2-17-17 Buckhead Reporter

FEB. 17 - MAR. 2, 2017 • VOL. 11 — NO. 4

FACEBOOK.COM/THEREPORTERNEWSPAPERS

Buckhead Reporter

TWITTER.COM/REPORTER_NEWS

reporternewspapers.net

Perimeter Business ► Children’s Healthcare announces new $1 billion hospital PAGE 4 ► MARTA helps attract another Fortune 500 company PAGE 5

SPECIAL SECTION | P16-19

Cyclorama painting moves to History Center

BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net

The gigantic, 130-year-old cyclorama painting of the Civil War’s Battle of Atlanta moved Feb. 10 in dramatic, crane-dangling fashion from its longtime Grant Park home to Buckhead’s Atlanta History Center.

The 359-foot-long painting, ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER

See CYCLORAMA on page 10

Part of the “Battle of Atlanta” cyclorama painting and related diorama as they appeared in 2014 at the Grant Park building.

EDUCATION STAR Students, Teachers named Page 13

Retrofitting transportation solutions over mature communities carries some disruptive pain, but if we don’t deal with it now, the pain simply gets worse into the future.

RUSTY PAUL Mayor, Sandy Springs

See COMMENTARY, page 14

OUT & ABOUT American Girl Club celebrates Black History Month Page 9

Peachtree Road lanes design released

BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net

After more than a year of work, the final design for rearranging the lanes on Buckhead’s Peachtree Road has been released by the Georgia Department of Transportation.

The re-striping now covers 3 miles between Pharr Road and the Buford Spring Connector, a bit farther south than originally planned. It would include three southbound lanes, two northbound lanes and a two-way left-turn lane running down the middle. All lanes would be 10 See PEACHTREE on page 12

2 | Community

Facebook.com/TheReporterNewspapers ■ twitter.com/Reporter_News

D

Call (404) 497-1020 for an appointment.

PEACHTREE DUNWOODY

Peachtree Dunwoody Internal Medicine & Rheumatology is proud to announce the addition 28 of Dr. Elizabeth D. Butler Exit 28

I-285

Hollis Cobb Circle

980

The Tower at North-

Emergency

Exit 4A

5545

Meridian Mark Plaza 5445

5669

Hospital 5665

Marriott

•Center Rheumatoid Arthritis Pointe 1100

• Lupus o dy

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

5673

Dr. Butler Offers Services For ’s Saint Joseph

Sun Trust Bank 993 C

GA-400

5671 5667

Peacht ree Dun wo

Trimble Road

975

Cancer Center

Cardiology ICU Admissions

Johnson Ferry Road

993 D Exit 3

is Cobb Holl

NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL

Meridian Mark

Glenridge Point Parkway

960

875 Glenridge Connector

Parking

Lake Hearn Drive Marta

Women’s Center

GA-400

to our practice.

5780 Interchange

5670

Women's Center Parking Garage

Parking

Exit 26

Medical Quarters 5555

• Gout • Osteoarthritis

5505

• Osteoporosis • Auto-immune Disease

Glenridge Connector

Dr. Butler is a board-certified rheumatologist who brings over three decades of practice experience. She offers excellent, personalized care to adult patients, as well as thorough preventive screenings for the diagnosis and treatment of medical problems before other complications arise.

875 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30342 PeachtreeDunwoodyIM.com

JOHN RUCH

Tuskegee Airmen Rev. Thomas Bristow, left, and Hillard Warren Pouncy Jr. pose before speaking at the Feb. 14 meeting of the Buckhead 50 Club at American Legion Post 140.

Tuskegee Airmen share memories in Buckhead appearance

BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net

Two Tuskegee Airmen shared memories of their roles, seven decades past, in the U.S. military’s first desegregated combat aviation units during a Feb. 14 appearance at the Buckhead 50 Club.

“Who ever heard of black people flying?” Hillard Warren Pouncy Jr. recalled about the pioneering program to train African American combat pilots and ground crews. He trained to be a pilot himself, eventually becoming a bombardier.

Joining Pouncy in speaking to the club at American Legion Post 140 in

Chastain Park was Rev. Thomas Bristow, who enlisted in 1946 at age 17 and became supervisor of a shop for aircraft sheet metal.

A program to train the U.S. military’s first African-American pilots began in 1941 in Tuskegee, Ala., where there was an airfield and where pilot candidates studied at the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University). The program began just before U.S. involvement in World War II and continued through and shortly after the war. The units were members of the U.S. Army Air Forces, a precursor of today’s separate Air Force branch.

The U.S. military remained racially

Mexican Restaurant 2042 Johnson Ferry Rd NE

(at the corner of Ashford-Dunwoody Rd. in Brookhaven)

(770) 452-9896

Hours: 11am to 10:30pm

$5 OFF

Lunch or dinner

Minimum $20 purchase Not valid with any other offers. Not valid on Fridays, must present newspaper ad to redeem. Expires 03/31/17 BH

FEB. 17 - MAR. 2, 2017

■

Community | 3

www.ReporterNewspapers.net

segregated throughout the war, but the Tuskegee Airmen are considered historic pioneers whose example helped to end discrimination.

Bristow and Pouncy’s appearance was arranged through the Atlanta chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., an educational nonprofit based in Tuskegee that, among other activities, confirms the identity of those claiming Airmen status.

In the Buckhead appearance, the two Airmen did not directly discuss their experiences with racial discrimination, instead speaking more generally about their lives.

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen is now widely known, but it wasn’t always that way. Audience member Mel Dowdell said he grew up in the Tuskegee area, but didn’t hear about the Airmen until years later.

One of the recent popularizers of the story was the 2012 film “Red Tails.”

Asked about the film’s historical accuracy, Pouncy said, “Now, you must remember, Hollywood is Hollywood,” and cited its main rules as, “Make it lovely and make it make money.” Still, the movie was OK, he allowed.

Pouncy, 95, has seen a lot of real history, including “a time when an airplane [would] fly over, everybody would stop and look up.”

That went double for the first Tuskegee pilots, whom Pouncy recalled seeing as he studied at the Institute. “I used to see those guys flying — oooh-wheee!” he said, adding he admired their “spic and span uniforms.”

At age 22, Pouncy was accepted into the program as a pilot. He recalled buzzing his family house in his Vultee BT-13 Valiant training plane and being disappointed when his mother and sister didn’t wave at him. They later told him, “We knew that was you, all right,

but we didn’t wave because we thought that thing was going to crash.”

Pouncy said he wasn’t good enough to be a combat pilot and left the training to become a bombardier in B-25 planes. He eventually retired from the military as a major in the U.S. Air Force Reserves.

He shared stories from other eras of his eventful life. His parents couldn’t read, he said, but he was determined to get an education and earned a doctorate in chemistry, working for Union Carbide for decades. Later, he worked in Saudi Arabia for years in the oil industry and shared tales of his surprise about the segregation of women there.

Bristow indicated that he wanted to speak only briefly, and he did not take audience questions. He mentioned that he once served as a caddy for legendary pro golfer Sam Snead, and spoke about his various military postings prior to his retirement as a sergeant.

Atlanta City Councilmember Kwanza Hall, a candidate for mayor, was among those in attendance.

“It’s always impressive to see legacy organizations like the Buckhead 50 Club holding their own and continuing to be a critical part of Atlanta’s fabric,” Hall said in an interview after the meeting. The Airmen in particular “need to be on the regular circuit,” Hall said, adding that their stories were important to him personally, as his family is from Alabama and includes members who served in the military.

The Buckhead 50 Club is a social and civic organization celebrating its 85th year.

It’s an invitation-only and men-only group, though the Feb. 14 meeting was open to couples for Valentine’s Day. The group is seeking member candidates. For more information, call 404667-4762 or email buckhead50club@ gmail.com.

THE TASTE OF EXCELLENCE

CREATE YOUR HAPPY PLACE

See our design Portfolio at: MosaicGroupAtlanta.com Call us at (770) 670-6022 for a FREE consultation.

Kitchens. Baths. Porches & Decks. Basements. Patios. Additions.

Have you scheduled your preventive visit to review and provide:

• Falls risk • Depression risk Simple hearing test • Simple vision test • And more...?

SCHEDULE YOUR HEARING SCREENING TODAY! *You must take advantage of this during your first 12 months on Medicare.

CLAIRMONT/N. DRUID HILLS | (404) 665-3354 1991 N. Williamsburg Dr., Suite A100, Decatur, GA 30033

WORLD CLASS CATERING

DINERS CHOICE AWARD

4969 Roswell Road, NE, Suite #245, Sandy Springs, GA 30342 404-250-8988 www.ciboatlanta.com BH

DUNWOODY/SANDY SPRINGS | (770) 450-6676 1713 Mt. Vernon Road, Suite 4, Atlanta, GA 30338 LAKE OCONEE | (706) 454-0578 LAKE SINCLAIR | (478) 452-0578

● Saturday hours by appointment ● We accept insurance

HearAtlanta.com

4 | Perimeter Business

Facebook.com/TheReporterNewspapers ■ twitter.com/Reporter_News

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

Children’s Healthcare announces new $1 billion hospital A new, billion-dollar hospital is the centerpiece of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s plan for its Brookhaven campus and will likely contribute to the evolution of Buford Highway, according to city officials.

CHOA revealed its plans for the $1 billion to $1.3 billion project on Feb. 9.

Along with other developments in the works by CHOA and Emory University, including an Atlanta Hawks training and medical facility, it means the area of North Druid Hills Road and I-85 is set to become metro Atlanta’s latest major medical center.

The massive development also will contribute to redevelopment along Buford Highway as clinics and other health care businesses seek to build near CHOA and will likely locate along the corridor, said City Councilmember Joe Gebbia, who represents District 4 where CHOA is located.

“This will be part of the evolution of Buford Highway,” he said.

The new Brookhaven pediatric hospital eventually will replace CHOA’s 255-bed Egleston Hospital at Emory University, according to the announcement. That site’s future use has not been determined, according to the announcement. Other details of the

new hospital are scant, with the announcement launching an estimated 18 months of planning.

CHOA already has a 45-acre office complex at the intersection and for more than a year has hinted at massive redevelopment. It recently broke ground on the first phase, an eight-story medical building called the Center for Advanced Pediatrics. The new hospital has been discussed privately with state officials, as Gov. Nathan Deal was DYANA BAGBY quoted in CHOA’s Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Office Park is located on Tullie Circle in Brookhaven near the location of its planned $1 billion hospital. announcement press release. state, and its plans for a new hospital the largest in Georgia.”

“The health of Georgia’s children and continued statewide growth will “They are saying the cost is between has consistently been one of my top help ensure that Georgia’s kids have a $1 billion to $1.3 billion, but it will probpriorities,” Deal said in the press rehealthy future.” lease. “Children’s Healthcare provides Continued on page 7 Gebbia praised the project as “one of vital care for children from across the

Got Stuff?

GAL2567

BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net

…that your kids don’t want?

Antiques, Collectibles, Art, Silver, Lawnmowers, Furniture, Canoes, Cars & Motorcycles, Tools, Patio, Appliances, Virtually Anything but Junk?

