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‘Dream’ program PHOTOS BY PHIL MOSIER

The city of Sandy Springs held a “Dream” program on Jan. 19, honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The event also featured musical performances, Keynote Speaker Alexis Scott, and a presentation of the city’s 2015 Humanitarian Award.

Left, Karen Ellis, city financial director, and her daughter Gracie, 6, listen to Mayor Rusty Paul.

Below, MaryAnn Badovinac directs the Spalding Drive Charter Elementary School’s Show Choir.

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Two long-time local businesses consider moving

BY ANN MARIE QUILL

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The Punchline Comedy Club moved into its location in the Balconies shopping plaza in 1982. The Brickery restaurant moved in right across Hilderbrand Drive in 1992.

Decades later, the two establishments off Roswell Road are fixtures in the Sandy Springs community. They are also exploring moves as a direct reaction to plans for new development in the area.

On Jan. 8, the comedy club’s owners announced that they would be moving from their location by April.

“We’re exploring a range of options,” Punchline co-owner Jamie Bendall said.

“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 pursing will allow us to be able to stay.”

The Punchline, the metro area’s longest running comedy club, has a storied history, with hunTo read more about the dreds of picBrickery’s move, see tures lining its the Perimeter Business walls of persection, page 7. formers who have worked there, including now big-name comics such as Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie MurSEE TWO, PAGE 4

‘Mom’ and ‘dad’ to many receive city’s Humanitarian Award

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Betty Klein says every time she answers her phone, she hears “hey, mom” on the other end. That’s just the odds. Klein and her husband, Phil, have helped raise more than 60 foster children during the last 24 years.

The couple, residents of Sandy Springs for 45 years, were awarded the city’s 2015 Humanitarian Award at its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at City Hall on Jan. 19.

The Kleins were asked by the Department of Family and Children Services to become foster parents when word got around about their visits to Grady Hospital where they would “spend hours rocking babies who had no other loving arms around them,” Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul said as he introduced the couple.

“Phil and Betty provided a home to a racially diverse group

of children, some dealing with chronic and terminal illnesses, who had been shunned by society,” Paul continued. “They have lived up to the true calling of their creed.”

Paul referred to the Jewish term Tikkun Olam, or repairing the world. The Kleins are longtime members of Temple Sinai in Sandy Springs, where they have logged many volunteer hours, he said.

“Twenty-four years ago Betty said our home is too quiet,” Phil Klein said. “I had no idea what that would lead to. We just never stopped raising a family. I have no regrets.”

Betty Klein introduced several of her children while accepting the award: “Khonteria is a sophomore at North Springs Charter High School. Khonteria came to live with us at 1 SEE MOM, PAGE 20

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Phil and Betty Klein received the city’s 2015 Humanitarian Award from Mayor Rusty Paul.

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Fulton officials see problems with county’s management, but say they look forward to improvements

BY ANN MARIE QUILL AND JOE EARLE Fulton County faces a management with the new commission, which was problem because too many county ofsworn in Jan. 7. ficials are in interim jobs, according to The new commissioners give GeorDistrict 2 Commissioner Bob Ellis. gia’s most populous county one of the “I don’t know of any NFL team most diverse assemblages of elected offithat’s won a Super Bowl with an intercials in the state, he said. The new sevenim coach,” Ellis told member commission members of the Sanis composed of four dy Springs Rotamen and three wom“We’ve had a hard time ry Club during their en. Four members are balancing our budget Jan. 12 meeting. “We black and three are have an interim counwhite. without dipping into ty manager, we have The new election our fund balance.” an interim director districts shifted powof facilities, an interer within the counim director of IT, an ty. The commission – BOB ELLIS interim director of liincludes a commisDISTRICT 2 COMMISSIONER braries, an interim sioner who repredirector of arts and sents Buckhead and culture.” a portion of Sandy Ellis said the Springs, and two othcounty has “a lot of good folks” in these ers who represent communities in the positions, but that they need to be emnorthern end of the county, including powered to do their jobs. He said a perportions of Sandy Springs. They are exmanent county manager would run Fulpected to increase the influence of the ton more efficiently. northern end of the county.

