He flew 35 missions in World War II and 50 more in Korea. “I pushed my luck,” he laughs. “And I don’t think I deserve this great honor. What’s going on in France now is just another indication of their ability to survive.” In his missions over Europe, Chandler says, “we were shot up a lot but we got back, once on two engines. We made an emergency landing.” And he was one of the first Americans to see “too close” the brand-new German jet fighter planes, which started flying too late to affect the war’s outcome. “It was amazing,” he says. “It just went ‘whoosh.’ And there were two of them.” Blackston, who was wounded twice, has three daughters and eight grandchil-
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dren and has been married since 1949. Pittman’s wife is one year younger than he is. They had no children. Johnson has two children and two grandchildren, and Chandler four children, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Which makes him wonder about all the people who wouldn’t be here, including himself, had they not been fortunate in World War II and previous conflicts. More than 400,000 Americans died in the war. Chandler’s father was wounded and left for dead on a battlefield in France in World War I. A grandfather, a Confederate soldier, was wounded and left for dead after the Second Battle of Bull Run in 1862. “Life is fickle,” he says. “You never know what is around the corner. And what it means.”
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Standout Student Student Profile: Haley Vincent The Westminster Schools, junior Like most high school students, Haley Vincent loves to travel. Instead of spring break trips to relax at the beach or to tour colleges, however, the Westminster Schools junior travels to India, where she works with victims of human trafficking. After reading “Half the Sky,” a book that discusses different women’s rights issues around the world, her freshman year, Haley realized her passion for women’s rights. While there were many issues in the book, sex trafficking had the biggest impact on Haley. “I realized that the girls in the industry were so young, and this could’ve easily happened to me,” she said, “and I felt like it was my responsibility to help end it.” To pursue her passion for social justice, Haley began working with various organizations and nonprofit companies. This past summer, she worked as an intern at youthSpark, an organization in Atlanta that seeks to inspire change and social justice. Her work there ranged from organizing baby clothes for teen mothers to designing flyers. “I was impressed with Haley’s level of involvement in her community and her commitment to being a global citizen, particularly at a young age,” said Allison Hood, one of Haley’s supervisors at youthSpark. “She was a great asset to the team, producing quality work on the same level as our college interns.” In addition, Haley served at WellSpring Living, a small Christian aftercare home for girls who are victims of sex trafficking. She sometimes had the opportunity to work directly with the girls, an experience that Haley says reminds her “how important this issue really is.” For the past two spring breaks, Haley has traveled to Kolkata, India, with Peachtree Presbyterian Church to work with victims of trafficking. There, her mission group works with the International Justice Mission’s Kolkata field office and at two aftercare homes, Mahima and Sunlaap. “It’s a life-changing experience that lets me meet victims of trafficking, and the amazing men and women fighting against the issue,” she said. For Haley, the most important part of the trip is forming relationships with the girls. Her first year, Haley recalls meeting a girl
at Mahima. The girl, who had endured three brutal years of sex trafficking, was skittish and timid, and Haley recalls helping her slowly rebuild some of her self-confidence. The next year, Haley encountered the same girl, and she greeted Haley with a huge hug and a smile. “I couldn’t believe someone who had endured so much in her life could come out so happy,” Haley said. “She was determined to move on.” In addition to fighting sex trafficking overseas, Haley also does work in the local community for women’s rights. Haley started and is the co-president of the Gender Equality and Relations club at Westminster. Through G.E.A.R, she raises awareness about sex trafficking. Last year, she helped put together a school assembly to educate students about this issue. She is also a member of Street Grace Speaker’s Bureau, a local organization that works to prevent domestic minor sex trafficking. This group provides her with public speaking opportunities. “It’s so important to keep talking about [human trafficking] because once people find out about it, they want to do something,” Haley said.
What’s Next: Right now, Haley is busy finishing up high school. In the future, she hopes to pursue a career in the nonprofit sector and would love to fight for women’s rights and possibly even start her own nonprofit organization. This article was prepared by Liam Kirchner, a student at Marist.
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EDUCATION Pace Academy partners with civil rights center
Rep. Tom Taylor, left, and Sen. Fran Millar speak to the Dunwoody Homeowners Association on Jan. 11 regarding the issue of creating new city school districts.
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From left, Center for Civil and Human Rights Director of Educational Strategies Dina Bailey, Pace Academy Director of Diversity Rick Holifield, and Center for Civil and Human Rights CEO Doug Shipman.
Pace Academy has joined forces with the Center for Civil and Human Rights, a relationship that marks the center’s BR IEFS first affiliate partnership. The multi-year agreement will create a collaborative environment between the center and Pace’s faculty, staff and students, providing opportunities in education, special programming, customized experiences and professional development.