Sell it at Auction!

It’s fast, it’s easy and in 7 days, it’s cash!!

Everything Sells, Fast Turnaround, No Passed Lots, No Waiting for your $$$!

Call (404)252-3770 to schedule drop off TODAY! AUCTION • January 2017 • 4pm-9pm!

AUCTION • March 7,10, 2017 • 4pm9pm

DownSizeSales Sales•• 4577 4577 Roswell Roswell Rd Rd • • Sandy DownSize Sandy Springs Springs 30342 30342

February Special

Melissa Babcock, M.D.

$50 off each syringe of Restylane, Lyft or Silk.

PRP Hair Treatment Buy One Get One Free - WOW - only $250/treatment.

February 21 and 22 Only - Special Cosmetic Event - Spend over $500 and get Dysport for only $200/site an $80 savings.

Event Days Only - Free Chemical Peel with every Cosmetic Service.

Procedures Performed:

• Skin Cancer Surgery Specialist (Mohs) • Dermatologic Surgery

• General Dermatology • Chemical Peels • BOTOX® Cosmetic

• Cyst Removal • Mole Removal • Restylane®

Same Day Appointments Available • Free Parking

4890 Roswell Road, Suite B-10 • Atlanta, Georgia 30342 (404) 835-3052 • BabcockDermatology.com Located at the corner of Roswell Road & Long Island Drive

FEB. 17 - MAR. 2, 2017

■

Perimeter Business | 5

www.ReporterNewspapers.net

MARTA helps attract another Fortune 500 company

BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net

Perimeter Center’s MARTA train service has helped attract another Fortune 500 company.

WestRock, a multinational paper and packaging corporation, this month announced the relocation of its headquarters from Norcross to the Northpark Town Center towers in Sandy Springs, citing transit as among the reasons to place 800 employees there.

Northpark sits atop the Sandy Springs MARTA Station, while Norcross is in Gwinnett County, which has long rejected joining the MARTA system.

“This office will provide additional space for growth for our team and will enable us to enhance collaboration by colocating key functions,” WestRock CEO Steve Voorhees said in a press release. “Access to MARTA and key transportation hubs will also benefit our employees in the region.”

WestRock joins a trend of large corporations moving their headquarters from suburban office parks to urbanized areas served by mass transit. The intent usually involves attracting and retaining millennials as white-collar employees.

While the headquarters moves get a lot of publicity, most such moves affect a relatively small number of executives and management staff, with other offices remaining in the suburbs or other areas. WestRock has 39,000 employees around the world and will keep another office in Norcross.

WestRock, whose products include pizza boxes, was No. 251 on the latest Fortune 500 list, with about $11.4 billion in revenue. It formed in 2015 from the merger of RockTenn and MeadWestvaco. The company will make its Perimeter Center move in phases spread from fall of this year to spring of 2018, said spokesperson Chris Augustine.

The three-tower Northpark Town Center complex at Abernathy and Peachtree-Dunwoody roads, owned and managed by Atlanta-based Cousins Properties, is already home to another Fortune 500 company, Veritiv.

In recent months, Northpark has attracted civic-minded business organizations as well. The Perimeter Center Community Improvement Districts moved its headquarters there last year, and the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce’s new Technology and Innovation Center will open there this year.

In a press release, Larry Gellerstedt, Cousins’ president and CEO, called WestRock’s relocation a “strong endorsement to the attractiveness of our office building and its prime location near public transit.”

Leaders of Perimeter Center cities and business groups are talking about expanding the transit options. The PCIDs and the cities of Brookhaven, Dunwoody and Sandy Springs are the midst of a “last-mile connectivity” plan for a transit circulator system in Perimeter Center— likely dedicated lanes for public and private buses that connect commuters with MARTA stations.

Bigger projects are long-proposed MARTA expansions northward along I-285 to Alpharetta. North Fulton mayors are discussing a possible transitfunding sales tax to go on the 2018 ballot, whether for MARTA or for other forms of transit.

In January, Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul joined a large group of Fulton and state officials who traveled to Dallas to view the metro area’s transit system. At the Jan. 17 City Council meeting, Paul said that seeing light rail trains in Plano, Texas, made him start leaning in favor of that transit form over “bus rapid transit,” meaning buses running in dedicated lanes.

“The rail system has ignited a total redevelopment of downtown,” Paul said of Plano. “They were ecstatic about what the train had done for their downtown area,” he said, adding that other cities that had opted out of the rail system were now seeking connections to it.

“It changed my mind about light rail a little bit,” said the mayor, adding he is now “much more willing” to support it locally.

Independence & safety for your parent... peace of mind for you.

Have you noticed in your mom or dad: • Increased Forgetfulness • Messy Home • Poor Hygiene • Falls and Injuries • Changes in Personality • Social Isolation

We at Homecare Assistance can help!

Schedule a free, no-obligation assessment and let’s talk about solutions.

Call our office for your free brochure: “Talking to Your Parents about Home Care”

404-355-9901 • HomeCareAssistance.com

Dr. Michael Crowe is proud to provide personalized, compassionate, & comprehensive care in women’s services.

As a board-certified physician in gynecology & obstetrics for over thirty years, Dr. Crowe offers care to women of all ages, from child-bearing to postmenopausal years.

Glenridge Northside Gynecology’s experienced staff provides specialties in gynecologic care, family planning, and surgical services in a personal & caring environment.

To make an appointment, please call (404) 845-5980 or visit GNG-ga.com 5445 Meridian Mark Road, Suite 120 Atlanta, GA 30342

6 | Perimeter Business

Facebook.com/TheReporterNewspapers ■ twitter.com/Reporter_News

Sandy Springs, Cobb Chambers form stadium traffic task force

BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net

Advanced Weight Loss Practice Regain Your Health & Mobility!

The Sandy Springs and Cobb County Chambers of Commerce have teamed up to tackle Braves stadium traffic with a new task force.

The new “Transportation Task Force” has participation from the Fulton County School System and Kennesaw State University; industry organizations such as the Georgia Motor Trucking Association; major corporations such as Home Depot and Arby’s Restaurant Group; and local businesses such as Sandy Springs’ Wyndham Atlanta Galleria hotel.

The task force is in the early stages of a coordinated traffic response as SunTrust Park’s Opening Day looms on April 14.

“We are thrilled to be involved in this work,” said Tom Mahaffey, president of the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce, in a written statement. As we all know, what happens in [Cobb’s] I-75 and I-285 intersection affects all of us. Essentially, traffic concerns don’t stop at the county lines.”

Gary Bottoms, chairman of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce, said the group is considering such options as flexible work schedules and ride-sharing programs.

“I formed this task force to look carefully at what kinds of actions could be undertaken by the hundreds of businesses in Cobb and Sandy Springs to improve the Braves’ game day experience and help the traffic situation for everyone,” Bottoms said in a written statement.

Traffic impacts have been a huge concern since the Atlanta Braves baseball team in 2014 announced a surprise, secret move to Cobb’s Cumberland area, which surrounds a highway interchange that lacks mass transit connections. Stadium-goers

may bring economic opportunity for local businesses, but they also fear the costs of making the area’s already notorious traffic even worse.

SunTrust Park will host its first exhibition game, with fewer ticket sales than a full game, on March 31 and then hold Opening Day in April. Many games will be held in the evenings in the hopes of avoiding peak rush hour. The stadium also will host major concerts, with two already announced: Billy Joel on April 28 and Metallica on July 9.

The governments of Cobb and Sandy Springs had a rough relationship for months with little or no communication about stadium traffic planning. That relationship has improved, but few actual infrastructure improvements are in the works weeks before the stadium opens.

The Chambers of Commerce met about two weeks ago to kick off the task force’s work.

“Everyone has a stake in minimizing the time we are stuck in traffic and so we are asking for a lot of input before we craft our recommendations,” Bottoms said.

According to Mahaffey, the first meeting included briefings from a long list of agencies: the Atlanta Regional Commission; the Georgia Department of Transportation; Cobb and Sandy Springs government staff members; four area Community Improvement Districts, which are self-taxing business districts; Kennesaw State; and “several consulting groups.”

Fulton County schools spokesperson Susan Hale was among those in attendance. While few Braves games are expected to occur during school hours, some will, and the school district’s headquarters is in the traffic zone on Powers Ferry Road in Sandy Springs.

We specialize in non-invasive, minimally-invasive and robotic techniques weight

loss

for

advanced

and

general

surgery procedures.

Let Dr. Srinivasa Gorjala, a board-certified physician, and our on-site dietician help you

Procedures We Offer • LAP-BAND® System • Non-Surgical Gastric Balloon • LINX® Reflux System

to live to your full potential with one of our medical or surgical weight loss programs.

For More Information:

• Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery

(404) 250-6691 or visit: BariatricInnovationsAtl.com

• Gallbladder Surgery

Our Location:

• Hernia Repair • Robotic Surgery

6135 Barfield Road, Suite 150 Atlanta, GA 30328

Physicians/Providers: Gregory J. Cox, MD, Elizabeth M. Burns, MD, Shaanan S. Shetty, MD, and Taylor R. Stone, PA-C

Come Meet Our Physicians

Specializing in medical, surgical, & cosmetic dermatology for all ages Licensed and certified by the American Board of Dermatology

Visit our new aesthetic and laser center

Offering laser, microdermabrasion, dermal needling, peels, facials, & much more!

5505 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Suite 412 | Atlanta, GA 30342 (404) 459-9177 Office (404) 389-0400 Fax | www.perimeterdermatology.com

FEB. 17 - MAR. 2, 2017

■

www.ReporterNewspapers.net

Children’s Healthcare announces new $1 billion hospital

Perimeter Business | 7

DYANA BAGBY

At left, a rendering of the new Center for Advanced Pediatricts.

Below, construction has already begun on the 8-story, 260,000 square-foot center near the intersection of I-85 and North Druid Hills Road in Brookhaven. A new $1 billion hospital is also planned near the site as Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta expands its reach in the area.

Continued from page 4 ably be close to $2 billion,” he said.

“This will be a 10-year project.”

Gebbia said the development will “redefine” the North Druid Hills Road and I-85 interchange and will spur development, specifically Class A office space, in the Corporate Square, north of I-85, and Executive Park areas in the city.

“Our objective is to bring Class A office space to the city,” he said.

Mitigating traffic in the area will be a top concern for City Council, Gebbia added, and preliminary talks include the possibility of building a flyover bridge from I-85 directly to the hospital. He also said he expects more development from Emory University in response to CHOA’s plans.

“It’s not only a privilege but we’re honored CHOA has selected Brookhaven for this significant project,” he said.

City spokesperson Ann Marie Quill echoed Gebbia’s sentiment.

“As we like to say, we’re glad Children’s is growing with us,” Quill said in an email. “That hospital will be a great benefit to the community as far as serving children and for the local economy.

The CHOA/Emory/Hawks area is promising to be a southern gateway to the city that we will be proud of.”