Meanwhile, County Commission Ellis said the new districts will change Chairman John Eaves predicts “some the way the commission approaches ispositive things are going to happen” sues. “I think that’s going to bring a

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District 2 Commissioner Bob Ellis addresses the Sandy Springs Rotary Club.

more balanced perspective,” he said.

Ellis, whose new district takes in the western part of Sandy Springs outside the Perimeter, said a lot of Fulton County’s problems have manifested themselves because the county is “complex,” with needs that vary among the northern, southern and central portions.

“We’ve had a hard time balancing our budget without dipping into our fund balance,” he said, “or during this past year raising taxes. We’ve not been the most functional governmental body.”

Some immediate challenges for Fulton, Ellis said, include finalizing the budget by the end of the month, and restoring libraries’ operating hours to past hours of operations.

Last spring, the county’s library system cut back hours in an effort to save money. The library system had to cut $5 million from its budget because of reductions in library funding from the county.

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County Commission Chairman John Eaves discussed library cuts.

The system laid off part-time employees and closed all but two of the county’s 33 library branches on Fridays.

Eaves told the Buckhead group that he “learned the hard way” that the county’s libraries are popular. “When we cut the library hours, our citizens weren’t going to have that,” he said. “They were used to going [to the libraries] on Fridays. When we cut the hours, we got an earful from our residents.”

After the public outcry, some library branches restored hours they were open. Using money raised through a bond issue, existing library branches are being renovated and improved, Eaves said. In February or March, he said, changes will “make our libraries very, very vibrant.”

Eaves also said county officials have no plans to replace the Buckhead Library. A proposal seven years ago to replace the branch angered residents who wanted to preserve the facility’s architecture, he said.

“The Buckhead Library is an architectural gem,” Eaves said.

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COMMUNITY Sandy Springs Public Works Department honored as ‘agency of the year’ The Sandy Springs Public Works Department has been named Agency of the Year by the Georgia Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. The award is intended to recognize governmental or quasi-governmental agencies that have made significant transportation improvements B RIEFS in their area of jurisdiction during the previous 12 months.

“We are very proud of this accomplishment,” said Sandy Springs City Manager John McDonough in a press release. “Customer service, in this case, by way of transportation improvements, is a top priority for the city. Our Public Works team works hard on our community’s behalf, and it is good news to see they are recognized by their peers for these efforts.”

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Sandy Springs has named James Tolbert as assistant city manager for Planning and Neighborhood Services. Tolbert joins the city from Charlottesville, VA, where he served as director of the Department of Neighborhood Services. Tolbert also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture, Department of Urban and Regional Planning.

Prior to his role with Charlottesville, Tolbert guided planning and development for the cities of Albany, GA; Columbus, GA; Myrtle Beach, SC; Gatlinburg, TN; and Opelika, AL. Tolbert was previously a member of the Albany Dougherty Planning Commission and served as city administrator for LaFayette, AL. As a member of the city’s senior management team, Tolbert will oversee Community Development, Recreation and Parks, and Neighborhood Outreach Services, as well as assist with strategic planning and special projects. Assistant City Manager Bryant Poole will continue oversight of the city’s Public Works and Capital Improvement Programs.

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Rotary Club of Sandy Springs member Jane C. Barwick was recently sworn in as a judge for Fulton County Superior Court, Atlanta Judicial Circuit. The ceremony was held at the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot in Atlanta, and Rotary members were there to support her. From left, Will MacArthur, Gene Jordan, Jane Barwick, Fred Ferrand, Fran Farias, Phil Farias and Jim Squire.

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Jamie Bendall, co-owner of the Punchine Comedy Club on Roswell Road, says the establishment is relocating.

Development means two local businesses consider moving CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ing ordinance on Jan. 20 to allow for phy, Richard Pryor and Jay smaller lot sizes for mixed-use develLeno. opments, which may clear the way for The Brickery also has become a the developer’s plans on the 5.11 acre neighborhood institution. It draws site. more than 400 customers on a FriNeither the Altermans nor Benday night. The restaurant has nearly dall see themselves as victims, though.

8,000 subscribers to its email blast of With plans for the City Center comweekly specials. Owner Bruce Altering along, the city is working to attract man says if the email doesn’t go out developers who will line Roswell Road promptly at 9 p.m. on a Sunday night, with a quality mix of retail, residential he gets dozens of phone calls asking units and office space. about it.