Downes to head athletics at Westminster Schools The Westminster Schools has named Tim Downes, director of athletics and recreation at Emory University, as the school’s next athletic director. Downes will succeed Rusty Hudson, who has worked in the athletics department at Westminster since 1997 and will retire at the end of the 2014-15 school year. “We are immensely grateful to Rusty Hudson for his significant contributions to Westminster’s athletic program, and there is no doubt that Tim Downes will continue building upon this impressive legacy,” Westminster president Keith Evans said. “Tim brings a track record of success in nurturing the athletic and academic achievements of studentathletes and a genuine passion for Westminster. We are absolutely thrilled he will be joining us beginning July 1.” Tim Downes
Taylor brings back legislation to allow independent city school districts BY ELLEN ELDRIDGE
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Rep. Tom Taylor admits his proposal to allow creation of more city school districts faces a tough time in the Legislature. “It’s going to take some heavy lifting,” Taylor said when he and Sen. Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody) spoke to the Dunwoody Homeowners Association on Jan. 11. Because the proposal, called HR 4, calls for an amendment to the state Constitution, 120 votes are needed in the House of Representatives. “120 votes is a high bar,” Taylor said. “We have 23 new members, which are unknowns. It’s more about having 120 people who are going to vote for the bill present on the floor at a given time.” Taylor said a hearing on the proposal – revised and expanded from a similar plan Taylor sponsored in the last legislative session – has been set up for the first week of February with the Education Committee. Taylor has revised his plan to extend to the entire state the possibility of creating new city school systems. His original bill called for starting new systems only in cities created since 2005, or adjacent cities. Taylor said last year he thought that a limited bill had a better chance of winning legislative approval, but has said in recent public meetings that other cities didn’t want to be left out. The proposal must win 120 votes in the Georgia House of Representatives and 38 votes in the Georgia Senate before it can be placed before the voters in 2016. In Dunwoody, the plan has won strong support, especially among parents who are critical of the DeKalb County schools. During the Dunwoody City Council meeting Jan. 12, Councilman Denny Shortal recommended a vote showing council support for the bill remain its own item so members could voice their support publicly rather than moving it to the consent agenda. “It’s just that important,” Shortal said. The Georgians for Local Area School Systems group, co-founded by Dunwoody resident Erika Harris, wants to create smaller school systems to help better manage finances, develop programming to meet student needs and increase graduation rates overall. She argues the DeKalb school district is simply too big. Harris says the independent city school district, Decatur City Schools, has a graduation rate of 94 percent for its 4,200 students, while the DeKalb school system has a 59 percent graduation rate for its 98,000 students. Taylor and many Dunwoody residents believe passing the Independent School System bill will help get DeKalb County headed toward a position where its graduates can compete in the workforce. “I don’t think there’s one thing we’re going to do all year as important as this,” Shortal said. “It’s a win-win.”
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Dougal said in a press release. “It is a benefit for members to have this expanded center paired with the support of our wellness coaches.” Still to come in the next phase of renovations will be a teen center and a new play center for children to use while their parents work out. Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis, on hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony, said he was pleased the city is partnering with the Y on some programs. “In the city of Brookhaven, if you’re going to summer camp this year it’s a Y summer camp,” he told the packed house gathered for the event. “It’s a huge deal for us. Blackburn Park, Lynwood Park and Briarwood Park are all going to be hosts to Y summer camps.” Y Board Chairman Jim Redovian said the Cowart Y is available for more partnerships. “The Y is looking to do whatever we can do to partner with all the five cities that we’re involved with,” he said. “We’re right here in the middle of it; we can do all kinds of things for the cities, just like Mayor Davis said, that are hard for cities to do.” Davis said that for him, the Y is a family tradition. “My family’s name is on the wall,” he
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Left, renovations to the YMCA include two group exercise studios, a new lobby and entrance, and an elevator. Right, Hope Swing, left, and her mom Holly, like what they see.
said. “I’ve been coming here since high school. My kids come here and utilize the programs. To have a Y of this caliber in the middle of our city is a great asset. We’re just so happy about this.” Dunwoody resident Bob Dallas, who sits on the Y board and also serves as Dunwoody Planning Commission chair, said that Y partnerships are beneficial for residents. “The partnerships that we’re able to provide with the cities – those of us who were advocating for cities – that is what we were hop-
ing for,” he said. Dallas said the Y serves residents of Brookhaven, Dunwoody, Sandy Springs, Doraville and Chamblee, and members represent each city about equally. “What a gem for our community,” said Dunwoody Mayor Mike Davis, who attended the renovation ceremony. “I wish this was in Dunwoody.” Dallas added, “It’s about as close as you can get to Dunwoody without being in Dunwoody.” Brookhaven resident Holly Swing
said that with their busy schedules, she and her daughter, Hope, haven’t used the facility much in the past, but the renovations make them want to come more. “It’s so light and airy, it makes you feel like you want to be in here,” she said. “I can’t wait until the improvements have made their way all through the building.” Her daughter, Hope, said she hopes to take part in the gymnastics and swimming programs. “I like it,” Hope said. “It’s really kid friendly.”