The announcement indicates that other existing major CHOA facilities around metro Atlanta will remain in place and several expansions are underway. That includes CHOA’s Scottish Rite hospital on “Pill Hill,” the medical center in Sandy Springs, near the Brookhaven border, where Emory Saint Joseph’s and Northside hospitals also stand. An expansion of Scottish Rite to add beds is underway.

Another CHOA project, coming this year, is an urgent care center “in the Chamblee/Brookhaven area,” according to the announcement.

CHOA has a long relationship with Emory, as Egleston Hospital is a teaching affiliate of the university’s medical school. Emory is also expanding its medical presence at North Druid Hills and I-85, where the $50 million facility in partnership with the Atlanta Hawks basketball team is under construction.

“Specific transportation, site and building plans for the North Druid Hills Campus will be developed over the next 18 months,” the announcement press release says.

Dyana Bagby contributed to this report.

Inquire today about our COMPLIMENTARY Short-Term Stay

A SMILE AT EVERY TOUCH POINT Please call or come in to see how we can be of assistance for your loved ones.

690 Mount Vernon Hwy. NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328 | 404-843-8857 | InsigniaofSandySprings.com

8 | Out & About

Facebook.com/TheReporterNewspapers ■ twitter.com/Reporter_News

b.YOU BEAUTY

A FULL SERVICE BEAUTY BAR • Blowouts • Skincare • Make-up

BROOKHAVEN

• Injectables • Boutique

•

BUCKHEAD

•

DUNWOODY

•

SANDY SPRINGS

GET ACTIVE

BRANDS WE CARRY:

ZUMBA AND SH’BAM DANCE PARTY

Thursday, Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

$100 OFF

5975 Roswell Road, C-311 Sandy Springs, GA 30328 (two doors up from Sunflower Cafe) (678) 538-2401 www.bYOUbeauty.com

ALL DERMAL FILLER TREATMENTS (Voluma, Volbella & Juvederm)

Oriental & Area Rug Hand Washing

Beginners and advanced Zumba enthusiasts can dance to cardio-boosting beats in a class designed to get the blood flowing during February, National Heart Health Month. The class is sponsored by The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta and Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc. Free and open to anyone age 12 and older.

MJCCA, Zaban Park, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. Info: Rachael.Rinehart@atlantajcc.org or 678-812-4022.

PERFORMANCES • gentle •Wash thorough Atlanta's Only Unique safe Submersion & Compressed Air Cleaning

Restoration & Repair • Pet Urine Removal Padding & Storage • Moth & Stain Treatments Free Pickup & Delivery • Serving Atlanta for Over 25 years

404.355.2126 A DIVISION OF S&S RUG CLEANERS

‘AND THEN THERE WERE NONE’ Through Saturday, Feb. 25.

TheRugCleaners.com EPA RATED NON-TOXIC & NON-ALLERGENIC Mention this ad for Winter cleaning discounts!

Choose Hunter Douglas shades today.

Save energy year-round.

Keep your home warmer in winter and cooler in summer with select, insulating Hunter Douglas shades.

They’re the smart and beautiful way to help lower your energy bills.

HORTICULTURAL SPEAKER JEFF LOWENFELS Monday, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m.–8:45 p.m.

$100 REBATE* ON QUALIFYING PURCHASES OF HUNTER DOUGLAS WINDOW FASHIONS

Georgia Blinds & Interiors 220 Sandy Springs Cir Ste 129 M-F: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sat: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Sun: Closed 404-252-6991 www.ga-blinds.com

Act3 Productions presents Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None,” a story that follows 10 strangers, each with a guilty secret, marooned on an island. One by one they are accused of murder, and then, one by one, they die. 6285 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs. Dates and ticket info: act3productions.org or 770-241-1905.

LEARN SOMETHING JANUARY 14—APRIL 10, 2017

Duette® Honeycomb Shades

*Manufacturer’s mail-in rebate offer valid for qualifying purchases made 1/14/17–4/10/17 from participating dealers in the U.S. only. For certain rebate-eligible products, the purchase of multiple units of such product is required to receive a rebate. Rebate will be issued in the form of a prepaid reward card and mailed within 6 weeks of rebate claim receipt. Funds do not expire.

Subject to applicable law, a $2.00 monthly fee will be assessed against card balance 6 months after card issuance and each month thereafter. Additional limitations may apply. Ask participating dealer for details and rebate form. ©2017 Hunter Douglas. All rights reserved. All trademarks used herein are the property of Hunter Douglas or their respective owners.17Q1NPDUCG2

Thursday, Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Atlanta Audubon Society Director of Conservation Adam Betuel discusses NestWatch, a free nationwide nest monitoring program run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Betuel wlll present tips on locating and safely monitoring nests and how to manage your NestWatch account. $15. Atlanta Audubon Society, located at the Blue Heron Nature Preserve, 4055 Roswell Road, Buckhead. Info: atlantaaudubon.org/ adult-workshops.

DIAGNOSING & DEALING WITH DYSLEXIA

MicroSeal of Atlanta

Stoney Green & Steve Arroll, Owners 1710 Chattahoochee Ave., Atlanta, GA 30318

NESTWATCH WORKSHOP

Jeff Lowenfels, garden columnist, founder of Plant a Row for the Hungry, and author of two award-winning books on organic farming and gardening, will speak on the benefits of using mycorrhizal fungi in gardening at a Georgia Perennial Plant Association speaker meeting. Open to the public; light refreshments at 7 p.m.

Free. McElreath Hall, The Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W., Buckhead. Info: georgiaperennial.org.

Saturday, Feb. 25, 4 p.m.-7 p.m.

Parents can learn to identify dyslexia and empower themselves to help their children in a workshop led by Elaine LaCour, a 19-year veteran of the Atlanta Speech School. The event includes dinner and a panel of parents sharing their own journeys with dyslexia. $25 individual; $50 for family. Church of the Redeemer, 5185 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road, Sandy Springs. Info: redeemeratlanta.org or 740-298-1930.

‘THE INTERROGATION OF SADDAM HUSSEIN’ Tuesday, Feb. 28, 8 p.m.

John Nixon, author of “Debriefing the President: The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein,” appears at the Atlanta History Center as part of the center’s Livingston Lectures series. A leadership analyst with the CIA for 13 years, Nixon was the first primary interrogator of Saddam for the U.S. government. Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road N.W., Buckhead. Admission $5 members; $10 nonmembers; free to AHC Insiders. Reservations required. Info: atlantahistorycenter.com or 404-814-4150.

FEB. 17 - MAR. 2, 2017

■

Out & About | 9

www.ReporterNewspapers.net

KIDS AND FAMILIES

‘MELODY CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH’

The exhibit includes images of 35 women who volunteered to have their torsos painted and photographed to raise money for breast cancer and genetic research programs at the Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem and for breast cancer education, advocacy and prevention in the U.S. Cost: $85; patron level tickets $218. The Stave Room at American Spirit Works, 199 Armour Drive N.E., Buckhead. Info: hadassah.org/atlanta or 678-443-2961.

Saturday, Feb. 25, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

Heritage Sandy Springs continues its monthly American Girl Club programming with the story of Melody Ellison, a girl from Detroit during the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. Learn about Atlanta’s own civil rights movement, and then celebrate Black History Month with the help of Melody’s story. RSVPs requested and recommended. Best suited for ages 5-12, and girls can bring their favorite doll. $8 members; $10 non-members; $15 at the door. Info: heritagesandysprings.org or 404-851-9111, ext. 2.

DR. SEUSS BIRTHDAY BASH Thursday, March 2, 10:30 a.m.

Join the world in celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday with stories, fun and games at the Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave. N.E., Buckhead. Info: afpls.org or 404-814-3500.

JOURNEY TO LITERACY/KIDS IN THE KITCHEN Saturday, March 4, 3 p.m.

The Junior League of Atlanta offers kids an interactive reading event with related activities and a copy of the book to keep. Immediately afterward, the Junior League will host Kids in the Kitchen, a program that promotes a hands-on, healthy foods kitchen environment for kids and parents. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Hwy., Sandy Springs. Info: afpls.org or 404-303-6130.

STRIDES FOR SURVIVORS Saturday, Feb. 25, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

A 2.7-mile walk around Chastain Park’s PATH benefits Turning Point Breast Cancer Rehabilitation. The first annual event is hosted by Galloway School students Lauren, Samantha, and Emilie Scalise, three sisters whose mother and grandmother fought breast cancer within the same year.

Registration opens at 10:30 a.m.; ceremonies start at 11:15 a.m.; and the walk starts at 11:45 a.m. Opening/closing ceremonies are at The Galloway School, 215 West Wieuca Road N.W., Buckhead. Fee: $30 in advance, $35 on walk day. Registration: scal012.wixsite.com/stridesforsurvivors.

THIRD ANNUAL BREAST STROKES Saturday, Feb. 25, 8 p.m.

SUSAN EUART

Family Flashlight Fun Run 2016.

FAMILY FLASHLIGHT FUN RUN Sunday, Feb. 26, 6 p.m.

Adults, kids of all ages, strollers and dogs are all welcome in this second annual nearly 1-mile event in the Garden Hills neighborhood of Buckhead benefitting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The race begins at 335 Pine Tree Drive N.E. After the run, there’s a pizza celebration at the Garden Hills Recreation Center.

The event is organized by Garden Hills/ Peachtree Park Friends group volunteers.

Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 on walk day. Families can register as a Family Sponsor for $150, with race day recognition and up to six shirts and entries. Info: giving.choa.org/flashlightfunrun.

GET HELP PAPER SHREDDING EVENT Saturday, Feb. 25, 9 a.m.-noon.

A ProShred mobile shredding truck will be at Chastain Park until noon or when its capacity is reached in an event hosted by the Matt Brown Group of Keller Williams Peachtree Road and co-sponsored by Fidelity Mortgage, Duluth Friendly Painting & Contracting and Smart Home Solutions.

Residential use only requested; no need to remove staples, paperclips, fasteners or rubber bands. Free. Chastain Park, 4469 Stella Drive, Buckhead. Go to the Red Lot on Powers Ferry Road, in front of the Horse Park. Info: MatthewBrown@KW.com.

TAX PREP HELP

Ongoing The Community Assistance Center offers free help with tax returns. CAC’s team of trained and certified VITA [Volunteer Income Tax Assistance] volunteers can help filers earning up to $55,000 in 2016. Appointments are available now. CAC is one of many metro area VITA sites, an initiative of the IRS and the United Way. 1130 Hightower Trail, Sandy Springs. Info: 770-552-4889, ext. 221 or contact VITA@ourcac.org.

Hadassah Greater Atlanta presents “The Big Reveal,” a fundraising art exhibition and auction as part of Breast Strokes, HaSUBMIT YOUR EVENT LISTING WITH US AT dassah Bares All for A.R.T. [Awareness, Recalendar@ReporterNewspapers.net search & Treatment.]

Ultimately, it’s your experience that matters.

To be sure, we’re proud of our 29 years of experience in senior living. But, to us, what really matters is your experience at our communities.

We do everything with that idea clearly in mind.

So, go ahead, enjoy yourself with great social opportunities and amenities.

Savor fine dining every day.