“It’s a reminder the only constant Bruce and his wife Sally say they are is change,” Bendall said. “Change in determined to keep the Brickery open Sandy Springs is driven by elected somewhere in Sanofficials trying to dy Springs, whethset the city on the er they have to move right path for suc“We’ve got the highest from their location cessive generations. confidence that the city because of develThat kind of development, are able to is going to make the right opment is distinct remain put a little from more tradidecisions. Can we be while longer, or even tional gentrification part of it? Stay tuned.” if they decide to find or economic oppora business partner tunism. to help with the “If it were some– BRUCE ALTERMAN transition. thing where the BRICKERY CO-OWNER For Bendall, the big, bad developer decision to move comes in and kicks isn’t a result of anyout mom and pop thing immediate happening in the shops, it would be different, but everyplaza where the Punchline is locatthing happening here is a concerted efed. Rather, it’s a reaction to nearby fort to benefit Sandy Springs. It makes planned developments. it easier to understand and want to be a With a seating capacity of 270, part of.”

“We have significant parking needs,” Sally Alterman stresses that she he said. With planning shows six and her husband are not victims. months in advance along “with “The handwriting has been on the some of the redevelopment going on wall for 10 years, that this shoparound us, it has a significant imping center is a prime location for pact on customers’ parking. There redevelopment.” will be periods of disruptions, and Her husband, Bruce, says that he from our standpoint it became a queshopes the city attracts unique, indetion of how do you manage those pendent shops and restaurants rather disruptions.” than big box chains. He hopes rents For the Altermans, they may not will remain reasonable so that the couhave a choice. The property where ple can afford to keep the Brickery they lease the space for the Brickopen. ery is under contract with a devel“We’ve got the highest confidence that oper that wants to build a mixed-use the city is going to make the right decicomplex. sions,” he said. “Can we be part of it? Stay Sandy Springs adjusted its zontuned.”

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COMMENTARY

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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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.

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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“I’ve been running it since they knocked down the trees. It’s great. It’s really exciting.”

–Buckhead resident Michael Anderson, on the opening of the first segment of PATH400.

“What a gem for our community. I wish this was in Dunwoody.”

–Dunwoody Mayor Mike Davis at the opening of the Cowart Family/Ashford Dunwoody YMCA. “It’s about as close as you can get to Dunwoody without being in Dunwoody.”

–Dunwoody Planning Commission chair Bob Dallas, responding to Dunwoody Mayor Mike Davis at the opening of the Cowart Family/Ashford Dunwoody YMCA.

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“My family’s name is on the wall. 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.”

– Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis at the opening of renovations at the Cowart Family/Ashford Dunwoody YMCA. The Y added a wellness center, new group exercise studios, family dressing areas and a new lobby and entrance.

“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.

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Perimeter Business A monthly section focusing on business in the Reporter Newspapers communities

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.”

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Mixed numbers for new businesses The number of new business licenses increased in Sandy Springs in 2014, but stayed about the same in Brookhaven and declined slightly in Dunwoody. The population of the city of Sandy Springs is about 99,000, roughly the same as the other two cities combined.

After 23 years, a local icon grapples with change

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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

Brickery co-owner Bruce Alterman says his restaurant’s success stems from madefrom-scratch food, business know-how and the community’s support.

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Real estate agent Kerry Witt is the new chairman of the Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce. He was installed at the group’s annual meeting on Wednesday.

Chris Burnett, market president of the Bank of Sandy Springs, was named the new chairman of the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber at its annual meeting on Jan. 14.

Greg Davis of Metcalf Davis CPA took over as president of the Buckhead Business Association on Jan. 22.

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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.

SRG Senior Living is anything but green. We’ve been passionately serving seniors since 1988. And our experience has taught us a lot about how to listen. To our residents, families, and the greater community. We are truly honored now to put down our roots in the Buckhead community. Please stop by The Piedmont and say Hello.

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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

Brickery grapples with change

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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Owners Sally and Bruce Alterman

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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Free and open to the public. Suggested audiences: adults, elders, college. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Call 404-814-3500 or email: comments@co.fulton. ga.us with questions.