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High court hears arguments in Neuman murder conviction BY PAT FOX The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments Jan. 20 on whether convicted murderer Hemy Neuman should be granted a new trial based on defense claims his conviction was secured through improper testimony. At the heart of the decision will be whether the records of consultants – in this case, mental health experts – fall within the scope of attorney-client privilege if they are working as agents for the defense. Neuman was convicted in the 2010 shooting death of Russell Sneiderman, 36, after the father of two had dropped off his 3-year-old son at a Dunwoody day care center. Prosecutors described the shooting as a fatal step in an ill-fated love affair Neuman had been having with Sneiderman’s wife, Andrea. Neuman pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Two medical experts testified on his behalf, both concluding Neuman was unable to distinguish right from wrong at the time of the shooting. The state produced two medical experts who concluded the contrary, and that the symptoms and behaviors he reported were inconsistent with mental illness.
Police Blotter From police reports dated Jan. 1 through Jan. 14 The following information was pulled from Brookhaven’s Police-2Citizen Portal Event Search website and is presumed to be accurate.
ROBBERY 1300 block of North Cliff Valley Way—
formation from the first consultants to In arguments becontrast it from that fore the Supreme later presented by Court, Neuman’s medical experts who lawyer, J. Scott Key, testified for the desaid the trial court fense in court. violated attorneyThe argument client privilege by alappeared to have lowing prosecutors struck a chord with to subpoena files the court. Justices refrom two mental peatedly asked Anna health consultants, Cross, representing Dr. Peter Thomas the DeKalb Counand Dr. Julie Rand ty District AttorDorney, who were ney’s Office, how a hired by the defense defense attorney can Hemy Neuman to interview Neuhope to build a case man in the early stages of the case. if he or she risks uncovering, then sharThe subpoenas were granted, Key ing, damaging evidence that could later said, in spite of the fact the defense had be used against his client. no intention of calling either consultant Cross countered that the consultants as a witness in the trial. were not serving as strict agents for the Key said the consultants were used defense. If they had been hired to help purely in the exploratory process for the interpret answers to the attorney’s quesdefense to evaluate how it would present tions, that would be one thing, she said, its case. The consultants were acting as but the attorney wasn’t present for the agents of the defense attorney and their interviews. files should fall within the statute of atFurther, she said, Neuman had signed torney-client privilege, he said. a waiver for the interviews acknowledgKey charged prosecutors used the ining that they were not private.
AUTO TH EFT 1800
block of Skyland Road—On Jan. 1 and Jan. 9, theft by taking auto was reported.
3900
block of Peachtree Road—On Jan. 2, theft by taking auto was reported.
1300
block of Brixworth Place—On Jan. 7, theft by taking auto was reported.
3800
block of Peachtree Road—On Jan. 10, theft by taking auto was reported.
On Jan. 1, a strong-arm robbery at a residence was reported; On Jan. 10, a strong-arm robRead more of the bery in the street Police Blotter online at www.reporternewspapers.net was reported. block of Briarwood Road—On Jan. 2, a robbery in the street with a gun was reported.
1700
2200
block of North Druid Hills Road—On Jan. 9, robbery of a business with a gun was reported.
3500
block of Buford Highway—On Jan. 13, a strong-arm robbery of a business was reported.
2800
block of Buford Highway—On Jan. 14, a robbery in the street with a gun was reported.
BURGLA RY 3000
block Clairmont Road—On Jan. 9, burglary of a residence was reported.
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Cross also dismissed Key’s charges that prosecutors secured Neuman’s conviction based on perjured testimony of Andrea Sneiderman – who claimed there had been no affair with Neuman. The state’s case, she said, weighed more heavily on phone records, a rental car receipt, eyewitness testimony and physical evidence. “I believe the state made every effort to encourage [Andrea Sneiderman] to be truthful,” Cross said. Following the hearing, Cross referred all questions to the DeKalb County DA’s office. Key, on the other hand, told reporters he was encouraged, saying he thinks the justices understand how serious the issue of attorney-client privilege is. “There’s an expectation that it is sacred,” he said. Esther Panitch, a lawyer who represented the Sneiderman family during the trial, said the state may have made a harmless error in securing the consultants’ testimony, but the overwhelming evidence backs up the Neuman conviction. “Hemy Neuman has a lot of time on his hands,” she said. “He’s as sophisticated a Narcissus as I’ve ever encountered.”
4100 block of Dyouville Trace— On Jan. 12, theft by taking auto was reported.
AS S AULT 2500
block of Caldwell Road—On Jan. 1, simple battery was reported.
1800
block of Corporate Boulevard— On Jan. 1, battery was reported and an arrest was made.
1700
block of Briarwood Road—On Jan. 2, aggravated assault with a weapon was reported and an arrest for battery of a family member was made.
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block of North Cliff Valley Way—On Jan. 4, battery was reported.
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