And feel assured that assisted living services are always available if needed.

We invite you to experience The Piedmont for yourself at a complimentary lunch and tour.

Please call 404.381.1743 to schedule.

Da-Da-Da-DUM…Beethoven!

Sunday, February 26th • 3pm

Join us for an afternoon of music with the Beethoven Chamber Orchestra.

Please RSVP today as seating is limited. 404.381.1743

I n de p e n de n t & A s s i s t e d L i v i ng

650 Phipps Boulevard NE • Atlanta, GA www.ThePiedmontatBuckhead.com • 404.381.1743

10 | Community

Facebook.com/TheReporterNewspapers ■ twitter.com/Reporter_News

Cyclorama painting moves to History Center

A

B

D

C Continued from page 1 separated into two pieces wound onto 11,000-pound, 45-foot-tall spools, was hauled through a hole in the Grant Park building’s roof and carried on flatbed trucks to Buckhead, where a reverse crane operation inserted it into the History Center’s new Cyclorama Building.

The move kicked off about 18 months

of restoration work before the painting goes back on display, likely in fall 2018.

An entertainment fad of the late 1800s, cycloramas were huge, circular paintings of dramatic scenes intended to give the viewer an immersive experience — “the virtual reality of its time,” said Gordon Jones, the History Center’s senior military historian and curator.

The “Battle of Atlanta” cyclorama was first displayed in Minnesota in 1886 and toured various states before ending up in Atlanta.

The Grant Park Cyclorama building, custom-built to display the painting, opened in 1921. Over time, the painting’s popularity faded and the building aged, endangering the artwork. In 2014,

Mayor Kasim Reed called for selling the building and relocating the painting to a new facility. The History Center, at 130 West Paces Ferry Road, won the prize with its $30 million new Cyclorama building that was kick-started by a $10 million gift from residents Lloyd and Mary Ann Whitaker.

The “Battle of Atlanta” will be restored, including replacing or re-creating large pieces hacked off by previous promoters years ago. It will be longer and higher — 371 feet around and 49 feet high.

The old Grant Park Cyclorama building included a rotating platform that showed the audience various sections at different times. The new, larger His-

BH

FEB. 17 - MAR. 2, 2017

■

Community | 11

www.ReporterNewspapers.net

tory Center Cyclorama building — a huge, round, tank-like room sunk into the ground — will allow audiences to stand on a platform and view it at their own pace, giving the immersive experience that painters originally intended.

The cyclorama painting was created as entertainment, not a historical document, and has been altered at various times to favor both Northern and Southern biases about the war, Jones said.

One famous change was repainting Confederate prisoners of war to transform them into fleeing Yankee troops.

A main reason the painting survived —

one of only 17 from its era remaining worldwide — is because it appealed to the “Lost Cause” myth that the war was a noble effort rather than a defense of slavery, Jones said, adding that a large new exhibit around the new Cyclorama will explain that context.

For the History Center, the painting is another way to examine interpretations of the Civil War through an entertainment device that has now has its own long history. The History Center’s mission now, Jones said, is to tell the painting’s story “from attraction to artifact.”

Big Al’s Butter Made Burgers now open in Buckhead!

Voted Atlanta’s Best Burger Atlanta Business Journal

E PHOTOS BY KATE AWTREY

A - The viewing platform in the middle of the Atlanta History Center’s new cyclorama building will be surrounded by exhibits and parts of a battle diorama that also is being relocated from Grant Park.

B - One of the cyclorama painting spools towers toward a 7-foot-wide hole in the roof through which the painting will be extracted by crane.

C - Inside the Atlanta History Center’s new Lloyd and Mary Ann Whitaker Cyclorama Building, which is still under construction.

D - Gordon Jones, the Atlanta History Center’s senior military historian and curator, with one of the “Battle of Atlanta” painting spools.

E - The cyclorama painting spools at Grant Park.

F - Atlanta History Center spokesperson Howard Pousner stands in the center’s 28,000-square-foot new cyclorama building, pointing out where the 371-footlong painting will hang on a rail around the circular room’s wall.

THE ORIGINAL BUTTER MADE BURGER

100% All Natural certified Angus beef. No hormones or antibiotics. All burgers are fresh, never frozen and are cooked in our hand churned gourmet butter to give extra flavor and tenderness to the burger.

FREE frozen dessert With any burger, fries, and drink combo. Limited time only.

Valid Monday-Thursday with coupon.

(404) 351-0450

F BH

2221 Peachtree Rd NE Ste G Atlanta, GA 30309 bigalsbuttermadeburgers.com

12 | Community

Facebook.com/TheReporterNewspapers ■ twitter.com/Reporter_News

Peachtree Road lanes design released Continued from page 1 feet wide.

The main change from the current configuration on most of the road is transforming one northbound travel lane into the left-turn lane.

A previous version of the restriping plan, presented in late 2015, had different numbers of southbound and northbound lanes on two different sections of the corridor. That has been simplified into the same three southbound, two northbound lane arrangement on the entire corridor.

Bicycle lanes remain off the table. They were included in earlier plans about 18 months ago and were killed by community opposition.

The re-striping would be done along with repaving. The work will take about a year, according to a GDOT press release that did not include a date for starting the work. GDOT did not respond to questions about when the work might start.

GDOT held a 10-day public comment period through Feb. 16 via mailed letters.

GDOT also did not respond to questions about that public comment method.

SPECIAL

A GDOT illustration of what the Peachtree Road lane rearrangement would look like in the area of Peachtree Battle Avenue and Terrace Drive. The illustration is oriented with north to the right and west at the top.

Inspiring students from 1 8 months to 8th grade.

wonder

what I’ll discover today?

springmont.com (404) 252-3910

The joy of looking forward to Mondays. A pioneering Montessori mindset that guides a child’s curiosity towards meaningful discoveries.

A global ethos that cultivates an innate sense of self. Plus, a Middle School where students thrive and launch into high school and beyond.

Extraordinary.

CURIOSITY. MASTERY. WISDOM. DISTINCTION.

BH

FEB. 17 - MAR. 2, 2017

■

Community | 13

www.ReporterNewspapers.net

E

very year, the Professional Association of Georgia Educators Foundation, known as the PAGE Foundation, identifies top students at public and private high schools across Georgia. The foundation says its Student Teacher Achievement Recognition program, or STAR student and teacher honors, has highlighted the achievements of more than 25,000 students since it started in 1958.

The program identifies high school seniors who post the highest SAT scores for their schools and rank among the top 10 percent or top 10 students in their class in grade-point average.

Each STAR student then chooses her or his STAR teacher. Once school winners are selected, regional STAR students and teachers are chosen to compete for the state title.

Atlanta Girls School

Sarah Walker Star Student

Atlanta International School

Melissa Hankinson Star Teacher

Cross Keys High School

Yusuf Azizi Star Student

Niall Gamble Star Student

Jacob Eismeier Star Teacher

Peter Radosta Star Teacher

North Atlanta High School

Ezekiel Day Star Student

Matthew Desoutter Star Student

Saachi Datta Star Student

The Lovett School

Claire Buffington Star Student

Chase McGrath Star Student

Jacob Ressler Star Student

Kristin Kramer Star Teacher

Scott Chruszcz Star Teacher

Bob Amar Star Teacher

LaRita Williams Star Teacher

Jack Dinges Star Student

Stephen Bengston Star Teacher

Weber School

Ross Williams Star Student

Michael Chalmers Star Teacher

Uwe Neuhaus Star Teacher

Clarisa Colton Star Student

Elizabeth Lamback Star Teacher

Mount Vernon Presbyterian School

Tim Perez Star Teacher

Pace Academy

Prashanth Kumar Star Student

Manav Mathews Star Student

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

Marist School

North Springs Charter High School

Jeanne Hall Star Teacher

Chamblee Charter High School

The Galloway School

Adrienne Rowe Star Teacher

St. Pius X Catholic High School

BH

Shunyang ‘Parker’ Liu Star Student

Dunwoody High School

Holy Spirit Preparatory School

Natalie Casal Star Student

Adam Lapish Star Teacher

Brandon Hall

Jacob Buck Star Student

Sam Baroody Star Teacher

Riverwood International Charter School

John Pearson Star Teacher

Jeremy Colton Star Student

The Westminster Schools

Liz Bailey Star Student

Jesse Breite Star Teacher

Rama Balachandran Star Teacher

14 | Commentary

Reporter Newspapers

Our mission is to provide our readers with fresh and engaging information about life in their communities.

Published by Springs Publishing LLC 6065 Roswell Road, Suite 225 Sandy Springs, GA 30328 Phone: 404-917-2200 • Fax: 404-917-2201 Brookhaven Reporter | Buckhead Reporter Dunwoody Reporter | Sandy Springs Reporter www.ReporterNewspapers.net Atlanta INtown www.AtlantaINtownPaper.com Atlanta Senior Life www.AtlantaSeniorLife.com

C O NTA C T US Founder & Publisher Steve Levene stevelevene@reporternewspapers.net Editorial Managing Editor John Ruch johnruch@reporternewspapers.net INtown Editor: Collin Kelley Editor-at-Large Joe Earle Staff Writer: Dyana Bagby Copy Editor: Donna Williams Lewis Creative and Production Creative Director Rico Figliolini rico@reporternewspapers.net Graphic Designer: Soojin Yang Advertising Director of Sales Development Amy Arno amyarno@reporternewspapers.net Sales Executives Julie Davis, Jeff Kremer, Janet Porter Jim Speakman, Janet Tassitano Office Manager Deborah Davis deborahdavis@reporternewspapers.net Contributors Kate Awtrey, Robin Conte, Phil Mosier

Free Home Delivery 60,000 copies of Reporter Newspapers are delivered by carriers to homes in ZIP codes 30305, 30319, 30326, 30327, 30328, 30338, 30342 and 30350 and to more than 500 business/retail locations.

For locations, check “Where To Find Us” at www.ReporterNewspapers.net For delivery requests, please email delivery@reporternewspapers.net.

© 2017 with all rights reserved Publisher reserves the right to refuse editorial or advertising for any reason. Publisher assumes no responsibility for information contained in advertising. Any opinions expressed in print or online do not necessarily represent the views of Reporter Newspapers or Springs Publishing, LLC.

Facebook.com/TheReporterNewspapers ■ twitter.com/Reporter_News

Opinion/ Traffic solutions: Looking to Dallas, which once looked to us In 1996, a delegation from Dallas came to Atlanta in search of transportation solutions. After all, metro Atlanta was the transportation hub of the South. Founded RUSTY PAUL as a railroad cenMayor, Sandy Spings ter, we had the region’s first urban limited access freeway, the nation’s busiest airport and the South’s first subway.

Twenty years later, a delegation from Fulton County, of which I was a part, visited Dallas to witness what our metro area could have looked like, if we had executed the plans that Dallas borrowed.

But from 1996 until the Legislature approved HB 170 and our voters approved last November’s TSPLOST, policymakers had woefully neglected our transportation infrastructure during a period when the regional population almost doubled.

Churchill called the time between World War I and World Ware II as “the years the locusts ate,” referring to the victorious Allies failure to maintain military readiness.