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Metastatic Breast Cancer Thursday, Jan. 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Work-

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. –

Explore how movement and music helps us reconnect to our physical body. Let go and release tensions that might be keeping you from fully enjoying and loving the skin you’re in.

Wear comfortable clothing, be barefoot or wear light slippers. Free. For members of the Cancer Support Community, 5775 PeachtreeDunwoody Rd., Suite C-225, Atlanta, 30342. Go to: www.cscatlanta.org to find out more.

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.

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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.

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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

solve a murder mystery at the old asylum where the zombies run rampant! Also enjoy a lively book discussion, crafts and brains... actually snacks. Free. Appropriate for ages 9-12. Open to the first 15 participants. Dunwoody Branch Library, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Call 770-512-4640 for details and to sign up.

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!

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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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Wildcat Royale Saturday, Jan. 31, 7-11 p.m. – The Dun-

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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.

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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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Johnson said. “It makes you wonder if you’re going to get the next one. But you just go on. I was in combat for 60 days and didn’t get hit. It’s just luck.”

Johnson, a former corporal, is one of four local men, including two from Sandy Springs and one from Dunwoody, who’ll be honored Jan. 27 with the National Order of the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award, in a ceremony at the Floyd Veterans Memorial Building, near the Capitol. The honor is given to men who served in France, to express that country’s “eternal gratitude to those who liberated it from oppression from 1944-45.”

Another to be honored is Frank Blackston, 91, of Dunwoody, who served as a sergeant in France, Germany, Austria, what was then Czechoslovakia and Holland, arriving just in time for the Battle of the Bulge, the worst conflict of World War II in terms of American deaths, with 19,000 men killed.

“I think it’s absolutely fantastic to get this award,’’ he said. “Less than two million of those in that battle are still alive.

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I put it in a steep dive and we got out of there. On another mission, two tents around me were emptied when Shaw and Monahan’s crews did not make it back.”

Lloyd also had a controlled crash landing near Bergen, Norway, saving the entire crew and all other passengers aboard, after his “war-weary” plane, “Stubby Gal,” lost two engines.

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We lost our tank, our Sherman, and the next day got a better one, a Pershing.”

Lloyd Pittman, a first lieutenant and pilot of a B-24 Liberator, flew 10 highaltitude missions over Germany at night, and then 13 low-altitude flights over France and Norway, providing assistance to the various underground efforts during the war.

“I consider myself a very lucky man,” he said. “All I did was drive the thing. I had a great crew. We got shot all up with flak and I didn’t get a scratch. It was scary every night, but you didn’t think about it. You had a job to do. And we had a lot of close calls. One night a fighter slipped up behind us, our guys shooting at him the whole time. We dropped our bombs.

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Above, Lloyd Pittman, right, with his wife, considers himself “a very lucky man.”

Right, Pittman, a first lieutenant and pilot, flew 10 high-altitude missions over Germany during the war.

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.

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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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Nothing goes to waste From left, Ansley Pritchett, Caperton Putt, Joe Charron and Bentley Kennedy, Environmental Science juniors and seniors at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Sandy Springs, help collect cafeteria food scraps for composting the school’s spring garden. Teacher Allyson Marbut said there has been a focus on nutrient cycling.

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“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,” said Keith Evans, president of The Westminster Schools, in a press release.

“Tim brings a track record of success in nurturing the athletic and Tim Downes academic achievements of student-athletes and a genuine passion for Westminster. We are absolutely thrilled he will be joining us beginning July 1.”

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month. . . . She got to go home and live with her mother a short time. Her mother did pass but we’ve had her ever since and she’s our daughter. Khonteria is 16.

“Then we have Ty. . . . I tell him every day, stand tall. Ty came to live with us. We brought him straight from the hospital, he was almost 6 months. Ty’s mother was 12. He was born at 23 weeks and weighed a pound. . . . Breanna will be 20 this week. We brought Breanna home from the hospital at 8 days and she’s now in college.”

After the ceremony, the Kleins’ children weighed in on the award.

“I feel like they deserve it,” Khonteria said.

“They really deserved it,” Ty echoed.

“The award was a long time coming,” said Breanna, who added that when she looks at pictures on the wall of the children who have come and gone through the years, she still refers to them as sisters and brothers.

Dominique Wilders is one of the couple’s grandchildren. She’s grown now. In middle school, she lived with her grandparents following the death of her mother.

“I went into the home rough and rowdy, and they made me a different person,” she said. “They taught us pretty valuable lessons.”

Betty Klein said that having her grandchildren help take care of the foster children helped everyone through the grieving process.

“It was my way of grieving, keeping busy,” she said. “Every grandchild was given a child in the house and told, this is your baby, you need to read to this child at night, make sure she’s at the table, make sure her face is clean, her hands are wiped, you help wash her clothes, you help bathe her. That kept them so mentally busy and physically tired that we were able to work through those many years of sadness.”

Along with her role as a foster parent, Klein created Childkind, an Atlantabased nonprofit that works to support families in need. She also volunteers at North Springs Charter High School.

The Kleins are also working on creating a women’s health technology company.

Betty Klein said her goal for her children is that they contribute to the world.

“We hope they’ll use our vision to do something better and move on, not stop here,” she said. “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.”

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The following information was provided by the Sandy Springs Police Department from its records and is presumed to be accurate.

Snarky comments courtesy of Capt. Steve Rose.

ROBBERY block of Adair Lane—On Jan. 3, a couple said they got out of a cab just before 2 a.m. As they walked home, two men pulled a gun and demanded their items.

CAPTAIN STEVE ROSE, SSPD

 8000

 Roberts

Drive near Pride Place—A man said he was robbed by two men while jogging at 1 a.m. on Roberts Drive near Pride Place. Two men pulled a gun, and took his cellphone and keys, and then ran off.

Mark Road on Jan. 5. She suspects a patient and her partner. She said the partner, a man, was walking around the nurse’s station suspiciously and soon after her phone went missing. The phone’s GPS later showed it to be on South Hairston Street in south DeKalb County.

2, a resident was informed the home alarm activated and at home she discovered the front door had been forced open. A 65inch TV, modem and some jewelry were taken.

block of Roswell Road—On Jan. 4, the manager of a discount store said a box of cigarettes, left for him on his office desk, was stolen. The video showed a man walking around the store as if shopping.

The man then disappeared into the office for a few seconds and then left out the back door. The door was left open for deliveries.

 100

 6900 block of Roswell Road—On Jan. 4,

BURGLARY  200 block of North Mill Road—On Jan.

block of Hampton Drive—On Jan. 5, a neighbor called and said he heard a loud noise at his neighbor’s apartment.

He said he looked over to see that a skinny man, with a laptop in his hands, throwing a safe over the railing to the ground below.

The man then fled, running south through the parking lot.

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block of Hammond Drive—On Jan. 5, a man said he was gone from 8:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m., at which time he discovered his door had been forced open. He reported an iPod, 10-inch Samsung Tablet, and a Bose speaker were missing.

THEFT  Combination

locks are the lowest on the food chain of locks if such a thing exists.

Get a solid padlock, pin the key to your fashionable workout clothing and rest assured that you’ve listened to me in the past and know not to take anything of value inside the gym.

 5600 block of Roswell Road—On Jan. 2,

employees at a discount department store reported that a woman shoplifted just under $700 in items, including a Dyson Vacuum Cleaner.

 A woman reported that on Jan. 4 she left

her iPhone at a pizza restaurant. When she went back, it was gone. Employees said they did not see the phone.

A

woman said her iPhone was stolen from the doctor’s building at Meridian

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a man told officers that he allowed his exboyfriend into the home to do some work.

The ex said he “would have a surprise for him” upon his return. When he returned, the door was locked. After he got into the residence, he found that his 55-inch TV, red Giuseppe Sneakers, a Louboutin Wallet and his dog were missing.

 700

block of Gettysburg Drive—On Jan. 4, a man reported that his friend’s boyfriend stole and pawned his Fender Sonoram Guitar. The victim, who is not involved with the woman, said he thinks they both pawned it for cash.

 6400 block of Roswell Road—On Jan. 5,

an employee said a man ate $12 in food and attempted to leave without paying around 1:30 a.m. He did allow the employee to copy his name and date of birth from his license, and then left in a silver or tan pickup truck.

 No

address listed—A woman said someone stole two gift cards for $50 each from her box at the community mailbox location within an apartment complex. One card had been used at a Perimeter location.