That phrase could apply to Georgia’s Two, there is no solution that eradiinfrastructure investment over the past cates congestion, but mobility can be imtwo decades. The stifling traffic we enproved. dure today is largely a function of enorThree, 20 years later, retrofitting transmous population growth unaccompanied portation solutions over mature commuby new transportation solutions to absorb nities carries some disruptive pain, but if it. we don’t deal with it now, the pain simply Make no mistake, Dallas is no trafgets worse into the future. fic panacea. When we arrived, we sat Four, fortunately, we can capitalize on in a construction zone near Love Field Dallas’ experience and craft even better for quite a while as drivers maneuvered solutions going forward. themselves around the work.

Like the Allies in WWII, we have a lot But Dallas has implemented a true reof catching up to do, but we can win in the gional light rail transit network, tolled end. managed lanes that offer commuters guaranteed 50-mph speeds and a smart blend of publicly and privately funded roads which bought significant new infrastructure improvements.

So, what did we learn?

One, we are paying a price for DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT our 20-year neglect Downtown Plano, Texas light rail station. of infrastructure.

Letters to the Editor

Readers respond to commentary ‘Why Trump order inspired my first political protest’ In his commentary “Why Trump order inspired my first political protest” (Reporter Newspapers, Feb. 3), Conor Sen wrote that “you never know where the next great business opportunity will come from, but there’s a good chance it’ll come from abroad.”

This is the very reason Trump was elected. Americans have given up on themselves. American companies continue to command the largest market caps in the world. Here in Atlanta we have our very own global brands: Coca-Cola, UPS, Home Depot, Delta, Lockheed Martin, Aflac, just to name a few.

Great business started in America!

While I understand that this is an immigrant nation as well, let’s not forget the Americans who have called this land home for decades and generations, a.k.a., The Forgotten Middle.

Johnny Simpkins President and CEO Organnon Clothing LLC In response to “Why Trump order inspired my first political protest” (Reporter Newspapers, Feb. 3): These travelers and immigrants have

been much more thoroughly vetted than Trump has allowed himself to be. Why did we let him get away with it?

I suggest a new law requiring specific disclosures by presidential candidates, including (at a minimum) five

years of federal income tax returns.

That’s simple, straightforward and necessary to avoid the questions and turmoil that have arisen from our current president’s intransigence.

Karen Steanson

Have something to say?

Send letters to editor@reporternewspapers.net BH

FEB. 17 - MAR. 2, 2017

■

Commentary | 15

www.ReporterNewspapers.net

Marching to my own holiday drum I feel like I’ve spent half my life sitting in traffic and the other half waiting for something to download.

And that’s a bad thing, because I’m not a patient person. But I find ways to make use Robin Conte is a writer of my time; and mother of four who in fact, I’m a lives in Dunwoody. She master at uscan be contacted at ing my time robinjm@earthlink.net. wisely. While I’m waiting for something to download, I’ll file my nails, fold laundry, make a pot of coffee and burn dinner. I can’t do any of those things while I’m in my car except for burning dinner, so in traffic, I sit and talk.

But while I’m sitting and waiting and making good use of my time, the world around me is pushing and pushing.

There is a force out there, a force to be reckoned with.

It’s as if some giant hand is turning pages on the calendar, flipping ahead and skipping entire months.

Like January.

You notice this force in August. You’re sunned and sandy and your skin is peeling; October is the last thing on your mind, because you haven’t even bought school supplies yet, but you’re staring at orangeand-black Halloween displays at every grocery store. You’re pushed through Labor Day straight toward Christmas, with Thanksgiving sort of smushed in there, too. You’re rushed to put it all up and then pressured to take it all down.

Then suddenly you’re shopping for heart-shaped cards and you look up and wonder, “What in the world happened to January?”

January is a rest stop in the Celestial Wheel of Holidays, and somehow I miss it every time. We go from Christmas and Hanukkah straight to Valentine’s Day, and I’m shouting, “Hang on! I’m still in December!”

This pushing force is a kid dragging his parents through a holiday-splattered theme park, and once again, he has dragged me straight past the rest stop of January.

Well I’ll do the dragging, if you don’t mind.

I’m not straggling, I’m not procrastinating — I’m savoring.

I like the decorations. I’ll keep the pumpkins till they’ve rotted. I’ll keep the poinsettias until they’re dead. I’ll keep the little Fourth of July flag at the mailbox until the first whiff of autumn. And I like it that way. I want to take it one celebration at a time, and I want to make it last.

Robin’s Nest Robin Conte

BH

In one of the top movie moments of all time (No. 39, on somebody’s list), Dustin Hoffman famously banged his hand on top of a cab and yelled, “Hey! I’m walking here! I’m walking here!”

Well, I’m living here. Stop pushing me, giant hand flipping pages of the calendar and skipping entire months! I’m living here. And I’m doing it on my own terms.

Now, if you don’t mind, I still have two weeks left in February, and I am going to sit down with a box of Valentine candy and eat it and enjoy it, while I wait for something to download.

Perimeter North Family Medicine Perimeter North Family Medicine is proud to serve the families throughout the Atlanta area. Offering a full range of adult and pediatric services, our physicians, Dr. Charles Taylor, Dr. Shetal Patel and Dr. Mithun Daniel offer the highest standard of care to keep you and your family happy and healthy. We accept most insurance plans and offer same-day appointments for sick visits.

Our Services Include: • • • •

Physical examinations & wellness care for men, women & children General and chronic care for geriatric patients Immunizations Acute illness treatment for colds, fevers, flu & more

Mithun Daniel, M.D.

SPECIAL

Robin Conte’s holiday poinsettia isn’t going anywhere until it completely droops dead.

Charles Taylor, M.D.

Shetal Patel, M.D.

Call 770-395-1130 for an appointment 960 Johnson Ferry Rd. NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, Georgia 30342 PNFM.com

Visit us today to learn how you may qualify for up to

$1,600 Discount

SEWELL

For the way it’s Made 7455 Trowbridge Rd, NE | Sandy Springs, GA 30328 404-255-0640 | www.sewellappliance.com

16 | Community

Facebook.com/TheReporterNewspapers ■ twitter.com/Reporter_News

Introducing Three Sisters Catering

“Catering to Go”

Get out of your kitchen and be a guest at your own party... without the expense of service staff!

We are now offering a variety of our specialty menu items including our “Healthy Options” for delivery* to your location or you can pick-up from ours.

• Dinner Party • Cocktail Party • Birthday Celebration • Retirement Celebration • Graduation Party • Office Party • Bridal/Baby Shower • GNO & GNI • Game Day • Holiday Party *Delivery charges are based on your location and time of day.

No charge if you pick-up from our kitchen.

We ask for 48 hours notice - 12-15 person minimum

Unique Party Places

Metro area venues for your next celebration If you’re looking for a venue for your next celebration – whether it be a wedding, birthday, bar mitzvah or Sweet 16 – check out this list of unique, unusual and historic places.

DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER

With trails, a creek, a hands-on educational center and even some beehives, it’s a great place for wilderness-loving kids to have a birthday party. Information: dunwoodynature.org.

HERITAGE SANDY SPRINGS

Heritage Green is home to the spring that gave the city its name and just one of this historic and cultural society’s event offerings. There’s also the modern event facility Heritage Hall, the Entertainment Lawn and the historic Williams-Payne House museum and grounds. Information: heritagesandysprings.org.

404-488-4565 #tsccateringtogo CaterWithThreeSisters.com

Celebrate with Sterling

SPECIAL PHOTOS

Below, Oglethorpe University's trademark architecture is a match for anyone looking for Gothic atmosphere, while left, its art museum also offers up a setting for any type of celebration.

OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY

The trademark architecture makes Oglethorpe perfect for anyone looking for some Gothic atmosphere, but that’s only the beginning of the possibilities. The art museum, the library atrium, the stadium and more are available to provide a memorable setting for just about any celebration imaginable. Information: rentals.oglethorpe.edu.

BUCKHEAD THEATRE

404.261.4009 800.270.4009

3164 Peachtree Road Atlanta, GA 30305

www.beverlybremer.com

The South’s Premier Source for Fine Sterling Silver

The restored 1930s movie house in the heart of Buckhead Village has an updated state-ofthe-art lighting and sound system, modern catering kitchen, event space, and other amenities. The venue can host performances and events, including lectures, comedy, Broadway plays, rock-and-roll acts, and private and public events. For more information, visit thebuckheadtheatre.com.

FEB. 17 - MAR. 2, 2017

■

Community | 17

www.ReporterNewspapers.net

ZOO ATLANTA

If you want a little wildlife at your celebration, Zoo Atlanta offers year-round daytime and evening events for 20 to 5,000 people. Birthday parties, weddings, family reunions and company picnics are just some of the events the zoo can handle. For more information, visit zooatlanta.org.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS

FOX THEATRE

The Midtown icon not only hosts big concerts, Broadway shows and films, but it’s also available for private events in the elegant Egyptian Ballroom, Grand Salon, main auditorium and the soon-to-open Marquee Club. For more information, visit foxtheatre.org.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

If you’re looking for some pigskin flavor at your event, the College Football Hall of Fame in Downtown has 50,000 square feet of event space that can house up to 3,500 people for conventions, receptions, weddings, presentations and other special occasions. For more information, visit cfbhall.org.

10 Reasons why you’ll love us...

REASON #1

The Downtown museum provides a range of unique spaces to accommodate your next event. Whether you are planning a corporate meeting or training, a holiday gathering, wedding reception or dinner party, The Center offers a one-of-a-kind experience in the midst of history. For more information, visit civilandhumanrights.org.

Fabulous Offers!

Special ANNIVERSARY Fares...

• Up to $600 FREE onboard spending money • Book a Balcony, Mini-Suite or Suite and receive FREE Specialty Dining • $100 refundable deposit per guest • Must book by Feb. 28, 2017

On an AmaWaterways river cruise, you don’t just pass through a destination – you experience it. We pair our amazing cruise European itineraries with an exceptional land program to create the ultimate adventure.

Up to $1500 savings per stateroom plus Free Pre-Paid Gratuities on select 7 night Europe cruises!

30% OFF Every Guest on Every Ship!

Suzanne • Danet • Leigh Ann • Paula Ann • Tricia • Ellen • Jackie

You are not a tourist. And this is not a cruise.

This is vacation time redefined.

It’s kayaking in Friar’s Bay and befriending monkeys in Bridgetown. Exploring unique shores and one-of-a-kind destinations. And Saving Big on every ship - even on the newest of ships. This is Royal Caribbean.

These are the travel consultants who make amazing experiences happen for our clients. Each is professional and knowledgeable, and will provide the guidance and service every traveler deserves.

Let us create an extraordinary travel experience for you.

VIEW & VERANDAH SALE! • FREE Stateroom Upgrades • Up to $500 onboard spending money • Prepaid gratuities for suites • 10% off excursions >>>> Must book by 3/15! <<<<

770.952.8300 | Mon-Fri 9-6 • Sat 11-3 | tcava.com

Our Exclusive! Free roundtrip ATL airport limo for any Alaska CruiseTour or European Cruise.

18 | Community

Facebook.com/TheReporterNewspapers ■ twitter.com/Reporter_News

You’ve made the perfect match,

now let us help you create

the perfect day

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF ATLANTA

The Downtown interactive museum and play place offers parties for children ages 2 to 8. Not only will kids get to explore the museum, but also “make-and-take” science or art project and more. For more information, visit childrensmuseumatlanta.org.

ACADEMY OF MEDICINE

The historic Academy of Medicine at Georgia Tech in Midtown is one of the city’s premier venues for weddings, receptions, conferences, and other special events. The 230-seat theater has six breakout rooms for conferences, while wedding parties will enjoy the private bridal suite. For more information, visit academy.gatech.edu.

CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC PARK

The 21-acre legacy from the 1996 Summer Olympics is available for fundraisers, festivals, corporate receptions and more on the lawns, in the pavilions or amphitheater. For more information, visit gwcca.org/park.

make any moment

a Celebration FREE Bundtlet with purchase of a bundtlet Sandy Springs 5975 Roswell Road, Suite A-103 (404) 236-2114

VisitSandySprings.org

Expires 3/3/17 Limit one coupon per guest. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Redeemable only at the bakery listed. Must be claimed in-store during normal business hours. No cash value.

NothingBundtCakes.com

PIEDMONT PARK

The Midtown park has venues and areas perfect for weddings, receptions, rehearsal dinners, anniversary parties, bar and bat mitzvahs, corporate meetings and charitable events. Whether you want to be on the dock at Lake Clara Meer or inside Magnolia Hall, the park might just be the place for a unique celebration. For more information, visit piedmontpark.org.

FEB. 17 - MAR. 2, 2017

■

Community | 19

www.ReporterNewspapers.net

OCCASIONS

•

WEDDINGS

•

MITZVAHS

•

BUSINESS

103 West Paces Ferry Road Atlanta, GA 30305 | 404.233. 5993 | 103west.com To plan your next event, contact one of our event specialists: Sophie Berger (sberger@buckheadrestaurants.com) or Leslie Bahr (lbahr@buckheadrestaurants.com)

Private Dining also available at: Atlanta Fish Market 404.601 .1 333 Chops Lobster Bar 404. 262 . 2675 Kyma 404. 528. 2895 Pricci 404. 528. 2895

buckheadrestaurants.com

20 | Classifieds

Facebook.com/TheReporterNewspapers ■ twitter.com/Reporter_News

Northside Cardiology & C.P.N.A.

Northside

Heart

NorthsideHeart.com

Partnering For Your Care

. Cardiovascular screening . Cardiac Ultr asound . Stress Testing

. Cholesterol & Hypertension Management . Arrhythmia Evaluation & Treatment . Cardiac Cath/Coronary Stent

Reporter Classifieds HELP WANTED Atlanta Computer Group, Inc. seeks a Senior Auditor - Contribute accounting information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; prepare and complete action plans, implement standards, complete audits, and identify trends; determine and implement system improvements; forecast requirements; prepare annual budget and schedule expenditures; analyze variances; monitor revenue and expenses; coordinate financial data; interpret accounting policy for other departments; recruit, select, train, manage, provide job expectations and perform yearly reviews for accounting subordinates; establish internal controls; enforce accounting regulations and recommend new procedures. 40 hours/ week. Must have Master’s in Accounting and 1 year of experience as an auditor. Please send resumes to attention: David Stover, CFO, 5010 McGinnis Ferry Road, Alpharetta, GA 30005.

Adapted Special Needs Education Specialist - Shmalo family has F/T opening.

Duties: provide adapted education services to child w/autism. Req’s BA Education or foreign equiv, 6 m/exp. w/spec needs child. Location: Brookhaven, GA. Mail resumes to: 1090 Devine Circle NE, Brookhaven GA 30319.

Busy Sandy Springs real estate company has opening for receptionist/ office manager – Full-Time only, M – F, 9-5. Experience in real estate office preferred. Long term relationship desired.

Contact John at 404-236-0043, or John@ chapmanhallrealtors.com.

(404) 256-2525 or (770) 343-8565

Baily Int’l of Atlanta, Inc. seeks Auditor – Collect & analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance w/laws, regs, and mgmt. policies; prep audit reports; report to Exec. on asset util. & audit results, & rec. changes in ops & fin activities; inspect acct books & sys for efficiency, effectiveness & use of accepted acct proc. to record transactions. Must have Master’s in Accounting. Send resumes to: 3312-B North Berkeley Lake Road, Duluth, GA 30096.

Triple 7s Amusement LLC seeks Chief Strategy Research Analyst - Analyze operational and market trends and recommend changes to marketing and business development; collaborate with senior decision makers to identify and solve a variety of problems and to clarify management objectives; studying consumer habits, competitor’s strengths and weaknesses; conduct operational analysis to monitor competitors to identify areas for growth via new trends or products; analyze, estimate, and forecast strategic plans; develop sensitivity analysis models. Must have MBA in Marketing and 2 years of experience in a marketing or consulting related field. Send resume to 3099 Breckinridge Blvd., Duluth, GA 30096.

Medical Office Position - Northside Hospital area. Small established medical practice seeking P/T (3-4 days per week), mature, dependable, positive and enthusiastic personality.

Medicare coding experience preferred. Must live within a reasonable distance to this area. Excellent references.

Email resume to officeemploy123@gmail.com.

Drivers Wanted Senior Services North Fulton, a non-profit organization, has an opportunity for drivers in their transportation program. If you live in the Sandy Springs or Roswell area of north Fulton, would like to earn some extra money, set your own hours, like to drive, have a car, and like to be of service to seniors, please contact Mobility Manager at

(770) 993-1906 ext. 242 REAL ESTATE

Commercial Real Estate Services – Have a Commercial Building to Sell or Lease? Call Rick 678-209-3100. Proven local results.

APARTMENTS – RENT/LEASE Security Deposit - Does your landlord owe you money? Did your landlord not return all of your security deposit? You may be able to recover the amount taken from you or more. We are actively seeking tenants who have had their security deposits taken by landlords in Georgia. Please call The Offices of Shimshon Wexler, P.C. at (678) 699-1938, 315 W Ponce de Leon Ave, Ste 250, Decatur, GA 30030.

To Advertise, call 404-917-2200 ext 110 SERVICES AVAILABLE Matthew’s Handy Services – Small jobs and chores are my specialties. Shelves, organizers, carpentry, drywall, painting, and plumbing. Member of BBB – 404-547-2079 Email: mwarren8328@gmail.com.

Driveways & Walkways – Replaced or repaired. Masonry, grading, foundations repaired, waterproofing and retaining walls.

Call Joe Sullivan 770-616-0576.

Home Tending – Regular inspections of your unoccupied property. Call Charles, 404-229-0490.

Cleaning Services - do you want your house cleaned at a reasonable rate? Would you like someone that is Dependable, Professional and can give you Quality Service? Charlotte’s the one for you - call 404-604-7866!

Quinn Windows – Family owned and operated. Window replacement and home remodeling company since 1980. Visit www.

QuinnWindows.com or call 770-939-5634.

Home Improvement Specialist – Over 33 year’s experience. Tile, grout, countertops installation, kitchen & bath remodeling. 404219-1923

Reporter classifieds work for you!

FEB. 17 - MAR. 2, 2017

■

Classifieds | 21

www.ReporterNewspapers.net

Home Services Directory Move-In/t Move Ou

$25 OFF

To Advertise, call 404-917-2200 ext 110

Get 4th Visit

FREE!

Experience the Professional Difference

Since 1973

Flat Rates • No Contracts

• Pre-Listing Deep Clean • Move-In, Move-Out • Post Remodel Clean • Open House Spruce-Up • Pre & Post Party Clean

Oriental Rug Cleaning

25% O

FF

Antique Repair Specialist • Speciality Care Hand Wash Cleaning Air Dried, Scotch Guard • Mothproof, Padding, Storage Appraisal & Insurance Statements • Pickup and Delivery Available Celebrating 44 years of business

770-656-2726 • www.MiniMaid.com

IN THE HEART OF BUCKHEAD

404-467-8242 • 3255-5 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta GA 30305 n utpomoer co us 0 c r 5 $ ne pe O

Kitchen Bathroom Basement

Showroom, Design, Build

404-910-3969

48 KING STREET ROSWELL, GA 30075

www.RemodelingExpo.com

Belco Electric

Free Estimates . Senior/Veteran Discount No Contract Necessary . Commercial Residential

get

Polished.

www.generatorstore.com

(770) 251-9765

Appliance www.generatorstore.com

With two professional in-house polishers, we can make your silver flatware, tea sets, bowls, and trays more beautiful than ever before.

Bring it by or call us for an estimate today and get polished for the holidays!

Check out our new website www.BelcoInc.com

Missing A Piece of Your Pattern? ® 1,200 patterns in stock.

and follow us on

678-662-0767 Call Mike

(770) 251-9765

Stock Ready To Install www.generatorstore.com www.generatorstore.com • Automatic Standby Generators (770) 251-9765

• Family Owned since 1972 • Fast, Dependable Service by Professional, Uniformed Electricians

770-455-4556

Aeration Leaf Blowing

• Most Air-Cooled Models In • Automatic Standby Generators Stock Ready To Install • Most Air-Cooled Models In • Automatic Standby Generators Stock Air-Cooled Ready To Install • Most Models In (770) 251-9765 • Automatic Standby Generators

SHOWROOM

IN HOME CONSULTATION

Tranquil Waters Lawn Care

• Most Air-Cooled Models In Stock and Ready To Install

Repair

ALL WORK GUARANTEED

Call Kevin 24/7 770.885.9210

• All Major Appliances & Brands FREE Service • Stoves, Ovens, Dishwashers • Refrigerators, Disposals Call with • Washers, Dryers Repair or $25 Service • 30 Years Experience Charge Servicing All of Metro Atlanta

404.261.4009 / 800.270.4009

3164 Peachtree Rd, NE Atlanta, GA 30305 sterlingsilver@beverlybremer.com www.beverlybremer.com

Winter Clean-up Special

Atlanta’s Premier • Window Cleaning since 1968 • Gutter Cleaning • Pressure Washing • Family Owned • Licensed and Insured • Free Estimates

404.355.1901 www.WindowCleanAtl.com

justTRASHit!

JUNK REMOVAL & RECYCLING

• Roofing • Gutters • Painting

YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ROOFING COMPANY

404-875-2299 www.imbrexroofing.com

MOVING? Relax...

YOU FOUND THE RIGHT MOVERS!

We Haul Away:We Clean Out: *Furniture *Basements *Appliances *Garages *Construction *Attics *Pianos *Offices *Hot tubs *Storage units *Paint cans *Estate sales (770) 314-9867 www.justTRASHit.com

Commercial, Residential, New or Repairs • Custom Concrete • Brick - Stone • Block - Stucco • Glassblock Serving Greater Atlanta Area

Small Job Specialist

Mike LoPresto • 678-745-8344

“Serving Metro Atlanta Since 1998”

10

• PAINTING • WINDOWS

%

OFF

offer expires 3/31/17

Serving Greater Atlanta Since 1982

(404) 352-CHOP (2467) • www.TomahawkMoving.com

• SIDING

770-971-1577

www.paintingplus.com

• GUTTERS • ROOFING

Your home. Our help.