ASSAULT  8000

block Roswell Road—On Jan. 2, a men’s medical clinic employee called and reported that a patient came into the office and demanded a refund of the $4,190 he spent on some guy-stuff treatment. He told officers that he tried to explain the re-

fund policy, but the patient demanded to see the doctor. Then, according to the employee, the patient grabbed him by the shirt and hit him in the face. The employee then stood up, and hit the patient back, giving him a swollen eye and bloody lip. No charges were brought up on the patient.

The officer issued a criminal trespass warning and allowed the patient to leave. Just so you know, it was not easy leaving this one alone. It was ripe for comment but in the interest of good taste, I left it alone.  200

block of Sandy Springs Place—On Jan. 12, an employee of a dental office said she asked one of the employees to sign a time sheet, which for some reason sparked a negative response from the employee. This complainant then left and while doing so, was confronted by the other woman who “waved her hand in front of her face and struck her twice on the nose.” The complainant wants to prosecute her.

 No

address—A woman reported she and her boyfriend were at Hudson Grill watching the Ohio State / Oregon College Playoff Game. She began talking with a man, whom she had attended college with. Her boyfriend became angry saying she kissed the dude. This caused an argument, so she said she would have her female friend take her home.

The boyfriend then launched his drink glass at her, striking her in the head.

The boyfriend ran away. He later texted her “Do what you gotta do.” Sir, you are a disgrace to our gender. Launching a glass at your girlfriend was a cowardly thing to do for sure. Turn in your man card.

OTHER THINGS  5600 block of Roswell Road—On Jan. 3,

employees of a discount department store reported a man purchased $160 in items, and paid with counterfeit money.

 No

address—A woman reported that a text, of someone’s male genitals, was sent to her cellphone. She was not familiar with the number it was sent from.

 No

address—A woman told police she and her boyfriend have been receiving text messages from a man named Trevor, who was in jail in November and believes the woman and boyfriend stole his marijuana plants while he was in the slammer. The text messages were abusive, accusatory and threatening. One text read “Us ATL drug dealers stick together, watch your back, coming for you.” This is not true. First of all, it should be “We” not “Us” and ATL drug dealers most definitely DO NOT stick together. They’ll sell one another out in a heartbeat to get the heat off them. You can arrest a dealer and he’ll sit and name a doz-

en others, family included, who are “bigger fish” in the Sea of Dope. (I made that “Sea of Dope” part up because it sounds cool.)  300 block of Mount Vernon Highway—

On Jan. 7,a woman reported that she was at the Sandy Springs Library just after 5 p.m. While there, she noticed a man staring at her. She got concerned so she moved to another section of the library. He followed and continued to stare. At this time, she said she had been avoiding eye contact with him but when she did look, he had unzipped and was exposing and touching himself. She then notified an employee. She left and got into her car. The man, still inside, exited the library and got into a white GMC Van. The tag number was obtained.

 Grady

Hospital—On Jan. 10, Grady Hospital notified police that they were treating a gunshot wound to a man, who said that he was in Sandy Springs at the time he was shot. He said he went to party after exiting from 285 into Sandy Springs. He said he was at the party and at about 4 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. he and the others heard about five gunshots.

He and the other ran when he felt a pain in his thigh. He realized he had been shot in the inner thigh. His friends drove him to Grady Hospital. Based on the information, officers have no idea where this may have occurred. ChatComm has no record of a 911 “discharging firearms” or other call regarding a loud party.

ARRESTS  6300 block of Roswell Road—On Jan. 1,

cops got a call to meet with a cabbie just before 7 a.m. He told the officers that a drunk man who was in the taxi refused to pay. The man said the cabbie stole his ATM card, and therefore he couldn’t pay. The officers found a couple of credit cards in the man’s wallet and even searched the cab for an ATM card, but they did not find it. The man said he would not pay and told officers that he had tried to do the right thing, adding: “Next time I’ll just drive and kill someone and it will be your fault.” Soon he was in jail.

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block of Roswell Road—A woman and her brother were kicked out of a nightclub just after 3 a.m. She got into an argument with the off-duty sheriff’s deputies at the door, claiming she left her watch inside. During that argument, she told them she was a Roswell and Fulton County police officer. They questioned her specifically about that and called police. The officers confirmed that she was a former Roswell police officer, who resigned following an in-

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SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF VARIANCE PETITION Petition Number:

201404420

Petitioner:

Michael Fletcher

Property Location:

5861 Roswell Road

Request:

One primary variance from Section 12B.8.F (2) (c) (i) of the Zoning Ordinance for relief from the 60% glazing requirement on a ground level façade for construction of a new building.