Get help around the house by calling one of our Home Services and Services Available advertisers.

Tell them you saw their ad in Reporter Newspapers!

22 | Public Safety

Facebook.com/TheReporterNewspapers ■ twitter.com/Reporter_News

Silver Restoration Event Is your family silver old or broken?

Before

SAVE 20%

New chief to target repeat offenders

2 Days Only!

For two days only, Silver Restoration Expert Joni Rosen will be at our store to provide free estimates on bringing new life back to your old sterling & silverplated heirlooms. Missing parts replaced. Broken pieces repaired. Sterling silver polished. Replating too!

No appointment necessary

You’ll love entertaining again with your family silver or just having it restored to pass along to the next generation. So gather up your old silver today and come Save 20% Off!

SPECIAL

Mon & Tue, Feb 27 & 28

9:00 - 4:00 480 E Paces Ferry Rd Buckhead • 404-237-7885

Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields.

After 25-Year Warranty on Replating

Join us and discover bishoku!

BY COLLIN KELLEY Atlanta’s new police chief said she had been working with colleagues reviewing critical needs for the city and acknowledged that while crime is down, APD can do better.

“There has been a 27 percent reduction in crime under Mayor [Kasim] Reed,” Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields said Feb. 10 during a press conference to outline her public safety plan for the city, “but when people believe their safety is an issue, data is useless. I think people are tired of hearing data.”

The chief said reduction of violent crime is the department’s number one priority.

Shields said APD would be contacting property owners and managers at a handful of apartment complexes that have some of the most violent crime in the city. She also said the department would be focusing on repeat offenders “who have no ambition in life except to victimize others.”

Exist! It’s better that way.

Shields said repeat offenders are causing most of the crime, and many have 25 to 50 arrests, but gaps in the criminal justice system allow them back on the streets.

“We are going to rein in the relatively small number of repeat offenders doing most of the crime,” she promised.

Another high priority will be working to curb juvenile crime. “The juvenile justice system is not working,” Shields said, noting that five juveniles in the city have more than 100 arrests among them.

Shields said young, black men are growing up with nothing in their lives, including absent or disinterested parents, no structure, education and often just hungry for food. That leads to joining gangs and engaging in criminal behavior.

“APD has no desire to lock up young, black men. Too many young, black men have been locked up for no reason, but there has to be a middle ground between locking them up and sending them back to nothing. These kids matter to us.”

She said APD would be working with partners to develop programs to reach out to the top 100 juvenile offenders and steer them away from criminality.

One tool will be the new At-Promise Youth Center on the Westside. This 17,000 square-foot facility will be transformed into a state-of-the-art space with specialized services for youth and residents focused on educational advancement, mental health, social/emotional learning and workforce development.

Shields said improving APD’s technology, recruitment and retention of police officers and a new four-year pay plan were also on her vision list for the future.

February 9 – 26, 2017

Written by National Book Award winner Walker Percy

Authentic Japanese dishes, noodles & sakes.

Adapted for the stage by Tom Key

hospitality, fine foods & warm decor

Open for both Lunch & Dinner

404.252.7998 • bishokusushi.com 5920 Roswell Rd. Sandy Springs, GA Restaurant closed on Sunday & Monday

THEATRICAL

40 OUTFIT

In partnership with

Promo Code: CosmicStrangerBuckhead

TheatricalOutfit.org 678.528.1500

The Balzer Theater at Herren's, 84 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

BH

FEB. 17 - MAR. 2, 2017

Community | 23

www.ReporterNewspapers.net

■

Police Blotter / Buckhead From Atlanta Police reports filed between Jan. 29 and Feb. 4 The following information was provided to the Buckhead Reporter by the Zone 2 precinct of the Atlanta Police Department. According to a new summary format created by the Buckhead Police Analysis Unit, incidents will be reported by neighborhood.

CRIME BY NEIGHBORHOOD West Paces Ferry

Ridgedale Park

1 larceny from vehicle

Two robberies reported: the first on

Jan. 31 at 3600 block of Peachtree Road; the other at 3500 block of Kingsboro Road on Feb. 1.

Buckhead Forest 5 larcenies from vehicle 1 other larceny

South Tuxedo Park

1 auto theft

Buckhead Village

1 larceny from vehicle

Brandon

3 larcenies from vehicle

East Chastain Park

1 other larceny

Wildwood

1 larceny from vehicle

Garden Hills

1 larceny from vehicle

Brookwood

1 auto theft

Robbery at 100 block of 26th Street on Jan. 31.

Lenox 1 larceny from vehicle

Morningside

6 other larcenies

2 larcenies from vehicle

Lindbergh

5 other larcenies

1 robbery on 2600 block

1 auto theft

of Piedmont Road on Jan. 30.

1 burglary on 300 block of Sum-

BUCKHEAD COALITION 2016 BUCKHEAD GUIDEBOOK

mit North Drive on Jan. 30.

4 larcenies from vehicle 7 other larcenies 1 auto theft

North Buckhead 1 burglary at 3900 block of Ivy Road

on Feb. 2.

3 larcenies from vehicle 8 other larcenies 1 auto theft

Peachtree Heights West 1 burglary at 2800 block of Peachtree

Road on Feb. 2.

Special Offer for ATLANTA RESIDENTS Receive 35% OFF when you book 7 nights or more!

Peachtree Hills 1 larceny from vehicle

Pine Hills Burglary at 3500 block of Rockhaven

Circle on Jan. 31.

READ

Get an early start to planning your spring break early and be rewarded with the best deal available when you stay March 1 – 31, 2017.

This offer may only be booked by calling 1-866-292-4462; mention code “ATLANTA”.

our new monthly publication at

AtlantaSeniorLife.com

Senior L Atlanta

facebook.c

SHOPPING

om/Atlant aSeniorLif

e

Cathed good dearal Thrift House: ls & good page 10 works

ifeSenior Life

december

FOOD

Atlanta

HOLIDAY Safety Tips

NOVEMBER 2016 •

page 20

eniorLife

facebook.com/AtlantaS

page 20

m

ROAD TRIPS

Outlet Shopping for Serious Savings

2016 • Vol. HEALTH & fITNESS 1 No. 3 Atla e with Easier Exercis ntaSenio Electric BicyclesrLIFE.com

Recipes for Sweet Holiday Tre ats

year-end planning

niorLIFE.co Vol. 1 No. 2 | AtlantaSe

page 10

page 8

light u animal seasopntheinstincts page 12

By Kathy Dean

Contributing Editor

rlife.com

kathydean@atlantasenio

be no end of research There seems to adults people, older by that shows that reap many benefits lives. in particular, or cat into their there’s bringing a dog tion exists, While the documentathe smiles on than no better proof a puppy as they cuddle people’s faces

BH

or kitten.

Society (AHS), The Atlanta Humane of improvement dedicated to the the Southeast by in animal welfare animal services, providing quality for volunteers to ies offers opportunit with dogs and Several care for and interact for adoption. cats that are ready been more Atlanta have older adults in the call. answer to has been than willing Doug Martin Retired teacher for nearly a year. at AHS he volunteering with children, years 30 time to After spending devoting some decided he’d enjoy animals.

Continued on page

4

* Valid on newly booked reservations for stays 3/1/17 – 3/31/17 in select vacation rentals; consecutive 7-night minimum stay required; offer subject to change; other restrictions may apply.

24 |

Facebook.com/TheReporterNewspapers ■ twitter.com/Reporter_News

Put Reporter Newspapers and Atlanta INtown to work for your business!

“Our advertising in Reporter Newspapers has helped grow our business since we opened in 2012. We have gotten great response. Customers often come in with our ad in hand so we know that they have seen it in the Reporter.”

– Tisha Rosamond, Nothing Bundt Cakes

“Success in our business can be attributed to the personal relationships that we build with our clients. We have been very pleased with the new customers we reach through our advertising in Atlanta INtown and Reporter Newspapers. .”

– Pam Cole, Georgia Blinds & Interiors

“Reporter Newspapers and Atlanta INtown offered the focused advertising coverage I needed. Their staff made the assembly and publishing of the ad easy and seamless, affording me time to focus on other aspects of opening a new business. Based on the rapid increase in traffic to my store, the Reporter and Atlanta INtown added tremendous value by enhancing my sales.”

– Eric Hunger, ElectroBike

JAN. 22 - FEB.

4, 2016 • VOL. 10— NO.

2

Buckhead Reporter

FACEBOOK.COM/T

HEREPORTERNEW SPAPERS

TWITTER.COM/RE

PORTER_NEWS

Perimeter Busine

►Mixed-use developmen ts are a hot trend, but they’re not for everyone

ss

Three Kings Da y

Celebrating a

reporternewspapers.n et

2 No. 8 6 Vo l u m e 2 August 201

►Perimeter hotels draw business with MARTA access, service, attractions Pages 4-9

CALENDAR: TARTAN

4, 2016 • VOL.

10 — NO. 2

City honors founder

TWITTER.COM/RE

Perimeter Busine

ss

of nonprofit with OUT & ABOUT Humanitarian Survey: Puppetry Arts of the Year award

Center expand s under Atlanta’s own puppet master

et

Brookhaven Reporter

PORTER_NEWS

Dunwoodry Reporte

Perimeter Busine

ss

away

She’s on a break

Fire chief wants to reform hydran No to ‘Religious Freedo t inspec tions

m’ law

Dunwoody’s Lady

Wildcats take

on Miller Grove’s

Lady Wolverines

Study supports renovation of Brook Run Theater

PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID Atlanta, GA Permit NO. 3592

For advertising information, call 404-917-2200 ext: 130

pages 8-10

Familiar sights crowd the new exhibit at the Atlanta History Center. Georgia Tech’s Ramblin’ Wreck holds

HEREPORTERNEW SPAPERS

OUT & ABOUT Puppetry Arts Center expand s under Atlanta’s own puppet master

Survey: No to ‘Religi

ous Freedom’ law

OUT & ABOUT Puppetry Arts s Center expand under Atlanta’s own puppet master

ous Freedom’ law

Survey: No to ‘Religi

‘We rose to the

Students faced

225 ATLANTA INTOWN ROAD, SUITE 6065 ROSWELL GA 30328 SANDY SPRINGS,

FACEBOOK.COM/T

An act of courag e

97,000 copies delivered to homes and businesses in Atlanta’s best communities

e r. c o m

center stage.

A billboard-read JAN. 22 - FEB. y Chick-fil-A cow 4, 2016 • VOL. reporternewspapers.n protests in one 8— NO. 2 corner. A few PORTER_NEWS FACEBOOK.COM/T feet away, a VarTWITTER.COM/RE reporternewspapers.n SPAPERS HEREPORTERNEW sity car-hop’s SPAPERS tray hangs from FACEBOOK.COM/THEREPORTERNEW TWITTER.COM/RE et a door of a ’63 2 PORTER_NEWS 7— NO. Plymouth reporternewspapers.n 4, 2016 • VOL. It’s no surprise that Valiant. ►Mixed-use developmen et the items JAN. 22 - FEB. in this particular ts are ts are museum show a hot trend, but seem familiar. ►Mixed-use developmennot for they’re not for ►Mixed-use developmen They’re all part they’re everyone of Atlanta. Each ts are a hot trend, but was chosen to a hot trend, but represent some important they’re not for ►Perimeter hotels everyone everyone the city, the exhibit’s feature of draw business draw business with MARTA access, curators say.

The exhibit, ►Perimeter hotels ►Perimeter hotels service, “Atlanta in 50 service, attractions Obdraw business jects,” which MARTA access, P17 | with opened Jan. 16 TROT with MARTA access, and is to be on display CALENDAR: TARTAN Pages 4-9 service, through July attractions attractions 10, is CALENDAR: TARTAN intended to show, in TROT | P17 P4-9 what makes Atlanta its own way, P4-9 Ana Avilez, 14, Atlanta. a member of CALENDAR: “I think my favorite TARTAN TROT | P17 “Dia de Los Reyes” the Danza Aztec Dance Group, thing is the festival at the King manuscript,” Atlanta History prepares for a performance guest curator during the Three Center on Jan. PHIL MOSIER Amy Wilson 10. See additional Kings Day or said on the day photos on page be15.► fore the show opened, as she and History Center exhibitions director Dan Rooney made last-minute Reporter Newspapers tweaks to the exhibit. She is working with pointAtlanta-based a new mobile ed toward a case 1Q, to survey market research holding a series residents

BY JOHN topics of state of handwritten and local interest.RUCHof our communities periodically firm, pages from a Inrternewspapers.

Religious Freedom johnruch@repo our first poll, yelabout low legal pad we ask about Restoration Act net on which the

BY DYANA BAGBY ers.net the proposed ture. Nearly two-thirds Rev. being considered Martin Luther eporternewspap A 200 dyanabagby@r King Jr. had in the state holerespondents of in the sidewalk reactions to the writLegislaten the acceptance saidnear would the bill a Dunkin’ law. Read Donuts should be rejected. at 6060 Run Theater speech for his more about Roswell the poll Road 1964 Nobel Prize.

Here are two Page 18 Renovating Brook andmarks and fit local comments a fire hydrant where “It’s the original $7.5 million was knocked on page 11. ► manuscript.” comdown by a vecost approximately hicle nearly a city of Dunwoody’s year ago and

BY DYANA BAGBY Wilson and remains misseasily into the ing. And for the a new feasiRooney started according to last four months dyanabagby@r work on the prehensive plan, Conserof 2015, eporternewspap if firefighters project in NovemThe Brook Run had needed water ers.net I’m so sick of Georgia ber 2014. The bility study from to battle a blaze there, they original idea Eugenia Calloway would Even behind the exhibit have found a looking like backward vancy. that we flipped through hydrant across having fire a proposal – gathering pages of the 1968 to let you know the objects that buf-the streetofgone “I am pleased has a Cross Keys High as well. foons. This is just Such long represent imporyearbook, glancing School that Dunwoody repair times a religious freedom tant themes and uncertain are now certain over the photographs there is siginspections for law or events in of many white legalized discrimina the city’s seems facility and that histoto be ry – had been 4,000 public for faces. But in a step in the need for this private tion, and used in a few the back of fire hydrants the yearbook in the community othplain and simple. areright she found first er high-profi an ongoing direction... nificant support President cernIffor Sandy conle museum shows the boys’ basto start ketball team Conservancy that Springs having and then the fire officials. and books, such isn’t enough, it’sRescue that need,” states to the coungirls’ basketball Fire considermore as “The Smithteam. a Jan. 15 letter bad Chief Keith Sanders is now sonian’s History Danny Ross in ing up a for the state economica ation for gearof America in tighter, “That’s me,” religion, period. accountable at she said, pointing cil. lly. Stepmore tion system. inspeca new theater Continued page smiling girl at to the one: bringing 14 the far right The cost to construct cost $24.5 milA 44-YEAR-OLD A 34-YEAR-OLD hydrant inspections in-house in the girls’ varsity team WOMAN WOMAN size would instead photo. One other The Atlanta History WHO LIVES about the same WHOofLIVES using private contractors, states. black IN BROOKHAVE center’s IN was study SANDY girl on as the exhibition, “Atlanta the far left; all the SPRINGS PHIL MOSIER lion, the feasibility has done N PHOTOS BY city players and the sent its feasibility coaches in between Objects,” showcases in 50 since its Cutno breaks The conservancy unique, were white. recently founding. local items like player Anjanice a varsity “That’s when Council members this katana from court during High School basketball I had the most study to City “The Walking come up at the “The At left, Dunwoody as she heads down her home Wolverines on Jan. 15. fun, when Dead” TV show.

I was playing 2016 Tillie O’Neal-Kyles, is expected to pack Lady issue the basketball,” the from School and founder of Every High away inspections she said. named the city’s the Miller Grove Calloway was 25 meeting.

2016 Humanitarian Woman Works, a nonprofi game against one of 17 students council’s Jan. will be done t that Nash talks of the Year, at Jamie Chatman, that there is support integrated Cross who Coach Angela the 10th annual helps achieve financial independence, one of the “Lynwood While Ross argues Keys High School he may Rev. Martin Luther who integrated by the SanAbove, Lady Wildcats with her players.

Integrators,” personal growth PHIL MOSIER ly 50 years ago, nearCross Brook Run Theater, King Jr. Day celebration attends a Rev. over strategy and family leadership, part of that for renovating Martin Luther council.by graduates of Keys High School nearly 50 years dy Springs at City Hall on first group was King Jr. Day dinner Lynwood High of black students battle from the ago. The Jan. Jan. 18. Story top, 62-37, and School, Cross on page 15.► to attend an came out on still face an uphill PHIL MOSIER fire depart22 Keys High School 18 program, held at Lynwood and celebration honoring are 8-9 all-white school in DeKalb The Lady Wolverines the 17 and Chamblee Park Recreation Continued on page The Lady Wildcats County and now Charter High a 12- 8 record.

Center, featured students ment,” Sandon page 15.► School. See additional currently have as the “Lynwood known comments additional photos photos on page Integrators.” this season. See ers 13.► said.

Reporter Newspapers “That way, I Continued on page is working with Atlanta-based 12 a new mobile know all hy1Q, to survey market research residents of our Reporter Newspapers topics of state firm, drants have communities firm, and local interest. is working with periodically about market research Atlanta-based In our first poll, Religious Freedom a new mobile a new mobile been touched 1Q, to survey we ask about market research Restoration Act periodically about is working with residents of our the proposed topics of state ture. Nearly two-thirds firm, being considered communities communities and have been and local interest.

Reporter Newspapers the proposed residents of our in the state periodically about of 200 respondents In our first poll, Religious Freedom we ask about 1Q, to survey reactions to the Legislasaid the bill should inspected.” we ask about LegislaAtlanta-based In our first poll, law. Read more Restoration Act in the state the proposed be rejected. Here about the poll ture. Nearly two-thirds and local interest. being considered Here are two Page 18 being considered are two and local comments That will mean topics of state Act rejected. in be of the 200 respondents state LegislaRestoration reactions to the on page 11. ► said the bill should said the bill should “more accuracy, law. Read more Religious Freedom on page 11. ► of 200 respondents be rejected. Here more about the poll local comments Page 18 are two accountability, and local comments ture. Nearly two-thirds more about the poll and ” Sanders said, on page 11. ► law. Read adding it will also give reactions to the firefighters hands-on I’m so sick of Georgia edge of where knowlthe city’s hydrants

BY DYANA BAGBY case they need looking like backward are in Even having a

BY JOE EARLE to find them rnewspapers.net proposal I’m so sick of Georgia dyanabagby@rep in an emerbufgency. joeearle@reporte orternewspapers.n foons. This is just of a religious freedom a proposal having et city’s Even the 18 looking on Even off But Page those inspections law having a proposal law like backward sound legalized discrimina seems to be a step City officials to are where the The chance to bufdepartment’s 120 people are preparing fire of a religious freedom I’m so sick of Georgia buffoons. This is just of a religious freedom direct control more than to look for a new city manager in the plain and simple. tion, right direction... in the of the crucial parks drew on Jan. 12. safety devices law to replace Marie seems to be a step start looking like backward library branch ends. The 2,910 legalized discrimina to start seems to be a step rett, who held GarDunwoody’s hydrants to room, standon city streets the job since isn’t enough, it’s If that having more considerBrookhaven’s into a meeting are actually owned inception. right direction... foons. This is just tion, bad plain and simple. tion, right direction... in the They packed ideas on a city of Atlanta’s by the the state economica for to voice their ation for religion, to start Department of A national search ing room only, having more considerWatershed legalized discrimina parks plan. isn’t enough, it’s If that Management, having more considerperiod. lly. for a new city city’s five-year which can take If that period. ager was expected bad manrewrite of the months to a bit familmake repairs.

A 44-YEAR-OLD A 34-YEAR-OLD to plain and simple.bad for ation for religion, the state economica for ation for religion, the discussion WOMAN WOMAN tails of a separation begin as soon as deSome found WHO LIVES period. lly.

WHO LIVES Sanders called between the city WOMAN IN BROOKHAVE isn’t enough, it’s lly.

IN SANDY SPRINGS that situation Garrett could iar.

A 34-YEAR-OLD N to all these A 44-YEAR-OLD a “challenge,” though be reached. Council and A 34-YEAR-OLD ago, we went he added he is WOMAN IN SANDY SPRINGS WOMAN bers met behind mem“A few years the state economica not aware of WHO LIVES 12 WHO LIVES any recent fire WHO LIVES closed doors with IN BROOKHAVE IN SANDY SPRINGS where firefighters Continued on page and a mediation Garrett N WOMAN had trouble finding a attorney on Jan. working hydrant A 44-YEAR-OLD N 20 to try to work out an on a public agreement.

IN BROOKHAVE WHO LIVES Mayor John Ernst Continued on page and members 14 of City Countinued on page 14

Sandy Springs Reporter

Published by Springs Publishing LLC.

aINtownPap

& their people

BY JOE EARLE Joeearle@repor ternewspapers.net

JAN. 22 - FEB.

nt ■ www.Atla

pets

TROT | P17

Exhibit highlig hts Atlanta in 50 objects

Latin tradition

OUT & ABOUT

hardships, discrimi

Perimeter Busine

occasion’

nation and many

challenges

6 Turner Field page New Vision for s page 32 Must-Read Book 38 se, Please page Pimento Chee

Puppetry Arts Opinions on parks feel expand vary, as someCenter under this Atlanta’ss they’ve beenown puppet master way before

Survey: No to ‘Religi

ous Freedom’ law

ss

‘Lynwood Integrators’ honored for courage during desegregation

Nationwide search planned for new city manager

BH