Public Hearings:

Board of Appeals February 12, 2015 at 7:00 p.m

Location:

Sandy Springs City Hall, Morgan Falls Office Park 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500, Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350 770-730-5600

SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF REZONING

 6300

block of Powers Ferry Road—On Jan. 1, cops were called to the Mardi Gras Club regarding a man who fell and broke his ankle. He was being treated by EMS when the officers arrived. The man, who was intoxicated, said he stepped into an argument between two other people in order to assist one, who was apparently the nonaggressor. During that time, fighting began, someone’s tooth got chipped and this guy ended up on the pavement with a broken ankle. He was taken to the hospital and charged with getting into a fight.

 1100

block of Mount Vernon Highway—On Jan. 1, loss prevention staff saw a woman take $156 in items and then attempt to leave without paying for them. She was charged with shoplifting; On Jan. 3, cops arrested a man at a restaurant at around 1:30 a.m., after he refused to pay his $21 tab. He told the officers he paid it, but failed to show any proof. He was asked to call someone to settle his account. He could or would not. He was arrested.

Petition Number:

201404422

Petitioner:

Craftmaster Inc.

Property Location:

4920 High Point Road

Present Zoning:

R-1 (Single Family Dwelling District)

Request:

To rezone the subject property from R-2 (Single Family Dwelling District) to R-2A (Single Family Dwelling District) to allow for 2 lots.

Public Hearings:

Planning Commission February 19, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.

block of Spring Creek Lane– On Jan. 1, officers were called to a domestic fight in the around 9 p.m. A man told officers his girlfriend of two years was intoxicated and mad at him, which resulted in a thrown wine glass that left him with a small laceration on his cheek. The woman was apparently angry because she saw, on his phone, that he was registered on a dating website and therefore cheating on him.

The woman was later arrested.

Mayor and City Council March 17, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

 1100

Location:

Sandy Springs City Hall, Morgan Falls Office Park 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500, Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350 770-730-5600

SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF ZONING MODIFICATION Petition Number:

201404629

Petitioner:

Amanda Woodruff

Property Location:

455 Abernathy Road

Present Zoning:

O-I (1985Z-092) (Office and Institutional District)

Request:

Modify conditions 2.a and 3.b of Z85-092 with a concurrent variance from Section 109.225 (a) (2) of the Stream Buffer Protection Ordinance for relief from the seventy-five (75) foot impervious surface setback.

Public Hearings:

Mayor and City Council February 17, 2015

Location:

Sandy Springs City Hall, Morgan Falls Office Park 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500, Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350 770-730-5600

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admitted to stealing the items and took officers to a bottom floor vacant apartment, where he stashed the stolen items. He was arrested for burglary.  Sandy

Springs Place—On Jan. 10, officers went to a home regarding a noise complaint. The man at the house said he was yelling because his girlfriend was mad at him because she thought he bought flowers and a teddy bear for another woman. The man agreed to knock off the noise. A halfhour later, they received another call and the man was arrested.

 Crestline

Parkway—Police were called to the Hyatt Hotel around 4:30 a.m. regarding guests being removed from the room and hotel. They arrived and spoke to a group of people who were loud.

One in particular, a woman who continued to ignore the officer’s request to lower her voice, finally threw her belonging across a desk at the front desk area. She was then arrested. While securing the woman in the patrol car, officers saw another woman jump on and punch yet another woman. The two hit the floor punching and pulling hair until the officers separated them.

They determined one of the women was the aggressor and she too was arrested. Finally one of the members of the group, who had not been drinking, said they would drive the surviving members of the group home or whatever as long as it was “away.”

 8700

block of Roswell Road—On Jan. 12, a 17-year-old high school student was arrested following a report of shoplifting at a grocery store. The shoplifter took three boxes of nasal decongestant, Coricidin, and tried to leave without paying. At first he said he had a sick relative, however that story didn’t pass the smell test and he eventually said he did it to make some money.

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